Betting Analysis & Tools

If you’re new to sports betting, there’s a strong probability that you’ve hit a wall and had to Google a bunch of jargon (“What is a void bet?”, “What is…

Prop betting can be fun and whimsical, but there are also important idiosyncrasies that knowing will help your prop betting success.

The Over/Under is how a Totals bet works. Along with the Moneyline and the Point Spread, it makes up the trinity of basic sports betting.

The sportsbook doesn’t always get it right. The favorite doesn’t always win. Occasionally, the sporting gods flip the script – cue the upset.

An Outright bet is a bet placed on the final result of a competition, or tournament, rather than on the result of any given match. Examples of outright bets would…

A moneyline bet is the simplest bet in sports betting: It is a bet on the winner of an event.

How to identify an underdog and understanding what that means for your betting is indispensable for anyone new to sports bettor.

How to identify the favorite and understanding what that means before you bet is the first step for any sports bettor.

The key to a successful long-term sports betting strategy is managing your bankroll. Margins in sports betting are extremely thin – after accounting for standard vig of -110, breakeven means…

When we talk about sharp betting, we’re talking about looking for value. Do we know anything that the bookie doesn’t, or at least, anything that doesn’t seem to be priced…

KYC is a common acronym that stands for Know Your Client, a process that some online sportsbooks may ask you to go through to provide identification for legal purposes.

Every sportsbook will charge you a fee to place a bet with them, and this is known as “vig” – short for “vigorish”. Vig may also be called “juice” (or…

Sharp bettors are professional bettors who have been able to maintain long-term winning records. As such, their opinion is respected by sportsbooks. Sharp bettors will always shop for the best…

When oddsmakers set the moneyline, the odds assigned to each side of the bet are the opening odds. As bets start to come in, those odds will move and change…

Once bets start to come in, a bookmaker will start to adjust the moneyline to equalize its risk. If a lot of action is coming in on the underdog, the…

Your stake is the amount you choose to wager on a bet. When placing bets online, this is also your “bet amount” If a bet Pushes, a bettor usually gets…

There are different ways that sportsbook can display their odds on an event. In the US, it is common to see American odds. In American odds, the favorite appears with…

A teaser combines three or more spread wagers into a single bet and allows the bettor to adjust the spreads favorably. The bettor gets to choose how much to adjust…

Wager – Can be a noun, as in a bet, or the amount that you bet; or a verb, as in, to bet.

Winnings – the money you make, above and beyond your stake, thanks to placing a winning bet. Winnings can be multiplied quickly when reassigned as part of a parlay betting…

Win and Loss are self-explanatory, but a Push is where

A parlay is a type of bet in which multiple bets, or legs, are connected. The winnings from the previous bet are rolled over into the next bet, or new…