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From your first bet to beating the closing line. Start at Level 1 if betting is new to you, or jump to the level that fits.
Level 1 · The Basics
How betting works
- Moneyline, spread and over/under
- Reading odds: −110 and +130
- What the book keeps: the vig
- Why lines move: Bears −3.5 → −3
- Units and your bankroll
- Square, Sharp, Crowd: the words and how we use them
- What Consensus Edge does for you
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Level 2 · Finding Value
Price beats picks
- Implied vs fair probability
- Expected value
- Line shopping
- Why a 70% win rate can lose money
- Reading BET, LEAN and NO EDGE
- What happens to a line until kickoff
- Sizing without an edge
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Level 3 · Sharp
How pros think
- Closing line value
- Key numbers
- Kelly: sizing a bet to the edge
- Steam and market makers
- Parlays, same-game parlays and correlation
- Variance and drawdowns
- Prediction markets vs sportsbooks
- Arbitrage: when both sides cost less than the payout
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Sport playbooks
NFL playbookHow the NFL market behaves, and what to check firstNBA playbookA nightly, news-driven market, and what to check firstCollege football playbookA huge, uneven market, and what to check firstNHL playbookA low-scoring, goalie-driven market, and what to check firstCollege basketball playbookAmerica's biggest board, and what to check firstSoccer playbookThree results, few goals, and what to check firstMLB playbookA pitcher-driven daily market, and what to check firstTennis playbookTwo players, three surfaces, and what to check firstMMA playbookTwo fighters, fight-week news, and what to check firstCricket playbookThree formats, the toss, and what to check first