The Logic Of Sports Betting

The Logic Of Sports Betting
Author: Matthew Davidow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2019-05-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781096805724

How do sportsbooks make their lines? Which types of bets are the best? Can you beat the house? The Logic Of Sports Betting answers all these questions and more with a dash of humor and a whole lot of real talk about how it all works. Peek behind the counter and learn how sportsbooks operate. Combine that insider knowledge with why-didn't-I-think-of-that sports betting logic, and you have the winning formula. Ed Miller is a best-selling (over 300,000 copies sold) author of books on poker and gambling. This is his first book on sports betting, but maybe his favorite book to write so far. Matthew Davidow is a sports modeler, using proprietary methods to beat major sports betting markets for over 15 years, and co-founding two leading private sports analytics firms along the way. What people are saying about The Logic Of Sports Betting "Matt and Ed are two of the smartest minds in sports betting." - Rufus Peabody, professional sports bettor "As a sportsbook employee for 30-plus years, I find it difficult to read or watch anything about sports betting. But I could not put The Logic Of Sports Betting down. It's that good." - Robert Walker, Las Vegas bookmaker

Basics of Winning Sports Betting

Basics of Winning Sports Betting
Author: J. Edward Allen
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release:
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1580424147

This excellent primer on winning at sports betting is packed with crucial information to make you a knowledgeable winner. You'll learn how to bet and win at the major sports: football, baseball, basketball and boxing. This fact-filled book includes: how to read the lines, how the lines are made, the odds faced at the different sports, how the over/under, teasers and parlays work, how to beat the bookies, and much more on winning at sports betting. In just one easy reading, You'll be primed and ready to take on the bookies. 64 pages

Sports Betting For Dummies

Sports Betting For Dummies
Author: Swain Scheps
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2020-06-30
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1119654386

The sports gambling book you can bet on Sports betting combines America's national pastime (sports) with its national passion (gambling). In the U.S., more than a third of the population bets on at least one sporting event every year. With the recent lifting of the federal ban on sports gambling, states are pushing legislation to take advantage of the new potential source of revenue. The best sports betting books are data driven, statistically honest, and offer ways to take action. Sports Betting For Dummies will cover the basics, as well as delving into more nuanced topics. You’ll find all the need-to-know information on types of bets, statistics, handicapping fundamentals, and more. Betting on football, basketball, baseball, and other sports Betting on special events, such as the Superbowl or the Olympics Money management Betting on the internet With handy tips, tricks, and tools, Sports Betting For Dummies shows you how to place the right bet at the right time—to get the right payoff.

The Complete Book of Sports Betting

The Complete Book of Sports Betting
Author: Jack Moore
Publisher: Lyle Stuart
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780818405792

Moore draws on his extensive experience as a criminal trial attorney, handling countless gambling cases, to explain betting concepts in easy-to-grasp terms. He uses amusing and memorable anecdotes to reveal the ideas that most successful bookmakers already know.

Sharp Sports Betting

Sharp Sports Betting
Author: Stanford Wong
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780935926248

Advice on betting sports for beginners to experts.

The Basics of Sports Betting

The Basics of Sports Betting
Author: Avery Cardoza
Publisher: Gambling Research Institute
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1991
Genre: Sports betting
ISBN: 9780940685154

Players learn the inside secrets of betting and winning at football, baseball, basketball, and boxing in this excellent easy-to-read primer. Bettors learn how to read the betting lines, how the lines are formed, the odds in each sport, and how the over/under, teasers, and parlays work. Readers also learn how to read and understand the lines presented in the papers and at the sports books and what industry jargon means. From examples of past events, players learn the inside secrets of winning: the seven basic principles of beating the bookie, how to find the "creases" in the lines so they can bet at a profitable level, how to predict and profit from line changes, why touts must be avoided, and why events like Ali-Holmes and Super Bowl Sunday can be very profitable days for the astute bettor. Billions of dollars are bet on sporting events every year in the United States and Canada alone, and this book shows readers how they can get their piece of the pie.

Sports Betting to Win

Sports Betting to Win
Author: Steve Ward
Publisher: Harriman House Limited
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857190393

Written to help readers become more successful and profitable traders in sports betting, this guide teaches practical techniques and strategies that will help betters to set themselves up for betting success.

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting
Author: King Yao
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Sports betting
ISBN: 9780935926309

This book by King Yao, author of the widely-acclaimed Weighing the Odds in Hold 'em Poker, should be used as a guideline to sports betting rather than a blueprint. The sports betting market changes and adapts quickly. The underlying principles shown in this book should help the reader adapt and continue to make good bets even when the market changes.

American Casino Guide

American Casino Guide
Author: Steve Bourie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2004-11
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781883768140

Published annually since 1992, the 2005 edition of this bestselling guide continues to gain fame as the best available source for information on U.S. casinos. The new 2005 edition lists more than 650 casinos in 35 states and comes complete with maps of all states showing where the casinos are located, plus detailed maps of Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Reno and the Mississippi gambling resort towns of Biloxi and Tunica.

The Economics of Sports Betting

The Economics of Sports Betting
Author: Plácido Rodríguez
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2017-07-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1785364553

This unique book delves into a number of intriguing issues and addresses several pertinent questions including, should gambling markets be privatized? Is the ‘hot hand’ hypothesis real or a myth? Are the ‘many’ smarter than the ‘few’ in estimating betting odds? How are prices set in fixed odds betting markets? The book also explores the informational efficiency of betting markets and the prevalence of corruption and illegal betting in sports.