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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.

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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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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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We have a team of editors and writers at Pinnacle, as well as a collection of external contributors, ranging from university lecturers and renowned authors, to ex-traders and esteemed sports experts. Collectively, the Pinnacle team and external contributors produce the educational content within Betting Resources.

<h3>What is a Discussion Day?</h3>

If you don’t follow <a href="https://twitter.com/PinnacleSports">Pinnacle on Twitter</a>&nbsp;already or haven’t read the recap of our <a href="https://www.pinnacle.com/en/betting-articles/soccer/a-look-back-at-our-soccer-betting-discussion-day">soccer betting Discussion Day</a>, you may&nbsp;be wondering what a Discussion Day is. In short, it is another example of Pinnacle doing something that no other bookmaker does - educating bettors.&nbsp;
A Discussion Day occurs once a month and is&nbsp;about a particular sport or betting theme -&nbsp;giving bettors a chance to ask any questions they might have. Using expert writers, professional bettors and even Pinnacle traders, we aim to answer every question and discuss any topic that will&nbsp;empower our followers’ betting.

<h3>What did bettors want to know?</h3>

NFL bettors will know there are multiple factors to consider when betting in the regular season - and perhaps even more so for the Super Bowl. During our Discussion Day, everything from how Pinnacle sets lines, to where bettors can&nbsp;find value&nbsp;was covered.

<h3>The importance of certain players</h3>

The beauty of the Super Bowl is that it can be decided by one piece of magic from an individual player or an unforgettable mistake from someone else. The quarter back often takes centre stage in the NFL and plenty of our followers wanted to know what value, in terms of odds, could be placed on the head of Tom Brady and Matt Ryan.
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As you would expect, both players have a major influence on their team’s odds - Tom Brady’s absence would have moved the line from Atlanta +3 to Atlanta -3.5. If Matt Ryan were unable to play, the New England Patriots would have moved from a 3 point favourite to double-digit favourites.

<h3>What market should you bet on?</h3>

There’s a big difference between understanding the types of bet that are available and what markets you should bet on. We’ve previously explained the <a href="https://www.pinnacle.com/en/betting-articles/football/basic-nfl-betting">basic NFL bet types</a> in an article, but several of our followers wanted to know how to find the value in these markets.
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The aim of the game is to find discrepancies in odds - this could be in various markets, including Money Line, Handicap or Totals. The Super Bowl also offers a whole host of Specials markets, but as advised in our analysis of <a href="https://www.pinnacle.com/en/betting-articles/football/super-bowl-coin-toss-betting">Super Bowl coin toss betting</a>, some of these are merely bet on for fun. Our articles on using <a href="https://www.pinnacle.com/en/betting-articles/football/spread-betting">Pythagorean theorem</a> and <a href="https://www.pinnacle.com/en/betting-articles/football/yards-per-play-betting">yards per play</a> rankings to form a betting strategy highlight how bettors can profit from the Handicap market when betting on the NFL and Super Bowl.

<h3>Using stats to your advantage</h3>

Pinnacle has always promoted an analytical approach to betting - using stats and strategies is one of the main methods that bettors can use to improve results. There are countless statistics available to NFL bettors for both individual players and teams, but some struggle to pinpoint which stats are the most useful in terms of betting.
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Yards per play rankings and net yards per pass attempt against opposition defence allowance are examples of more common statistic used for the basis of betting strategies. How often a team wins or loses close games and their&nbsp;Over/Under record can also be very informative.

<h3>Other factors to consider</h3>

Most bettors are aware of the impact <a href="https://www.pinnacle.com/en/betting-articles/football/nfl-hfa-factors">home field advantage</a> (HFA) can have on NFL betting. However, some of these bettors have struggled to quantify the value&nbsp;of HFA during the playoffs and in the build up to the Super Bowl.
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It is important to note that&nbsp;during the playoffs, divisional home teams have a bye week - this means HFA doesn’t just apply to the venue the teams play in but the amount of rest each side has before playoff games. As for the&nbsp;Super Bowl itself, being&nbsp;held at a neutral venue meant the potential HFA effect for either New England Patriots or Atlanta Falcons was very limited. The venue was also at the centre of other questions we were asked during the Discussion Day.
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Weather is another external factor that any sharp NFL bettor will analyse before betting. Once again, the Super Bowl venue (the NRG Stadium) reduced any potential effect this could have - this time because it has a roof that can be opened or closed depending on the weather. It is still always worth thinking about what the <a href="https://www.pinnacle.com/en/betting-articles/football/impact-of-the-weather-on-nfl-betting">wind speed</a> might mean for NFL betting though.

The NFL season might be over, but at least there's plenty of time to refine your betting strategies and learn as much as you can before it all starts again. Want to learn more about NFL betting? Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/PinnacleSports">Pinnacle&nbsp;on Twitter</a>.

Two weeks ago, the world was tuning into Super Bowl LI. To celebrate one of the biggest events in the sporting calendar, Pinnacle hosted a Super Bowl Discussion Day on Twitter with a panel of experts, including our leading NFL trader, answering all kinds of questions about Super Bowl betting. Read on for the insightful advice that was shared.