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Beat the Sports Book An Insider's Guide to Betting the NFL

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ISBN-10: 1580421741

ISBN-13: 9781580421744

Edition: 2005

Authors: Dan Gordon

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Dan Gordon, who is widely regarded as one of the three best football handicappers in the world, shares his inside tips and strategies on making big money betting on NFL football. Much of the information here is available nowhere else. More than 40 chapters cover basic, advanced and expert concepts that will give readers the most powerful winning information available anywhere. Readers learn how to set up betting models and use power ratings and how to separate performance from perception. Gordon shows how to beat the point spreads and money lines, and how to bet underdogs, propositions, teasers, parlays, futures, and much, much more.
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
Publication date: 8/9/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Dan Gordon is Programme Leader for Sport and Exercise Sciences and principle lecturer in Exercise Physiology at Anglia Ruskin Univerity. He has vast experience of supporting athletes and coaches in a variety of sports, including track and field, swimming, cycling, and team sports. Over the past 15 years Dan has represented Great Britain in three sports. As a cyclist he is a world record-holder. As a sport scientist he has published numerous peer-reviewed research papers.

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introductionp. 17
My Sports Betting Journeyp. 19
Overviewp. 29
Offshore and Internet Betting
Parlay Cards
Media Coverage
Easy to Follow
Sports Services, Touts, and Bookies
How Pro Football is Betp. 34
The Point Spread
Betting the Odds
Betting the Point Spread
Moving the Line
Betting Against the Point Spread
Other NFL Wagersp. 39
Over-Under Bets
Parlays
Parlay Cards
Reverses
Teasers
How the Line is Set
The Send-Out
Goal of the Line
How the Line is Really Set
What Happens to the Send-Out Numbers?
Obstacles in the Bettor's Pathp. 60
American Society & Sports Wagering
The Stigma
The Alleged Fix
The Straight Deal
Betting and the Reality
How the Media Hurts Bettors
Other Points About Media Prognosticators
My Experiences With the Media
NFL Toutsp. 79
Financial Realities
Winning Expectations
Keeping the Action Under Control
Other Points About Touts
Betting Locks
Inside Scoop on Touting
Sucker Bets and Their Allurep. 88
Parlays and Parlay Cards
Reverses and Other Strange Bets
Teaser Bets
Final Word
The Winning Foundationp. 98
Mental Attitude
Beating the Point Spreadp. 101
Power Ratings
The Letter Power Ratings
Projected Wins
Adjusted Power Numbers
Home Advantage and Road Disadvantage
Combining the Letter and Number Power Ratings
The Fine Points of Winning Against the Point Spread
Making Your Own Numbers
The Pro Bettor's Toolkit: Games 1-4p. 129
Overview
Underrated Dog
Home Dog After Home Loss as Favorite
Monday Night Winners
Big Spread Range Underdog
Fifty-Point Swing
Monday or Sunday Night Home Underdogs
Rout Losses and Rout Wins
Favorite After Big Score Wins
Favorite Coming Off Divisional Games
Due-Ups and Due-Downs
Sandwich Games
Phony Wins and Phony Losses
Sloppy Wins
Bet Against Home Favorites after a Poor Defensive Effort
Huge Emotional Effort Followed By a Letdown
Lookahead
Revenge
Value
The Pro Bettor's Toolkit: Games 5-8p. 151
Revenge Games
Embarrassing Performances
Home Dogs
Emotional Follow-up
Sandwich Games
Out-of-Division Favorites
Follow-up Performances
Monday Night Follow-up
Large Point Swings
Sunday or Monday Night Home Underdogs
Under-the-Lights Follow-up
Big Scoring Teams
Playoff Potential
Special Rivalries
Big Game Ahead
Goal Mind Set
Phony Win Follow-ups
Due-Ups, Due-Downs, May-Dues, and Star-Dues
Sloppy Wins
Summary
Price Value
Power Rating Value
Conditions Value
Spread Comparison Value
Spread Range Value
The Pro Bettor's Toolkit: Games 9-16p. 160
Spread Range
Undefeated Home Dog
The Pro Bettor's Toolkit: Betting the Playoffsp. 163
Other Types of Betsp. 165
Exhibition Games
Proposition Wagers
Money Lines
Keeping Recordsp. 172
Week-to-Week Records
Number Power Rating Spread
Spread Range
Emotional Rating
Character Rating
Offensive/Defensive Ratings
Coping Ability
Team Roster Book
Box Scores
Other Statistical Records
More Winning Tipsp. 190
Using the Media
Injuries
NFL Sunday Ticket
Having Access to Good Places to Bet
Money Management: Understanding the Long Haul
Hard Work: A Week in the Life of a Professional Sports Bettorp. 203
Following a Team Through the Yearp. 210
A Full Season of NFL Betsp. 227
2004 Pre-Season Evaluations
NFC East
NFC North
NFC South
NFC West
AFC East
AFC North
AFC South
AFC West
2004 Betting Summary
The Final Wordp. 316
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