Statsational Soccer April 1, 2023

The Soccer Model Is Now For Pro Members Only!!!


Reading the model is very simple. I have the line posted at one of the sportsbooks. I will post which book the lines were taken from each day. I will then show what my model thinks the line should be. The last column is the most important. That is the edge I see based on the difference in my line and the bettable line.

The natural reaction would be to be all lines with an edge. I tend to be slightly conservative and look for a 5% edge or greater to make a wager. With soccer (and tennis), I tend to be slightly leery of very large edges. 15-20% or more can mean there is something the model is not picking up, perhaps an injury or some pretty sharp bettors pushing the line to the side we are showing as a high negative edge. This could be a good fade opportunity. That is, betting against the team we show to have an edge.

You should all play around with these and track them yourselves. See if you are seeing those with a great edge losing often.

I sometimes like to bet those on the spread line on matches where we see an edge, but the line is very high. The reason for this is a high unlikelihood that the big dog wins the match,
but there may be value in betting on the spread. You can split the bet up and do both as well.

Today's lines are taken from DraftKings

April 1

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Chelsea

1.53

-150

-108

-8%

Aston Villa

0.87

450

407

2%

Draw

280

252

2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Arsenal

2.21

-350

-290

-3%

Leeds

0.73

950

1042

-1%

Draw

500

491

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Man City

1.76

-155

-133

-4%

Liverpool

0.94

425

429

0%

Draw

320

317

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Forest

1.08

205

185

2%

Wolves

1.03

150

215

-8%

Draw

215

201

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Brighton

1.42

-155

118

-15%

Brentford

1.00

450

294

7%

Draw

310

247

4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Crystal Palace

1.33

165

153

2%

Leicester

1.15

185

223

-4%

Draw

220

238

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Bournemouth

1.17

155

201

-6%

Fulham

1.24

190

169

3%

Draw

230

239

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Bilbao

1.39

-155

102

-11%

Getafe

0.82

475

403

2%

Draw

245

228

2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Elche

0.71

750

713

1%

Barcelona

1.94

-310

-215

-7%

Draw

390

413

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Cadiz

1.10

215

191

3%

Sevilla

1.08

135

199

-9%

Draw

205

211

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Girona

1.45

-110

128

-9%

Espanyol

1.09

290

272

1%

Draw

235

241

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Rennes

1.31

165

158

1%

Lens

1.16

175

216

-5%

Draw

235

239

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Auxerre

1.36

-110

149

-12%

Troyes

1.17

330

224

8%

Draw

255

244

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Schalke

1.08

280

303

-2%

Leverkusen

1.62

-115

101

-4%

Draw

260

294

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Bayern

2.08

-220

-198

-2%

Dortmund

0.92

450

583

-4%

Draw

380

430

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Freiburg

1.91

-160

-188

4%

Hertha

0.80

390

620

-7%

Draw

285

380

-5%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Wolfsburg

1.78

-175

-141

-5%

Augsburg

0.89

425

460

-1%

Draw

300

325

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Union Berlin

1.76

100

-167

13%

Stuttgart

0.77

275

564

-12%

Draw

215

347

-9%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

RB Leipzig

1.81

-205

-141

-9%

Mainz

0.92

500

445

2%

Draw

330

331

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Juventus

2.00

-270

-249

-2%

Verona

0.67

750

963

-2%

Draw

330

420

-4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Inter

1.61

-135

-125

-2%

Fiorentina

0.85

360

433

-3%

Draw

255

290

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Cremonese

0.82

400

564

-5%

Atalanta

1.85

-160

-167

1%

Draw

285

348

-4%