Statsational Soccer March 5, 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 5

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Liverpool

1.48

140

118

4%

Man United

1.06

185

287

-9%

Draw

265

252

1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Forest

1.17

175

168

1%

Everton

1.04

185

220

-4%

Draw

205

218

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Betis

1.02

340

308

2%

Real Madrid

1.53

-140

105

-10%

Draw

270

275

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Barcelona

2.13

-215

-288

6%

Valencia

0.67

550

1129

-7%

Draw

320

467

-6%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Valladolid

1.32

135

143

-1%

Espanyol

1.09

210

235

-2%

Draw

210

245

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Rayo Vallecano

1.18

185

170

2%

Bilbao

1.08

155

209

-7%

Draw

200

227

-3%


Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Reims

1.60

-175

-161

-2%

Ajaccio

0.65

550

621

-2%

Draw

295

309

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Rennes

1.31

180

162

2%

Marseille

1.23

150

196

-6%

Draw

250

256

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Strasbourg

1.52

100

110

-2%

Brest

1.03

320

308

1%

Draw

225

259

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Toulouse

1.49

-135

120

-12%

Clermont

1.08

370

283

5%

Draw

290

252

3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Montpellier

1.72

-130

-125

-1%

Angers

0.94

380

421

-2%

Draw

270

296

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Lyon

1.75

-180

-134

-7%

Lorient

0.93

475

434

1%

Draw

350

315

2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Troyes

0.94

500

502

0%

Monaco

1.93

-200

-163

-5%

Draw

370

368

0%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Leverkusen

1.89

-205

-158

-6%

Hertha

0.90

475

489

0%

Draw

330

360

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Wolfsburg

1.37

140

155

-2%

Frankfurt

1.22

180

208

-3%

Draw

235

253

-1%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Inter

2.04

-280

-269

-1%

Lecce

0.65

700

1108

-4%

Draw

350

431

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Roma

1.20

170

163

1%

Juventus

1.06

175

223

-5%

Draw

190

222

-3%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Sampdoria

1.22

125

168

-7%

Salernitana

1.10

225

209

2%

Draw

210

230

-2%

Teams

Proj Score

Actual Line

Sharp App Line

EDGE

Spezia

1.20

160

178

-2%

Verona

1.15

185

206

-2%

Draw

190

219

-3%