What the MLB Odds Board Actually Shows You
Every row on the board represents one matchup — the away team on top, home team below. Three columns run across each game: moneyline, run line, and total. The moneyline is a straight win/loss price shown in American odds format, so a -140 means you risk $140 to return $100 profit. The run line adds a 1.5-run spread, which typically flips the
price compared to the moneyline. Totals set a combined run number, and you wager over or under. Player props — strikeouts, hits, at-bats — appear as a sub-market beneath each game. Odds update in response to line movement, starting pitching news, and handle volume, so the number you see at 10 a.m. Eastern may differ from first-pitch odds.