How to Use the Odds Calculator Enter the odds in your preferred format and instantly view how they are converted into other popular types. You may also manually adjust the bet amount in USD to calculate what your payout would be based on the odds provided. Just hit the reset button if you’d like to… Read More »
Learn About Online Betting Vegas Sports Betting Reading Lines Points Spreads Moneylines Totals Learning how sports betting odds work can be intimidating at first, but our guide will teach you how to read odds in no time! This primer is designed for beginners who are curious about common wagering practices and terms. Learn to Bet… Read More »
Most square bettors tend to ride the favorites more often than they bet on an underdog in baseball. The average joe sees the team that should win and looks at the other team as the one who should to lose. Losing is no fun. That makes it tough for a lot of amateur bettors. They can’t… Read More »
Jump to Basics Payouts Best Numbers 6-Points 6.5-Points 7-Points 10-Points Totals I have been making profits betting NFL teasers for years and my teaser of the week has become one of the most visited pages on the site due to its consistent success. Simply put, they are beatable and you should add this bet type to your gambling arsenal… Read More »
Jump to Basics Payouts Key Numbers 6-Points 7-Points 10-Points It’s amazing how easy it is to profit betting college football teasers. That is of course as long as you bet them properly. If you are looking to expand your NCAA football handicapping, you came to the right spot. This article has everything you need at… Read More »
Most people have bet on, or at least heard of, teasers for football. Yet, in basketball these are one of the most overlooked types of wagers available. Informed and disciplined bettors can make a lot of money with college basketball and NBA teasers. To be prepared open accounts at multiple books before the season starts. Then you can shop the… Read More »
Welcome to the biggest and best baseball handicapping guide on the planet. Trying to handicap the MLB is no easy task. That’s why we’ve assembled a comprehensive list of tools and resources to help you beat the sportsbooks! Bet with Reduced Juice at 5Dimes and Save this season! Handicapping Major League Baseball: Finding What Works… Read More »
New to the industry? An understanding of how to bet or how to handicap games are critical to getting started. However, none of that matters if you don’t manage your bankroll properly. That’s why I created this article on the keys to money management when betting on sports. Before we get into it, there are… Read More »
Many novice bettors are told to stick only to straight bets. That’s because they don’t do the work or research to make wise investments with teasers and parlays. You too may have been told that parlay wagers are considered sucker bets. That’s not accurate at all. There are several instances where betting parlays is a profitable… Read More »
How accurate are oddsmakers at setting totals as the size of the total rises? Our theory coming in was that as totals get bigger, oddsmaker accuracy would get worse. After all, you would expect a greater margin for error with more points scored. We went back through hundreds of totals and ran the standard deviation… Read More »
In a game that has less scoring, it would make sense that oddsmakers would be more accurate on the lines. The less total points scored by either team should make it much easier to determine the final score. The more accurate the line is at certain totals could be a great resource in several different… Read More »
This article is meant to help further your sports betting knowledge when it comes to parlays. The first thing we will cover is understanding what this bet is and how it works. We’ll also look at how the odds are calculated, payouts, house advantage, and benefits for making these wagers. Definition: Also known as combos,… Read More »
A question I am often asked is, “Should I hedge my parlay?” Well, first things first, I am not a fan of parlays unless they are correlated. Generally speaking, it is not a good way to consistently turn a profit. With that said, like so many things in life, parlays can be fun in moderation. I’d be… Read More »
When it comes to wagering money on sports, everyone seems to have “gut” feelings or predispositions to certain situations that they believe gives them an advantage. The problem with these feelings is that while they may appear rational at first blush, most do not hold up, either mathematically or when tested against historical results. Sign… Read More »
Just how accurate are the oddsmakers as point spreads change and grow? Most people would predict that as spreads increase in size, the accuracy of the oddsmakers at predicting the final score should fall. What we’ve done is examined the standard deviation on the ATS (against the spread) margin of thousands of games in all… Read More »
The table below shows the most common final combined scores for nearly 32,000 MLB games. This information is useful for those making wagers on the diamond. It allows them to see how often each number hits. MLB Key Numbers For Handicapping & Making Bets on Baseball Totals “Runs” represents the final score of each game.… Read More »
Losing can be a difficult habit to break. If you don’t take the right steps to correct your previous mistakes, you are going to continue to see similar results. The same principles holds true when it comes to betting baseball. You have to be willing to learn something from each loss and use it to your advantage… Read More »
Want to add a little more flavor to your MLB betting this season? You should add baseball series betting to your repertoire. WWagering on this is not the most common bet, and it is one that many bettors aren’t even aware of. In case you aren’t exactly sure what I’m referring to, this is what I mean.… Read More »
One of the key factors that amateur bettors routinely forget to check is the weather. Knowing the temperature and the direction the wind is blowing can drastically improve your baseball betting. Those that do look at the weather, typically only use it to determine whether a game might go over or under the total, but… Read More »
Understanding How to Bet & Handicap Winning Parlay Picks in Baseball How Parlays Work Most of you reading this article are likely already familiar with how parlays work. But, I wanted to take a quick second and explain it for anyone who isn’t familiar with this type of wager. A parlay is a single bet… Read More »
Have you ever wondered what the chances of a team winning was based off of the money line for the game? That’s a key part of understanding money line bets. The following chart shows how likely a team is to win based off the odds. This is helpful in handicapping because you can see just… Read More »
What is the advantage of home court in college basketball? Ask that question to five different people and you will get five different answers. Almost all of them are likely to give you a number between 3 and 6 points. The truth of the matter is that there is no simple answer to your question. The… Read More »
My goal at Boyd’s Bets has always been to help clients make money through following my picks. But, I also want every one of my visitors and clients to gain knowledge about beating the books. Below I’ve listed some important general tips to be aware of when breaking down games. I’ve also added links to more information for… Read More »
It’s time to bust some sports betting myths that I continue to hear year after year after year. These kinds of rumors are taken at face value simply because they “sound right.” But, you need to get rid of these biases when handicapping sports. Sometimes these beliefs are accepted because it serves some purpose in explaining losing wagers.… Read More »
Prepare to take your college basketball betting to the next level with the most comprehensive handicapping guide ever assembled. Using our complete list of tips and resources you will be extremely well-equipped to take on the sportsbooks from the regular season to the NCAA Tournament! Sign up at Bovada and get a 50% welcome bonus… Read More »
One way to handicap games is to use situations. Not surprisingly this method is called situational handicapping. Situational handicapping is one of the best ways to beat the NBA and NFL odds. What Are Situations? There are circumstances surrounding every single game. Some simple examples are previous game, upcoming game, weather, time of day, and… Read More »
Home field or court advantage doesn’t always mean talking about who wins most often at home. That’s part of it. But, what we really want to quantify when handicapping sports is how much it influences the score. The best way to figure this out is to compare the home/road splits from comparable schedules. This gives us an idea of how many… Read More »
How much is it worth to each team in the NHL to play on their home ice? It is common knowledge that playing at home is an advantage to teams in every sport, but what is not as clear is how much of an advantage it is. We looked at every regular season NHL game… Read More »
Welcome to the most comprehensive NCAA football betting guide on the planet! We’ve compiled an exhaustive list of resources with one goal in mind: to help you win more of your wagers! Bet with Reduced Juice at 5Dimes and Save this season! There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Quality Information To be sure, you… Read More »
The easiest way to guarantee to make money betting on sports is arbitrage betting, also known as miracle bets or sure bets. These cases occur when bookmakers have different opinions on a game and a bettor can make a profit regardless of the outcome. Obviously the bookmakers do not love people who place arb bets.… Read More »
What is a Teaser Bet? What is a teaser? Simply put, a teaser is very similar to a parlay but with adjusted point spreads and a reduced payout. Essentially you are “buying” a set number of points. For example, in the NFL a 2-team, 6-point teaser if fairly common. If you like the Patriots -7.5… Read More »
Halftime betting has increased in popularity recently. Basically this is just a bet that is made at halftime of a game and is graded based on how the second half and overtime shake out. The game essentially starts over at 0-0 when the second half starts. You can take advantage of these halftime bets to… Read More »
Every team gets an edge playing in front of the home crowd. But, do you know exactly how much home field is worth for each MLB team? If you simply look at the league average over the years, you’ll find playing in the friendly confines is worth about 0.15 runs. That’s almost nothing. This is a little surprising. … Read More »
When it comes to betting on sports, knowing about key numbers is absolutely essential to having success. First and foremost, what exactly is a “key number”? For the uninitiated, key numbers are those numbers that show up most often as the final margin of victory or as the final point total in a given game… Read More »