The future of sports wagering is evolving and developing on a state-by-state basis at a day-by-day level. But the reality of the future landscape and the options that will one day be present is very much an unknown. Most people probably think that the future will look like “Las Vegas on your phone”. No need to show up at a … Read More
Betting Exchanges – Advantage Bettor
The future landscape of legal sports wagering in the US needs to include offerings from betting exchanges – The overwhelming advantage is with the bettors. Betting exchanges are a peer-to-peer marketplace giving bettors the opportunity to both back (buy) and lay (sell) odds on different games, seasons, fantasy scoring, yardage totals and almost any type of proposition. Exchanges operate differently … Read More
The Future Landscape of Legal Sports Wagering in the United States
On May 14, 2018 the Supreme Court of the United States rendered a decision to strike down a 1992 federal law that effectively banned commercial sports betting in most states. The law that the decision overturned — the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act — prohibited states from authorizing sports gambling. Among its sponsors was Senator Bill Bradley, Democrat of … Read More
The latest of predictive analytics and NFL games
Executive Summary NEW The recent US Supreme Court decision to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) now gives states the decision to authorize and legislate sports gambling. The increasing NFL point spread offerings from the betting market expansion will yield more opportunities to attack market imbalances. A successful game score differential predictive model founded on a proprietary … Read More
Football and Analytics – part 2
The current landscape of football analytics inside the NFL is ever-evolving. Here are some recent examples of football analytics in the NFL: The Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick were early adopters of analytics. Ernie Adams has worked for the Patriots over the past 15 years in the area of data analysis. The late Browns owner Art Modell notably quipped: … Read More