NFL Betting According To Roxy
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NFL Betting Insights from Roxy Roxborough
Overview
Football season has kicked off, bringing excitement to fans and fresh opportunities to sports bettors. There's a common belief that early in the NFL season, gamblers might have an upper hand over bookmakers. However, Roxy Roxborough, a legendary figure in sports wagering, offers a different perspective.
Roxy Roxborough’s Take on Early-Season Betting
Roxy Roxborough, the retired founder of Las Vegas Sports Consultants, transformed sports betting with his use of mathematical models to set odds. Contrary to popular belief, he argues that oddsmakers are not more vulnerable at the start of the NFL season.
"For years, it's been said that oddsmakers face challenges early on because teams are unfamiliar," he explains. "But both bettors and oddsmakers work with the same data. It's often about interpretation. With new coaches, player trades, and limited information from exhibition games, assessments hinge more on projections than past performances. Oddsmakers and players are essentially on equal footing. The pointspread levels the playing field, making each game a 50/50 bet. Sometimes, people simply pick more winners."
The Season's Pressure
According to Roxborough, the early season is no more stressful than any other part of the year. "There's no pressure on a single game or week; it's about performance across the entire season," he states.
Each week, bookmakers and bettors assess outcomes. Roxborough highlights that weekly results often turn on a few key games. "When sharp bettors and casual fans disagree, it’s often because the public pushes the favorite too high, and experts find value in the underdog. This can stabilize the line," he explains.
Weekly Dynamics
Roxborough breaks down a typical 14 or 15-game NFL weekend. "Usually, four or five games don't attract much action because of unappealing matchups or lines. Another set of games has balanced betting. Then, there are games with lopsided betting, where outcomes significantly affect results. A bookmaker aims to break even on these. Going 3-1 is great; 4-0 is fantastic. But going 1-3 or 0-4 can be disastrous."
Betting as a Professional
Though a new season brings hope, Roxborough notes that few professional gamblers rely solely on NFL betting. "I wouldn't bet on NFL football as a professional gambler," he admits. "There aren't enough games for meaningful trend analysis, and you can't flip your money quickly enough to get a good return. Unlike NFL, linear sports like baseball and pro basketball offer more opportunities."
Roxborough's insights remind us that while the NFL offers excitement, betting remains a complex and nuanced endeavor.
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