How to Research your bets before betting with a bookmaker

If you want to narrow down your stats and info in the best way possible, start by looking broader. Looking at recent news from different outlets can help you get the main idea about good and bad potential betting opportunities.

If publications offer conflicting information, a great option is to find a reliable sports stats website offering current and historical data that can help you look back and identify useful patterns.

Starting with the big picture can help show you where you’d want to zoom in; for example, which markets offer more to work with and where you can start digging to ultimately identify a viable sports betting opportunity.

Good stats are information directly relevant to the outcome of a game you’re considering betting on. Bad stats may look beneficial, but when taking a closer look, the reason these stats look beneficial may be due to a coincidence. For example, let’s say you’re looking at two distinct stats for an upcoming football match.

The first stat shows that the QB from one team has a consistent record of passes leading to conversions every time they play this particular team. The second stat indicates that the other team hasn’t lost a game on a Sunday in the past two years. The first stat is one you can directly apply to the possible outcome of the upcoming match. In contrast, the other stat is irrelevant as it is not specific to this match, player performance, or any other details that can help you make an accurate prediction.

It’s great finding relevant stats, but is it from a reputable source? If not, it will not help you make informed sports betting decisions. Check for reputable sites and sources and cross-reference information to eliminate vague or conflicting details.

Also, when cross-referencing or cross-checking information, make sure you use a source that is not connected to the one you got the information from in the first place. Sister sites will give you the same information, but they cannot validate it because the stats from both sites likely comes from the same source.

Sometimes, finding real, relevant data means digging more into the reputability of your sources and doing extra investigative work to ensure you have the raw, original data. That’s what you want to work with if you want to conduct smart research for sports betting.