Statsational Soccer February 4, 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 4

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Aston Villa

1.44

100

131

-7%

Leicester

1.14

280

245

3%

Draw

260

262

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Everton

0.77

750

619

2%

Arsenal

1.90

-250

-192

-6%

Draw

380

391

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Brentford

1.73

-120

-131

2%

Southampton

0.92

340

430

-4%

Draw

265

311

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Man United

1.61

-270

-122

-18%

Crystal Palace

0.86

800

431

8%

Draw

400

283

6%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Wolves

0.75

300

574

-10%

Liverpool

1.79

-115

-171

10%

Draw

285

354

-4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Newcastle

1.52

-165

-108

-10%

West Ham

0.86

500

414

3%

Draw

295

251

3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Brighton

1.87

-290

-187

-9%

Bournemouth

0.77

850

622

3%

Draw

425

375

2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Betis

1.62

110

-127

8%

Celta

0.83

260

438

-9%

Draw

205

291

-7%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Atletico

1.66

-270

-175

-9%

Getafe

0.64

800

688

2%

Draw

310

322

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Espanyol

1.21

155

163

-1%

Osasuna

1.07

195

220

-3%

Draw

190

225

-4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Elche

0.86

400

401

0%

Villarreal

1.58

-155

-117

-7%

Draw

270

285

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Rennes

1.41

135

130

1%

Lille

1.10

220

254

-3%

Draw

235

253

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Troyes

1.08

370

292

4%

Lyon

1.55

-145

107

-11%

Draw

320

283

2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Paris SG

2.36

-265

-367

6%

Toulouse

0.70

650

1278

-6%

Draw

450

606

-4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Dortmund

1.70

-155

101

-11%

Freiburg

1.13

370

308

3%

Draw

300

288

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Frankfurt

2.04

-230

-229

0%

Hertha

0.75

550

790

-4%

Draw

350

423

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Koeln

1.09

275

324

-3%

RB Leipzig

1.72

-115

-108

-1%

Draw

265

310

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Gladbach

2.10

-200

-218

2%

Schalke

0.85

450

667

-5%

Draw

340

444

-4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Bochum

1.38

165

163

0%

Hoffenheim

1.31

145

190

-6%

Draw

245

264

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Union Berlin

1.57

-110

-107

-1%

Mainz

0.92

300

398

-5%

Draw

225

255

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Roma

1.72

-220

-142

-10%

Empoli

0.84

600

467

3%

Draw

300

321

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Cremonese

1.05

160

227

-8%

Lecce

1.23

180

151

4%

Draw

200

238

-4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Sassuolo

1.19

265

268

0%

Atalanta

1.63

-115

111

-6%

Draw

275

295

-1%