[datek23]

These are all very books to improve on your skills. Very good books for any gambler or sharps really interesting. There are thousands of books out there on betting and gambling but I will only use ten of them. I hope everyone likes the list. Below the titles of the book there are links straight to Amazon.com and now Amazon.com they have great buyer reviews on some of the books.

1). Sharp Sports Betting http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

2). Insights into Sports Betting (2nd Edition, New & Revised)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

3). Fixed Odds Sports Betting: Statistical Forecasting and Risk Management
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

4). John Patrick's Sports Betting: Proven Winning Systems for Football, Basketball, and Baseball
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

5). You Can Bet On It!: Inside Secrets of Sports Betting from the Men Who Set the Line
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

6).The Basics of Winning Sports Betting
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

7). Hennings Little Red Book of Sports Betting Systems
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

8). Can You Win?: The Real Odds for Casino Gambling, Sports Betting, and Lotteries
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

9). The Caesars Palace Book of Sports Betting
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

10). The Complete Book of Sports Betting: A New, No-Nonsense Approach to Sports Gambling
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

I hope everyone likes this list. Be warned these books will probably not make you money, just a great understanding how the process of gambling and better works.

[BuddyBear]

thanks Datek...have you read any of them or is there one you recommend at all? Looks like I could probably do a little summer reading!

[JoshW]

Sharp Sports Betting is good book especially when compared to lot of the others. Lot of focus on NFL but has concepts that can apply to many areas.

The Caesars Palace Book of Sports Betting would be better used for a small fire or if you run out of toilet paper. Is an old book that wasn't worth anything to start with.

[bigboydan]

the problem with reading these types of books is. they don't give you the real life experiences that you really need. oh sure, they will give you the basics, but theres alot more to it than what these types of books offer.

[Dark Horse]

Agree. Basically you have to write you own 'book'; taking what works from different places, maybe improving on some of it, and combining it all into a unique package. Most of it comes down to personal research.

'Win more, lose less' is a standout for me. Gamblersbook.com has a lot of in-depth material.

[bookie]

There's a lot of crap written about sports betting, but as poker players say you can learn a lot from a bad book if you read it hard enough to figure out what about it is wrong. I think that's the attitude you have to take.

I just read Jim Catello's *The Complete guide to the 2005-06 NBA Schedule* cause I saw a couple of complimentary reviews. I was really disapointed because he asserts stuff about situations that are tough spots in the schedule without giving ATS statistical reasoning as evidence. But even in this disapointing book it was interesting to see an approach to schedule analysis.

I recommend *Win More, Lose Less* (Don Peszynski) as a guide to tactical NFL wagering (not handicapping). I also like Kevin O'Niel's books on handicapping. A little pricey and nothing that will blow you away, but some nuggets for any capper with an open mind.