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All articles about sports betting

Posted onJuly 11, 2023July 11, 2023Betting

Horse Betting 101: How to bet on Horse Racing

by jdashbrock

There are many different types of bets in horse racing. This can make knowing how to bet on horse racing difficult. In this article we’ll…

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Posted onMarch 13, 2023March 13, 2023Betting

Sklearn Logistic Regression Example in Sports

by jdashbrock

Python has become the tool of choice for nearly every budding data scientist. Sklearn, including the Sklearn logistic regression module, is one of the most…

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Posted onJuly 10, 2022July 10, 2022Betting

The Efficient Market Hypothesis and Sports Betting

by jdashbrock

Making money betting on sports is not easy – you either need to know more about sports, more about statistical modeling, or have access to…

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Posted onOctober 7, 2021October 7, 2021Baseball

MLB 2021 Divisional Round Odds and Championship Probabilities

by jdashbrock1 Comment on MLB 2021 Divisional Round Odds and Championship Probabilities

The baseball playoffs are finally here which, to me, means model time! I’ve spent the last week or two developing a model to compute the…

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Posted onMarch 6, 2021March 6, 2021Basketball

Efficiency Part 2: A New NBA Offensive Rating and NBA Defensive Rating System

by jdashbrock

Boiling everything down, success in the NBA can be directly linked to offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency. We’ll directly study these concepts with a new…

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Posted onJanuary 28, 2021January 31, 2023Betting

Super Bowl Squares Probability Charts by Quarter: Which are Best?

by jdashbrock1 Comment on Super Bowl Squares Probability Charts by Quarter: Which are Best?

For those of us who wish the general public to better appreciate mathematics, there are few opportunities that present a better setting than large, commonly…

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Posted onNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020Betting

Sports Analytics Example: NFL Historical Betting Analysis

by jdashbrock1 Comment on Sports Analytics Example: NFL Historical Betting Analysis

From time to time I want to write articles that focus on teaching analytical methods as much as they focus on sharing the insights drawn…

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Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020Betting

Sports Arbitrage Betting on 3+ Teams for Guaranteed Profits

by jdashbrock

In this article, we will continue our prior discussion about sports arbitrage betting. Last time we gave an introduction to sports arbitrage betting, worked some…

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Posted onSeptember 19, 2020October 13, 2020Betting

Simple Arbitrage Betting and a Sports Betting Arbitrage Calculator

by jdashbrock

Sports betting is one of the most common ways people enjoy professional sports. Some people like having more of a stake in their home team’s…

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