Find an edge and you've solved half the problem. Size your bets wrong and you can still go broke — even with edge. Bankroll management is what turns a winning strategy into actual money.
This lesson is the Kelly criterion in plain language: what it is, why fractional Kelly is the only practical version, and how Sharp's 5% cap fits.
If you can only track one number about your betting, track closing line value. Not win rate, not ROI, not parlays-cashed. CLV.
A line that moves tells you something.
If you're going to find +EV bets, you need a reference price — something that says "this is what the true probability is." Pinnacle's no-vig odds are…
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