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Study looks at predicting NFL betting lines

When bookmakers set the over/under line for NFL games they tend to give weight to the number of points a team scored in its immediate previous game. But that statistic is a poor predictor of the number of points to be scored ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EU ruling opens door for online betting crackdown

Online bookmakers such as the one behind the multi-million sponsorship of Real Madrid can be banned by individual EU states, Europe's top court said Tuesday in a landmark ruling set to hit the industry.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wishful betting can contaminate financial markets, study shows

Wishful bettors, those who make overly optimistic investments, will ultimately harm themselves financially, but they can harm entire markets as well, new research shows.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0