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Betting Trends vs. Consensus Betting Data
Overview:
One of the biggest misconceptions about SportsInsights.com is that the
information found on our site is similar to information found on
“consensus” web sites. To the untrained eye this may appear to be true,
but under closer examination you will see major differences.
#1 Data Source:
SportsInsights.com's betting statistics come directly from the line
boards of the industry’s largest online sportsbooks. Our information is based on REAL BETS with
real money behind them.
Consensus sites, on the other hand, poll their
members about who they would bet on. The problem with this data is that
it has no real money behind it. The data is comprised of “wish list”
bets: games that people have no real intention of betting but on which they simply must offer opinions. An example might help drive home this
important point.
Have you ever played poker with no money? Hopefully
not…It’s not even gambling, you’re just playing cards. It’s safe to say
that you would bet a lot differently if you had $100 on a hand than
if you were "betting" 100 match sticks. The information found on consensus sites is
similar to gambling without money. Most of the information they poll is
never actually bet. When a person has no money to lose, it’s all too easy
to offer an opinion on every game on the board...and unfortunately a lot
of consensus data is based on this type of information.
#2 Sampling Size:
SportsInsights.com compiles statistical data from the largest online
sportsbooks. On a typical NFL football game, you can expect
over 10,000 bets to be placed at each sportsbook, resulting
in a sampling size of well over 60,000 bets. Consensus site will draw
from a much smaller pool of “wish list” type bets.
#3 Real Market Data:
Since SportsInsights.com data originates from the source of the betting
lines, you can see the sports betting market move as it is actually
happening.
Premium &
Premium Pro Members of SportsInsights.com have access to real-time
data that allows them to pinpoint
Smart Money action. They see when the money is coming in and what is
causing the betting line to move…all in real time.
#4 Parlay/Teaser Bet Information:
Parlay betting is by far the most popular type of bet placed at any
sportsbook. SportsInsights.com knows this and carries betting statistics
on Parlay and Teaser bets. The addition of this "exotic bet" information
greatly helps in determining “Square
Plays” or “Sucker Lines”. The majority of wagers placed at any
sportsbook are parlay/teaser bets.
#5 Inside Information:
The information found on SportsInsights.com is unlike any in the world.
No other site can boast real betting stats coming directly from
sportsbooks. Again, our members see what is actually happening on the
line board of some of the sports betting industry’s biggest sportsbooks.
Our members know what the sportsbooks know and have access to some of
the most reliable and powerful handicapping information to appear in the
decade. Members of SportsInsights.com can rightly consider themselves
industry insiders.
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