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When it comes to handicapping the NFL you can't go wrong with How Professional Gamblers Beat the Pro Football Pointspread. The author, J.R. Miller, is himself a professional sports gambler (although he's more likely to agree it is sports investing, not gambling).
How Professional Gamblers Beat the Pro Football Pointspread covers everything the handicapper needs to know to handicap the NFL. Miller covers both the technical and subjective sides to handicapping the NFL, from generating a mathematical prediction to spotting key motivational situations and injuries. Miller covers the distribution of margin of victory and point totals in the NFL, and he explains the importance of key pointspread and total numbers.
There is much more to being a long-term winner against the pointspread, and How Professional Gamblers Beat the Pro Football Pointspread covers these topics in detail. The most important of these topics is money management. There's no one that knows money management better than J.R. Miller, and he provides a solid chapter on the subject in this book.
How Professional Gamblers Beat the Pro Football Pointspread also covers topics such as beating the NFL exhibition season. Miller provides tips and techniques that will help you find value in betting the NFL exhibition season. Miller also provides the low down on parlays, and he shows how you can use them to your advantage.
It's hard to say anything bad about this book, and if you only have time to read one book on handicapping the NFL this season then your best bet is with How Professional Gamblers Beat the Pro Football Pointspread. The techniques covered in this book have proven to be timeless, and there's no one better to learn the ins-and-outs of beating the NFL from than J.R. Miller.
I give this book a five out of five on the Benjamin scale.
- Ryan J. Parker | Ryan's sports handicapping blog
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