StatsNext Responsible Gambling
About StatsNext
StatsNext is a sports intelligence platform: it provides sports information, statistics, market data and model estimates for research. StatsNext is not a sportsbook, bookmaker or gambling operator, and it does not provide guaranteed picks or outcomes.
- StatsNext does not accept wagers and does not place wagers for you. No bet is placed in the StatsNext app.
- StatsNext does not hold gambling funds, deposits or balances.
- Sportsbook accounts are separate services run by third parties, under their own terms.
- Betting involves financial risk, and no research or model makes gambling safe or removes that risk.
If you choose to bet, this page explains how to keep it within limits that are right for you, and where to find free, confidential help if gambling stops feeling that way.
Your decisions and the law
- You are responsible for your own wagering decisions.
- StatsNext is for people 18 and older, as required by the StatsNext Terms of Use. Being 18 or older does not mean sports betting is legal for you: the legal age to gamble where you live may be higher, often 21.
- Sports betting is legal only in some states, and sportsbook availability varies by location. Follow the laws and legal gambling age requirements where you live.
Keeping gambling in check
- Never wager money you cannot afford to lose. Treat any money you bet as spent.
- Set limits on time and money before you start, and stick to them.
- Do not chase losses. Increasing your stakes to win back what you have lost tends to make losses bigger.
- Gambling is not a source of income. Do not count on it to pay bills, pay off debt or replace earnings.
- Do not borrow money or use money set aside for essentials to gamble.
- Avoid gambling when you are stressed, upset, lonely or have been drinking.
- Take regular breaks, and keep time for the rest of your life.
- Use the limit tools many sportsbooks offer, such as deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion. Many states also run self-exclusion programs.
Signs gambling may be a problem
Gambling may be causing harm if you:
- spend more money or time than you intended, or find it hard to stop;
- chase losses or bet more to get the same excitement;
- borrow money, sell things or miss bills because of gambling;
- hide your gambling or lie about how much you bet;
- feel anxious, irritable or low when you are not gambling, or gamble to escape problems;
- notice gambling affecting your finances, mood, sleep, work, studies or relationships.
If any of this sounds familiar, consider stopping and reaching out for support. Help is free and confidential, and many people find it makes a real difference.
Get help
Run by the National Council on Problem Gambling. Free, confidential and available 24/7 in all 50 states, by call, text or online chat.
Call 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738) · Text 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738) · Chat online · Find help in your state
Peer support for people who want to stop gambling, with in-person, virtual and telephone meetings.
Call the national hotline: 855-222-5542 · gamblersanonymous.org
Support for family members and friends affected by someone else’s gambling.
If you are in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, free and confidential support is available 24/7. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Taking a break from StatsNext
You can step away from StatsNext at any time. If alerts are prompting you to bet more than you want to, you can pause or delete them, set quiet hours in Account > Notifications, turn off StatsNext notifications in your device settings, or delete your account from Account > Data and sign-out > Delete account.
What StatsNext Intelligence shows
StatsNext Intelligence shows statistical estimates: Fair Line, Fair Probability, Market No-Vig Probability, StatsNext Edge, Fair Price, Estimated EV and Confidence, with the model explanations, historical trends, line movement and sportsbook disagreement behind them.
These are estimates produced by statistical models from historical and current data. Models can be wrong, sometimes by a lot. They are not:
- guarantees, promises of profit or guaranteed winners;
- certainty about any future sporting outcome;
- personalized financial or betting advice;
- recommendations from or of any sportsbook.
Estimated EV
Estimated EV is a mathematical estimate calculated from StatsNext’s modeled probability for an outcome and the sportsbook price shown next to it. If the model probability is off, or the price changes, the estimate changes too.
- It does not mean you will earn that return.
- It does not mean a wager will be profitable.
- Results over many wagers will not exactly match the estimate, and can differ from it a great deal.
Confidence
HIGH, MODERATE and LOW describe how much the data and model behind an estimate can be relied on, based on things like sample size, data completeness and how the model has tested on past games.
- HIGH confidence does not mean an outcome is certain, a wager will win or a profit is guaranteed.
- LOW confidence does not mean an outcome will fail.
- Confidence and StatsNext Edge are separate: Edge is the gap between the model and the market; Confidence is about the reliability of the estimate.
Sports and market information changes
Injuries, lineups, weather, player availability, game status, and sportsbook lines, prices, odds and markets can change after StatsNext shows them, and third-party data can be delayed or incomplete. Check the current line and price directly with the sportsbook before making any wagering decision.
Sportsbook names and prices are shown as information about third-party services. StatsNext is not affiliated with or endorsed by any sportsbook, and showing a sportsbook is not a recommendation to use it.
Historical research
Historical trends such as last 5, last 10 and last 20 games, season figures, head-to-head results, with and without a teammate, hit rates and past line movement describe what happened. They do not guarantee future results. Research screens show the sample behind each figure; small samples can mislead.
Injury Impact
- With and without comparisons show differences observed in past games. A difference does not establish that the absence caused it.
- A game without a player counts every game the player did not play, for any reason. It does not prove the player was injured.
- Current injury designations come from third-party reports and can be incomplete or change.
Market Intelligence
Line Moves, Price Moves, rapid moves over recent windows, Market Disagreement between sportsbooks, and consensus figures report observed market behavior from sportsbook prices StatsNext has recorded. First Tracked is the first price StatsNext recorded, not the opening line; Current is the sportsbook’s latest price; Last Pregame is its last price before the start.
StatsNext reports what moved and where sportsbooks differ, not why. A move or a disagreement is not, by itself, evidence that any wager is a good one.
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