Canada’s Top Baseball Betting Sites in 2020

The number of baseball betting sites grows year on year. Fortunately, our knowledgeable team can pinpoint what to look for when you want the best options in online sports betting.

Among the criteria we apply are:

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  Licensing:

  We check for licensing and certification on sites offering SSL encryption

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  Security:

  You must have peace of mind that you are using an honest, safe site

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  Range of bets:

  The site should offer a wide selection of baseball markets

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  Bonuses:

  Sportsbooks that go the extra mile to give more value score highly with us

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  Payment options:

  We give extra credit to sites with several options – and bigger payout percentages

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  As soon as you feel you know how to bet on baseball games, decide which site you want to use

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  There’s always a 'Register' or 'Sign Up' button prominently positioned on the homepage

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  Complete the registration form with your personal details

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  Sometimes there’s a security question and answer for extra protection

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  Choose a username and password

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  Enter your promotional code (if you have one) to generate a bonus

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  Confirm your age and say yes to the site’s terms and conditions

You’ll find a tempting range of different ways to get close to the action when you visit a baseball betting site.

The Odds Calculator below will help you, whether you're used to decimal, American-style moneyline or British fractional odds.

Some of the most popular baseball bets are:

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  The moneyline

  The simplest way to bet on a game of baseball. All you do is choose which side you think you will win. Moneyline odds are displayed as follows:

  • The favourite will have a number preceded by a minus. So, if this is -160, you have to bet C$160 to win C$100.
  • The underdog will have a number preceded by a plus. If this is +260, you will win C$260 for a C$100 bet.
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  Total runs – over or under

  How many runs will the teams get between them? In most Major League Baseball games, the sportsbook will set a number somewhere between six and nine.

  If you think it will be more than this, you go over. However, if you reckon this will be a low-scoring affair, you go under.

  This is an incredibly popular way of betting. It’s worth being aware most fans want to see an exciting game and back the overs accordingly. So, there is sometimes good value in the unders.

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  First five bets

  You can bet on the outcome after only five innings of the game. Bettors like this because it removes the variable of the relief pitchers. You can be fairly sure the starting pitcher will pitch at least the first five games.

  Usually, if either starting pitcher does not make it to the mound for any reason, there is no action and your bet will be refunded.

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  Run line bets

  This is a popular option if you think one side will win the game convincingly.

  When you bet on the run line, you give the other team 1.5 extra points. But if you think the Toronto Blue Jays will win by two or more, this is the bet for you.

  The appeal of the run line is that the price about a team who are -280 on the moneyline might be much more attractive, about -130.

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  Prop bets

  Proposition bets are a wide range of markets on various elements of baseball games based on player and team statistics.

  You can bet on how many hits a batter will have, or how many strike-outs a pitcher will achieve.

  There’s even an R+H+E bet, where you can go over or under on the total of runs, hits and errors in a game.

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  Grand Salami

  Many sportsbooks offer a grand salami wager. Bettors can predict whether the combined number of runs in all the games played on one day will be over or under a number set by the sportsbook.

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  Outright win

  If you believe a team will win their division, or even the World Series, you’ll be able to bet on them. The closer to the start of the season you do this, the more generous your odds will be.

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  Accumulator

  Also known as an 'acca', this allows you to bet on the outcome of more than one game. But you have to get them all right to collect.

Sportsbooks are always coming up with new ways to encourage customers to play with them – and to stay loyal to them.

One widespread method of attracting new clients is bonuses, which fall into three categories:

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  Welcome Bonus

  • As soon as you sign up for a sportsbook as a new customer, you get a free bet or extra value for your investment
  • This is very common practice among sportsbooks these days, though the bonus can take many forms
  • We advise that you check the T&Cs thoroughly so you can be sure the bonus is not too good to be true
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  Enhanced Odds

  • Always keep an eye out for enhanced odds when there’s a big match on
  • Usually these apply to the result, but sometimes they can relate to another popular market
  • The good news is they’re available to existing customers as well as new ones – but stake limits may apply
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  VIP Club

  • Sportsbooks sometimes incentivize their regular bettors by inviting them to join a VIP club
  • This is a good way to make a customer feel special and included – and a method of promoting special offers
  • VIP status sometimes earns you a free bet or enhanced price that less established customers will not be offered

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  Major League Baseball

  Major League Baseball

  MLB is the peak of world baseball, with a history dating back to the 19th century. There are 30 teams, 29 in the United States and one, the Toronto Blue Jays, in Canada.

  Half are in the National League, the other 15 in the American League. After a 162-game regular season, five in each league advance to a post-season tournament that culminates in the best-of-11 World Series.

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  Nippon Professional Baseball

  Nippon Professional Baseball

  Baseball has long been hugely popular in Japan, and its league now ranks as high as any outside the MLB.

  There are two leagues, with six teams in each. They play 146 games in a regular season, with the best from each league facing off in the Nippon Series.

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  Latin American Leagues

  Latin American Leagues

  Several countries, including Colombia, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Venezuela, host leagues with an excellent standard of baseball.

  In many places, the leagues are played in winter, during the MLB off-season, meaning bettors can take an interest in baseball for 12 months of the year.

Mobile Baseball Betting

It feels as if every person in Canada is now the proud possessor of a smartphone. The betting industry, always keen to innovate and attract customers, now works to ensure its markets are entirely mobile-friendly.

Betting apps and sites can be used on all types of devices, such as Android and iPhone models, which makes mobile baseball betting totally user-friendly. It’s now possible to bet quickly and simply as long as you have an internet connection.

Betting on baseball in Canada has never been simpler. There is a broad choice of sportsbooks that can give you the opportunity to invest in the action.

To find out all you might need to know about sports betting in Canada, check out our homepage.

FAQs

How does baseball betting work?

Using your knowledge of baseball, you make a prediction on what is going to happen in a game and invest your money accordingly.

The amount you win when you get it right will be determined by the odds of the bet you place.

Where are the best sites to bet on baseball?

They can now be found across the internet, and virtually all have apps to match. The vast majority of sportsbooks across the world now offer the chance to bet on baseball.

Our guide is designed to help you work out which sites are most appropriate for you.

What are baseball betting lines?

They are a method of expressing in numbers the likelihood of a particular outcome in a game or set of games.

What are the most popular baseball bets?

The moneyline will always be huge with sports fans because it is so simple – all you are doing is selecting which side you think will win.

The chance to make an over-under prediction on total runs is also very popular.

Is baseball betting legal in Canada?

Yes, although you should use only fully licensed betting sites.

What is baseball spread betting?

It’s very similar to the financial markets. You predict whether the result of a particular market will be over or under the spread, and bet accordingly.

However, do remember that, just like in high finance, you can win big if you get it right. But you can pay a hefty price if you find yourself on the wrong side of the spread.

What are the main baseball competitions to bet on?

• MLB (Major League Baseball)
• NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball, Japan)
• Latin American winter leagues