Anyone know if professional sports bettors / handicappers actually exist? It seems that these people might have the same mentality as a typical trader, crunching data to search for statistical edges. Are there any websites out there that offer the kind of easily searchable extensive sports statistics that one might need to find an edge? Seems like a pro sports bettor would need more anomalous data like how a baseball team plays in certain weather conditions or something out of the ordinary like that.
oh man, it gets deep, what's the record in Veterans Stadium on a Thursday with the wind blowing out of the west at 7 mph? What's the difference in speed of the number 5 hitters? How many runs have they scored at home against a second baseman with an average over .290? What will be the height of the grass? How does that compare to the last matchup? Yeah, there are plenty of numbercrunchers who sell data.
Pregame.com is a good one. Yes, many professional handicappers exist, but they have a more difficult time making money than traders do, IMO.
it aint just that, it's that the markets have an incredible propensity to trend which cards or dice or even sports teams can't equal. But yes, you can guess that the they are expecting more money to come in for the Nicks right now
No, never heard of it. Thanks for asking. I do hear that leprechauns, yeti, and profitable forex traders DO exist. Also, rumors that et gets intelligent posts from time to time, but its just that, a rumor.