Statsational Soccer February 19, 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 19

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Man United

1.75

-165

-119

-8%

Leicester

1.01

425

398

1%

Draw

330

290

2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Tottenham

1.65

-120

-115

-1%

West Ham

0.93

340

408

-3%

Draw

280

272

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Atletico

1.45

100

-101

0%

Bilbao

0.85

265

401

-7%

Draw

225

235

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Barcelona

2.19

-525

-357

-6%

Cadiz

0.58

1100

1309

-1%

Draw

550

576

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Elche

1.23

175

169

1%

Espanyol

1.15

160

205

-6%

Draw

205

234

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Rayo Vallecano

1.14

145

176

-5%

Sevilla

1.07

190

215

-3%

Draw

215

212

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Rennes

1.77

-170

-139

-5%

Clermont

0.88

500

452

1%

Draw

320

321

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Lens

1.51

-195

-103

-15%

Nantes

0.90

550

391

5%

Draw

340

247

6%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Toulouse

1.11

260

295

-2%

Marseille

1.64

100

101

0%

Draw

285

302

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Troyes

1.39

205

157

6%

Montpellier

1.28

145

196

-7%

Draw

230

267

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Paris SG

1.76

-160

-135

-4%

Lille

0.89

425

444

-1%

Draw

320

314

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Brest

0.93

350

455

-4%

Monaco

1.84

-125

-146

4%

Draw

285

341

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Lorient

1.51

110

-106

4%

Ajaccio

0.86

275

408

-7%

Draw

240

246

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Dortmund

2.24

-340

-296

-3%

Hertha

0.75

700

1059

-4%

Draw

450

502

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Leverkusen

1.67

-120

-110

-2%

Mainz

1.03

285

374

-5%

Draw

275

278

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Union Berlin

2.06

-180

-253

7%

Schalke

0.70

550

949

-6%

Draw

260

433

-9%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Atalanta

1.92

-210

-197

-1%

Lecce

0.77

500

658

-3%

Draw

330

388

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Fiorentina

1.39

-170

129

-19%

Empoli

1.04

425

278

7%

Draw

285

235

4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Roma

1.74

-145

-158

2%

Verona

0.79

425

511

-3%

Draw

250

347

-6%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Spezia

0.81

450

500

-2%

Juventus

1.71

-175

-146

-4%

Draw

280

317

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Salernitana

0.91

380

450

-3%

Lazio

1.78

-155

-140

-2%

Draw

290

326

-2%