Has ABS Changed the Value of Catchers?
Why baseball's most underrated defensive skill may no longer be worth what it once was.
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Insights & Analysis
Strategy, data, and perspective from the RealLine team.
The Matchup Number Everyone Quotes Is a Coin Flip. We Built the One That Isn't
RealLine Matchup is live in the terminal.
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What Is MLB's Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) System?
For more than 140 years, one of baseball's defining features has been remarkably simple: every pitch is judged by a human being.
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Closing Line Value: The Only Scoreboard That Doesn't Lie to You
Closing Line Value — CLV — is the metric that cuts through that noise. It's the discipline behind how RealLine thinks about fair value, and it's worth understanding whether or not you ever place a bet.
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Up To Value: Why Betting Favorites Alone Is a Losing Strategy
One of the biggest mistakes sports bettors make is assuming that picking the better team automatically makes a bet profitable.
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Why Sports Betting Is About Price, Not Winners
A bettor can win 55% of their bets and still lose money long term if they consistently take bad prices.
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Sports Betting Is a Market, Not a Guess
Most bettors chase winners. Professional handicappers chase value. This article breaks down the difference between gambling emotionally and approaching sports betting as a disciplined, data-driven market.
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