by R. B. Dressler | Last updated Jun 21, 2024 | betting
Battling the Books | June 21 Improve Your Win % Using Subsets Here’s some food for thought for fledgling handicappers (fledgling??!! What are we – ducks?) to help you think outside the box and improve your overall W percentage. On Wednesday I had six bets...
by R. B. Dressler | Last updated Jun 19, 2024 | betting
Battling the Books | June 19 The Return of Mr. NASCAR So, with two months to go before football kicks in and nothing but the WNBA to play from now until then, where am I going to get my action fix? How about – NASCAR? Yes, I know, I used to think the same thing:...
by R. B. Dressler | Last updated Jun 18, 2024 | betting
Battling the Books | June 18th Revisiting Goals And so we come to the end of the inaugural season of the UFL, as well as the 78th season of the NBA. I went 3-3 on the UFL. Lost a little juice. I went 3-1 on the NBA. Banked a little cash. How does this fit in with my...
by R. B. Dressler | Last updated Jun 16, 2024 | betting
Battling the Books | June 16 Bucking the Brahmas and Riding with the Stallions Today, we come to the end of the inaugural season of the UFL, the merger of the XFL and USFL. I’m sitting at 2-2 for UFL picks here. I can’t leave it at .500 so this game is...
by R. B. Dressler | Last updated Jun 15, 2024 | betting
Battling the Books – June 15 The Exception to the Rule of Not Varying Your Bet Size As mentioned in previous columns, I am a strong proponent of not varying the size of your betting unit in order to help you stay above the 54% target range. With two exceptions:...
by R. B. Dressler | Last updated Jun 14, 2024 | betting
Battling the Books – June 14 Like Frampton, Lively Comes Alive Sometimes the books hang a bad number on a game or prop. The experience and knowledge I gathered from my years as a Sports Book Director/oddsmaker in Vegas really comes in handy when I’m trying...