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What Are Blackjack Side Bets?Side bets are bonus bets placed on a round of Blackjack on outcomes beyond whether the player or dealer will win. The majority are staked at the start of the round before the cards have been dealt alongside regular bets and many have fixed odds that usually offer greater payouts than the simple 2:1 rewarded for beating the dealer.Play Blackjack at Pinnacle Casino

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Side bets provide an exciting way to make Blackjack games more interesting whilst offering you a greater number of ways to win. So what are side bets, what side bets are available and are they worth it? Read on to find out.

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Finding a niche market in betting can often lead to value. This can be anything from specialist knowledge of handball betting to extensive experience in betting on Japanese baseball. Providing you know more than the bookmaker, there is money to be made.  &lt;Bet on soccer at Pinnacle&gt; They also make for interesting and potentially profitable bets, as they can be a little more reliable

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A corner is one of the most inexplicably exciting events in soccer. Only around three per cent of them lead to a goal, but you can guarantee that the attacking team’s fans will roar their approval and encouragement if their team are awarded one. Read on to find out how you can benefit from betting on corners.

Corners betting in soccer: Value in a lesser-known market

Poisson Distribution is a mathematical concept for translating mean averages into a probability for variable outcomes across a distribution. For example, if we know Manchester City average 1.7 goals per game, so by putting the Poisson Distribution formula tells us that this average equates to Manchester City&nbsp;scoring 0 goals 18.3% of the time, 1 goal 31% of the time, 2 goals 26.4% of the time and 3 goals 15% of the time.

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Poisson Distribution: Predict the score in soccer betting

What is Expected Value?The amount a player can expect to win or lose if they were to place a bet on the same odds many times over, calculated through a simple equation multiplying your probability of winning with the amount you could win per bet, and subtracting the probability of losing multiplied by the amount lost per bet.A simple example of Expected Value (EV) put into practice -&nbsp;if you were

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The Expected Value of a bet shows us how much we can expect to win (on average) per bet, and as such is the most valuable calculation a bettor can make when comparing bookmakers' odds. How can you calculate Expected Value in sports betting in order to predict your winnings? Read on to find out.

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<h3>How to predict draws in soccer</h3>
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<p>Betting on the <strong>handicap</strong> and <a href="/betting-resources/en/betting-strategy/how-to-bet-on-over-under-goals/y3w2nwkhszcm7k88">over/under</a> markets has become increasingly popular in <a href="/betting-resources/en/soccer/the-ultimate-soccer-betting-guide/94w2r4cmm4c5ucuz">soccer betting</a> in recent years. However, the 1X2 is still the most popular market. Additionally, due to the low scoring nature of the sport, soccer bettors are often keen to take advantage of the high odds offered for a draw.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>In the simplest possible terms, betting is about finding odds that aren’t a true reflection of the outcome probability. Bettors will often focus on particular sports or markets to find such examples and given that a draw is more likely in soccer than most other sports, it is usually a popular choice.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This article is a great starting point for anyone looking to take advantage of inflated draw odds in betting - it explains how to calculate the probability of different potential draw outcomes and how to know when a value bet is on offer.</p>
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<p>The most recent MLB season and dramatic World Series win for the Houston Astros meant baseball gained plenty of new fans in 2017. With the increase in the sport’s popularity, many people wanted to know more about how baseball works and how to bet on it.</p>
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<h3>How to calculate expected goals in soccer</h3>
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<p>The emergence of the expected goals metric (xG) encapsulates how the use of data has permeated the mainstream in soccer betting in 2017. Still often the subject of debate regarding its practical uses, the use of xG is no longer confined to the analytics community.</p>
<p>Expected goals now sits alongside traditional statistics such as possession, shots on target and number of corners for any given soccer match. Although on the surface it appears complex, Pinnacle’s explanation of <a href="/betting-resources/en/soccer/how-to-calculate-expected-goals-for-soccer-matches/jesjh3rkxcmuf9ty">how to calculate expected goals</a> has proven to be popular amongst readers who then expand their knowledge and learn about <a href="/betting-resources/en/soccer/expected-goals-model-analysis/mep2n9vmg5ctw99d">different expected goals models</a> and <a href="/betting-resources/en/soccer/exptected-goals-premier-league-prediction/4tl2zufyl8y9ykv6">how to use it in betting</a>.</p>
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<p>While sport-specific articles are often popular with Betting Resources regulars, so too are the articles that focus on the <strong>psychological aspects of betting</strong>. Beyond learning about different sports and betting strategies, learning more about things like <a href="/betting-resources/en/betting-psychology/hindsight-bias-in-sports-betting/tan2xl4mb4rb7ah5">behavioural biases</a> are a great way to inform your betting.</p>
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<p>A lot of bettors visit Betting Resources in the hope that the articles can help them make consistent profits, and while most of Pinnacle’s articles explain what you should do to become a successful bettor, this article has been popular as it explains what you shouldn’t do.</p>
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<h3>Staking: One method to improve your betting</h3>
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<p>An article that explains the different staking methods used in betting and assesses which one produces the best results is bound to be one of the most popular betting-related articles online. This particular article regularly features in <strong>Pinnacle’s list of most popular articles</strong> and it’s easy to see why.</p>
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<p>One of the first things anyone serious about betting wants to learn about is bankroll management. The questions that will often get asked are; what is a staking method? Why should I use one? What are the options, and which one is best? This article keeps things simple and answers all of those questions in a way that novice bettors will find easy to understand.</p>
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The top five most popular betting articles of 2017

With various types of articles covering a wide range of sports, bettors have plenty to choose from in terms of reading material at Pinnacle. Find out which articles have been the most popular in 2017.

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Pinnacle’s Betting Resources published its 1,000th betting-related article in 2017. With various types of articles covering a wide range of sports, bettors have plenty to choose from in terms of reading material. But which articles have been the most popular in 2017? Read on to find out.