2011 MLB Betting Systems Preview
2011 MLB Betting Systems Preview
While most people associate the month of March with college basketball and the NCAA Tournament, it also includes the official start to the 2011 MLB season. MLB has consistently been one of Sports Insights’ most profitable sports when applying our Betting Against the Public strategy.
Steam Moves
MLB Steam Moves, triggered at Pinnacle, have ranked #1 in each of the past four seasons, in terms of units won. The following table shows three of our most profitable sportsbooks for MLB Steam Moves from 2007-10.
| Sportsbook | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| Pinnacle | +29.47 units | +45.57 units | +21.11 units | +16.04 units |
| 5Dimes | +19.05 units | +15.0 units | +15.89 units | +2.86 units |
| ABC | +23.04 units | +2.61 units | -0.09 units | +11.23 units |
Smart Money
Similar to Steam Moves, multiple sportsbooks for MLB Smart Money Plays have provided winning records over the past four seasons. The following table shows three of our most profitable sportsbooks for MLB Smart Money Plays from 2007-10. (Sports Insights did not begin triggering MLB Smart Money Plays at BetOnline until the 2009 season.)
| Sportsbook | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| BetOnline | +6.89 units | +15.10 units | n/a | n/a |
| BetUS | +7.77 units | +8.02 units | +18.14 units | +2.25 units |
| WSEX | +10.29 units | +3.81 units | +2.69 units | +7.71 units |
Square Plays
Sports Insights’ Betting Against the Public strategy has proven to be very profitable for baseball bettors over the past seven seasons. The table below shows the performance of MLB Square Plays from 2004-10:
| Year | Record |
| 2010 | +21.43 units |
| 2009 | +38.98 units |
| 2008 | ++38.78 units |
| 2007 | +14.67 units |
| 2006 | -15.89 units |
| 2005 | +6.29 units |
| 2004 | +20.63 units |
| Overall | +124.89 units |
Best Bets
MLB Best Bets are handpicked by the Sports Insights staff from our portfolio of Betting Systems and have been released to our Pro members since 2008. The table below shows the performance of these plays:
| Year | Record |
| 2010 | +3.19 units |
| 2009 | +34.04 units |
| 2008 | +47.41 units |
| Overall | +84.64 units |
Sports Insights’ Betting Systems, including Steam Moves, Smart Money Plays, Square Plays and Best Bets are included in our Pro membership.
Historical Betting Odds Downloadable Database
For those of you interested in doing independent research, make sure to check out our MLB Historical Betting Odds Database that includes opening/closing odds, final scores and our proprietary betting trends data for the 2004-10 seasons.