If you think that Verlander is going to bring the heat with a fastball on the third pitch, you'd want to bet the over.
With pitch speed betting, the book sets an over/under line on the speed of each pitch, and you can bet on whether the pitch speed will be over or under that amount.įor instance, let's say that Justin Verlander is on the mound.Īfter going up 0-2 in the count, the sportsbook you bet with sets the pitch speed line for the third pitch at 95.5 MPH. Pitch speed betting is a relatively new creation that is a type of micro-bet. What does the term 'pitch speed betting' mean in the world of baseball betting? what is meant by the term pitch speed betting?
