There is a lot of bad information out there, especially with many sports betting blogs and tipsters are sponsored by bookmakers.
Because of their partners' interests, their intention is for readers not to win money since they make a living out of losers.
Therefore, we have gone through and found the Top 10 Sports Betting Blogs, which we believe deliver high quality information.
These blogs cover a great variety of topics such as sports betting strategies, odds calculators, bankroll management, value betting and so on.
We also share some of our favourite articles for each blog to help you improve your sports betting skills and knowledge.
Finally, we give you a guide to our own blog at Trademate Sports.
Here, you will find everything from what value betting is to advanced topics such as how to manage your variance when sports betting.
TOP 10 SPORTS BETTING BLOGS TO READ AND FOLLOW
- Pinnacle Sports
- Daily25
- Football Data
- Church of Betting
- Punter2Pro
- We Love Betting
- FiverThirthyEight
- Smart Sportstrader
- Greenallover
- Trademate Sports
1. PINNACLE SPORTS
They are the only blog run by bookmakers on our list and the only one worth following too.
For the record, we are not receiving any form of compensation from them.
Quite simply, Pinnacle Sports has to be considered one of the best if not the best blog to increase your knowledge about sports betting.
Their blog covers a wide range of topics on everything from statistics, psychology to betting strategy from expert guest writers within each field.
Some of our favourite articles include:
- What Distinguishes Winning from Losing Players
- How to Use the Kelly Criterion for Betting
- How to analyze your Betting History
2. DAILY25

Here you can follow the journey of Steve, an Australian sports bettor as he aims to make a living from sports betting professionally.
He shares his results and stats as well as great educational articles to help you improve from some excellent guest writers.
Some of our favourite articles include:
- Annual Review of 2017 Results
- How Bookmakers Track Your Every Move and Insider Tips to Avoid it
- Former Odds Compiler Series
3. FOOTBALL DATA BY JOSEPH BUCHDAHL
Joseph Buchdahl, a Brit who writes both books and articles about sports betting.
He has written a lot of articles for Pinnacle over the years.
In addition, he has an invaluable resource for any serious or professional sports bettors on his website.
There you can find both historical odds datasets going back 10 years for all the major European football like the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and many more.
It also contains a downloadable p-value calculator which you can use to determine whether your results are a matter of skill or luck.
You can also follow him at Twitter @12xpert .
Some of our favourite articles include:
- Using Pinnacle’s Closing Line to Predict Profits
- Do Tipsters Beat the Odds in a Betting Market?
- Luck vs Skill in Sports Betting: Analyzing a Betting Record
His books include:
- Squares & Sharps, Suckers & Sharks: The Science, Psychology & Philosophy of Gambling
- How to Find a Black Cat in a Coal Cellar: The Truth About Sports Tipsters
- Fixed Odds Betting: The Essential Guide Statistical Forecasting and Risk Management
4. THE CHURCH OF BETTING

Nenko from the Church of Betting is a Bulgarian betting blogger and CSKA Sofia fan.
He writes educational articles and reviews of betting tools, including a review of Trademate Sports.
His articles cover topics such as value betting, arbitrage betting, esports betting as well as sports betting psychology.
Some of our favourite articles include:
- Introduction to Value Betting: The Theory
- Evaluating Tipsters: T-test
- League of Betting Legends
- A free guide to Arbitrage Betting
5. PUNTER2PRO

Toby from Punter2Pro is a Brit who has the most comprehensive reviews of betting tools online. Check out his Trademate Sports Review here.
In addition he also writes educational articles on topics such as value betting, tipsters and practical advice such as how to get your money out of the bookies if they refuse to pay.
Some of our favourite articles include:
- What’s Value Betting? What’s A Value Bet?
- Who’s Side Are The Twitter Tipsters On? (Bookmaker Affiliates)
- Do Betting Tipsters Offer Value? Can They Be Trusted?
- How To Resolve Disputes With Casinos & Bookmakers
6. WE LOVE BETTING
If you’re looking for a place to read betting previews on sports games around the world, We Love Betting is the place to go!
They mostly preview games from the big European football leagues, with some great betting insight from all sorts of writers.
7. FIVETHIRTYEIGHT (538)
FiveThirtyEight is a blog created by statistician and author Nate Silver.
He initially started out by building a baseball model named PECOTA, which forecasted the career development of baseball players.
His rise to fame came from successfully predicting the outcome in 50/50 states in the 2012 US election.
He’s the author of the book: The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't .
Since then his company and blog 538 has grown and are now making predictions about various sports and elections.
We quite like their Premier League predictions, where they also have an expected goals model for each game to determine what would have been a fair score as well as a fair league table based on the expected goals model.
You can check out their predictions for the Premier League and all the other major European Competitions such as the Champions League, Europa League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue below.
As well as their general blog about sports, which is mainly focused on baseball.
Check out the Premier League Predictions and their Blog below:
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/soccer-predictions/premier-league/
- https://fivethirtyeight.com/sports/
8. SMARTSPORTSTRADER

Ryan, a Brit who runs Smartsportstrader.
His website is focused on how one can make money from sports betting and his own journey in doing so.
Using various tools and techniques. He also does reviews of various sports betting tools.
You can read his review about Trademate Sports here.
He does not focus on articles specifically, but does have some good guides on matched betting and arbitrage betting in addition to a video about tipsters:
- Matched Betting and Arbitrage Betting Guide
- 50k Betting and Trading Challenge: Results After One Year
- The Truth About Sports Betting Tipsters: Why They Want You to Lose
9. GREENALLOVER
Cassini, a Betfair sports trader.
One of the most active bloggers in sports betting, gambling, statistics, stocks, financial markets and much more.
Another thing we like is that he brings a solid dose of logic and skepticism. If you are interested in sports and statistics it is a must blog to read.
You can follow him on Twitter: @calciocassini
Some of our favourite articles include:
10. TRADEMATE SPORTS

We are extremely proud of our own blog.
We believe there is no other place online where you can find such a comprehensive overview of key sports betting knowledge and actionable advice to help you improve your betting skills.
Whether you are a casual sports bettor or a professional sports bettor, this guide and the overview below will help you navigate our blog to find the articles and videos that are most useful to you.
We have also summarised our content into four ebooks which you can download on our main website.
If you want to try Trademate Sports, a signalling tool for value bets, then you can get a free 7 Day Trial on our website.
We cover a wide arrange of topics such as:
MUST READ ARTICLES
- How Does Value Occur in Sports Betting
- Big Data Analysis: Is Trademate Sports Profitable?
- Closing Line: The Most Important Metric in Sports Trading and Betting
- Tutorial: Setting Up Your Tradefeed Presets in Trademate Sports
- Bankroll Management and Stake Sizing in Sports Betting with The Kelly Criterion
- How To Reduce Variance in Sports Betting
FUNDAMENTAL SPORTS BETTING CONCEPTS

- The Concept of Value Betting
- Key Betting Concepts
- Guides to Improve Your Sports Betting
- Odds Types in Sports Betting Explained
- Tips & Rookie Betting Mistakes You Should Avoid
- How to Go From Winning Poker Player to Winning Sports Bettor: The Similarities and Differences between playing Poker and Sports Betting Explained.
SPORTS BETTING STATISTICS
- Expected Value Explained
- Variance in Sports Betting Explained
- The Law of Large Numbers Explained
- Sports Betting Market Efficiency Explained
- Stake Sizing and Sports Betting Bankroll Management with the Kelly Criterion Explained
- Big Data Analysis of Bets Placed by Trademate Users
SPORTS BETTING STRATEGY
- What Is Value Betting and Why Does It Work?
- The 3 Sports Betting Strategies That Actually Work: Value Betting, Matched Betting and Arbitrage Betting
- Sports Betting as an Investment
- Sports Betting Bankroll and Risk Management
- Strategies for Avoiding Bookmaker Limitations
THE JOURNEY TO BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS BETTOR AND WHAT IT IS LIKE TO MAKE A LIVING FROM SPORTS BETTING.
- How to Become a Professional Sports Bettor and Make a Living from Sports Betting
- The Journey to Become a Professional Sports Bettor with Matias
- Jonas Gjelstad: Professional Sports Bettor
- Joe Ingram Podcast with Jonas Gjelstad
- The Odds Millionaire, NRK P3 Interview with Jonas Gjelstad.
- Betting Stories from Jonas Gjelstad and Marius Norheim
SPORTS TRADING VIDEO STREAMS
- Trading Europe Videos: Streaming the Journey from Punter to Professional Sports Bettor
- Learnings about the journey from Punter to Professional Sports Bettor
REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS AND MEDIA COVERAGE OF TRADEMATE SPORTS
TUTORIALS OF TRADEMATE SPORTS
- Tutorial: Trademate Core Tutorial
- Tutorial: Trademate Pro Tutorial
- Tutorial: Setting Up Your Tradefeed Presets in Trademate Sports
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Trademate Sports and how to use the software.
- Tutorial: Tips on How to Get the Most out of Trademate Sports
- Big Data Analysis: Is Trademate Sports Profitable?
THE TRADEMATE SPORTS YOUTUBE CHANNEL
- How Sports Betting Odds Work
- From Poker to Sports Betting
- Fundamental Sports Betting Concepts Explained
- Videos on Sports Trading
- Videos on Sports Betting Strategy
- Trading Europe: Sports Trading Video Streams
- Jonas Gjelstad on Poker and Sports Betting (In Norwegian)
NEWS ABOUT TRADEMATE SPORTS
By Marius Meling Norheim
