By Scott Steehn
May 14, 2018 at 23:17Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Sports Betting
While today’s ruling is certainly a victory for sports bettors across the country, what still remains to be seen is how the states choose to wet their beak.
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Wire Act Still Looms Large After PASPA Struck Down
While sports betting advocates were celebrating Monday’s decision by the US Supreme Court to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act – and rightfully so – there are still some pretty big obstacles standing in the way.
by Allen Moody
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By Adam Burke
May 14, 2018 at 11:17Sports Betting Ban, PASPA Ruled Unconstitutional
The day has finally come! By a 7-2 vote, the justices of the United States Supreme Court have ruled that PASPA is unconstitutional.
By Locky Lockerson
Apr 23, 2018 at 13:40The Gambler’s Toolbox: Know Thy Enemy
An important aspect to consider in any sports betting market is, who are you really betting against? Who is your competition?
By Locky Lockerson
Apr 19, 2018 at 18:17The Gambler’s Toolbox: Beware the System
In your life as a gambler, you will encounter many who take a different approach to betting systems, who try to tell you that you can’t lose, and you should be wary of all the things they may try to sell you.
By David Laferriere
Mar 22, 2018 at 16:14Sports Betting Tips: The Importance of Following Team News
You should never blindly bet a game solely based on a motivational factor, but it certainly can provide edges.
By Locky Lockerson
Mar 3, 2018 at 23:02The Gambler’s Toolbox: Designing an Approach to Futures
When we are talking about activity involving futures, it really boils down to two categories: You are either holding futures or you are trading futures.
By Locky Lockerson
Mar 1, 2018 at 16:39The Gambler’s Toolbox: Using Poisson Distributions in Betting
As a gambler, my number one skill is a willingness to learn. I’m always trying to find new edges, and I’m always willing to cast off old ways of thinking if I find they aren’t successful.
By Adam Burke
Jan 24, 2018 at 17:06Progress Being Made in Quest to Legalize Sports Betting, But At What Cost to Bettors?
The proposals continue to be flawed and require far too many concessions from operators, but, collectively, the ball is moving in the right direction for the legalization of sports betting.
By Allen Moody
Jan 23, 2018 at 14:47How To Create A Super Bowl Box Pool
The box pool or 100-square pool is king of the Super Bowl office pools and is one that many people have seen before. It’s simply a 10-square-by-10-square box, giving you a total of 100 squares. When it is blank, it will look like this (Download Blank/Empty Super Bowl Square Pool): When you pay the entry … Continue reading How To Create A Super Bowl Box Pool
By Charles Jay
Jan 19, 2018 at 23:50Sports Betting Advice — Some Tips on Avoiding “Paralysis”
Just remember, as a blanket statement, it is the INTERPRETATION of all the data you have in front of you that is the real key to any success you might have in handicapping sporting events.
By Adam Burke
Jan 2, 2018 at 16:15Money Management and Sports Betting
There are handicappers out there that are extremely successful. Sure, they’re good at picking games or finding mathematical edges, but there’s one thing that all of them have in common. They know how to manage a bankroll.
By Adam Burke
Dec 29, 2017 at 15:59Betting Year-in-Review for 2017 and Resolutions for 2018
BangTheBook Radio host Adam Burke takes a look back at his betting year in 2017 and reflects on what he could do differently and what he will do differently in 2018.
By Allen Moody
Jun 13, 2017 at 18:41The Concept of Betting With Scared Money
If you are betting with money you can’t afford to lose, you’ll do things differently than if you could write off the loss with no problem. This holds true not only in sports betting, but in all forms of gambling where the player has any sort of input into the outcome.
By Allen Moody
Jun 10, 2017 at 17:41Results Are All That Really Matter
I didn’t receive a note from my sportsbook saying, “You know, Moody, that Cleveland loss was so bad we’re going to take an extra $100 from your account.”
By Allen Moody
Jun 8, 2017 at 19:24Finding Time to Handicap
The simple truth is a method that takes 45 minutes a day and picks 54% winners is going to be more valuable to the majority of sports bettors than a 57% method that takes five hours a day just due to time available for handicapping.
By Allen Moody
Jun 5, 2017 at 8:11A Handicapper’s Work is Never Done
Should we give more attention to a team’s most recent games? What a baseball team or NBA team did three months ago probably doesn’t have much bearing on today’s game, although we’re most likely still using those stats.
By Allen Moody
May 31, 2017 at 9:22Using the Kelly Criterion to Manage Your DFS Bankroll
The Kelly Criterion as it pertains to daily fantasy sports is a relatively new concept, but it does have some promise as a tool for helping you select the best contest you should be playing in.
By Allen Moody
May 24, 2017 at 8:19Trend-Based Handicapping
The fourth part of our series on handicapping techniques will look at trend-based handicapping, which gets a bit of mixed reviews from handicappers.
By Dave Essler
May 23, 2017 at 13:10Line Moves – Real or Imagined
We hear the term “steam” thrown around loosely, and we’re going to take a closer look at what it is or what it could be. Steam is nothing more than a significant change in the market as a result of a lot of action on one side or the other.
By Dave Essler
May 22, 2017 at 10:44Situational Baseball Handicapping
When we handicap football we’re always looking for that edge that’s outside of the box, such as look-ahead spots and coast-to-coast travel, as well as even revenge angles. And yet, many people overlook those things in baseball,
By Allen Moody
May 18, 2017 at 7:39Situational Handicapping Techniques
Situational handicapping is fairly self-explanatory in that you look at the situations teams are in and compare that to how teams have fared in that situation in the past.
By Dave Essler
May 17, 2017 at 14:35Emotional Stability & Sports Handicapping
Surely you have been told time and time again about money management and discipline. There’s no reason to beat a dead horse, as there are only three possible outcomes. You either have it, will learn it, or won’t.
By Dave Essler
May 16, 2017 at 11:43Betting Baseball Totals Over/Under Strategies
The numbers that books throw out are not by any means random, and I’d like to break down some of the components that I look at when betting a total.
By Dave Essler
May 16, 2017 at 11:14How Often or How Many Games Should You Bet On?
Recreational and casual bettors feel either the need for action, or the need to have a certain amount of wagers in play. As we’ve discussed before, if you are in this for entertainment purposes only then that’s all well and good.
By Dave Essler
May 16, 2017 at 10:41Betting Against Situations – The Opposite Approach
Many people look at an MLB rotation on a given day and look for teams to bet “on” that are perceived to simply be the better team. In a way, that’s the public way of thinking and what the bookmakers practically count on.
By Dave Essler
May 16, 2017 at 10:32Reverse Line Movement Betting Strategy
Reverse Line Movement – If you’ve heard the term but don’t know what it’s referencing, then in a few hundred words you will. Remember, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. So, here we go.
By Dave Essler
May 15, 2017 at 12:13Picking a Sports Handicapper AKA Tout
Truth be told I am a tout under the dictionary definition, so I suppose you have to consider the source. However, I am not trying to sell you anything and I do this t educate people so they might not make all the mistakes I did “growing up.” So, this is merely a continuance of some other articles and concepts.
By Dave Essler
May 13, 2017 at 9:14Strategy for Betting Live In Game and First 5 Innings
As we know, in-game wagering is evolving on a regular basis. Professional bettors are utilizing it perhaps more than the full-game, set-it-and-forget-it bets.
By Allen Moody
May 12, 2017 at 22:27Statistical Handicapping
In our last article we took a quick look at each of the three main handicapping techniques and will now look at each one a bit more in-depth, as well as show their strengths and weaknesses, along with their use in each of the four major sports.
By Allen Moody
May 11, 2017 at 21:50Popular Sports Betting Techniques
One of the least understood aspects of sports betting is handicapping and the handicapping process.
By Dave Essler
May 10, 2017 at 13:22Waiting for MLB Lineups before Betting!
Many people struggle with patience, and not just in life, but gambling. We want what we want and we want it now. In baseball, it can be dangerous to be impatient.
By Allen Moody
May 10, 2017 at 9:12The Fallacy of the Hot Handicapper
Just as the worst handicappers around are going to have some winning streaks, the best handicappers will also have some slumps. It simply can’t be avoided.
By Dave Essler
May 9, 2017 at 12:18Value In Betting The MLB Baseball Run Line
Many people overlook the value in +1.5 runs in an MLB game. The fact of the matter is that about 25% of all games are one-run games. Most casual bettors tend to look a chalky favorites and lay the -1.5, which can often bite back.
By Dave Essler
May 8, 2017 at 10:54MLB Run Line Betting – How To Explained
Bettors are generally familiar with sports wagering using a point spread. When we bet on a favorite using a point spread, in order to win our bet our team must win the game by more than the number. To win betting on the underdog, they can lose the game as long as it’s not by more than the number.
By Dave Essler
May 3, 2017 at 20:47MLB Money Line Betting
This article is intended to give a sense of clarity to those who bet on, or would like to bet on, baseball. Betting on baseball does require a slightly different skill-set than betting with a point spread, but in general there are the same risk/reward consequences. The laws of probability still apply.
By Dave Essler
May 1, 2017 at 11:41Learn To Win at Betting By Losing
Of course I’m not talking about losing a bet intentionally, but let’s face it, they happen. Whether it was a terrible handicapping job or a close one that could have gone either way, we’re going to lose.
By Dave Essler
Apr 28, 2017 at 18:01If This Is You – Stop Betting Right Now
Last night we were on the “over” in the Angels/A”s game, which was a loss in spite of numerous missed opportunities. We bet the game the night before at 8
By Dave Essler
Apr 19, 2017 at 12:00Fading The Betting Public – Perceptions and Realities
We hear this term quite often and over a long period of time it’s of course a profitable thing to do, if you can ascertain what is and what is not public money. I’ve had conversations with many bettors over the years about this. It’s more complicated than simply looking at a bet percentage and … Continue reading Fading The Betting Public – Perceptions and Realities
By Dave Essler
Apr 18, 2017 at 13:38A Touts Thoughts on Buying Sports Picks
I guess because I handicap sports and sell picks that I am considered a “tout” whether I like it or not. I don’t, but that’s the label that’s going to stick regardless.
By Adam Burke
Mar 31, 2017 at 17:53Sports Betting Tips – How To Hedge Your Bet
There are a lot of instances in which hedging can be beneficial. Understanding these concepts can really boost a bankroll and be a huge help to your bottom line.
By Adam Burke
Mar 29, 2017 at 16:53Tips for In-Play Wagering and Live Betting Sports
If you play it properly and maintain proper bankroll management with live betting or in-play wagering, it’s just another way that you can bang the books.
By Adam Burke
Jan 25, 2017 at 15:56Understanding The Key Numbers in NFL Sports Betting
Line value is something that is discussed a lot among professionals and amateur handicappers, but not everybody knows exactly what it means. Key numbers are one of the most prominent examples.
By Adam Burke
Jan 24, 2017 at 18:07Sports Betting: What is Contrarian Betting?
Contrarian betting basically has the same type of mindset. The team that nobody wants to bet on is the team that the contrarian player is dying to bet on. There is a method to this madness.
By Adam Burke
Jan 24, 2017 at 17:58Reading the Sports Betting Market
There are a lot of complexities and if you don’t know what you are looking at, or what you are looking for, then it’s just a bunch of numbers and things changing colors. Betting odds and the movement of those odds can tell us a lot of really important things about what may happen in a given game.
By Allen Moody
Dec 30, 2016 at 12:53Sports Betting Tips for the New Year
Bettors should have a plan going into the New Year based on their available time each day to devote to sports betting, as well as what their goal is for the upcoming year. If you merely want to bet most of the TV games each day there’s nothing wrong with that as long as you realize you’re most likely going to end up in the red at the end of the season.
By Don Chino
Nov 1, 2016 at 2:23The 10 Commandments of Betting College Football
Few sports are more popular in the gambling world than college football. There’s passion, pride, and excitement. Whether it’s an opening weekend game between two non-conference blue-bloods like Alabama and USC or a heated end-of-season rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State, it’s hard not to get pumped about Saturday afternoons in the fall. But if you plan on betting, you need to know the 10 commandments.
By Adam Burke
Oct 13, 2016 at 21:50Value in Sports Betting – What is It and How to Find It?
When handicappers talk about value in sports betting, sometimes it hard to fully grasp what they mean.
By Adam Burke
Oct 13, 2016 at 21:48Sports Betting Odds: How to Win and Beat the Vig
There are a lot of misconceptions out there about sports betting. A lot of people that watch sports pick up a sportsbook account and think, “How hard can it be?” Well, it’s not easy. Realistic expectations can go a long way.
By Adam Burke
Oct 13, 2016 at 21:43Sports Betting: What is Sharp Money?
A lot of novice sports bettors are used to hearing about “smart money” or “sharp money”. Sometimes these groups are referred to as “wise guys” or “sharps”. Whatever you call them and their wagers, just know that they are the guys that have the respect of the sportsbooks.
By Adam Burke
Oct 13, 2016 at 21:38Sports Betting: What is Public Money?
It sounds like a negative when you hear experts talk about it. There is a certain connotation to it, but public money can be on the winning side as well. What it boils down to is that the public is very consistent.
By Adam Burke
Oct 13, 2016 at 19:59What are Rotation Numbers in Sports Betting?
Rotation numbers are assigned to particular teams all across North America to denote specific teams in specific sports in specific leagues. There is no mistake which team is which.