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🎧SBC Podcast #54: 🎾James from Tennis Pilot on his service’s edge, building an AI system, bookmakers and more!

Posted on by Josh P

In the latest SBC Podcast I am joined by James, one half of the brains behind the recently reviewed tennis tipping service, Tennis Pilot.

English and Philosophy & Theology degrees at Oxford University may not be typical starting points for successful tipping services, but a shared love of tennis drove James and his partner Nicholas to bet using their combined expertise.

7 years, nearly 7,000 bets and a freshly built AI system later, we talk about the partners’ journey to success in a fascinating chat.

You can listen to Episode 54 now via Apple / Spotify / Google / YouTube and all other major podcast directories (search Smart Betting Club)

An in-depth chat with one of this service’s ‘Co-Pilots’

In this episode, James and I discuss:

  • Tennis Pilot’s inception, how the service has developed and what James and Nicholas have learnt along the way
  • Balancing working full-time with running a successful tipping service
  • Value – what is it and why is it so hard to identify?
  • Statistics and the different biases that can lead bookmakers to price matches incorrectly
  • How specialisation can provide an instant advantage over the market
  • Variables that help James to find expected value in matches
  • James’s masters thesis and building a machine-learning tennis betting system from scratch
  • Where to bet on tennis and the viability of different bookmakers and exchanges
  • Tennis Pilot’s 17% ROI from nearly 7,000 bets

Learn more

To learn more about Tennis Pilot, you can visit their website here or follow them on Twitter @TennisPilot.

In addition, we have recently published an in-depth review into the service’s performance that is available with a paid SBC membership.

Here, we go through Tennis Pilot’s 7 year betting record, assessing nearly 7,000 bets using our usual range of metrics including odds availability, performance in different markets, drawdown analysis and progressive reinvestment strategies (alongside many more!).

SBC Discounts

You can trial Tennis Pilot free for one month by visiting their website and following the link on their homepage.

Secondly, SBC Members can get a 25% discount on all of Tennis Pilot’s subscription options, saving you between £35 and £60 depending on the package that you choose.

This equates to up to 56% of your annual SBC subscription – another smart deal for our betting club!

​Join SBC Today to read the full Tennis Pilot review and access this discount​

Talking Tipsters – Listen to this betting podcast interview with SBC

Posted on by Peter Ling

For those of you keen to learn more on the Smart Betting Club and the concept of using tipsters for profit, then make sure you listen to the recent betting podcast interview I recorded with Alex Vella from Trademate Sports.

During the interview, Alex and I discussed the tipster industry, how SBC verifies, measures and ranks tipsters plus an outline of what kind of ROI you can expect to make betting on sports long-term.

Clocking in at just over 50 minutes long, it’s a great opportunity to learn more about the independent work of the Smart Betting Club, our analytical role exploring the tipster market and the central goal of the SBC service – helping our members make money betting.

Those of you interested in listening to it, can do so now for free via Apple podcasts, Podbean or Spotify.

Best Regards

Peter Ling

Smart Betting Club Owner and Founder