🔬 Portfolio Lab

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Build and Validate Your Betting Strategy Using Real Results

The Portfolio Lab is where you craft your betting strategy — and see exactly how it would have performed using real historical bets.

You define the rules. We surface the data. The result? A powerful, personalized portfolio that gives you confidence before you place a single bet.

🧠 What Is the Portfolio Lab?

Portfolio Lab is your tool for building a data-driven betting strategy — one that's tailored to your risk profile, sportsbook access, and sports preferences.

Using historical, real-world OddsShopper data, the Lab shows you how your selected settings would have performed using previously recommended +EV bets. It helps answer questions like:

  • How have these types of bets done in the past?
  • Which markets show strong long-term ROI?
  • Is this a good strategy to deploy going forward?

⚙️ How to Use It

  1. Set Your Filters
    1. Choose the sportsbooks you bet on
    2. Fine-tune:
      1. OS Rating threshold
      2. Odds range
      3. Minimum age of edge
      4. Time before game starts
  2. Review Historical ROI
    1. Instantly see the historical ROI of your filtered strategy
    2. Understand how many graded bets make up that result
    3. More sample size = more confidence
  3. Select Your Markets
    1. Use Quick Select to auto-choose markets with high historical ROI
    2. Or manually pick bet types based on your preferences

📊 What to Look For

The two most important indicators of a strong portfolio:

  1. Positive Historical ROI: This is your signal that the strategy has worked in real betting scenarios
  2. Large Sample Size: A portfolio built from thousands of graded bets is more reliable than one built from only a handful

Look for a combination of strong ROI and ample data. If a market has limited history, approach with caution — or pair it with others that are more proven.

⚠️ What If You See “No Data”?

Some newer or niche markets may not have enough historical bets to show a reliable ROI. When that happens, we’ll let you know right in the Lab — and recommend choosing more established markets instead.

We don’t guess. If the data isn’t there yet, we won’t pretend otherwise.

💡 Tips for Better Portfolios

  • Diversify: Include bets from multiple markets and sportsbooks to reduce risk
  • Target Proven Markets: Lean on markets with a strong ROI and a high number of past bets
  • Avoid Noise: Don’t be fooled by a huge ROI on a market with only 50 bets — it’s probably just variance

🔁 Keep Iterating

The Lab is designed to be used often — not just once.

Return to it when:

  • A new sport is in season
  • You get access to a new sportsbook
  • You want to test a new strategy or bet type
  • You’re noticing inconsistencies in results and want to reevaluate

Final Thought

Portfolio Lab gives you a roadmap. It’s how you take the guesswork out of betting — and replace it with a strategy grounded in data and proven performance.

If you're serious about building a consistent edge, this is where it begins.