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Against all odds? : national sentiment and wagering on European football
Braun, Sebastian (contributor);  … - 2008
bettors. -- Football ; home bias ; investment ; patriotism …
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Gamblers' rationality in parimutuel soccer betting : strategisches Spielverhalten bei Totalisatorspielen mit nicht-gleichwahrscheinlichen Spielausgängen wie Toto und Torwette
Hauser-Rethaller, Ursula; König, Ulrich; Krylova, Elizaveta - 2000
gambles based on soccer results. Assuming that the bookmakers' quotas reflect the true probability of each possible result of … a soccer game, we are able to derive a formula for the expected payoff of a betting strategy (Tipp). Using recent (1996 …
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Systematic positive expected returns in the UK fixed odds betting market : an analysis of the Fink Tank predictions
Buraimo, Babatunde; Peel, David; Simmons, Robert - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 1 (2013) 4, pp. 168-182
We report striking evidence of semi-strong inefficiency in the UK fixed-odds football betting market using a reputable …
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The effects of the clock and kickoff rule changes on actual and market-based expected scoring in NCAA football
Linna, Kenneth; Moore, Evan; Paul, Rodney J.; Weinbach, … - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 2 (2014) 2, pp. 179-192
(NCAA) football seasons. The clock rule change in 2006 led to lower scoring which was not fully encompassed in the betting …
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Extremeness Aversion Bias and Learning Behavior : Evidence from the Sports Betting Market
Hwang, Joon Ho - 2012
This study finds that the extremeness aversion bias documented in decision making studies exists in the sports betting market in which real money is at stake. The magnitude of the bias is large that a naive betting strategy utilizing this bias, since the betting market's inception in 2008...
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Does Sports Betting Affect Investment Behaviour? Evidence from Ghanaian Sports Betting Participants
Ofosu, Albert - 2020
The study sought to assess the impact of sports betting on the investment behaviour of Ghanaians, focusing on sports betting centres within the Accra Metropolis, Ghana. The objectives of this observational study were to determine how individuals perceive the risk of sports lotteries as opposed...
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Abnormal Returns of Soccer Teams : Reassessing the Informational Value of Betting Odds
Castellani, Massimiliano - 2018
We analyse the links between soccer match results, betting odds and stock returns of all listed European soccer teams …
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Underestimating randomness: Outcome bias in betting exchange markets
Merz, Oliver; Flepp, Raphael; Franck, Egon - 2021
This paper examines whether the outcome bias harms price efficiency in betting exchange markets. In soccer, the match … accurate prices for lucky and unlucky teams. Analyzing over 8,900 soccer matches, we find evidence that the prices are …
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NFL Betting Market Efficiency, Divisional Rivals, and Profitable Strategies
Shank, Corey A. - 2019
In this paper, I examine market inefficiencies in the NFL betting market from the 2003 season through the 2016 season. I examine the impact that division rivals and previously known determinants of inefficiencies have on the current NFL gambling market. The results show that games against...
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The Sham of Integrity Fees in Sports Betting
Holden, John T. - 2020
Following the Supreme Court's decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, states can legalize sports gambling for the first time in more than 25 years. The advent of legalized gambling has sports leagues clamoring for compensation from states that authorize wagers on the...
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