The Motivation Angle That Made Bettors Rich (Then Died) | Presented by ProphetX

The Motivation Angle That Made Bettors Rich (Then Died) | Presented by ProphetX

September 9, 2026 ยท 27 min

About this episode

The episode explores the lifecycle of a betting edge related to motivation angles in NFL betting.

Do quants ignore motivation? I tested the most famous motivation angles in football, revenge games and blowout bounce backs, against 20+ years of real NFL closing lines. One of them was legitimately profitable. Then the market found it. This is the full lifecycle of a betting edge, tested live against 20+ years of real NFL closing lines. ๐ŸŸข Sponsored by ProphetX, America's #1 Sports Prediction Market. Sign up with promo code CIRCLESOFF. Trade $10, get $20: https://www.prophetx.co/ ๐Ÿ“… New episodes of Circle Back every Monday, Interviews/Industry Insights/Standalone videos every Wednesday, and new episodes Off Script every Friday, all at 1:30 PM ET on their respective days LINKS ๐ŸŽฎ Join The Hammer's Discord: https://discord.gg/hammer โœ‰๏ธ Sign up for our newsletter: https://kirknewsletter.thehammer.bet/ ๐Ÿ”จ The Hammer Betting Network: https://thehammer.bet/ SOCIALS ๐Ÿ”ต Circles Off on Twitter - https://x.com/CirclesOffHQ โฌ›๏ธ Circles Off on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@circlesoffhq ๐ŸŸช Circles Off on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/circlesoffhq/ FOLLOW ๐Ÿ”ต Follow Rob - https://x.com/robpizzola OUR OTHER CHANNELS ๐Ÿ”จ https://www.youtube.com/@TheHammerHQ ๐Ÿˆโ€ฆ

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