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With the usual suspects reaching the latter stages of tournaments more and more often, is there ever an opportunity to profit on the outsider? Dan Weston goes over the statistics and tries to pinpoint where value can be had when betting on the…
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The UFC heads down under for the second time in its short history this Saturday and someone's 0 has got to go as Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm face-off in the main event. We weigh up the chances of anything other than a first round Rousey victory.
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An increasing number of academics are turning their focus to sports betting but how do you go about finding and getting free access to this cutting edge research? Dominic Cortis a regular Pinnacle contributor, and lecturer in maths, explains.
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How do bookmakers display probabilities as odds? How are expected profits calculated? Read on for an academic description of odds from the perspective of a bookmaker, now available for public access thanks to Pinnacle.
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With the qualifying playoffs now decided, the newly formatted UEFA European Championship finals has its 24 nations. Our soccer analytics expert Mark Taylor looks into how much of a bearing FIFA ranking could play in France next year.
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With the group stage draw in December, EURO 2016 is looking for its final four sides to complete its new 24-team format. This is where the qualifying playoffs come in and Mark Taylor is keen to find out if those playing at home in the second legs…
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What do you do when we are still at the beginning of the season and there is not enough data to draw reliable conclusions? In this article Dominic explains how bootstrapping can be used to minimize the effect of any parametric error due to small…
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This tennis betting article examines the historical statistics of players on the ATP Tour against left-handers, in a quest to inform bettors about those players who thrive or struggle against lefties.
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Things are heating up in the US political scene, and from the long list of candidates running for presidency a clear consensus in the Pinnacle’ US Election betting market is starting to emerge. Find out who the odds suggest will be taking up…
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On October 27th, the Kansas City Royals will host the New York Mets to start baseball’s Fall Classic, the 2015 World Series. Our baseball expert, Gary Wise, looks at a few factors to consider when betting on each game.
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