Sports Betting Academic Research Articles

Sports Betting Research is at the heart of SportsInsights.com. Our goal is to educate sports bettors about the use of statistical analysis and sports betting research to help evaluate risk when attempting to predict "winners" in sporting events. We don't guarantee winners, or promote impossible winning percentages. Professional sports bettors operate within a winning percentage of 54-57%. The key point to understand is that the difference between winning and losing over the long-term is measured by only a few percentage points. This pages offer sports bettors a list of sports betting research and sports betting resources that will help you win.

Visit this page often for new sports betting search articles and ideas. The staff at Sports Insights is constantly researching the sports betting market developing new and cutting edge sports betting strategies. Solid betting research should always form the foundation of any serious sports betting professional. 

Sports Betting Research Proving that "Betting Against the Public" is Profitable

SportsInsights.com pioneered the use of "betting percentage" data from online sportsbooks to successfully "Bet Against the Public". We have over 5 years of data (from 2003 to present) to support the claim that "Fading the Public" is profitable. Read articles showing results of "Betting Against the Public" for all major US sports. (NFL, NBA, NCAA Football, NCAA Basketball, and NHL)


Academic Papers on Sports Betting

There already exist a sizable body of literature which examines the "efficiencies of the sports betting marketplace."  We attempt to examine some of the better known works in hopes of educating readers. Note that all the authors, unlike touts or "scamdicappers", do not guarantee winners. They also believe that the inefficiency they discover will fade out over time.

Academic Research on Sports Betting A summary of academic research results for MLB, the NHL and even the Racetrack for horses.
Academic Research on Football An article examining academic betting trends focused solely on the NFL and college football.
Total Bets - Always bet the UNDER Academic research supporting betting the UNDER
NFL Betting Tendencies Noted economist supports "Bet Against The Public" strategy
No Place Like Home Looks at games that have national focus, Monday night and playoff games, from 1981-1996. Home dog on Monday night wins 65.6% of the time!
Price Predictability: Insights from the NFL Point Spread Market Most studies look at seasonal biases, this paper looks at in-season bias. It analyzes games from 1981-2000. They find a late season bias in the NFL - weeks 15,16,17 and playoffs.
Sports Betting Article from SportsInsights.com Read original sports betting articles written SportsInsights.com's staff. They offer insights into everything from how to shop a line to money (bankroll) management.


SportsInsights.com looks at the sports betting world as a unique marketplace. Unlike the stock market, the sports betting marketplace produces clear winners or losers based on measurable outcomes (sporting events). By applying some of the same economic tools and theories used in the financial world, we evaluate the sports betting marketplace for inefficiencies. By "inefficiencies" we simply mean measurable and predictable mis-pricing of games. Our research has uncovered profitable betting strategies that exploit these measurable inefficiencies in the sports world. The most published and easily implemented of these betting strategies is our signature "Bet Against the Public" or "Fade the Public" strategy.  Stop buying snake oil from "scamdicappers" and start sports investing with a proven betting strategy. Take a moment to review our sports betting research and articles.