Next to whoever the oddsmakers deems to be the favorite in the game will be a minus, then a 3 digit number, the amount by which they are favourite. In the EXAMPLE, Washington Nationals are the road team and St Louis Cardinals are the home team.ģ: A minus next to one team, the favorite in the game Again, the road team is always on top and the home/host team is on the bottom. In the middle, to your right of the team #s are the team names with cities. These figures help with references so if you want to bet the visitor in the 1st baseball game of the day, you can go up to the sportsbook cashier and ask to bet team #951. (Their opponent, the home team will be 952).
This means that the first visiting team (visitors are always shown 1st or on top of the home team) of the day’s list of games will be team 951, in every casino in sportsbook.
The formatting of the odds are broken down into 4 concepts:ģ: A minus next to one team, the favourite in the gameĤ: A total figure next to the other team, the underdog in the gameįor baseball, this usually starts with 951 (or 901). (If you need a refresher on the terms used, please see below, or check the website section ‘bet basics’) The odds on this site are as seen in Las Vegas – a lot of info in a condensed space.
