redietz wrote:

"I think using that phrase suggests winning going forward, and it also suggests there is a category of people one could label "+EV sports bettors." It provides a math veneer to something best not described that way.

Other than arbitrage, explain to me a scenario where the term has any sports betting usefulness. There are no +EV scenarios if you eliminate arbitrage, bonuses, and rebates.

Let's try this. Winning at sports betting is about opinion, not math. So I think using the phrase "+EV sports bettor" is inappropriate. It suggests a built-in math element.

Ubiquity in advantage gambling means nothing to me. Sports betting is not really "advantage gambling." I've debated this with people here, but again, outside of arbitrage, bonuses, and rebates, there is no "advantage gambling" element to sports betting. There's no wrangling of the math that says you have an advantage, ergo it's not really advantage gambling. "

If for example you wanted to bet heavy on the Pats tonight wouldn't you want to know that at least seven players have the flu and took a seperate plane to Dallas. Last week Dallas players were the ones with the flu playing the Pats. I have no idea who won versus that spread. The point I am making is that Advantage gamblers are always trying to get that edge any way they can.