Trademate Sports Blog

Guides and articles on sports trading, value betting, and bankroll management.

Value Betting Explained — Odds, Edge, and Expected Value — Value betting means staking only when your probability estimate beats the price. Implied odds, overround, EV maths, and how it differs from matched betting and arbitrage.
Hedging Bets: 8 Common Mistakes Bettors Make — Hedging bets can lock profit or cut losses — or cost you more. Avoid 8 common hedging mistakes and learn when hedging actually helps your bankroll.
The Ultimate Guide to Matched Betting — Matched betting explained: use bookmaker bonuses and cover bets to lock in low-risk profit. A practical beginner-to-advanced matched betting guide.
Finding The Best Esports Betting Apps: Where to Bet on Your Favorite Games — Have you been looking for some good esports betting apps? Read this guide to find out our top picks for the year! Esports is now a global phenomenon. With thousands of people now turning to online gaming, there naturally is a demand for online betting sites as well. Hence, we have esports betting apps, where players get to enjoy both casual and serious wagering. The question stands, though— which apps are the best, and how to choose the right one? To help you out, we bring you this guide where we will provide a list of our top five favorite esports betting sites. Let’s get started!
What is EV in Betting? Expected Value Formula and Edge — Expected value (EV) in sports betting: the formula EV = stake × (p × odds − 1), worked examples in decimal odds, and why +EV is not a guaranteed win.
Sports Betting Solutions: 5 Tools to Enhance Your Wagering Success — Are you looking for sports betting tools to help make informed decisions and win bets? Read this article to learn what you need! As we make breakthroughs in technology, sports betting has evolved from casual wagers to a data-driven, strategic activity. While luck plays a role here, successful bettors know that informed decisions are the key to long-term profitability. Sports betting tools have emerged as indispensable aids for identifying value bets, managing bankrolls, and analyzing data. This has made it easier to place a bet, and have more predictable outcomes. In this article, we will discuss some sports betting solutions that can help maximize your chances of success. We will see why these tools are crucial, and how you can use them to level up your betting game.
Is Sports Betting Profitable? The Truth Behind the Odds — Do you too get woo’ed by stories of someone making big bucks from a single bet? How practical is that, and is sports betting profitable? Learn in this guide! Sports betting is thrilling, not to mention the potential of big payouts, in hopes of which people have a hard time letting it go. However, as alluring as the concept of betting on your favorite team or athlete may be, the question lingers: is sports betting truly profitable? While it’s possible to make money, success in sports betting is far from guaranteed and often relies on a mix of knowledge, strategy, and discipline. On the other hand, most bettors lose money in the long run due to the house edge and emotional decision-making. In this article, we will discuss profitability in sports betting, how odds work, the factors that influence outcomes, and whether a winning strategy is attainable in high-stakes situations.
Betting Arbitrage: How Cross-Bookmaker Arbs Work — How sports betting arbitrage works: the arb% test, exact stake formulas, back/back and back/lay, and the real risks — odds moves, limits, and incomplete fills. Not risk-free.
How to Win at Sports Betting: Proven Tips and Strategies — Learn tried and tested strategies and helpful tips to increase your chances of winning with sports betting.
Easiest Sport to Bet On for Consistent Wins — Which sport is easiest to bet on? Football, tennis, basketball and more compared on data, markets and predictability, plus what actually drives long-term results.
NBA Betting Strategy: 10 Tips to Maximize Your Winnings — Learn the strategies both beginners and pros can use to maximize their winnings with NBA betting.
Finding the Best VPNs for Secure Sports Betting Anywhere — Searching for the best VPNs for sports betting? Look no further! Find out the eight best VPNs for online gambling in this guide! Sports betting has gained massive popularity in recent years. However, while people are interested in online gambling, they are also aware of the involved risks related to privacy, security, and legal compliance. Due to differing laws and licensing restrictions, accessing sports betting sites isn’t always easy. This is especially true if you are traveling or live in an area where betting is restricted. This is where VPNs can help. Not only does it bypass geographical restrictions, it also protects your personal data, and provides a stable internet connection for gambling. However, not all VPNs are secure, and you need to be careful when using one. In this article, we discuss more on the topic, as well as review some of the best VPNs for sports betting.
Is Arbitrage Betting Legal? What You Need to Know — Arbitrage betting is generally legal where sports betting is legal — but bookmakers can limit or close accounts. How arbing works, real risks, and how it differs from value betting.
Handicap Betting Explained: How It Works in Sports — How handicap betting works: Asian vs European (3-way), integer / half / quarter lines, push vs half-win / half-loss, with exact settlement examples.
Best Bookmakers and Strategies for Live Value Betting Success — Our [last article](https://www.tradematesports.com/blog/4-reasons-why-you-should-be-live-betting) delved into how live value betting or in-play value betting works, highlighting its main advantages over traditional pre-match betting and showcasing the potential of the new live betting Trademate’s feature. In this article, we’ll review the live betting results achieved so far (SPOILER ALERT: THEY’RE IMPRESSIVE) and identify the best bookmakers to begin with, laying the foundation for a winning live betting strategy.
4 Reasons Why You Should Be Live Betting — Live value betting, also known as in-play value betting, refers to the practice of placing bets during a sports event when you believe the odds offered by the bookmaker are higher than the actual probability of the event occurring.
Game Analysis Betting Strategy - 8 Step Process to Finding an Edge — There are lots of different ways to make money from sports betting, or, to find an edge in a particular sport. You've probably heard strategies like modeling and steam chasing to gain an edge in sports betting, but another way of approaching your betting is through game analysis. It could be any sport - MMA, Soccer, Basketball etc., the main idea of game analysis is to use your eyes to gain an edge. This article will take you through an 8-step process to help you analyse a match and turn that into a +EV bet.
A Guide to the Best Bookmakers for Trademate Users — On Trademate, you gain access to value betting opportunities on over 100 bookmakers. As a first-time user, you might wonder where to begin and which bookmakers are best suited for starting your betting journey. This guide aims to answer that question by providing insight into the top bookmakers for Trademate users.
Top 5 Best Sports Betting Podcasts — If you're a sports bettor and looking to improve your betting, listening to betting podcasts could be a game changer. There's so many great betting podcasts out there hosted by professional sports bettors or people that are really experienced in the industry. The podcast format allows people to have in-depth discussions about all sorts of topics around betting, so we thought we’d share our Top 5 Sports Betting Podcasts!
Top 4 Tips for Sports Bettors at Every Level — All sports bettors worldwide are at different stages in their betting journey. Some have been making money from sports betting for decades, whereas others are placing a couple of bets a week for fun. This article will give one big tip to each level of sports bettor.
How to Avoid Getting Limited by Bookmakers — Soft books limit +EV winners. What “gubbed” means, soft vs sharp books, which behaviours burn accounts fastest, honest delay tactics, and why gnoming is a ToS/legal risk — not a strategy tip.
Why Accumulators Can Be Your Best Friends and Your Worst Enemies in Betting — Accumulators, also known as accas, parlays, or multis, are a popular form of betting where multiple selections are combined into a single wager. Each selection must win for the accumulator to pay out. The main appeal of accumulators lies in the potential for large payouts, as the odds of each selection are multiplied, leading to a much larger return compared to single bets. However, while the rewards are tempting, accumulators can also be risky for bettors. In this article, we will discuss how the edge and volatility shift as more events are added to an accumulator. By using an average Trademate edge of 3.15% per event, we’ll show how to balance accumulators in your betting strategy to maximize profits while maintaining a reasonable level of risk.
Why You Should Stop Arbitrage Betting and Start Value Betting — Arbitrage betting, also known as arbing or sure betting and value betting or +EV betting are two profitable strategies in betting. Arbitrage betting involves placing bets on all outcomes of an event to guarantee a profit by exploiting differing odds from bookmakers. Value betting focuses on finding bets where the odds are higher than the actual probability, giving the bettor a long-term advantage over the bookmaker.
Bet365 - A Trademate Sports 2023 Review — Bet365 is Trademate Sports users most engaged bookmaker. With the online betting website's excellent service and consistent delivery of value, it became essentially necessary for us to, in this article, give an honest review of the bookmaker with constructive criticism where necessary. And also do a thorough general expose on what betting on the bookmaker is like—data that we hope will help inform your decision on whether or not you’d want to choose the bookmaker or if they’re the best fit or not for you to bet real money on.
#2: What’s It Like Being a Sports Trader? | Trademate Users Interview — This is the second interview in our series of interviews with Trademate customers. Big thanks to Miro for sharing his answers!
Becoming a Super-Handicapper: Review of 'Superforecasting' by Tetlock — Recently, I read the book Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction. Although it had little to do with betting on sports, it had everything to do with becoming an expert at forecasting events, which is very relatable to handicapping betting markets.
The Pro's and Con's of Betting on your Favourite Teams — Betting on the teams you support can be a big dilemma when sports betting. It’s hard to control your personal bias towards your team and bet impartially. However, if you’re able to use your in-depth knowledge of your team to notice errors in pricing or an angle the bookmakers haven’t taken into account then it could be an easy way to get an edge on the bookies.
How British Billionaire Businesswoman and Bet365 CEO Denise Coates Got Rich — Denise Coates is the founder and CEO of Bet360, a visionary businesswoman who turned a parking lot betting company to a multi-billion-pounds online betting empire. This article explores her journey so far, early and personal life, education and family, honors and awards attached to her name and we draw a conclusion on how inspirational she is to both women and men alike with her story.
Top 3 Websites For Football Prop Stats — The best football props stats websites you can find online. These websites have been carefully analyzed to aid online bettors on niche markets. With this detailed article, sports bettors can improve their betting chances to gain an edge in online betting.
Trademate Sports Betting Results November 2021 — To give you a bit more insight into the performance of our users and software, every month we go through our overall results, as well as taking a deeper look into our performance with each individual sport and leagues.
Trademate Sports Betting Results October 2021 — To give you a bit more insight into the performance of our users and software, every month we go through our overall results, as well as taking a deeper look into our performance with each individual sport and leagues.
Betting Experts Answer: Biggest Lesson Learnt from Sports Betting? | Part 2 — Whether you have been betting for ten years or ten days, sports betting will never stop teaching you lessons you can incorporate into your betting or general life. So, we asked eight betting experts: What is the greatest lesson sports betting has taught you about betting or life in general?
Betting Experts Answer: Biggest Lesson Learnt from Sports Betting? | Part 1 — Whether you have been betting for ten years or ten days, sports betting will never stop teaching you lessons you can incorporate into your betting or general life. So, we asked eight betting experts: What is the greatest lesson sports betting has taught you about betting or life in general?
How to Manage a Sports Betting Portfolio — Managing your portfolio is key to maximizing potential gains while minimizing risk. The general fundamentals of balancing diversification and focusing on the best risk-adjusted returns are the same in all types of portfolios, whether that be in sports betting, trading or investing. However, with sports betting being the less traditional approach to investing your money, throughout this article I will give examples and tips of how I work out the risk involved and when to diversify. It’s very easy in sports betting to get carried away by the large winnings or losses in the short term as after all, you only win or lose in this game. But hopefully, this can help you build a balanced portfolio and structure to your Sports Betting.
Betting Experts Answer: Biggest Biases in Sports Betting? | Part 2 — This week we are taking a dive into the psychological side of sports betting, as we asked seven betting experts - what is the biggest personal bias you have had to overcome to create a long-term edge in sports betting?
Betting Experts Answer: Biggest Biases in Sports Betting? | Part 1 — This week we are taking a dive into the psychological side of sports betting, as we asked seven betting experts: What is the biggest personal bias you have had to overcome to create a long-term edge in sports betting?
The Multiway Market Myth — In markets with more than two choices, like EPL futures markets or outrights for a golf tournament, the total hold (or margin) is typically much larger than it is for a two-way market when the break-even percentages for all selections are summed up. At sharp books, it can be in the 15-20% range, and at soft ones it can be 30-50% or more. What a rip-off! It seems like those greedy books are charging each bettor a much larger vig to bet in those markets. But is that really true? As they say in the sports world, let’s break it down.
How to Make Trademate Sports a Part-Time Job — Sports betting, if done well, can be very profitable. There are many people, including myself currently using Trademate as a side income or a part-time job. This article is for those looking to take on Trademate as an additional income source and want some key tips on how to get started and succeed.
Trademate Sports Betting Results August 2021 — To give you a bit more insight into the performance of our users and software, every month we go through our overall results, as well as taking a deeper look into our performance with each individual sport and leagues.
The Mistakes Experienced Bettors Make When Analysing Hedging — Experience is a tricky thing. It builds up a valuable internal measuring stick that we call “intuition,” and that helps us decide between the right way to do something and the wrong way. But, the best way to learn new things (and to constantly improve) is by questioning.
Matchday 1 Narratives Are Garbage — I find Matchday 1 of any competition the greatest metaphor for sports betting. The amount of narratives that form from a sample size of one game is so interesting.
Clone Bookies: A Second Chance at Getting the Best Prices — Bookie restrictions can be one of the toughest obstacles in sports betting. You may have found certain markets where a bookie does not price up correctly, you’ve been smashing the lines and making a lot of profit but all of a sudden you’re restricted.
What Is Expected Growth In Sports Betting and How To Maximise It? — In short, EG is the percentage by which your entire bankroll grows (in the long run) when doing whatever it is you’re doing. That “something” can be making an independent bet (one that has no connection or correlation to any other bet you have open), but it can also be making several bets that are correlated somehow, or betting in a correlated way with some of your existing bets.
Trademate Sports Betting Results July 2021 — To give you a bit more insight into the performance of our users and software, every month we go through our overall results, as well as taking a deeper look into our performance with each individual sport and leagues.
Sports Betting Psychology: How To Deal With Bad Runs — Psychology plays a huge part in all forms of gambling. Winning at sports betting is no easy task and the psychological factors just make it even harder. Unfortunately, variance is an unavoidable part of gambling. During this article, we will explore the best ways to deal with bad runs.
How to Make Money Using Accumulators and Avoid the Biggest Rookie Mistakes — Accumulator betting is one of the most popular and most advertised forms of gambling. The bookies love to advertise it because it makes them a ton of money. So let’s take a look at why accumulators are so profitable for bookmakers, how you can avoid making mistakes and how best to use multiples in the future.
Trademate Sports Betting Results June 2021 — To give you a bit more insight into the performance of our users and software, every month we go through our overall results, as well as taking a deeper look into our performance with each individual sport and leagues.
Matthew Benham: How Data Helped Brentford Reach the Premier League — Most sports bettors will have heard of [Matthew Benham and his story](https://www.tradematesports.com/en/blog/matthew-benham-brentford-fc-moneyball-matchbook-professional-sports-bettor) and how he used statistical models to make millions from sports betting.
Gnoming: Using Friends' Betting Accounts After Mine Are Gubbed — In the case you want to continue using your favourite bookmaker, you’ve probably thought about using someone else’s account. Some people refer to this as ‘Gnoming’ or a ‘Gnome account’ in the gambling and matched betting world.
How I made $12,000 from Matched Betting, and how you can do the same! — I guess you are intrigued and already think this is a scam. Well, in this article I will show you how I made $12,000 and how you can do the same. I will also go through why this is valuable for you, especially for betting in the long term. I will also show how you could approach Matched Betting to earn a lot of money in the long term.
Top 6 Bet Trackers in Sports Betting — Bet tracking is one of the most important aspects of being a successful sport bettor. One of the main reasons is because statistics don’t lie and they give you a clear cut picture of what is really happening.
How to Beat Bookies with Accumulators and Extend Account Life — What’s the only thing better than finding a great value bet that gives you massive expected value, while taking back some of the profits from the bookies? Finding two or three of them!
Trademate Sports Betting Results May 2021 — In the month of May, 134,241 trades were placed, €8,005,423 was turned over and €173,259.39 was profited at an ROI of 2.16%. Here is how each sport performed, broken down into recommended leagues (popular/bigger leagues) and non-recommended leagues (lower/smaller leagues).
Top 10 Football Tipsters — An insight into the Top 10 Football Tipsters recommended by Trademate Sports.
5 Best Odds Calculators in Sports Betting — If you are encountering betting odds for the very first time it can get quite confusing with all the different ways of expressing them. So that is why we have made this list of the Top 5 Best Odds Calculators that will make your life a little bit easier.
NBA 2020/21 Playoff’s Preview — It’s that time of the season again, the NBA is starting to heat up and get really interesting. This season has had its ups and downs, struck by the pandemic, the league was forced to play a crazy amount of games in a much shorter time frame. As an NBA bettor myself, I have really seen the effects this has had.
Trademate Sports Betting Results April 2021 — In the month of April 167,239 trades were placed, €9,980,915 was turned over and €361,309 was profited and a whopping ROI of 3.62%! Here is how each sport performed, broken down into recommended leagues (popular leagues) and non-recommended leagues (lower leagues).
Interview with Betting Expert Joseph Buchdahl: How to Bet on Value — Joseph Buchdahl has written 3 books on sports betting. He’s a featured writer for Pinnacle.com, an advisor to the tipster site Pyckio. He’s analyzed the efficiency of betting markets, tested many hypotheses about the betting markets over the years.
Top 10 Sports Betting Blogs to Read and Follow — There is a lot of bad information out there, especially with many sports betting blogs and tipsters are sponsored by bookmakers.
Review of PPPoker by Beasts of Pokers — But one of the more common trends we see in our customers is that some of them have experience in poker, due to the similarities poker shares with value betting.
Why Value and Arbitrage Opportunities Occur in Sports Betting — The thing about sports betting markets is that they offer different prices or different odds on the same outcomes occurring.
Hedging Bets: A Strategy for Reducing Your Risk When Trading Sports? — Hedging sports bets can enable you to reduce your risk, but it will also reduce your potential ROI. Therefore it is a tradeoff between risk and reward that you as a trader have to make.
The Ultimate Goal of Value Betting — No one is able to perfectly predict the outcome of every sporting event. However, this does not imply that it is impossible to become a profitable sports bettor, nor that those who are profitable are merely lucky.
Why You Should Almost Never Cash Out in Sports Betting — In recent years, sports bettors have been given the option of Cashing Out their bets in the middle of a game. This has grown to be a very lucrative revenue source for bookmakers.
Matched Betting Terms: Bonus, Cover and Lay Betting Explained — Bookies provide us with welcome bonuses, which we can use to our benefit.
Trademate Sports Betting Results March 2021 — In the month of March, 171,589 trades were placed, €10,453,369 was turned over and €303,655 was profited at an ROI of 2.90%. Here is how each sport performed, broken down into recommended leagues (popular/bigger leagues) and non-recommended leagues (lower/smaller leagues).
Fundamental Sports Betting Tips & Strategy Series — In this series, Pro Sports Bettor, Jonas Gjelstad, and the CEO of Trademate Sports, Marius Norheim, discuss the fundamental concepts of value betting.
Differences Between BetBurger and Trademate Sports — Trademate Sports and BetBurger both offer a value betting software and in this article, we will list and highlight the most important differences between the two.
What is a Sports Trader? — We want to differentiate between being a sports trader versus just a regular punter or casual sports bettor.
What is a Bookmaker's Margin (VIG) and Payout Rate? — What is a Bookmaker's Margin (VIG) and Payout Rate?
Jonas Gjelstad: A Professional Sports Bettor — For the ones who don’t know Jonas Gjelstad, he is a Norwegian sports bettor, former professional poker player and most importantly, the founder of Trademate Sports. He’s been profiting from sports value betting since January, 2015. Here is our documentary series of Jonas, along with his interviews with NRK and much more!
Trading Europe Live Video Series | Finding value on the European bookmakers — Watch Trademate Sports CEO, Marius Norheim, beat the European bookies week in week out live!
The Odds Millionaire: Interview with Jonas Gjelstad on NRK News — Gjelstad decided to take revenge on the bookmaker industry. Today, the 26-year-old lives in one of London's most exclusive regions, and has been referred to as the "Robin Hood" of sports betting.
10 Celebrities Who Bet on Sports | Michael Jordan's Betting Errors — Jordan retired in 1999, finishing his career with a staggering 6 NBA Championships, 14 MVP awards, 14 NBA All-Star selections and a host of records to his name! But not many people know that on the side, Air Jordan loved to have a bet! Unfortunately, in Jordan’s case, most of the time it was more like a gamble, as having a bet would suggest he had some kind of strategy.
RebelBetting vs. Trademate: Which is the Best Value Betting Software? — Trademate Sports and Rebelbetting both offer a value betting software and in this article, we will list and highlight the most important differences between the two.
Trademate's Reviews From Other Betting Platforms — You’re probably sick of us telling you all the great things about Trademate Sports! So here’s a chance to check out what some of the other betting platforms think about Trademate Sports, both good and bad!
10 People Who Got Rich on Sports Betting | Matthew Benham's Story — Although Matthew Benham states that he dislikes the comparison between himself and the movie ‘Moneyball’, let’s be honest, he’s about as close as it gets! Benham is the owner of current English Premier League side, Brentford FC, and Danish club FC Midtjylland. It is during his time at both these clubs that the Moneyball man has established himself as a unique character in the football world.
5 Reasons to Read The Logic of Sports Betting — The Logic of Sports Betting has captured a lot of attention since it was published in 2019, selling more than 300,000 copies! The book sheds light on how the industry works and states the advantages sportsbooks have over bettors and also, of course, what advantages the bettor has over sportsbooks.
What is a Unit in Sports Betting? — A common term used in the sports betting world is a ‘unit’. Whilst it is used frequently, some of you may be unsure exactly what it means or how to incorporate it into your betting strategy - which is why we made this article!
Trademate Sports Betting Results February 2021 — In the month of February, 181,936 trades were placed, €12,541,631 was turned over and €216,087 was profited at an ROI of 1.72%. Here is how each sport performed, broken down into recommended leagues (popular/bigger leagues) and non-recommended leagues (lower/smaller leagues).
Why Value Betting Should Be A Mainstream Asset Class — The most important question that arises when investing – and encapsulates the scepticism towards profitable betting – is the difference between investment and speculation. As the great investor Benjamin Graham puts it; “An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.”
"The Bookmakers Have More Than Enough Power" — Trademate Sports (a.k.a. Edgebet) has been called the Robin Hood of sports betting. It is about time someone takes the side of the players instead of the bookies, says Martin, the NTNU-student behind the analysis tool.
NTNU Students Have Built a New Sports Betting Algorithm - "We'll Make Norsk Tipping Tremble" — An interview with Trademate Sports co-founder Martin Skow Røed in Digi, Norway's leading IT newspaper.
The Fight for the Gambling Money (Kampen Om Spillkronene) — Jonas Gjelstad was interviewed along with spokespeople from several bookmakers by VG, Norway's largest newspaper.
10 Celebrities And Sportsmen Who Are Also Sports Bettors — After the success of our article series on 10 People Who Got Rich From Sports Betting, we wanted to take a look at some celebrities and sportsmen who also do a bit of sports betting on the side! Now they might not be as successful as the likes of Tony Bloom or Matthew Benter, but their betting stories are just as good! Enjoy the series!
10 People Who Got Rich On Sports Betting — Tony Bloom, Bill Benter, Billy Walters, Zeljko Ranogajec and more: how ten of the best-known bettors and gamblers built their fortunes, and what their edges actually were.
10 People Who Got Rich on Sports Betting | Haralabos Voulgaris' Story — From the late 1990’s to the early 2000’s, Haralabos Voulgaris (a.k.a. Bob), made betting look easy, exploiting inaccurate odds on NBA points totals. For five years, Bob made an absurd amount of money with a winning rate of almost 70% at one point! He found a flaw in the bookies prices where the total points for the first and second half of NBA games were exactly half of the predicted game total.
10 People Who Got Rich on Sports Betting | Brighton Owner Tony Bloom — Arguably the UK’s most notorious sports bettor, Tony Bloom, is the owner of Starlizard, a company that describes itself as a betting consultancy. Based out of Camden, London, Starlizard is also the sole adviser for Bloom’s betting syndicate, who every weekend have £1 million riding on any given football game.
Betting Experts Answer The Industries Biggest Questions — Welcome to our article series where we ask experts in the sports betting industry the questions you need answered!
Betting Experts Answer: Ways to Make Money on Sport Betting (Pt 2) — Q5: What is the best method to use to make money from sports betting? Value betting, matched betting, arbing, exchange trading or following tipsters?
Betting Experts Answer: Ways to Make Money on Sport Betting (Pt 1) — Q5: What is the best method to use to make money from sports betting? Value betting, matched betting, arbing, exchange trading or following tipsters?
Betting Experts Answer: Define Finding Value in Betting Market (Pt 2) — Q2: How do you define “finding value” in betting markets?
Betting Experts Answer: Define Finding Value in Betting Market (Pt 1) — How do you define “finding value” in betting markets?
Betting Experts Answer: How Hard to Beat the Betting Markets? (Pt 3) — How difficult is it to beat the sports betting markets? How efficient are the odds?
What Is The Difference Between An Arbitrage Bet And A Value Bet? — Explains what an arbitrage and value bet is and the difference between them.
10 People Who Got Rich on Sports Betting | Zeljko Ranogajec's Story — Zeljko Ranogajec is one of the most successful sports bettors of our time, accruing his billionaire status through casinos, horse racing and Keno jackpots. The funny thing is, most people have never heard of ‘The Joker’, who resides in multiple countries, owning an apartment on 1 Hyde Park, London, where an apartment once sold for a world record sum of over US $170 million. Ranogajec was born in Tasmania, Australia, and like a lot of professional sports bettors, he started at the Blackjack table.
10 People Who Got Rich on Sports Betting | Billy Walters' Story — Billy Walters has been described by odds-makers in Nevada as a Great White Shark; the most dangerous and feared sports bettor in the world. For four decades, Walters amassed hundreds of millions of dollars from sports betting, mostly on the American Football and Basketball. He simply loves betting, one time he won $400k on a hole in golf, and $1m on a round. His story is quite incredible when you take into account that his family was dirt poor and his mother an alcoholic.
10 People Who Got Rich on Sports Betting | Ed Thorp's Card Tale — Although he doesn’t fit the theme of a sports bettor, it would be rude not to include betting pioneer, Edward Thorp, in our article series. As mentioned in our article on Bill Benter, Edward Thorp was made famous through his book Beat the Dealer. Thorp brought the phenomenon of card counting to light when his book was released in 1962, selling over 700,000 copies and making it onto the New York Times Bestsellers list.
Betting Experts Answer: How Hard to Beat the Betting Markets? (Pt 2) — How difficult is it to beat the sports betting markets? How efficient are the odds?
Betting Experts Answer: How Hard to Beat the Betting Markets? (Pt 1) — How difficult is it to beat the sports betting markets? How efficient are the odds?