How To Bet Sports - Intro To Handicapping
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Our goal at VSiN isn’t just to tell you what to bet, but to help you learn how to bet based on the different perspectives and different strategies...
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Beginners and experienced bettors have all had to start somewhere in the sports betting space. While some are more advanced than others, there are a lot...
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We recently unveiled a new feature with the VSiN Help Desk for Super Bowl LVI. We’ve gotten a good number of questions so far and will be posting...
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Throughout my time at VSiN, I’ve gotten a lot of good reader questions about a variety of betting topics. That remains true with our VSiN Help...
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Sharp bettors, known as "sharps" or "wiseguys" for short, are the experts of the sports betting industry. They are the professional...
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One of the most common misconceptions in sports betting is that if a bet wins, it was a good bet. On the other hand, if a bet loses, the most obvious...
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Public bettors have several innate tendencies. Chief among them: Gravitating toward favorites, home teams and overs. After all, it's human nature...
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Power Ratings are numerical values assigned to each team in each sport, with the best teams at the top and worst teams at the bottom. It is a way to rank...
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Sports bettors thirsty for action got some much needed good news on Thursday when the PGA Tour announced it would return to play on June 8 with the Charles...
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In previous newsletters we've discussed the benefits of being a contrarian bettor. Betting against the public (and not with the public) is a smart...
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At the height of the Cold War in the 1980s, President Reagan popularized the phrase "trust but verify" when discussing nuclear disarmament negotiations...
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Over the last few days we've discussed why contrarian betting is a smart long-term strategy, which sports and bet types to target and how to identify...
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Now that we've discussed the best sports and bet types to focus on to maximize contrarian value , the next step is to dig deeper and learn how...
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Now that we've outlined the contrarian philosophy in high-level terms and explained why betting against the public is a smart long-term strategy,...
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We have discussed the advantages of shaded lines . Another benefit to going contrarian is being able to take advantage of inflated lines.
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This is part of VSiN's Sports Betting 101 series: Read Part 1 of Contrarian Betting .
One of the main reasons contrarian betting is a smart...
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To make sports betting a successful and sustainable endeavor, you need to pick a strategy and stick with it. If you just chase what's hot, bet against...
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What a week it's been for sports bettors.
On Monday expectations were sky high for conference tournaments and the beginning of March Madness....
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Believe it or not, we are less than two months away from the most exciting sports betting event of the year-- March Madness.
With college football...
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With college basketball conference action set to begin for several leagues and already underway for others, let’s review some handicapping fundamentals. ...