Highly anticipated gambling book due out tomorrow

Iceman · Jul 23, 2007

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting By King Yao is supposedly due out tomorrow. I ordered mine at BJ21.com.

From what I have heard this is going to be an excellent book as King Yao (a regular poster at Fezziks Place) is very sharp. I havent read his poker book titled Weighing the Odds in Hold Em Poker but from what I have heard that book is top notch also.

Santo · Jul 23, 2007

I read some of the draft (I actually didn't finish the notes I was making on the last two chapters he sent me, but did revise the original two), and it looks to be a good book.

I have a copy on order from Amazon, because the international shipping on Wong's sites is more expensive (no mass rates I expect).

sunnyblue100 · Jul 23, 2007

From author's post in other forum:

The first section of Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting deals with basic information about sports betting that are important for all bettors.

The middle section of the book deals with issues and wagers in specific sports.

The last section of the book deals in general information about sports betting that is relevant in all sports.

Here are the chapters in the book:

Chapter 1 Introduction 19
Chapter 2 Basics 25
Chapter 3 Ways to Win 45
Chapter 4 Sports-Betting Market 57
Chapter 5 Scalping & Middling 69
Chapter 6 Hedging 79
Chapter 7 Hedge Mistakes 91
Chapter 8 NFL Season Wins 99
Chapter 9 NFL Parlay Cards 111
Chapter 10 NFL First Halves 119
Chapter 11 Office Pools 127
Chapter 12 Super Bowl Props 135
Chapter 13 March Madness Pools 145
Chapter 14 NBA Playoffs 153
Chapter 15 Baseball: First Halves 161
Chapter 16 Baseball: Totals 167
Chapter 17 Racing’s Triple Crown 173
Chapter 18 Futures 185
Chapter 19 Tips for Handicappers 195
Chapter 20 Tips for Bettors 203
Chapter 21 Handicappers 211
Chapter 22 Sports Bets in Unusual Places 225
Chapter 23 Internet and Media 231
Chapter 24 Interview with a pro 237
Glossary 243
Index 249