Statsational Soccer March 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

March 19

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Arsenal

1.94

-390

-221

-11%

Crystal Palace

0.69

1100

811

3%

Draw

500

395

4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Betis

1.66

-125

-142

3%

Mallorca

0.79

380

485

-4%

Draw

220

312

-7%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Barcelona

1.24

120

167

-8%

Real Madrid

1.15

215

202

1%

Draw

235

240

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Sociedad

1.88

-280

-212

-6%

Elche

0.67

750

793

-1%

Draw

360

379

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Osasuna

1.10

180

187

-1%

Villarreal

1.06

150

209

-8%

Draw

210

205

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Getafe

1.04

185

203

-2%

Sevilla

1.07

165

190

-3%

Draw

190

207

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Reims

1.05

190

222

-3%

Marseille

1.21

150

156

-1%

Draw

240

234

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Strasbourg

1.54

100

-103

1%

Auxerre

0.97

295

370

-4%

Draw

245

257

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Montpellier

1.39

-115

130

-10%

Clermont

1.08

330

258

5%

Draw

260

249

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Nice

1.60

-150

-126

-4%

Lorient

0.84

425

433

0%

Draw

295

291

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Troyes

1.27

190

170

3%

Brest

1.20

150

200

-7%

Draw

235

238

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Ajaccio

0.79

425

563

-4%

Monaco

1.80

-145

-165

3%

Draw

275

341

-4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Paris SG

1.96

-205

-186

-2%

Rennes

0.86

500

573

-2%

Draw

380

396

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Leverkusen

0.98

400

465

-2%

Bayern

1.95

-190

-158

-4%

Draw

360

373

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Mainz

1.29

110

164

-10%

Freiburg

1.20

230

198

3%

Draw

235

249

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Union Berlin

1.35

135

133

0%

Frankfurt

1.03

205

268

-6%

Draw

210

233

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Lazio

1.20

175

170

1%

Roma

1.11

170

207

-4%

Draw

195

230

-4%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Fiorentina

1.60

-170

-125

-7%

Lecce

0.84

475

434

1%

Draw

270

290

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Inter

1.35

100

126

-6%

Juventus

0.97

270

291

-1%

Draw

230

232

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Sampdoria

1.08

195

209

-2%

Verona

1.17

145

170

-4%

Draw

250

227

2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Torino

0.76

380

600

-7%

Napoli

1.86

-140

-185

7%

Draw

250

380

-8%