Sharp Sports Betting

by Stanford Wong

Sharp Sports Betting explains the logic and math for making intelligent sports wagers, including analyses of parlays, teasers, and props. Provides in-depth discussions of money lines vs. pointspreads; and more.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction

380 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

John Ferguson, known by his pen name, Stanford Wong, is a gambling author best known for his book Professional Blackjack, first published in 1975. Wong's computer program "Blackjack Analyzer", initially created for personal use, was one of the first pieces of commercially available blackjack odds analyzing software. Wong has appeared on TV multiple times as a blackjack tournament contestant or as a gambling expert. He owns a publishing house, Pi Yee Press, which has published books by other gambling authors including King Yao.

Reviews

[Bradley Rousseau · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent book for sports betting fans. it’s a simple way to make money, but simply strategies are rarely easily implemented. huge fan of the book, and other resources referenced.
moreover, this book contains first principles that can benefit anyone taking a wide variety of risks.

[Jan Var · Rating 5 out of 5]

Táto kniha je často považovaná za jednu z najlepších príručiek pre serióznych športových stávkarov. Kniha sa zameriava na matematiku a logiku za športovými stávkami, pričom vysvetľuje kľúčové koncepty ako kurzové stávky, parlays a teasers. Wong sa tiež detailne venuje stávkovaniu na NFL, čo je hlavnou oblasťou záujmu pre väčšinu stávkarov v USA. Aj keď je kniha vhodná najmä pre začiatočníkov a stredne pokročilých stávkarov, aj skúsenejší hráči si v nej nájdu užitočné informácie.

Napriek tomu, že kniha ponúka skvelý základ pre pochopenie správnych stávkových postupov, niektoré časti, ako informácie o teaseroch a nákupe bodov, sú považované za zastarané. Ak nemáte skúsenosti so športovými stávkami, táto kniha môže byť dobrým začiatkom, avšak odporúča sa prečítať si aj ďalšie zdroje, aby ste získali čo najširší obraz o stávkovej stratégii. Celkovo ide o dôležitú publikáciu pre každého, kto sa chce v športových stávkach zlepšiť.

[Larissa Ortiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hi everyone, I’ve been enjoying the comments here about Sharp Sports Betting and it’s great to see so many thoughtful takes on the strategy side of wagering. While reading the book definitely helped me sharpen my approach, I also found it useful to look at the broader history of how betting has evolved over time. From my own experience, this information gave me a fresh perspective that tied classic prediction methods to today’s digital platforms. It even made the context around different MelBet reviews more meaningful, especially when considering how modern systems fit into the bigger picture. Overall, combining historical insight with practical strategy made this discussion even more rewarding for me.

[William Doo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Football is my favorite sport, and I'm currently betting on English Premier League matches. I often visit the onex bed website to watch live football matches and analyze statistics for smart bets. This is exactly what I've always been looking for. Visit the 1xbet bookmaker website and explore the football events available for betting; I'm sure the high odds will impress you.

[Alexander · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little dated, but a good primer on some of the basics of sports betting and how to identify sharp bets. Of limited value if betting on the NFL markets isn't your focus.

[Jaroslav Tuček · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great introduction to sports betting if you are new to the topic - its coverage of available bet types and the extensive glossary will be especially helpful. As to explaining "the math and logic" of sports bets however, that's got to be a joke. All you get is a bunch of Excel models prepared by the author with their explanations being invariably beyond the scope of the book. Decide yourself if this is what you expect from the book.

[Matt Skains · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first book to read about sports betting. The information is easy to understand and the tables are very helpful to look back on as reference material. I can't imagine many books do a better job of taking someone from ground zero to knowledgable novice.