Sports Betting

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Exchange fundamentals, arbitrage strategies, and how to get the most out of peer-to-peer betting.

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How sports betting exchanges work, how they price markets without vig, and how the peer-to-peer model differs from a traditional sportsbook. Covers fees, mechanics, lay betting, arbitrage, and how to choose between exchanges.

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Sports Prediction Markets

How sports prediction markets work, how SX Bet compares to Polymarket and other crypto-settled venues, and what the trade-offs are around fees, settlement, liquidity, and product surface for sports.

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Sports Betting Strategy & Math

The math and discipline that underpin sustainable sports betting — expected value, Kelly criterion sizing, closing-line value, no-vig probability, bankroll management, and the basics of building a model.

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Can AI Bet on Sports? We Gave an AI $10,000 and It Built a Trading Bot

We gave Claude Fable 5 $10,000 and one instruction: make money trading the World Cup. It built its own autonomous betting bot. Here's what an AI does with real money on a betting exchange, with the live on-chain record.

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DeveloperGuide

AI World Cup Predictions 2026: Why an AI With Real Money Doesn't Pick Winners

Every AI World Cup prediction names a winner. The one we gave $10,000 doesn't. It hunts mispriced odds, backs underdogs, and abstains when there's no edge. Here's why.

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BettorGuide

How to Bet on the World Cup on an Exchange (2026)

How to bet on the 2026 World Cup on an exchange: trade outright and match markets against other bettors instead of a bookmaker, read odds as implied probability, and understand why exchange prices beat sportsbook futures.

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BettorGuide

Peer-to-Peer Sports Betting: The Model Behind Modern Exchanges

Peer-to-peer sports betting means bettors trade directly against each other, no bookmaker setting prices. Here's how the model works, why it produces better odds, and the platforms running it in 2026.

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BettorGuide

What Is a Betting Exchange? How Two-Sided Sports Markets Work

A betting exchange is a marketplace where bettors trade against each other instead of betting against a bookmaker. Here's how the two-sided model works, why exchange odds tend to beat sportsbooks, and how SX Bet's binary-outcome model differs from Betfair.

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BettorGuide

Betting Exchange vs. Sportsbook: Which Should You Actually Use?

Betting exchange vs sportsbook compared honestly. Exchanges win on pricing, treatment of winners, and trading flexibility; sportsbooks win on market breadth, simple UX, and promos. Here's the decision framework.

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