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Sports BettingG3 Newswire · Sep 2

The Pitfalls of Emotional Betting

By Lewis PekSeptember 2, 2026

The brief

The 2026 FIFA World Cup provided a revealing test of American betting behaviour. Dimers’ survey of 2,000 regular US bettors found that 51 per cent backed Team USA even when the odds and predictive models suggested otherwise, while bettors relying on data substantially outperformed those following instinct. For Adam Fi…

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