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Podcast: Spanky on closing line value, sports betting

By Dr. Ed Feng Leave a Comment

On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, I’m joined by Spanky, professional sports bettor and host of the Bet Bash conference. Among other topics, we discuss:

  • The top down approach to sports betting (2:28)
  • Closing line value and how it changes during the NFL season (5:58)
  • Why Caesars had Rams -3.5 the week of the Super Bowl against the Bengals (13:00)
  • Whether CLV mattered in the NFL during the 2021 season (18:51)
  • Sports books and sharp bettors (21:20)
  • Why William Hill has changed (29:59)
  • A day in the life of a professional sports bettors (31:57)
  • Flipping a whale (36:50)
  • Bet Bash (40:40)
  • Starting new projects like his podcast Be Better Bettors (53:49)

I’ll be at Bet Bash, and I highly recommend you come as well.

To listen here, click on the right pointing triangle.

This episode of The Football Analytics Show is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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