March Madness betting enthusiasts looking ahead to the baseball season, and which types of wagers they want to make, should consider looking at totals. As the name suggests, totals takes into consideration, the amount of runs the two teams to makeup a game combine to score. Similar to college basketball betting games, when you handicap baseball totals, you have the option of taking the over, which means you want the teams to score more runs then the line posted, or the under, which means you want less runs then what are being posted. Today, we’ll look at a specific time frame for when you should start betting on totals. Here is a guide to help.

For all intents and purposes, the All Star Game signals the half way point of the MLB season, as all 30 teams, have played 81 of the 162 game season. The ASG also allows bettors and bookies the opportunity to see which teams will likely make the playoffs, and which are out of it. In other words, the ASG paints a clearer picture of the pretender from the contenders, after a confusing first half of the season. Post ASG is also, when you will see many sharp bettors bet the totals. Here is why.

Essentially, when looking for value on both the over and under for the total, you should look at the teams with the best offense and pitching. In many cases, you will see a team with excellent pitching, struggle to score runs, while a team with mediocre pitching may have an excellent offense. For example, the Philadelphia Phillies harbored the best pitching rotation in the MLB this past season, yet they had one of the worst offenses. As a result, the sharps would take the under in their games, because they knew that the pitching would limit the opposing teams offense.