The 2026 MLB season is just a few days in, but with our recently improved BetSmart tools, we are already identifying profitable betting strategies that turned opening day into a gold rush.

Whether it's data from our Prop Finder, Middle Betting Tool, or Positive EV Wagers, there are several betting angles to consider this baseball season. And that's not even including our Arbitrage Bet Finder, which will be identifying several opportunities for risk-free, guaranteed profits every day in MLB and other sports and leagues.

Here's some of our early takeaways:

Prop Finder

Our Prop Finder tool provides data on every possible player prop across the MLB and several other sports and leagues.

This data includes recent form statistics, showing bettors how often a specific prop has hit in the Last 5 Games, 10 Games and the Full Season. The tool also features Opponent Rank, showing how well the opponent fares against the specific market, all of which contributes to the overall rating of a bet. Our algorithms also take into account live odds, assessing whether an underdog or favorite is a good bet based on the value it gives you.

On opening day, props with a 4.5 Star Rating or better were 52-8, yielding an 82.3% ROI and returning $494 on $10 unit bets!

Additionally, props with a 4-Star Rating or better were 186-54, yielding a 51% ROI and returning $1,226 on $10 unit bets.

Here's some additional data on specific prop markets with $10 unit sizes:

Hits: 4 stars or above: 14-1 (+$192, 128% ROI)
RBI's: 4 stars or above: 7-0 (+$57, 82% ROI)
Runs: 4 star and above 11-0 (+76, 69% ROI)
Singles: 4 star and above 4-0 (+$48, 96% ROI)
Total Walks: 4 star and above UNDER bets (28-0, +$100, 36% ROI)

Middle Bet Finder

Our Middle Bets tool identifies opportunities in the MLB and other sports to win both sides of mismatched lines, eg: betting over 9.5 and under 10.5, means 10 exactly wins both bets.

Here are some of the early highlights in MLB:

Star Markets:

Total Bases - 20% or less maximum loss: $100 stakes return $591.74, hitting 8 of 18 middles, for a 93% ROI
Total Hits -under 28% max loss = 3 of 5, $163 profit with 36.3% ROI
Total Pitching Outs under 20% = 1 of 5, but with low loss margins, a profit of $73 and an ROI of 97% on a small sample.
Total Game Runs where market middle was only 0.5 runs under 5% max loss = 1 of 7 (Rangers and Phillies hit 8 exactly, meaning under 8.5 wins and over 8 is a push).

Basically, middles for points are good value and you can play a lot of them for little loss.

Positive EV

Lastly, our Positive EV tool is also providing great betting opportunities that can help you generate long-term profits. Using Kelly stakes to bet only opportunities that are mathematically advantageous and mispriced by sportsbooks.

Here's some highlights:

Total Pitching Outs: 8-0, $158 profit, 98% ROI
Total Runs OVER bets: 3-1, +$43, 82.7% ROI
Total Home Runs UNDER bets: 9-1, +$74 profit, 18% ROI (Kyle Schwarber was the only home run UNDER that lost, if you're counting!)

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