Bet Like a Lawyer & Lumberyard AP Strategy w/ Alex | Ep149

About this episode

Alex discusses his transition from law to full-time betting and shares insights on sports betting strategies.

Today we welcome Alex to the podcast (https://x.com/Landtrader8375). In his first podcast appearance he tells us about leaving his 9 year career in law for full-time betting, how he comes to a hypothesis on big spots that is rarely "wrong", and many fun dead edges and AP shenanigans that include ending up selling lumber after trying to get into real estate. 0:00 Intro 19:15 First 1st down bet that launched his career 34:00 What it takes to be a "Rort" finder 53:30 "The Lumber Edge" 1:02:15 ...

People in this episode

Host: GoldenPants13

Guest: Alex

Topics covered

• betting
• law
• sports strategy
• real estate
• career change

Keywords

• betting
• lawyer
• sports
• real estate
• lumber
• strategy
• career change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Landtrader8375

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