PRE SEASON/EUROPEAN FOOTBALL BETTING

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-1pt Bohemians win vs salzburg (champions league) @ 43/10 (exchanges) Irish side are extremely fired up after 1-1 away draw

-1pt Modric anytime scorer vs Barca @ 6/1 (betfair)Playing up top

-2pts Barca win vs spurs @ 7/4(betfair) Spurs have patched up team

-3pts ajax vs Benfica over 2.5 goals @ 5/6 (general)Mountain of attacking talent on show, could be a repeat of Ajax's 3-3 draw with Atletico

-1.25 pts Defoe anytime scorer vs Celtic @ 8/5 (betfair) Good value, should get full 90 VOID(non starter)

-1.25pts Cvitanich anytime scorer vs Benfica @ 15/8 (bet 365) way overpriced for superstar finisher VOID(non starter)

-2.5pts double - Shaktar win vs Poli timisoara/ FC KBH wins vs Stabaek @ 1/1 (skybet)FC KBH fresh off the back of a 7-1 home win, shaktar shouldn'r have too many problems

-2.5pts Hannover vs Arsenal over 2.5 goals @ 4/5 (general)Arsenal have been banging them in preseason and hannover games tend to produce goals

-2.5pts Aston Villa vs Atlante over 2.5 goals @ 19/20(general) Expect end to end open game

-1.25pts Niclas Bendtnar anytime scorer vs Hannover @ 7/4(boylesports) Niclas Bendtnar tipped on nic'spicks for a big season this year is on fire preseason

-2.5pts Celtic corner handicap (-1) vs Moscow @ 10/11(general) Mowbrays teams usually win a lot of corners. Russians will sit back

-1.5pts Guimares win vs Pompey @ 7/5(exchanges) Pompey a trainwreck at the moment with not much of a goal threat - decent value

-1.5pts Atletico bilbao half/fulltime vs Young Boys(Europa League) @ 9/5 (betfair) Bilbao notoriously fast starters at the San Mames, 9/5 a big price for a 40-50% shot

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Golf Player Profiles



Please note that player attribute ratings are derived from the official PGA Tour and European Tour golf stats, and updated with a rolling average each golf betting year for precision.


Bryan Nicholson is the pioneer of the progressive form and course fit ratings for golf betting, with the associated progressive form model and course fit profiling model. Bryan is the author of the increasingly popular annual course fit profiling manual and #1 golf betting book Angles & Edges and runs the Sharp Sports Bettors Blog.

What is expected Strokes Gained Course Fit ?

Bryan also pioneered the concept of Expected Strokes Gained Course Fit (xSGF) in golf betting. xSGF can be predicted using my model below. For prospective golf betting tips it projects ahead of time how many shots a player is expected to pick up per round on average on a particular golf course. It's weighed against a neutral golf course of the same rating. For example: Sam Horsfield at Celtic Manor vs TPC Southwind. This number will also portray ability level in terms of strokes gained total. Click "find out more" under the course fit golf betting model for info.

Golf Betting Tips Model

Note: all the most accurate up to date player and course data to input into this interactive golf betting model is in the NicsPicks Course Fit Manual 2022


My course fit profiling model for golf betting tips uses highly evolved golf nuance and betting intuition, precise parameters and inputs based on Bayesian analysis, plus years of empirical evidence through observing, betting and documenting golf and stats... find out more

What is Progressive Form in Golf Betting?

Progressive form in golf betting differs from current form in that players are showing a trend in the right direction in their recent scoring. Trending form has a high predictive value in golf betting and can also catch players under the radar at an inflated price vs their true betting odds. For example - a player shows form of T40 - 24 - 24, but last week he was in the leading PGA Tour group on Sunday with Tiger Woods and had a bad round due to nerves. His finishing position may not fully capture his actual form... See more with our calculators and betting tools

Progressive Form Golf Betting Model



To check the latest player finishing positions for golf betting tips see the official world golf rankings and search/click a golfer. Input these numbers into the interactive golf model above, following the guide.

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