[JDSharp]

Thanks!

[Bsims]

Thanks!

Excel

[leetreaper]

If you have plus money on your account and do frequent withdrawals, thats all you need to track.

[SBR Genie]

Thanks!

Hi JDSharp,

Welcome to SBR Forum! You can also track your picks using the SBR Odds Bet Tracker - https://www.sportsbookreview.com/bet...r/bet-tracker/

[HeeeHAWWWW]

I've got a spreadsheet that's evolved over years, but if I was starting now I'd probably go with something like bettingmetrics.

[Gaze73]

Google spreadsheets.

If you have plus money on your account and do frequent withdrawals, thats all you need to track.

You couldn't be more wrong. Every bettor has strengths and weaknesses and you can't know which is which until you track every single thing in every sport. Let's say you make 1000 picks and make 100 units profit so you're happy. But if you tracked your picks you might find out that 60 of those units were made on road dogs in a certain odds range, 30 units on Unders in a certain totals range, 25 units on road favs in a certain odds range and -15 units on home favs. Would you keep betting the home favs if your stats showed you this? Or would you keep burning money in the same spots over and over again because you didn't bother to track your stats?

[KVB]

Thanks!

Been working with Excel almost exclusively but it seems like tracking some things can be extra input work.

Other than win loss, just what were you looking to track, JD? What type of information are you seeking from your tracking?

That's the first question to ask as there are so many reasons to track so many aspects.

Whether it's performance against the bets or the market open or close, or even other metrics like z scores and avg line errors.

So much to track and then even that tracking can broken up into relevant sectors.

I often say track your bets and why you make them. This can reveal a lot.

If you are trying different strategies, it won't necessarily help to track them all in one lump.

Just be aware of these things if you really want to benefit from tracking outside of seeing win loss or units.

[leetreaper]

Google spreadsheets.


You couldn't be more wrong. Every bettor has strengths and weaknesses and you can't know which is which until you track every single thing in every sport. Let's say you make 1000 picks and make 100 units profit so you're happy. But if you tracked your picks you might find out that 60 of those units were made on road dogs in a certain odds range, 30 units on Unders in a certain totals range, 25 units on road favs in a certain odds range and -15 units on home favs. Would you keep betting the home favs if your stats showed you this? Or would you keep burning money in the same spots over and over again because you didn't bother to track your stats?

NO.

If you are betting for 20+ years like myself, you know all that but for newbies yeah I'd agree.

[Waterstpub87]

Excel.

1. Input SBRodds
2. Calc games
3. Make bets
4. Hit a button and all information is copied to the bottom of another sheet called "Results"
5. Go back after game, enter result and closing line

[Shev2]

Been working with Excel almost exclusively but it seems like tracking some things can be extra input work.

Other than win loss, just what were you looking to track, JD? What type of information are you seeking from your tracking?

That's the first question to ask as there are so many reasons to track so many aspects.

Whether it's performance against the bets or the market open or close, or even other metrics like z scores and avg line errors.

So much to track and then even that tracking can broken up into relevant sectors.

I often say track your bets and why you make them. This can reveal a lot.

If you are trying different strategies, it won't necessarily help to track them all in one lump.

Just be aware of these things if you really want to benefit from tracking outside of seeing win loss or units.

This is spot on. I do the same thing. Excel exclusively, but sometimes tracking things is more work. I use the heatr app on my phone to record my straight bets and take them with me on the go so that I can check throughout the day/night. Beyond that, excel is top notch IMO. I track my bet history by sport, live bet or not, whether it is used in a locked bonus or not, whether it is a hedge bet or not, and sometimes other misc information. The nice thing about excel is the ease at which you can take the data you accumulate and analyze it. For example, I have spreadsheets that calculate performance of my bets (win, loss, $ risked, $ payout) by day, by week, and in total. Further, once you start accumulating enough data and information, excel works with literally every other kind of program you could want to use for technical analysis. It can be loading the data into databases to run queries and reports (SAS, Access, whatever all will work with excel no hassle) or using the data in statistical analysis and modeling (I think mostly R here, but there are other programs).

If you want to take your tracking, analysis, and overall handicapping abilities to the next level, it is my opinion that excel is an absolute must and knowing how to use it to your advantage is a key. So many people don't know how to take advantage of the abilities excel has to offer, so for them I can see why it doesn't make sense to use spreadsheets. It will just be more work than it's worth for those people.