This is a very real and powerful betting concept, and I coined the phrase myself! That is why this article is here in the Advanced Content section. Be sure to use this tip. But be careful talking about it. We never want to give away our advantage. Most gamblers bet parlays and teasers. I’m not […]
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Today, Houston Baptist Huskies, as 17-point underdogs, defeated vaunted ACC stalwart Wake Forest 93 to 91, in overtime, on the Wake Forest home floor. Sagarin Ratings suggested the Demon Deacons were about 17-point favorites on their home court. And they were defeated by two points. That’s a 19-point difference. So, what the heck is going
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There can be an enormous amount of value handicapping and betting early season college basketball contests. Oddsmakers may be “guessing” on lines and totals just like many bettors are. Of course, oddsmakers aren’t really guessing, as they have an enormous amount of data on each team, but with every new season, things change. Often, the
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These two are not the same. Never have been, never will be. One is qualitative, the other more useful, is quantitative. Power Rankings are qualitative. It is simply a ranking of teams based on how much better or worse a team is compared to the other teams being ranked. Power Rankings are the essence of
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We introduced advanced college football statistics, specifically the S&P+ stats, in our dissertation on handicapping college football. We thought it would be helpful to breakdown and discuss some of the individual statistics and concepts contained within the Overall S&P+ stats that we use to develop point spread differences. We don’t have the space to list and discuss
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YOU NEED US NOW MORE THAN EVER Most mornings we here at the Educational Sports Betting Network peruse the news of the day, looking for interesting facts about the current state of sports wagering. This morning, I was greeted by this story put out by ESPN: Nevada Sportsbooks Have Record September. As the story notes, there
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Before you ever get started wading into the 351 Division I college basketball teams, distributed across 32 conferences, you should try and get your ducks lined up consulting one – or more – of the numerous preview magazines. The volume of choice for me is Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, as I find it the most
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Jim Cramer, the stock market guru, or buffoon depending on your perspective, once asked a mentor what makes a stock market bid and ask move. His mentor thought the best way to show Mr. Cramer how it worked was through the process of actually buying a stock. As this occurred, as the stock was bought,
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Please note – in this article I use the terms “oddsmakers” and “sportsbooks” interchangeably. Handicapping professional sports, especially NBA and NFL are kind of a misnomer. The lines are typically very sharp and are often devised to get bettors on the wrong side. I don’t spend much time, at all, on personnel, coaching and other matters
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One of the reasons we love college sports and find value betting on them every week is we see huge upsets, which alter the college football landscape. As I write this, we are deep into the 2018 college football season and have already watched Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Penn State and Ohio State, just to name
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