There is one thing about gambling that everyone knows: the house always wins. Indeed, for the past 500 years, gamblers led by mathematicians and scientists have been trying to figure out how to turn the tables on the house and pull the rug out from under Lady Luck. In The Perfect Bet, mathematician and award-winning writer Adam Kucharski tells the …

Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Winning the Game with Methods and Models: To build winning teams and successful sports businesses, guide your decisions with data.

How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

The science of assessing performance, predicting future outcomes, interpreting statistical models, and market value of athletes. View

You have more information at hand about your business environment than ever before. But are you using it to “out-think” your rivals? If not, you may be missing out on a potent competitive tool. In Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning, Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris argue that the frontier for using data to make decisions …

Struggling to find success betting sports? Tired of empty promises and scams from handicapping services? The Sports Investing Bible takes the gambling out of sports betting by explaining verified, winning systems that really work. This book is what the sports investing industry needs – an inside look into proven, successful strategies. The Sports Investing Bible is a crash course in …

Two economists expose the pitfalls on the road to victory in professional sports. View

Packed with fascinating characters and startling anecdotes, and grounded in the superb writing and the reportage that is the hallmark of Sports Illustrated, The Art of a Beautiful Game is an often witty, always insightful look at the men like Steve Nash, Dwight Howard, and Dirk Nowitzki who devote themselves to this elegant and complicated sport. It’s an inside read …