How To Bet Sports - Intro To Handicapping

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...

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...

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...

We’ve had a few questions about our betting splits in advance of Super Bowl LVI, so this is a good time to chat about the function that they serve...

At the height of the Cold War in the 1980s, President Reagan popularized the phrase "trust but verify" when discussing nuclear disarmament negotiations...

Sharp bettors, known as "sharps" or "wiseguys" for short, are the experts of the sports betting industry. They are the professional...

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...

Public bettors have several innate tendencies. Chief among them: Gravitating toward favorites, home teams and overs. After all, it's human nature...

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...

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...

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...

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...