Originally Posted by
Dark Horse
There are, at least, two types of approaches to sports betting. One involves large sample sizes, the other does not. 1) Timeless models produce large samples and continue season after season. Preferably this type of work has a high degree of originality, because that puts it out of reach of competitors. When the bar is set very high, this may produces the stuff for the ages that adds to or redefines probability theory. 2) Smaller sample sizes, that are just as real, but won't last from season to season. These shorter term fluctuations are available to those 'surfers' who know how to read the waves. A true skill in itself. This field almost certainly will not include the rigid thinkers of the math sect, who typically confuse this profitable area with data mining. I don't know why these more easily recognizable fluctuations tend to last for a season only, but I know that they do (perhaps it has something to do with the 'group mind' of all the athletes in a league). They don't require huge amounts of research, but remain unidentified without a relatively high degree of awakeness. Bettors can profit from these shorter term fluctuations with full awareness of their temporary nature. Needless to say, bet sizing for 1) is very different than for 2). As to the math sect. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that their thought diet contains little or no original thinking. It if did, they would be far too engaged with their own constructive ideas to bother correcting every imprecise thought uttered here. And then gloat collectively over their perceived superiority. lol