Math Sports

Applied Probability: Math Tools for Gamblers and Risk Takers Transform how you think about gambling with the only guide that arms you with the tools of probability, logic, and discipline—rather than hope and hunches. Are you tired of guessing at the racetrack, roulette wheel, or sportsbook? Do you want to finally understand why the house always seems to win, or, better yet, how you can tip the odds in your favor? Applied Probability: Math Tools for Gamblers and Risk Takers takes you on a step-by-step journey from mathematical basics to advanced strategies—turning you from a casual ...

Sports betting gets clearer when you understand the math behind the price. Sports Betting Math for Beginners is a plain-English introduction to the numbers that shape every wager: American odds, implied probability, break-even rates, expected value, vig, unit sizing, and disciplined record keeping. This is not a system for guaranteed winners. It is a practical guide for readers who want to stop treating odds as decoration and start evaluating what a betting price actually requires. Inside, you will learn how to: Read positive and negative American odds Convert odds into implied probability ...

Maxine Torres is starting over. New town. New job teaching eighth-grade math at Riverside Elementary. New chance to prove she’s more than the woman her ex-husband left behind. With her ten-year-old son Jayden by her side, Max is determined to rebuild their lives—alone. Mike Brynes has everything figured out. Three years as Riverside’s head football coach, a program he built from nothing, and a carefully constructed life that doesn’t include complications. Especially not the kind that walks into the faculty lounge with honey-blonde ombre hair and a smile that makes him forget every ...

The Math of Sports Performance Explained: Physics, Trajectories, Spin Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Biomechanics, and Optimization Strategies in Basketball, Baseball, Cycling, and Elite Athletics reveals the hidden equations behind elite competition. From the arc of a three point shot to the spin of a curveball, from aerodynamic drag in cycling to data driven decision making in modern analytics, this book shows how physics, probability, and optimization shape outcomes on the field, court, and track. Whether you are an athlete, coach, sports fan, or student of science, this guide uncovers the ...

Why does a football spiral? How do some athletes jump so high? The answer is science! The Secret Science of Sports helps kids better understand concepts of science, technology, engineering, and math through the sports they love to play and watch. Every sport -- from baseball to basketball, to...

The Kelly Criterion is a powerful sizing framework—but only when its assumptions are treated with caution. The Kelly Criterion for Sports Bettors explains the formula in plain English, including its inputs, the danger of probability error, fractional Kelly, stake caps, correlated wagers, and the role of personal limits. This is not a book about betting bigger. It is about understanding why a formula can never be more reliable than the estimate behind it. Inside, you will learn how to: Understand the core Kelly formula Translate odds into the correct formula inputs Estimate probability ...

The AI Betting Edge: Master the Math, Beat the Odds, and Build a Data-Driven Value Betting System is a complete beginner-to-intermediate guide that helps you understand modern sports betting in a structured, intelligent, and data-driven way. If you’ve ever felt confused by odds, frustrated by losing streaks, or unsure how “professional bettors” actually think, this book breaks everything down into a clear, practical system you can follow step by step. Instead of gambling emotionally or guessing outcomes, you’ll learn how to approach sports betting like a structured decision-making ...

Jalen DeLuca applies his baseball genius to his own playing in the follow-up to Tim Green and Derek Jeter’s New York Times bestselling novel Baseball Genius. Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. But he’s more than just a fan and a talented player; Jalen is a baseball genius. He can analyze and...

Winning Weekends: Sports Betting as a Side Hustle A Math-Based System for Profitable Weekend Wagering Sports betting isn’t about predictions. It’s about percentages. If you're still betting with your gut, you're playing the wrong game. Winning Weekends: Sports Betting as a Side Hustle shows you how to approach sports wagering the way sharp bettors do — with math, discipline, and a structured system that turns weekend action into long-term profit. This is not a book full of “locks,” “systems,” or trendy picks. It's a field manual for serious weekend bettors who want to profit ...

The Mathematics of Gambling: Probability, Odds, Poker Strategy, Lotteries, and Why We Misjudge Chance explains how gambling works once you strip away superstition, salesmanship, and lucky stories. It gives readers the tools to read a bet properly: probability, odds, payouts, expected value, variance, and risk. The focus is not on abstract math for its own sake, but on the choices people actually face at a card table, in a sportsbook, at a roulette wheel, or while staring at a lottery jackpot. A wager can look attractive because of a big payout, a recent streak, or a confident prediction and...

'A rare and refreshing book about the role of chance in football.' Ian Graham, author of How to Win the Premier League *** What if what we know about football isn't true? What if we praise and criticise the wrong teams? What if Real Madrid have won the Champions League too many times and Pep...

Hockey statistics come to life. Listeners won't look at math the same way again!

Baseball statistics come to life. Listeners won't look at mathematics in the same way again.

Some boys are born chasing the goal. Teo Rios was thrown in front of it. In the dust-and-river town of Santa Lucia del Rio, Mateo “Teo” Rios wants what every boy wants: to score, to be loved, to be seen. But when a street match puts him between two schoolbags with the whole world at his back, Teo discovers a gift he never asked for. He does not watch the ball. He watches the fear. Raised by a mother who counts every coin twice and a father who believes dreams are too expensive for boys like him, Teo learns early that goalkeeping is the loneliest place on the field. Blame waits there. ...

In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are...

The insanely useful strategies presented here are clear and concise and taught with many hand examples that demonstrate profitable poker play. Sky will quiz your understanding throughout the book, and he’ll have you taking action on and off the felt with 55 different actions steps. This isn’t just a hear-it-and-shelve-it poker guide. This audiobook is your new poker coach; teaching you strategies and expecting you to use them. Then when you’re ready, repeating the process with the next valuable set of strategies.

Football statistics come to life. Listeners won't look at math the same way again!

A plain‑English, curiosity‑driven walkthrough that takes an adult reader from the structure of an entire muscle down to the mechanics of a single muscle unit, and makes clear which training choices reliably grow muscle in a well‑fed, well‑rested body over the course of a real training week. Walk into any gym, and you will see rows of people doing the same movements. Some of them get bigger and stronger year after year. Some plateau in their first year and never move again. What separates the two is not luck or willpower. It is knowing what is actually happening inside a fiber when ...

From rectangular ladders to circular rings and hexagonal picnic tables, the park is full of shapes! Fun rhyming text will engage young children as they learn.

The complete “Winning Sarah’s Heart” series of young adult first love romances, including: LOOKING GOOD, CODY GREER (Book 1) Cody Greer has made it. He’s finally in the sixth grade and king of the world. Or, at least, king of his school. Cody has a lot going for him but has only one thing on his mind―winning the heart of the new girl in school, Sarah Davis. But who knew that the sixth grade could be so much work? Almost immediately, Cody defends Sarah’s honor, plays his arch-rival, Eric Mullen, in the championship football game and still manages to somehow find time to be the ...