James Williams Here’s a question I hear from friends pretty often. Can you bet on sports online? The answer, of course, is yes, you can bet on sports online. In fact, you’ve been able to bet on sports online for a long time. It’s only recently become a legal activity in the United States, though. Previously, you … Read more
College football teams run the ball a lot more than they pass it. In 2021, just 45 of the 130 teams in Division 1 college football passed the ball more than 50% of the time, which was actually a high-water mark. In the 2003-2004 season, that number was more like 36. Despite this, quarterbacks and … Read more
Bad beats happen. Games of chance produce wild swings of wins and losses, a natural variance that the human mind perceives as good or bad luck. Without risk, gambling wouldn’t exist. The specter of losing is always hovering over the roulette wheel, the poker table, and the sportsbook counter. The ability to recover from a … Read more
Want to know how to bet on the Super Bowl in 2022? Here’s what you need to know first: The Super Bowl is the final game of the NFL season, a championship game played between the winners of the two NFL Conference Championships. Played on the first Sunday of February, the game rewards its winner … Read more
The Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, are the biggest awards Hollywood gives itself. Held annually, Oscar Night is the biggest star-studded event in the American film industry. Knowing how to bet on the Oscars can make it even more fun for someone watching at home. The purpose of the Academy Awards is to reward … Read more
In the zoo that is collegiate amateur sports, college basketball is a different kind of animal. Baseball and football move along in an orderly fashion, with early-season non-conference matchups followed by a regular-season of conference opponents, ending in a conference championship. College basketball has tournaments beginning in the first week of the regular season. If … Read more
Have you ever been asked how do parlays work? I’ve been asked this question so many times that I decided to write a quick post about it to point people to the post every time I get asked this question. A parlay is a sports bet on two or more teams in a combination bet. … Read more
Have you ever heard the term betting unit and wondered how much is a unit in betting? I always find it interesting how gamblers use some terms that you don’t hear anywhere else or that mean something different than they mean in other contexts. It turns out that the term betting unit is simple, but … Read more
There’s no bigger event in baseball than the World Series. It’s a global sports event drawing in viewers and press from around the world. Betting during the World Series is likewise massive, with sportsbooks stuffed with casual bettors who may not place a bet on a single game at any other time of the year. … Read more
Too many baseball bettors are complaining that they lose too often while building their handicapping strategy on ancient statistics. This is like driving a horse and buggy and complaining that it takes you too long to get to work. If you’re still comparing pitchers using ERA, or if you’re stuck analyzing hitters through their batting … Read more