Betting School
The foundations behind every bet worth making: how odds work, how much to stake, when a price is in your favor, and how to get the best one. Eight short lessons, in order. Read one a day.
How to Read Betting Odds
What -110 and +150 mean, what they pay, and every common bet type.
Lesson 02Bankroll Management
Set a bankroll, size every bet from it, and survive the losing runs.
Lesson 03Unit Sizing
What 1u and 2u mean, and how to turn them into your own bet size.
Lesson 04Parlays vs Straight Bets
How fast parlay hit rates fall, and where parlays belong in a plan.
Lesson 05Round Robin Bets
Every small parlay from your picks at once, with the payouts worked out.
Lesson 06Kelly Criterion
The formula for sizing a bet from your edge, worked through on real odds.
Lesson 07+EV Betting
Expected value: how to tell a good price from a bad one.
Lesson 08Line Shopping
Same bet, better price: the easiest edge there is.
Put it to work
The MC Sports model boards rank every player and game, every game day, and show the numbers behind each score.
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