Tag Archives: enlightenment
Why Football is Better than Sex !
In 2008, a survey carried out by Canon in six European countries(1) came up with the remarkable result that 72 per cent of those asked said they would prefer 90 minutes watching their favourite team rather than an intimate evening with their...
Value Betting versus Gut Feeling
Surprisingly, it seems that there are many sports bettors who make their selections in much the same fashion as the multitude of people who select random numbers on their weekly lottery slips.
Whilst the lottery player may opt for personal numbers...
Is Football Betting Safer than Stock Market Trading? A Few Thoughts…
In the German language version of my article, “An observation about stock trading and football betting” a comment was recently received from a keen observer (translated as follows):
“Companies can go bust. Then the entire share...
Similarities and Differences between Stock Trading and Football Betting
Analysing Investments
In the stock market there is a rule of thumb: Buy shares when the stock chart heads in a direction from bottom left to top right, and don’t burn your fingers when the curve is falling from top left to bottom right.
Whether...
Soccerwidow Poll Results up to March 2012
Following October’s first review of the Soccerwidow poll, here is the latest set of figures in answer to the question, “Do our readers make money from betting?“.
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So far, up to the end of February...
Soccerwidow Poll Results up to October 2011
Soccerwidow’s first reader poll is on the subject of whether there are people who actually make a living from betting.
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Altogether, since February 2011, there have been over 100 replies in total from our...
Heart Beats Brain – Is Accurate Forecasting of Specific Results in Football Matches Possible?
The English Premier League results of 5.2.2011 were simply amazing, at least in the eyes of an enthusiastic football fan like my husband. A record number of goals and not many games finishing with the expected result. The following table shows...
