The Logic Of Sports Betting

by Ed Miller, Matthew Davidow

How do sportsbooks make their lines? Which types of bets are the best? Can you beat the house? The Logic Of Sports Betting answers all these questions and more with a dash of humor and a whole lot of real talk about how it all works. Peek behind the counter and learn how sportsbooks operate. Combine that insider knowledge with why-didn’t-I-think-of-that sports betting logic, and you have the winning formula. Ed Miller is a best-selling (over 300,000 copies sold) author of books on poker and gambling. This is his first book on sports betting, but maybe his favorite book to write so far. Matthew Davidow is a sports modeler, using proprietary methods to beat major sports betting markets for over 15 years, and co-founding two leading private sports analytics firms along the way. What people are saying about The Logic Of Sports Betting : "Matt and Ed are two of the smartest minds in sports betting." - Rufus Peabody, professional sports bettor "As a sportsbook employee for 30-plus years, I find it difficult to read or watch anything about sports betting. But I could not put The Logic Of Sports Betting down. It’s that good." - Robert Walker, Las Vegas bookmaker

Genres: Sports

237 pages, Paperback

Published May 17, 2019

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very solid review of how markets are set up and evolve which is valuable information for newer bettors. The betting strategies were weaker but still a good read - maybe a bit dry though.

[Kris Sander · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative; well worth the listen or read!

[wallstreb · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a good book if you’re a math nerd. I need Betting for Dummies. 🤣

[David Ball · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much to say - pretty advanced book on how betting shops set odds with suggestions on how to identify weak lines that could be potentially exploited. Probably more detail than I wanted - not sure I completely got my head around the various ways to quote the probabilities.