Baseball - Baseball Sandwich Game

Teams tend to have trouble in the first game of a meaningless series if they are in the middle of a sandwich. That is, if their previous series was against a division rival and they are pitted to go against a division rival in their next series.

Very few people factor this into their betting arsenal because of its lack of visibility within the gambling community. But the handicapping community is starting to catch on as people see baseball as a great sport to make money. We advise everybody to take this opportunity to start betting on this system before the sportsbooks adjust the lines against you.

The sandwich theory only applies to the first game of the series. It does NOT apply to the other games. The reason for it is simple human psychology. Imagine you are given an assignment to do and you were given 3 weeks to do it. Would you try to get everything done the first week? Provided that there were no outside factors, you would probably spread everything out across all three weeks.

Now what if you just completed a really hard 3 week project (synonymous with playing a division rival) and had to start a simple project for 3 weeks. You would feel burned out in finishing your first project so your performance will suffer with your second project (at least initially). Chances are you would get off to a slow start on your second project.

History actually suggests that our team within the sandwich series will actually play better in the second and third games. Perhaps raising their intensity and motivation in preparation for their upcoming division rivalry series. It could also be a bounce-back situation in which they are trying to make up for their horrible start to the season, much like having to finish up a project in 2 weeks instead of 3.