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The Analysis of Sports Forecasting

Modeling Parallels between Sports Gambling and Financial Markets

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Authors:
  1. William S. Mallios

    1. Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction: A Variety of Betting Lines

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    Pages 1-5

  3. Models, Moralities, and Misconceptions

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    Pages 7-24

  4. Modeling Concepts

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    Pages 25-55

  5. Football

    • William S. Mallios
    Pages 57-72

  6. Basketball

    • William S. Mallios
    Pages 73-81

  7. Baseball

    • William S. Mallios
    Pages 83-121

  8. Selection of Athletes

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    Pages 123-140

  9. Financial Markets

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    Pages 141-214

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 215-294
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About this book

Given the magnitude of currency speculation and sports gambling, it is surprising that the literature contains mostly negative forecasting results. Majority opinion still holds that short term fluctuations in financial markets follow random walk. In this non-random walk through financial and sports gambling markets, parallels are drawn between modeling short term currency movements and modeling outcomes of athletic encounters. The forecasting concepts and methodologies are identical; only the variables change names. If, in fact, these markets are driven by mechanisms of non-random walk, there must be some explanation for the negative forecasting results. The Analysis of Sports Forecasting: Modeling Parallels Between Sports Gambling and Financial Markets examines this issue.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno, USA

    William S. Mallios

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Analysis of Sports Forecasting

  • Book Subtitle: Modeling Parallels between Sports Gambling and Financial Markets

  • Authors: William S. Mallios

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6713-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-7713-9Published: 31 December 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4958-5Published: 03 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-6713-1Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 294

  • Topics: Microeconomics, Econometrics, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods

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