Statsational Soccer February 18, 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

February 18

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Aston Villa

0.98

350

349

0%

Arsenal

1.58

-120

-105

-3%

Draw

270

279

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Chelsea

2.00

-260

-233

-2%

Southampton

0.70

800

852

-1%

Draw

380

412

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Everton

1.31

155

160

-1%

Leeds

1.17

195

209

-2%

Draw

230

243

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Brentford

1.41

-120

117

-8%

Crystal Palace

0.98

350

300

3%

Draw

260

245

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Wolves

1.46

-145

-101

-9%

Bournemouth

0.87

450

396

2%

Draw

280

238

3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Forest

0.63

800

970

-2%

Man City

2.07

-280

-276

0%

Draw

425

479

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Newcastle

1.08

155

229

-9%

Liverpool

1.30

180

146

5%

Draw

245

246

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Brighton

1.61

-150

-110

-8%

Fulham

0.94

400

398

0%

Draw

320

262

4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Betis

1.68

-170

-137

-5%

Valladolid

0.82

450

462

0%

Draw

280

309

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Sociedad

1.66

-130

-132

0%

Celta

0.83

380

452

-3%

Draw

235

299

-5%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Osasuna

0.78

340

516

-6%

Real Madrid

1.66

-125

-144

4%

Draw

245

305

-4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Mallorca

1.00

220

232

-1%

Villarreal

1.19

145

154

-1%

Draw

180

228

-5%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Strasbourg

1.70

-120

-132

2%

Angers

0.89

360

435

-3%

Draw

265

310

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Nice

1.29

115

124

-2%

Reims

0.89

255

309

-4%

Draw

235

223

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Stuttgart

1.21

130

201

-10%

Koeln

1.29

190

166

3%

Draw

235

242

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Frankfurt

1.92

-180

-166

-2%

Werder

0.90

400

501

-3%

Draw

320

377

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Gladbach

0.88

550

655

-2%

Bayern

2.16

-275

-224

-4%

Draw

450

468

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Bochum

1.15

195

267

-7%

Freiburg

1.57

125

114

2%

Draw

240

283

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Wolfsburg

1.24

220

201

2%

RB Leipzig

1.39

115

151

-7%

Draw

240

272

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Inter

1.87

-200

-190

-1%

Udinese

0.76

500

644

-3%

Draw

320

375

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Sampdoria

1.07

215

245

-3%

Bologna

1.34

205

140

9%

Draw

135

241

-13%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Monza

0.91

255

399

-8%

Milan

1.67

105

-122

6%

Draw

225

301

-6%