Posts Tagged ‘Bias’
When sports betting blogs go badly wrong
One of the most entertaining things in the world of sports gambling, at least for me, is watching people use sports blogs to bet on their games. There are people out there who don't know what they are doing, but they crave the action. When this is the case, they will trust almost anyone who is willing to give them a little bit of advice. All too [...]
NFL Betting Site Reviews
When it comes to NFL betting, is it wise to place a bet with a sportsbook that has been reviewed very positively by the reviewers on the internet? Are these reviewers of NFL betting sites truly credible or is there a certain sense of bias present with their work? Honestly, you should most definitely weight the star rating that they give the site a [...]
Simple Nfl Systems – #32: Winless Teams That Deserve Attention
Here is a simple betting system that pretty much anyone with either Internet access, or a newspaper sports section from the current and previous week, can follow. It will usually offer 2-6 opportunites for profit each season. The premise is this: Most of us know that the NFL point-spread is typically shaded to favour the underdog because of [...]
Nfl Situation Spotlight – #89: Teams With a Straight-up Winning % (su Wp) >= .600
One thing that quickly becomes apparent when digging into NFL game data from the past decade-and-a-half is the fact that underdogs have had a decided edge versus the spread. Since 1994, there have only been 3 seasons where favourites actually turned a profit overall (1998, 2005 and 2007) while a total of 8 seasons during this same time [...]
Simple Nfl Systems – #21 & #33: More Early-season Betting Strategies
Following up on my article from this past May on the topic of handicapping the early portion of the NFL regular season and the associated importance of Pythagorean Win Percentage: here are another 2 systems that play exclusively on games before Week 4. When it comes to handicapping NFL games in September, there are really only a handful of [...]
Beat and Cheat Roulette – Winning Roulette Tips
There is something about the idea of "breaking the bank" that appeals to people. Roulette is one of the games that has made people rich in the past with a single spin of the wheel. But roulette has also held a special fascination for all types of con artists, crooks and cheats. But oddly enough there are "legitimate" ways for you to "cheat" the [...]
Roulette System ©
Ever wonder why the casino roulette layout is so far from the wheel and why the seats are so low that you have to crane your neck to get a look at the wheel? The answer is obvious. The casino does not want the players looking at the wheel, they want them focusing on the layout. Why? Because nothing is happening on the layout all of the [...]