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The wealth of available data and sheer volume of games played during an MLB season make it an attractive betting proposition. However, in order to be successful whbetting on baseball, you need to avoid the common mistakes people make. Read on to…

Despite all of the preparation that takes place before the start of a soccer match, one small stroke of luck and a goal for either team can change everything in an instant. Analyzing how teams react and how the game changes is crucial for live…

Previously confined to a small sports data community, the expected goals metric now features among other common soccer statistics such as possession, shots on target and number of fouls committed. However, there are numerous approaches to expected…

While Betting Resources aims to educate bettors about everything from the basics of betting to predictive models, some bettors still fall into the common traps that inhibit success. This article provides a basic explanation of the common mistakes…

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a sport that has enjoyed thoroughly increased interest during the last decade, and as a consequence it has also become popular to bet on. So what is MMA, how do MMA fights work, and how should you approach betting on…

To be profitable in the betting markets, a bettor needs two things: an edge over the bookmaker and a well-disciplined staking method. In this article, Joseph Buchdahl calculates the profitability and chances of bankruptcy for five different…

Baseball betting is often cited as one of the most popular markets for sharp bettors. With thousands of yearly fixtures creating a large sample size to apply an analytical approach, learning how to bet on baseball could be the key to successful…

Soccer bettors will know there are countless factors that can influence the result of a match, but how important is it to take the weather into consideration before betting on soccer? Can a change in pitch conditions alter the outcome of your bet…

Unlike higher scoring sports, such as rugby and American football, a soccer match has a significant chance of ending up as a draw. In this article, our soccer expert, Mark Taylor, shows how to predict which matches are more likely to end in a draw…

Soccer forums are full of perceived wisdom that is largely unsupported by actual data and often overstates the likelihood of an event occurring. In this article, Mark Taylor puts the 2-1 scoreline to the test by examining all instances of a…