{"id":12524,"date":"2011-03-07T14:06:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T21:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/?p=12524"},"modified":"2011-03-07T14:06:05","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T21:06:05","slug":"umpires-how-do-they-impact-total-line-betting-in-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/07\/umpires-how-do-they-impact-total-line-betting-in-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"Umpires: How Do They Impact Total Line Betting in Baseball?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Introduction<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I recently read an article about NBA referees and their ability to impact the over\/under in total line betting. If more fouls are called, teams shoot additional free throws and play less than optimal defense. MLB umpires may also have the ability to impact the over\/under in total line betting. If they call more balls, which result in additional walks, more runs may score. Other umpires may call fewer balls, which decreases walks and potentially reduces the number of runs scored. Bettors would benefit from having more information on the performance of each MLB umpire.<\/p>\n<p>Total Line Betting \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Placing a wager on the total number of points, runs, or goals scored in a game.<\/p>\n<p>Over\/Under \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Betting that the total number of points, runs, or goals will be larger or smaller than expected.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Methodology<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I used a web site called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covers.com\/pageLoader\/pageLoader.aspx?page=\/data\/mlb\/umpires\/umpires.html\">Covers.com<\/a> to analyze the 2010 performance of 62 MLB umpires. Data was collected in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Games Over Total Line<\/li>\n<li>Games Under Total Line<\/li>\n<li>Percentage of Games Over Total Line<\/li>\n<li>Total Balls Per Game<\/li>\n<li>Walks Per Game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Results<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Out of the 62 MLB umpires in the sample, eighteen qualified for the Over category. Twelve other umpires were eligible for the Under category. Their performance data is listed in the tables below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Over<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12525\" title=\"hitchensumpover\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpover.png 600w, https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpover-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Under<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpunder.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12527\" title=\"hitchensumpunder\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpunder.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpunder.png 600w, https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpunder-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Analysis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>48.4% of the sample qualified for the Over or Under category (Over \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 29.3%, Under \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 19.1%). Jim Reynolds (64.29%), Fieldin Culbreth (63.64%), and Mike Reilly (63.33%) are the most notable members of the Over category. Greg Gibson (21.88%), Jim Wolf (31.25%), and Doug Eddings (33.33%) are the most conspicuous members of the Under category. Surprisingly, there wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a strong correlation between games over, games under, total balls per game, and walks per game.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Conclusions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Almost half of the umpires in this sample qualified for the Over or Under category. Bettors may have an opportunity to make money by carefully examining the performance of each member of an umpiring crew.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpires.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12529\" title=\"hitchensumpires\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpires.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"1645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpires.png 500w, https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpires-91x300.png 91w, https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hitchensumpires-311x1024.png 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction I recently read an article about NBA referees and their ability to impact the over\/under in total line betting. If more fouls are called, teams shoot additional free throws and play less than optimal defense. MLB umpires may also have the ability to impact the over\/under in total line betting. 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