How To Bet Sports - Advanced Betting Strategies

Reader Stewart C. brought a very interesting segment from A Numbers Game to my attention and asked if I could write about the topic that was discussed....

In continuing with the theme of answering some of the Monday Mailbag questions that I’ve gotten, today’s topic will be about middles, with...

I resurrected the Monday Mailbag in yesterday’s blurb, asking readers for questions on the things that they are curious about. Ashunn sent over...

If you're new to sports betting, the first thing you need to learn is the basic fundamentals. Among many things, this includes understanding the different...

  Are you interested in betting Regular-Season Win props? Be sure you’re thinking about these the right way as you make your final choices. ...

  If you’re like many new baseball bettors, you’re excited about all the possibilities, but you’re not comfortable laying...

By Jeff Fogle   How do you turn moneylines into break-even percentages? Beginning bettors typically have trouble adjusting from football...

By now you’re used to betting moneylines in baseball. But you probably focus most or all of your football energy on point spreads. Should you...

  ​It’s better to roll over individual bets on a moneyline than to bet futures prices.   Here is a great example from the...

One of the most popular betting options for pro football is the two-team six-point teaser. Longtime bettors know what those are. If you’re new to...

Here are the basics of three-way betting in soccer.   The most common betting option for games in World Cup group play is referred to as...

A variety of ways exist to make a run at creating your own moneylines for handicapping Major League Baseball games. Quants have complicated calculations...

If you listen to analytics-minded basketball handicappers, you’ll often hear the term “efficiency” being bandied about. If you’re...

You will hear a lot of advice on how to bet Super Bowl props. Here is the danger: You will be tempted to bet on a lot of props. That can be dangerous...

​You likely know that “3” and “7” are key numbers when betting football, particularly in the NFL, which has less scoring variance...

Squares dream of hitting a “middle,” but rarely pull it off. Sharps don’t think much about it, but do it all the time. One of the...