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Reasoning with Sabermetrics: Applying Statistical Science to Baseball's Tough Questions

by Gabriel B. Costa

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Being You: A New Science of Consciousness

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The Logic Of Sports Betting

by Ed Miller

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Logical Complexity

I knew virtually nothing about sports betting until I read this book. It interested me from the standpoint of the “logic” in the title. Additionally, I’m interested in complexity, networks, and systems, and sports betting falls unde
Logical Complexity

I knew virtually nothing about sports betting until I read this book. It interested me from the standpoint of the “logic” in the title. Additionally, I’m interested in complexity, networks, and systems, and sports betting falls under the aegis of each. This book is not about how to make money in sports betting; rather, it is a logical overview of how the process works.

Logic is broken into three sections: the first is outlines how sportsbooks work; the second addresses the logic involved in sportsbook betting; and the third gives an overview of how to identify good and bad bets.

The authors know the subject well: the back-cover blurb describes Miller as “a best-selling (over 300,000 copies sold) author of books on poker and gambling,” while Davidow is a “sports modeler” and co-founder of two sports analytics firms.

Unlike other casino games, the authors point out that sports betting really is “unique because it’s the only game where you are, in fact, playing against the house.” Other games like slots, blackjack, and poker are set up simply to collect the bettor’s losses. However, in sports betting, “The house is an active participant. It’s your main, direct adversary. [Sports betting] is a zero-sum game. Either you will win, and the house will lose the same amount. Or the house will win, and you will lose.” Additionally, sports betting is a multiplayer game, played indirectly with other bettors.

The authors sum up the book’s scope and intent thusly: “This book is about the logic of sports betting. It’s not a guide to becoming a professional bettor, and in particular, there is one key area of professional betting I don’t cover—data analytics and modeling. It’s possible to win a little at sports if you don’t do much data work, but it’s impossible to win a lot without diving deeply into the data. What I cover in this book is all required knowledge to bet professionally, but it is not enough on its own” (pp. 9-10).

I am a stickler for titles of nonfiction books. Titles should describe the contents. Many don’t (see here, here, and here; I also give examples of properly titled books). But The Logic of Sports Betting is about exactly what the title says, and it does that very well. ...more "

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