Thanks for visiting my blog. I post free picks -- in a sort of "play of the day" format -- and have been doing decently. I also post articles related to sports betting from time to time. Today, I wanted to highlight one of my favorite sports betting websites (Sportsinsights.com), especially because their blog helped me to pick up two units last night. (The big NBA games: Boston-Chicago; Nuggets)
Some of my favorite sports-related links are at the bottom of this blog. (My blog reading list is posted on the right-hand-side.) Sportsinsights is my favorite site because I believe they offer a "real edge" in the sports gambling arena. They collect and analyze betting lines from several real offshore sportsbooks. More importantly, they have access to betting percentages that can be used to "poll" public sentiment and get an idea where contrarian line value might exist.
I have known the guys at Sportsinsights for many years -- and think they are stand-up guys. Full disclosure: I have even done some research with Sportsinsights data and collaborated on their series of books. I have performed solid academic research and have shown that a contrarian approach to sports betting provides an edge (at a statistically significant level). Their "square plays" and "best bets" perform decently and are "true" pre-published results.
Unfortunately, even Sportsinsights does not claim to have some magic formula. Many of their approaches are in the 53%-56% level. However, I would rather take a small -- but real -- edge, than have my head in the clouds...
I DO try to improve results with other handicapping methods -- but that's for another blog post.
