| Baseball games do not have to be played to | | | | wager. If a game is called before 9 innings have been |
| completion for wagers to have action. There are 162 | | | | played total and run line wagers are settled as no |
| regular season games in Major League Baseball with a | | | | action. If a game goes 9 or more innings and is not |
| large majority of games played outdoors. The regular | | | | completed (e.g., suspended, rain, darkness), wagers on |
| season runs from April up until September and there | | | | the run line and total still have action and will be settled |
| are occurrences when Mother Nature will force | | | | according to Las Vegas and online sportsbooks terms |
| games to be postponed. With that sports bettors must | | | | and conditions. |
| be aware of the betting terms and conditions posted | | | | If a baseball game goes 9 or more innings and is not |
| by online and Las Vegas sportsbooks in regards to | | | | completed (e.g., suspended, rain, darkness), wagers on |
| settling bets when games are halted and rescheduled | | | | the runline and total still have action. A money line |
| for play at a later date. Sports bets have action only if | | | | wager on the game will be considered as no action. |
| the Major League Baseball game is played on the date | | | | In the case of a suspended game, the score from the |
| and at the location scheduled. If a game does not start | | | | last completed inning will be used to settle all wagers, |
| and is postponed the single bet will have no action and | | | | unless the outcome is affected by the home team |
| the sports bettor will be given a full refund by the Las | | | | during their half of the inning. In that case the score at |
| Vegas or online sportsbook. | | | | the time of suspension will be used to settle all wagers. |
| Wagers will be settled according to the following: | | | | Wagers on suspended games do not carry over to a |
| Money line wagers are official after 5 innings of play | | | | later date. |
| (4.5 innings if the home team is winning). Money line | | | | Many bettors who bet on Major League Baseball |
| wagers are picking either the favorite or underdog to | | | | games at Las Vegas or online sportsbooks will make |
| win the game. Sports bettors will see at the | | | | parlay bets. Parlays are making two or more bets on |
| sportsbook a team lined with either a "- "or a "+" on | | | | one bet. This means that all of the bets must win and |
| the betting board. The "-" signifies the betting favorite | | | | the sports bettor will receive higher odds in return. If a |
| and it means the bettor will have to bet the set | | | | game is declared as no action due to postponement |
| amount in the "-" column to win a $100. The "+" signifies | | | | or suspension the sportsbook player may still be in |
| the underdog in the betting and the bettor who bets a | | | | action with the remainder of the bets on their parlay. |
| $100 on the game will be returned the amount in the | | | | Some Las Vegas and online sportsbooks will subtract |
| "+" column. | | | | the game with no action and pay out a winning parlay |
| Total and Run line wagers are official after 9 innings of | | | | with the payback odds calculated with the games in |
| play (8.5 innings if the home team is winning). Total | | | | action. For example lets say a sports bettor has a 4 |
| wagering is picking over or under the sportsbooks | | | | team parlay in Major League Baseball and three |
| posted total number of runs scored by both teams. A | | | | games win and 1 game is postponed due to rain prior |
| run line wager is betting on a team with either a 1 | | | | to the game being official or going 5 innings. The |
| ½ run head start or deficit. The team receiving | | | | sportsbook may payout the rest of the ticket |
| or giving the 1 ½ runs is determined by the | | | | awarding the sports bettor odds for a 3 team parlay. |
| sportsbook and money line odds are attached to the | | | | |