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Our guest this week is Jack Allweil.\xa0Jack wrote a book called "Make Better Bets: An Actuary's Quest to Bet the Russian 2018 FIFA World Cup with Excel." We talk to Jack about his book, and his experience betting the last World Cup.

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Show Notes\xa0
[00:00]\xa0introduction Jack Allweil, author of Make Better Bets
[00:35]\xa0Betting on soccer
[03:04]\xa0Using a model with few variables
[05:31]\xa0Time spent on the model, benefits of a passion project
[07:14]\xa0How much data from 2018 will be relevant in 2022?
[09:22]\xa0Other potential variables, like country popularity skewing lines, VAR reviews
[11:16]\xa0Getting bets down
[12:50]\xa0Analyzing the 2018 results
[15:03]\xa0Betting on all four teams in a group
[18:08]\xa0Line shopping
[20:33]\xa0Relocating to bet more easily
[21:58]\xa0How did losing a job change Jack's life?
[24:20]\xa0Jack's wife, Elena
[25:52]\xa0Betting other soccer leagues
[27:03]\xa0What's the next big thing that Jack will be betting on?
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[32:58]\xa0Choosing the name Make Better Bets
[34:59]\xa0Kelly criteria
[37:26]\xa0Betting as a married man
[39:33]\xa0Brothers on Books podcast
[40:53]\xa0Contacting Jack
[41:47]\xa0Recommended:\xa0Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, Libby app for libraries, Wall Street Bets by Jaime Rogozinski

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Books Referenced:
Make Better Bets by Jack Allweil https://amzn.to/3Ahb56M

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