Can anyone reccomend a good book(s) on beting ML Baseball?
November 30th, 2009 at 2:01:54 PM
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So far this year I have been "paper betting" on the NFL to test my analysis and ideas. (It's online, search my username on google.) However, even if I make a bit of a go at that, no sports-bettor I have ever read says you can really make it on betting just the NFL--there just aren't enough games.
With that in mind I want to learn to bet baseball and need to read up on the subject. While I am not completely ignorant of the rules of the game, I have just a basic understanding of the finer points. I figure that only partially matters as I can learn the stats that matter most and go from there.
So, I am looking for a book(s) that will explain what stats matter most and some basic handicapping for the game. I want a book on BETTING baseball, not any other part of the game. Baseball teams are "bets" to me and little if anything more.
Thanks!
With that in mind I want to learn to bet baseball and need to read up on the subject. While I am not completely ignorant of the rules of the game, I have just a basic understanding of the finer points. I figure that only partially matters as I can learn the stats that matter most and go from there.
So, I am looking for a book(s) that will explain what stats matter most and some basic handicapping for the game. I want a book on BETTING baseball, not any other part of the game. Baseball teams are "bets" to me and little if anything more.
Thanks!
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November 30th, 2009 at 4:04:33 PM
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Sorry, I don't know of any books on that topic. I'd be interested to hear recommendations for statistics-based handicapping books for any sport.
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November 30th, 2009 at 4:17:14 PM
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I know this isn't what you're looking for, but it might guide you in the right direction. Chapter 4 of Michael Lewis' Moneyball gives a short historical background of baseball statistics. It mentions annual statistical publications such as "Baseball Abstract" and "Elias Baseball Analyst". I have no idea if these are still published, but no doubt there is something out there since there are probably more stats on baseball than all other sports combined.
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February 6th, 2010 at 6:50:53 PM
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dont know of any books on betting baseball, but I make a good living from betting baseball, and I can tell you this. 43% of the time underdogs win! Dont know if this has stood the history of baseball, but I know 1st hand that this has happened like clockwork the past 5 years that I have bet it. now the 43% may seem low but with average odds of +135-+195 it turns a great profit every year
February 8th, 2010 at 8:43:32 AM
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Quote: cartytaydont know of any books on betting baseball, but I make a good living from betting baseball, and I can tell you this. 43% of the time underdogs win! Dont know if this has stood the history of baseball, but I know 1st hand that this has happened like clockwork the past 5 years that I have bet it. now the 43% may seem low but with average odds of +135-+195 it turns a great profit every year
This is the kind of thing I was looking for. Do you have any further breakdown on home/away dogs?
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