• Understand odds, moneylines, and point spreads
• Wager on baseball, football, and basketball
• Gather and study data like the pros

Can sports wagering be profitable? You bet!

If you love talking about sports and watching sports, you're going to love betting on sports. And the more you know about about the most popular bet types, the best handicapping approaches, and the math behind it all, the better your odds of coming out ahead. This book will get you started betting on sports and then help you take it to the next level. Discover how to decide what kind of sports bettor you are, how to choose the best place to bet, how to manage your bankroll, and how some basic statistics and probability concepts can make you a better bettor. Improve your chances year-round with betting guides for football, basketball, and baseball!

Inside...

• Bet online or at a sports book
• Learn techniques for turning a profit
• Develop systems to succesfully bet on all the major sports
• Manage your bankroll
• Avoid bad betting habits
• Use fundamental and numbers-based analysis

The sports gambling book you can bet on

Sports betting combines America's national pastime (sports) with its national passion (gambling). In the U.S., more than a third of the population bets on at least one sporting event every year. With the recent lifting of the federal ban on sports gambling, states are pushing legislation to take advantage of the new potential source of revenue.

The best sports betting books are data driven, statistically honest, and offer ways to take action. Sports Betting For Dummies will cover the basics, as well as delving into more nuanced topics. You’ll find all the need-to-know information on types of bets, statistics, handicapping fundamentals, and more.

• Betting on football, basketball, baseball, and other sports
• Betting on special events, such as the Superbowl or the Olympics
• Money management
• Betting on the internet

With handy tips, tricks, and tools, Sports Betting For Dummies shows you how to place the right bet at the right time—to get the right payoff.