Written By @AllStaples “Be careful of averages and how they’re applied. One way that they can fool you is if the average combines samples from disparate populations. This can lead to absurd observations such as: ‘On average, humans have one testicle.’” –Daniel Levitin I think of that quote often when looking at averages and, now, […]
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Written By Vegas Matty With the four-team College Football Playoff field set, the betting public has already made an early statement regarding who they think will be playing in the National Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday, January 8, 2018. Will it be the fourth-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide against the third-seeded Georgia […]
Written By Billy Attridge For this weeks market moves we’ll take a look at three pivotal match-ups surely to play a role in playoff seeding. The Patriots streak of 5 straight covers is on the line in Western New York with Tyrod’s Bills looking for a spot in the postseason. What’s triggering that huge line move […]
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Written By @Hookslide23 The advice I’m about to bestow upon you just might be the most important advice I’ll ever give when it comes to sports betting. It’s more important than knowing how to calculate your edge and overcome the vig; it’s more important than knowing how to find +EV parlays; it’s more important than […]
Written By @AllStaples “I know it when I see it.” -Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart The Justice was referring to pornography when he wrote that way back in 1964, but the same could be said for this week’s edition of Bad Beats. The Beat: Florida Atlantic -20 through -24 at Charlotte The Bad: Florida Atlantic […]
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Written By @Hookslide23 I’m won’t lie to you boys, this is becoming the opposite of fun. Week 11 saw underdogs rolling over and playing dead again; winning just 2 of 14 games. Unfortunately, neither of those winners made their way onto Poppa Hooks card, so I got swept this week. It’s just me, wearing my […]
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Written By @AllStaples “One of the worst things that can happen to you in life is to win a bet on a horse at an early age.” -Danny McGoorty There are many things in which to be thankful; these are not those things. The Beat: New Mexico ML through -3 vs. UNLV The Bad: UNLV […]
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Written By Vegas Matty Thanksgiving Week is finally upon us, with college football bettors ready to feast on opening lines for some of the biggest matchups of the season, led by the annual Iron Bowl rivalry game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers this Saturday. The Crimson Tide can clinch a spot in […]
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Written By Billy Attridge Looking at NFL Week 11 there are some crazy betting splits unfolding, two of which we’ll touch on. Sportsbooks could use a profitable week, as the public has had their number the past few Sundays. Does Chicago’s running game lend itself to a look at their total this week? Can the Saints […]
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Written By @Hookslide23 I could simply copy and paste last weeks column right here, over there ▶️, down here ?, or maybe even here ?. Everything I said last week holds true now: I bet my standard 3-pack of underdogs, and only one prevailed victorious. Thankfully, it was the Green Bay Packers; I secured a price of +185, […]
