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When it comes to learning about sports betting it is hard to know who to trust. Often what may look like educational content is just a guise to funnel your attention to a sponsoring sportsbook. At Unabated, we believe a more knowledgeable sports bettor is good for everyone. It provides a richer and more sustainable market for all to enjoy.

Getting Precise About Closing Line Value

You got down early when it was -2.5 (-115) and the game had a closing price of -3 (-110). You did it. You found the Holy Grail. You caught the white whale. You got positive closing line value. Your work here is done, partner. You locked up the most important thing in sports betting. Maybe. … Continue reading Getting Precise About Closing Line Value

Jason Scavone

May 9, 2025

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Dead Heat Rules and Asian Handicaps: Confusing Concepts in Sports Betting

Sports bettors evolve. They start with easy to understand bets. If a soccer team is -1, then a win by two is good and a win by one is the proverbial kissing your sister. A line of -1½ means the team would have to win by two. Eventually they come across a -1¼ spread and… Continue reading Dead Heat Rules and Asian Handicaps: Confusing Concepts in Sports Betting

Unabated Staff

April 7, 2025

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College Betting Rules By State

Gambling regulations vary from state to state. Nowhere is that more evident than the rules around betting on college sports. Whether it is College Football odds or College Basketball odds, here’s a handy rundown of college betting by state: Arizona Fire on the Sun Devils until your heart’s content. Betting on game outcomes for… Continue reading College Betting Rules By State

Jack Andrews

March 14, 2025

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March Madness Betting Strategies: -103 Odds & Other Approaches

One of the most pivotal days of the college basketball season is upon us, Selection Sunday. Spawning from the NCAA Selection Committee’s choices will be countless competitive matches, underdog stories, and life-changing moments — and that’s just describing the betting action. March Madness creates a plethora of opportunities to bet on how the rest… Continue reading March Madness Betting Strategies: -103 Odds & Other Approaches

Jack Andrews

March 13, 2025

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The Good and Bad of Parlays

At some point in your life, you may have considered the possibility and concluded with great certainty: “I’d like to invest a tiny bit of money and get back, in return, Scrooge McDuck money.” Maybe that led you to the stock market or Bitcoin or Powerball or fancy digital basketball cards or running Fyre… Continue reading The Good and Bad of Parlays

Jason Scavone

February 28, 2025

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Futures Bets Have Great Risk And Reward

A futures bet is a wager placed on an event or outcome that will be decided in the future. This could be anything from who will win the Super Bowl, to which team will clinch a spot in the NBA Playoffs, to who will take home the gold in the next Olympic Games. These bets… Continue reading Futures Bets Have Great Risk And Reward

Unabated Staff

February 28, 2025

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2025 Super Bowl Prop Bets: A Primer For The Big Game

The 2024 Super Bowl is upon us. Buffalo and Washington fell by the wayside in the Conference Championships, and now we’re down to it. Philadelphia and Kansas City for the second time in three years. One game left to last us until next fall. And so many bettors want to make this one count, with… Continue reading 2025 Super Bowl Prop Bets: A Primer For The Big Game

Jack Andrews

February 5, 2025

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Tools and Strategies for Positive EV Wagers

Positive EV wagers are what separates the serious, playing-to-win sports bettor from the casual gambler. Unabated provides you with a wide array of tools and resources to help you become a more intelligent sports bettor. These tools come with a slight learning curve and some of them require a Premium Subscription. However, we believe… Continue reading Tools and Strategies for Positive EV Wagers

Jack Andrews

September 23, 2024

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How To Build Profitable NFL Teaser Bets

NFL Teaser bets have been a known sharp play for the last 20 years. However, as markets tend towards efficiency they have become increasingly harder to beat. In this article, we’ll recap why NFL teasers are beatable, how you can beat NFL teaser bets, some teaser pitfalls to avoid, and also some new ways to… Continue reading How To Build Profitable NFL Teaser Bets

Jack Andrews

August 21, 2024

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Profitable Prop Betting In 3 Easy Steps

Some of the most beatable lines that a sportsbook puts out are on player prop bets. However, there is one major mistake that most bettors make when betting props. I’ll show you step-by-step how to beat player props and how to avoid that mistake in this video. Hi, I’m Jack from Unabated. When I was… Continue reading Profitable Prop Betting In 3 Easy Steps

Unabated Staff

June 3, 2024

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When Should You Cash Out Of A Bet?

 Sportsbooks like to force you into difficult decisions. Like should you let your bet ride or should you take a cash out offer? I’m going to explore how bad those cash offers really are – but also clue you into when they can actually be really good.  Hi, I’m Jack from Unabated. I’ve… Continue reading When Should You Cash Out Of A Bet?

Jack Andrews

April 30, 2024

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Why You Are Losing Betting Baseball

For some of you, this appears to be an article meant for someone else. You’re not losing betting baseball this year. You’re confident in your hardball handicapping and you’re banking on a summer of bountiful betting profit. Feel free to bail out now. However, remember this article. You may want to circle back later this… Continue reading Why You Are Losing Betting Baseball

Jack Andrews

March 29, 2024

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A Guide To Calcutta Betting Auction Strategy

With March Madness around the corner, some of you may be gearing up for your own springtime Calcutta betting auctions. A Calcutta auction provides bettors with the ability to gamble and match wits against their friends or peers in a challenging format. Perhaps you’ve heard about various Calcutta betting auctions but have been afraid… Continue reading A Guide To Calcutta Betting Auction Strategy

Jack Andrews

March 6, 2024

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The Beginner’s Guide To MLS Betting

Major League Soccer kicks off its season this weekend, and with it comes MLS betting. We’ve heard from one or two or 50 people who swear up and down that baseball is too fickle and they’re not going anywhere near the diamond. (We get it. You can only suffer through so many closer meltdowns in… Continue reading The Beginner’s Guide To MLS Betting

Thomas Viola

February 29, 2024

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The Five Best Bets In A Sportsbook

In a previous video, I outlined five of the worst bets you could make in any given sportsbook. But if there’s a five worst, then there must be a five best. In this video, I’m counting down five of the best bets you can make if you’re in a sportsbook and looking to place… Continue reading The Five Best Bets In A Sportsbook

Jack Andrews

February 28, 2024

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The Five Worst Bets You Can Make In A Sportsbook

 When it comes to sports betting not all bets are created equal. In fact there are some really bad bets you can make in a sportsbook. I’m going to count down the top five worst bets you can make in a sportsbook in that sportsbook app on your phone. I’ve been a professional… Continue reading The Five Worst Bets You Can Make In A Sportsbook

Jack Andrews

February 28, 2024

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How To Avoid Going Around In Circles Betting NASCAR

NASCAR made a surprising bet a couple years ago, staging its annual Busch Light Clash preseason exhibition race outside of the sport’s spiritual home of Daytona for the first time since the race’s inception in 1979. The new venue: the storied Los Angeles Coliseum, notable for hosting a century of college football, two Olympic Games,… Continue reading How To Avoid Going Around In Circles Betting NASCAR

Blake Phillips

February 14, 2024

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Ten Ways To Win At Sports Betting With Unabated

I’ve been an Advantage Player for over 20 years — far longer than I ever expected to be. The secret to my success and longevity is simple: Always have many arrows in your quiver when you plan your attack. You always need to have multiple ways to find an edge or else you’re easily… Continue reading Ten Ways To Win At Sports Betting With Unabated

Jack Andrews

December 1, 2023

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Arbitrage Betting Guide: Risk Free Riches Or A Mirage?

Arbitrage betting is a betting strategy that involves taking advantage of differences in odds among different bookmakers to make a profit regardless of the outcome of an event. The idea behind arbitrage betting is to place bets on all multiple outcomes of an event at different bookmakers, in such a way that the combined payouts… Continue reading Arbitrage Betting Guide: Risk Free Riches Or A Mirage?

Jack Andrews

November 8, 2023

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Sports Betting As A Side Hustle: Winning In An Hour A Day

In a recent poll, we asked our users what sports betting was to them. 54.4 percent replied that sports betting is a side hustle. In other words, they have other things in their life that probably take precedence over sports betting. Job commitments, family responsibilities, or maybe they’re just not that into the sports… Continue reading Sports Betting As A Side Hustle: Winning In An Hour A Day

Jack Andrews

October 12, 2023

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Ten MORE Ways to Win Betting Sports With Unabated

Less than a year ago, I laid out Ten Ways to Win at Sports Betting With Unabated. In the introduction to that article I pointed out that the most successful advantage players I know have multiple ways to attack. I presented 10 viable ways to use Unabated to find plus-EV plays. But I was… Continue reading Ten MORE Ways to Win Betting Sports With Unabated

Jack Andrews

August 31, 2023

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How to Create NFL Player Projections For Player Props

In this episode, T is tying together the data gathering, bootstrapping, and weighting that we did in the first two episodes. He’ll be building a basic player prop model for the NFL that can be used to predict receptions, targets, and yardage. This example builds a project for Tight End receiving that takes into account… Continue reading How to Create NFL Player Projections For Player Props

Unabated Staff

August 7, 2023

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College Football Betting Strategies In 2023

Summer is drawing to a close. Schools are soon to be bustling, the echoes of children’s laughter from their season of freedom are still palpable, and the residual scent of backyard BBQs lingers in the air. These lingering signs of summer that tempt many to squeeze in one last outdoor adventure have an opposite effect… Continue reading College Football Betting Strategies In 2023

Logan Fields

August 3, 2023

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The Round Robin Bet: The Variance-Reducing Parlay Play

In the universe of parlays, teasers have their adherents, regular parlays are king, and the less said about single-game parlays the better. But we’re not here to talk about those plays. No, we’re here to talk about a wager that can sometimes be daunting to novices, but fills its own niche: the round robin… Continue reading The Round Robin Bet: The Variance-Reducing Parlay Play

Jason Scavone

June 2, 2023

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How To Approach Tennis Betting – A Beginner’s Guide

A lot of bettors in the US would be surprised to hear that tennis is one of the most popular sports to bet on worldwide. While tennis betting may not have hit its stride in the US legalized market, its popularity is certainly on the upswing among online sportsbooks. Behind soccer and football, tennis also… Continue reading How To Approach Tennis Betting – A Beginner’s Guide

Unabated Staff

May 25, 2023

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What Is Microbetting? Understanding In-Play Betting

If you haven’t heard of Microbetting, you soon will. Move over Same Game Parlay and Pointsbetting, there’s a new buzzword technology sportsbooks will soon be leveraging in the US. Microbetting is a type of sports betting where you can place wagers on highly specific events within a game or match, rather than on the overall outcome.… Continue reading What Is Microbetting? Understanding In-Play Betting

Jack Andrews

May 25, 2023

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Transitioning From Horse Betting To Sports Betting

Sports betting has become inescapable. If you ever so much as walk past a TV showing a sporting event, you’ll see talking heads jabbering about game odds and a slew of ads in-between the game action. Even staid old TVG has rebranded as FanDuel TV. If you’re already into horse betting and have considered… Continue reading Transitioning From Horse Betting To Sports Betting

Unabated Staff

May 16, 2023

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Is It Ever Right To Cash Out A Bet?

Things are going well. Your team is leading. The clock is winding down. But then the heavy favorite starts mounting a rally. The button is right there. You could lock in a win. You start to wonder: Should I cash out my bet?  The short answer is “no.” The long answer is “almost always… Continue reading Is It Ever Right To Cash Out A Bet?

Jason Scavone

April 28, 2023

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Golf Betting Offers Many Different Types Of Bets

As a sports bettor, your life is your bankroll. If you want to squander it then betting golf is the perfect market to suffer a “death by 1000 cuts.” Your bankroll will inevitably suffer that fate if you allow it. The allure of 10:1, 50:1, even 200:1 odds is undeniable. Just remember that Sportsbooks are… Continue reading Golf Betting Offers Many Different Types Of Bets

Unabated Staff

April 3, 2023

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Domestic? Vegas? Offshore Betting? Oh The Places You’ll Go

When Caesars Sportsbook (née William Hill) unexpectedly shut down during this year’s Super Bowl it highlighted one way Las Vegas sportsbooks are behind the times compared to offshore betting and domestic competitors. Less than halfway through the big game, Nevada’s Caesars outpost couldn’t take bets. Nor make pay-outs on their app or in person. The… Continue reading Domestic? Vegas? Offshore Betting? Oh The Places You’ll Go

Gina Fiore

March 3, 2023

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Sports Betting Bankroll Management: Five Misconceptions

I don’t spend a lot of time writing and speaking about sports betting bankroll management. The reason is simple: it shouldn’t require much brain power. Bankroll management isn’t some secret alchemy to turn a lousy sports bettor into a golden child. In fact, it’s fairly straightforward. Many bettors make some simple mistakes with their bet… Continue reading Sports Betting Bankroll Management: Five Misconceptions

Jack Andrews

January 20, 2023

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Sporttrade Transforms In-Game Sports Betting

Since we started formulating Unabated in late 2020 a lot has changed in sports betting. Similarly, since we started I’ve rediscovered a lot about sports betting. For instance, before Unabated, I used to preach that futures were inherently poor wagers. The house edge is too high. The money is tied up too long. Then came… Continue reading Sporttrade Transforms In-Game Sports Betting

Jack Andrews

January 6, 2023

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Is There Ever a Good Reason To Buy Sports Picks?

The promise of easy money is what lures many to sports betting. What easier way to make money than to buy sports picks from Vegas Dave or Fezzik or any of the other services promising to pave your way down Easy Street? For new bettors, paying for handicapping advice seems like a quick shortcut. However,… Continue reading Is There Ever a Good Reason To Buy Sports Picks?

Jack Andrews

January 4, 2023

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The Martingale System : The History And The Fallacy

The Martingale System has been around for almost 300 years and is very simple to learn. In fact, this betting strategy can neatly be described in seven words…if you lose, double your wager size. If you keep doubling your wager amount, as soon as you win a bet you’ll be ahead as the amount of… Continue reading The Martingale System : The History And The Fallacy

Logan Fields

January 1, 2023

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How To Create A Monte Carlo Simulator

In this episode, T shows you how you can create your own Monte Carlo Simulator in Excel. This is useful if you want to attempt to analyze a prop that Unabated doesn’t offer in our Player Prop Odds Screen. The concepts in this video work with situations where you have a Normal statistical distribution. However,… Continue reading How To Create A Monte Carlo Simulator

Unabated Staff

December 9, 2022

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How To Bet Soccer: A Beginner’s Guide To The World Cup

In just a few short days, the biggest sporting event on the planet returns from its four-year slumber. Eyeballs will be glued to screens from Hong Kong to Halifax. More importantly, an enormous amount of money will be in play at the window. The FIFA World Cup Final may be the first time some of… Continue reading How To Bet Soccer: A Beginner’s Guide To The World Cup

Thomas Viola

November 16, 2022

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Betting Exchanges Give You More Than Just A Low-Margin Wager

As sports betting evolves in the US, so do innovative ways to wager. For the first time, US residents have the ability to wager on sports via fully regulated betting exchanges. The first two highly anticipated betting exchanges opened recently. Already bettors are seeing why betting exchanges can become a valuable part of the betting… Continue reading Betting Exchanges Give You More Than Just A Low-Margin Wager

Jack Andrews

October 25, 2022

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How To Profit With Prophet Betting Exchange

Regulated sports betting exchanges have reached US shores for bettors in New Jersey. Other states will follow in time. Whether you are familiar with how a sports betting exchange works or not, there are tangible benefits to both experienced and novice bettors. We feel we have tools of specific value to both exchange users… Continue reading How To Profit With Prophet Betting Exchange

Jack Andrews

September 26, 2022

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Take Note! Comments Should Be Part Of Your Handicapping Process

Every summer, I begin the arduous process of updating my college football and NFL models to prepare for the upcoming seasons. Invariably, I have to go through a bunch of code I’ve written years ago and try to remember what the hell I was doing. It would all be so much easier if I had… Continue reading Take Note! Comments Should Be Part Of Your Handicapping Process

Rufus Peabody

September 14, 2022

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Weighting NFL Player Data Across Seasons

Continuing to build the basic concepts for a Football Prop Model. T is back to explain how to gather multiple points of data and then weight them across seasons. The formula for using SUMPRODUCT to weight the data may seem a bit complex, so we’ve pinned an example Google Sheet of it in the… Continue reading Weighting NFL Player Data Across Seasons

Unabated Staff

September 6, 2022

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Offseason Rule Changes Can Mean Big Profit Opportunities

This is the first of a three-part series to help get you ready for the impending football seasons. Every football advantage player (AP) is different, and each has their own methods of attacking football lines. I will focus on my methods of preparing for the season, recognizing that other APs may be exploring totally different… Continue reading Offseason Rule Changes Can Mean Big Profit Opportunities

Logan Fields

June 21, 2022

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WNBA Betting : Your Betting Bridge To Football

As the NBA and NHL postseasons each come to a close, bettors everywhere look for betting options beyond baseball to get through the summer. Profitable wagering leading into the NFL season is important and the WNBA has become a great option. With such ample opportunity to find value within the league, we discuss the how,… Continue reading WNBA Betting : Your Betting Bridge To Football

David Connelly

June 17, 2022

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VIDEO : Expanding Your Baseball Lineup Model

  In Part Two of our Baseball Lineup Model, T is back to expand on what we created in Part One. We’ll find a way to take a more educated approach to finding the team average and then compare that to the previous model’s output. Then we’ll explore adding in other statistics, such as wRC+,… Continue reading VIDEO : Expanding Your Baseball Lineup Model

Unabated Staff

June 15, 2022

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VIDEO: Beginning A Baseball Lineup Model

With this video, we introduce T. He will provide some video building blocks for those who would like to find more quantitative ways to bet on sports. T’s videos use tools you are already familiar with, like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, to do powerful things in analyzing sports bets. In this first video, we’re… Continue reading VIDEO: Beginning A Baseball Lineup Model

Unabated Staff

June 3, 2022

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Betting UFC : A Beginners Guide

Imagine if football had a 50 point touchdown option.  No matter the score (unless you’re the Lions) there would almost always be a chance you could win.  Even blowouts would be thrilling since there’s still hope to win, let alone cover. If that kind of variance sounds interesting (and/or terrifying), this beginners guide to UFC betting… Continue reading Betting UFC : A Beginners Guide

Unabated Staff

January 18, 2022

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When Using Unabated’s Tools – Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes

While Unabated prides itself in helping bettors make more intelligent wagers we have noticed a disturbing trend. It’s very possible for Unabated to steer you in the wrong direction if you misuse our tools. We want Unabated to be your authentic source for sports betting information, but we also don’t want to see you put… Continue reading When Using Unabated’s Tools – Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes

Jack Andrews

September 27, 2021

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How Much Are You Worth? Sportsbooks Want To Know

How much are you worth? No, not your net worth. How much are you worth to a sportsbook that wants to BUY your loyalty? Are you worth $50? $100? $500? More? Hopefully you have a high valuation for yourself, because most sportsbooks in states new to regulated sports betting have put a price on what… Continue reading How Much Are You Worth? Sportsbooks Want To Know

Jack Andrews

July 29, 2021

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