That’s why betting on MLB Spring Training games is so difficult.
Spring Training - split between the Cactus League in Arizona and Grapefruit League in Florida - is a fun month-plus of low-stakes baseball but it barely resembles regular season games, less so than the preseason contests of any of the other major professional sports do.
While live Major League Baseball action is “technically” back this Friday when the Texas Rangers take on the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners face the San Diego Padres, it’s far from the real stuff.