Any suggestions for a good basketball handicapping book?

peteep · Oct 27, 2005

Saw a few at gamblers bookshop. Any noteworthy ones?

WorldNumberOne · Oct 27, 2005

with your skills , what do you need a book for ?

peteep · Oct 27, 2005

World Number One said:
with your skills , what do you need a book for ?

Even geniuses read!

Santo · Oct 27, 2005

I like the Seidel books, Investing in College Basketball I've read and I have his new one, "Wagering to Win" on order..

Some of his gambling fundamentals are shaky, but the section on stats and matchups is worth it's weight in gold.

WorldNumberOne · Oct 27, 2005

peteep said:
Even geniuses read!

excellent reply...

peteep · Oct 27, 2005

Santo said:
I like the Seidel books, Investing in College Basketball I've read and I have his new one, "Wagering to Win" on order..

Some of his gambling fundamentals are shaky, but the section on stats and matchups is worth it's weight in gold.

Thanks Santo. I did see a couple of titles of his.

Santo · Oct 27, 2005

I don't reccomend the Ross book at all btw..

I stopped reading when he suggested if you lose you might want to double up your next bet, and there's nothing wrong with that.

peteep · Oct 27, 2005

Just ordered "investing in college basketbal".

From what I read he has a finance/economics background and takes an approach to betting similar to investing (hence the title). Having an education in finance myself I think this will be a good read for me.

bhg · Oct 27, 2005

Santo said:
I don't reccomend the Ross book at all btw..

I stopped reading when he suggested if you lose you might want to double up your next bet, and there's nothing wrong with that.

We've read many of the same books. The Ross book is a nightmare and a huge waste of money. I think I made it maybe halfway through. I have the Fields manual and it's ok - nothing special. I also just ordered the newer Seidel book and agree with what Santo said about them. The first was a good read, pays for itself rather quickly.

Omni · Oct 27, 2005

One of the biggest problems with the Ross book is it's readability. Just too boring, too much filler, not enough content, and not divided up in any sensible way. If you do get it, I recommend one read through but with a highlighter so you can highlight anything you think has value to reference it later.