Betting Strategy Templates Ready to Backtest
Basics
Home favorites SoccerThe clear home favorite at short-ish odds: combines the favorite-side and odds-range filters.Major leagues only SoccerKeep only high-liquidity leagues: a one-filter way to avoid thin, soft markets.Weekend goals SoccerOver 2.5 goals on weekend fixtures: pairs a day-of-week filter with a totals odds range.Follow one team SoccerOnly matches involving a specific team: shows how the team-name filter works.Clay specialists TennisFavorites on clay courts: pairs the tennis surface filter with favorite-side.One-score favorites FootballTeams laying 2.5 to 7.5 points at moderate moneyline odds: inside the one-score band where key numbers 3 and 7 rule.Heavy favorites BasketballTeams laying 6 to 12 points at short moneyline odds: the line-value filter as a strength gate.Run line favorites BaseballHome favorites laying the -1.5 run line at value prices: the signature baseball market.Puck line favorites HockeyHome favorites laying the -1.5 puck line at value prices: the signature hockey handicap.Home favorites VolleyballHome favorites at short moneyline prices: home advantage is real in volleyball.CS2 favorites EsportsFavorites in Counter-Strike 2: filters by game (league group) then favorite-side.
Form & streaks
Home on a win streak SoccerHome side has won its last 3 matches: the simplest result-streak filter.Unbeaten at home SoccerHome side unbeaten in its last 5 home games: result streak scoped to the venue.Hot away form SoccerAway side has won 60%+ of its last 10: a form-rate window instead of a streak.Head-to-head edge SoccerHome side won 60%+ of recent meetings with this opponent (min 3 games).Head-to-head win run SoccerHome side won the last 2 meetings with this exact opponent.
Goals & scoring
High-scoring home side SoccerHome team averaging 1.8+ goals scored over its last 20: a goals-average filter.Leaky away defense SoccerAway team conceding 1.5+ goals on average over its last 20: the conceded dimension.Over 2.5 machines SoccerHome team hit 3+ total goals in 60%+ of its last 20: a scoring-rate threshold.Clean-sheet run SoccerHome team kept a clean sheet in each of its last 3 home games: a scoring streak.Disciplined unders BaseballUnder 8.5 when the home side has been stingy: pairs a low conceded-runs average with a fixed total.Both score, go over HockeyTeams whose games almost always see both sides score, priced on the over 5.5: the BTTS filter put to work.Straight-set unders VolleyballUnder 3.5 sets on teams whose matches usually end in sweeps: the set-total angle.
Market & timing
Efficient markets SoccerFavorites whose moneyline closing vig sat under 3%: a tight, sharp-priced market.Soft total lines SoccerHome matches where the totals market carried a wider vig: softer, less efficient lines.Reliable coverers SoccerHome team covered the closing spread in 60%+ of its last 20 (min 5 games).Well rested SoccerHome team has had at least 5 days off: a simple rest-days filter.Fresh legs SoccerHome team played at most 3 matches in the last 14 days: a match-density fatigue guard.Single season slice SoccerRestrict to weekend matches in one year: handy for isolating a season when backtesting.Indoor hard courts TennisHard-court matches played indoors: combines the surface and court-environment filters.Reliable coverers FootballHome teams covering the spread in 60%+ of their last 20, on single-digit lines.Reliable coverers BasketballHome teams covering the spread in 60%+ of their last 20, on moderate lines.Set handicap favorites VolleyballHeavy home favorites priced 1.25 or shorter, played on the -1.5 set handicap instead of a moneyline that pays nothing.
Advanced combos
Value home favorites SoccerHome favorite + decent odds + solid recent form + a major league: four filters stacked.Contrarian underdogs SoccerAway underdog that is EITHER in good form OR owns the head-to-head: an AND wrapping an OR.Streaks, not Mondays SoccerOn a home win streak AND NOT early in the week: shows how a NOT group excludes cases.Low-scoring unders SoccerMajor-league weekend unders where the home side barely scores: a four-filter goals model.Momentum stack SoccerHome favorite riding a win streak, strong recent form and fresh legs: momentum layered up.Best-of-5 favorites TennisStrong favorites in best-of-5 matches: the match-format filter plus an odds range.Season rhythm FootballRoad coverers during the September to January season, priced on the main spread: the month filter as a season gate.Rest edge BasketballRested home team against an opponent on a dense week: the schedule angle, priced on the main spread.Season groove BaseballMid-season months, reliable coverers and moderate total lines: the regular-season rhythm angle.Schedule fatigue HockeyRested home side against an opponent on a dense week, on moderate total lines: the calendar angle of a packed hockey season.Home-court underdogs VolleyballHome underdogs on the +1.5 set handicap, only in leagues where the home side wins at least 58% of matches.Momentum favorites VolleyballHome sides on a winning run with strong recent form, at playable moneyline prices.Best-of-3 underdogs EsportsUnderdogs in best-of-3 series at longer odds: match format plus an odds range.
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