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From your first bet to beating the closing line. Start at Level 1 if betting is new to you, or jump to the level that fits.

Level 1 · The Basics

How betting works

  1. Moneyline, spread and over/under 3 min
  2. Reading odds: −110 and +130 3 min
  3. What the book keeps: the vig 3 min
  4. Why lines move: Bears −3.5 → −3 4 min
  5. Units and your bankroll 4 min
  6. Square, Sharp, Crowd: the words and how we use them 3 min
  7. What Consensus Edge does for you 3 min
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Level 2 · Finding ValueComing soon

Price beats picks

  1. Implied vs fair probability
  2. Expected value
  3. Line shopping
  4. Why a 70% win rate can lose money
  5. Reading BET, LEAN and NO EDGE
  6. What happens to a line until kickoff
Level 3 · SharpComing soon

How pros think

  1. Closing line value
  2. Key numbers
  3. Kelly and fractional Kelly
  4. Steam and market makers
  5. Parlays, same-game parlays and correlation
  6. Variance and drawdowns
  7. Prediction markets vs sportsbooks

Also here

Betting GlossaryEvery term, plain words first How Consensus Edge worksOur three sources and a worked example Worked examplesReal games, the math step by step