MLB Public Betting & Money Percentages

Understanding public betting data can be incredibly valuable over the course of the 162-game MLB season. MLB bettors who pay attention to public betting data can spot sharp bets amidst the enormous betting volume that baseball season is known for bringing. 

How to Use Public Betting and Money Percentages in MLB Betting

Public betting percentages show what share of bets and money are on each side of an MLB game — comparing the two reveals sharp money.

Looking at the difference between the percentage of bets and percentage of money wagered can help The Action Network users find the MLB sides that have "sharp money," which means wagers from experts and pros. 

• Percentage (%) of bets: The proportion of bets made on a side of a wager.
  • Example: We tracked 10,000 bets on the recent Cardinals-Cubs game and 8,400 of them were on the Cubs, that would be 84% of bets on the Cubs as an MLB consensus.
• Percentage (%) of money: The proportion of money bet on a side of a wager.
  • Example: In the same Cardinals-Cubs game, we tracked a total handle -- a betting term that means "amount wagered" -- of $6 million and $5 million is on the Cubs, that would be 83.3% of the money on the Cubs.

Sharp and professional bettors are the ones that tend to bet more, but those bets still count as just a single bet. It's also important to look at the total number of bets placed on the market, which we also display on this page for The Action Network users. Small sample sizes (a few hundred bets) can skew these percentages, so check total bet volume before trusting a split.'

We also have expert MLB picks coverage.

MLB Consensus Picks Explained

An MLB consensus pick is the side or total that the majority of bettors are wagering on for a given game. If there's 75% on the Washington Nationals ML at one of the top sportsbooks, for their upcoming matchup against the New York Mets, that means the consensus of moneyline wagers is on the Nationals.