February 2009 - The Betfair Prof
The Betfair Prof: "How modern-day sports forecasters stand on the shoulders of a medieval scholar!"
Want to know all about Occam's Razor and how it can be used to make money on sports? The Betfair Prof tells all......
The Betfair Prof: "What does poker have in common with prediction markets - and tank driving?"
How does poker have anything to do with prediction markets? The Betfair Prof, Leighton Vaughan Williams, tells all......
The Betfair Prof: "Can the Super Bowl Predict the Stock Market?"
According to the conclusions of a paper by Professors Thomas Krueger and William Kennedy, published in the Journal of Finance in June of 1990, if the American football Super Bowl is won by a team...
The Betfair Prof: "Is there a favourite-longshot bias in no-limit Texas hold'em poker?"
The Betfair Prof takes a look at poker, odds, value, the right play and what this all means for the favourite-longshot bias......