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How MC's models work, how to read every board, and how to bet smarter. Walkthroughs, free guides and live streams before the slate.
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Betting School
Bankroll Management
How to set a sports betting bankroll, why 1-5% per bet keeps you alive through losing streaks, and the habits that separate long-term bettors from busted ones.
How to Read Betting Odds
What -110 and +150 mean, how much each pays, how to turn odds into a win probability, and the bet types you will see at every sportsbook.
Kelly Criterion
The Kelly formula for sports betting, worked through on real odds, plus why most bettors stake half or a quarter of what Kelly says.
Line Shopping
Different sportsbooks price the same bet differently. See how -108 instead of -115 turns a losing season into a winning one with the exact same picks.
Parlays vs Straight Bets
Why every extra parlay leg cuts your chance of cashing, how often 2- to 5-leg parlays hit, and where parlays fit in a betting plan built on straight bets.
+EV Betting
Expected value is how professional bettors decide what to bet. Learn the EV formula, see it on real odds, and understand why +EV bets still lose often.
Round Robin Bets
A round robin bets every small parlay from your picks. See how many bets a 3 to 8 pick round robin makes, and work out exactly what yours pays.
Unit Sizing
What 1u, 2u and 0.5u mean on a betting pick, how to set your own unit from your bankroll, and why records are kept in units instead of dollars.
How each model works
College Football Picks Against the Spread
This week's college football picks: a spread pick and projected winner for the slate, with the model's line beside the market's and every past week graded.
MLB Home Run Picks
Every hitter on today's MLB slate ranked for a home run: the opposing starter, power, barrels and the ballpark, with FanDuel's HR price beside each name.
MLB Moneyline Picks
A projected winner and win probability for every MLB game today, built on the starting pitchers and each club's run scoring and prevention.
MLB Strikeout Props
Today's MLB starting pitchers ranked for strikeouts, with FanDuel's posted strikeout line and the alternate ladder, Over 2.5 through Over 6.5, on every row.
NBA First Basket Picks
Tonight's NBA starters ranked to score first: the top 10, every game's tip-off, the team likelier to score first and how each player tends to score.
NBA Moneyline Picks
A projected winner and win probability for every NBA game tonight, built on team ratings, who is playing, rest and home court.
NBA Player Props
NBA prop projections for tonight: points, rebounds, assists and threes for each player with a line, and FanDuel's line beside him.
NFL Anytime Touchdown Picks
This week's NFL touchdown projections: the Top 20 most likely scorers, every game's matchups, first touchdown chances and the defenses giving up the most.
NFL Hit Rate Report
How often every NFL player has cleared each prop line over his last 5 and last 10 games and this season, beside the defense he faces and FanDuel's price.
NFL Picks Against the Spread
An NFL spread pick, a projected winner and an over/under on every game this week, from a model walked forward through past seasons, with the live record.
NFL Player Props
NFL player prop projections for passing yards and TDs, rushing yards, receptions and receiving yards, each against FanDuel's line and alternate ladder.
NHL Anytime Goal Scorer Picks
Tonight's NHL skaters ranked for an anytime goal on ice time, shots, power-play time and scoring rate: the top 20, every matchup and the teams to target.
NHL Moneyline Picks
A projected winner and win probability for every NHL game tonight, built on goals, shots, the starting goalies and back-to-backs.
NHL Player Props
NHL prop projections for tonight: skater points, shots on goal and goalie saves, ranked by model, with FanDuel's line beside each player.
NHL Over/Under Picks
An over or under on every NHL game tonight, from goal rates for each side, the starting goalies and back-to-backs, set against FanDuel's total.
NRFI Picks
A pick on every MLB game for the first inning: NRFI or YRFI, built on both starters and both lineups, with each pitcher's scoreless-first record on the board.
Premier League Picks
A Premier League prediction for every match this week: winner, handicap and over/under 2.5 goals, from a model built on goals, shots on target and Elo.
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