Definition of First Five Innings Run Line

What is the "first five innings run line" in the world of baseball betting? What is meant by the first five innings run line?

In baseball betting, sportsbooks will allow you to bet on the outcome of the first five innings.

There are two popular "first five inning" bets:

1) Totals
2) Run Lines

Most five inning run lines will be 0.0 for both teams, meaning that neither team is being given or having runs taken away.

So, a first five inning run line might look like this:

Pittsburgh Pirates, 0.0, +165
San Diego Padres, 0.0, -200

So, with these lines, you are simply betting on which team will be ahead at the end of five innings.

If the game is tied at the end of five innings, the bet is considered a "push" and your bets will be refunded.

As you can see, the Padres are favored to win the first five innings, while the Pirates are the underdogs.

In this case, a successful $100 bet on the Pirates to win the first five innings of the game would return a total profit of $165, while a successful $200 bet on the Padres to win the first five innings would return a profit of $100.