Tools and Resources
Check out the below tools and resources we've handpicked from the world of sports betting and analytics. Whether you are a beginner, a casual bettor, or an enthusiast seeking to utilize data for informed sports betting decisions, these resources are designed to enhance your betting acumen.
Unabated
Unabated Sports is a website that provides powerful tools and resources to help sports bettors become sharper. The site offers a variety of features (many of which we use to find edges), including:
Real-time odds from top sportsbooks: This allows bettors to compare odds from different books (including market makers) and find the best lines.
Line shopping tools: These tools help bettors identify discrepancies in odds between different sportsbooks. Includes pre-game and live odds screens!
Betting calculators: These calculators help bettors calculate their expected return on investment (ROI) for different bets.
In-depth analysis: Unabated Sports offers in-depth analysis of games and teams, which can help bettors make more informed decisions.
NFL season simulator: Allows you to simulate the NFL season 10,000 times based on your own power ratings or pre-packaged ratings.
It can be used to find value in a variety of betting markets, such as futures bets, point spreads, and totals. It can also be used to track the progress of your own power ratings over time.
Player prop simulator: Upload player projections and the simulation will spit out results you can compare against the prop betting market to find profitable action
Education and community: Access dozens of articles and Unabated’s Discord server, both of which will help you grow your sports betting knowledge
Pro tip: new Unabated users who use the code BTB will get a 5 day free trial to check out the site!
nflfastR
Provides a set of functions to efficiently scrape NFL play-by-play data using R. The package contains NFL play-by-play data back to 1999. For anyone interested in building out a model, it is a phenomenal resource from which to scrape EPA and other in-game efficiency data
cfbfastR
Similar to nflfastR, it provides a set of functions to efficiently scrape CFB play-by-play data using R. The package contains 20+ years of play-by-play data. For anyone interested in building out a model, it is a phenomenal resource from which to scrape data and build out your own database.
CollegeFootballData (CFBD)
Data Dump
CFBD is a sports statistics and analytics website, allowing users to track team and individual player metrics, generate charts, search play by play data, and more. A great tool for all CFB bettors. API keys available.
Game Day Math
GamedayMath is a bettor’s guide to getting an edge against the sportsbooks. It equips you with realtime recommendations on the best bets across many different sports. Use it to find favorable bets across one or more sportsbooks. The more sportsbooks you use, the better chance of finding favorable bets!
nfelo
A highly-regarded database of NFL analyses, including play-by-play and efficiency data, team power ratings, ATS picks, QB rankings, and much more