THE STATCHECKER JOURNAL
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Research guides, NBA and AFL release notes, and lessons from the StatChecker archive. Follow NBA 26/27 testing and explore the research behind the product.
Research guides
Explore data, betting decisions and the research behind them. Articles retain their original dates and sport context.
4 June 2026
Are Betting Tipsters Worth It? The Data Says No, and Here's What to Do Instead
Most paid betting tipsters lose their followers money, and many earn a cut when you lose. The research is brutal. Here's the data and a case for checking the numbers yourself.
By Danny Page
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21 April 2026
We Pulled Every Nick Daicos Game Into Our Database. These Are the Numbers Nobody's Talking About.
Daicos plays his 101st AFL game on Anzac Day. We crunched the previous 100, every disposal, every goal, every opponent, and found some genuinely weird stuff.
By Danny Page
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10 March 2026
The Staking Secret Sharp Bettors Don't Talk About
Kelly Criterion is the gold standard, but most bettors can't use it. Unit Impact staking, backed by 55,891 professional bets, is the practical alternative that changed my results overnight.
By Danny Page
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7 February 2026
Evidence-Based Betting: The Lies Bookmakers Tell
Bookmakers highlight a player's last five games to nudge you into emotional bets. Here's why that's misleading — and how evidence-based betting actually works.
By Danny Page
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Product updates & release archive
The latest NBA and AFL release notes, alongside earlier StatChecker updates. Features and prices reflect each post's publication date; see the NBA 26/27 launch page for the current offer.
15 September 2026
Release Notes: NBA Testing and New Context for NBA and AFL
NBA 26/27 is now in testing with a small group of users. New uplift and downlift comparisons cover travel type, postseason games, and turnaround time, with these additions also available in AFL.
By Danny Page
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30 June 2026
AFL 2026 Has Reached Its 100-Member Limit
Our AFL 2026 membership cap has been reached. Why we limit access, how to stay in the loop, and our planned membership allocation for NBA 26/27.
By Danny Page
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18 June 2026
Release Notes: 18 June 2026
Introducing the Multi tool. Combine unrelated legs from different games into one bet and see the real, historical hit rate behind the whole thing. Built straight from your requests.
By Danny Page
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4 June 2026
Release Notes: 4 June 2026
A full security-hardening pass with state-of-the-art AI, faster searches that hold up under load, automatic end-of-round data updates, and a bigger Loose Mode that lets you add more legs, including players from the opposing team, to one SGM.
By Danny Page
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23 April 2026
Release Notes: 23 April 2026
Days rest is now a first-class context filter, we've shipped v1 of Loose Mode so you can combine opposing players in a single SGM, and a new Career toggle lets you flip any search between the season range you set and a player's whole career.
By Danny Page
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1 April 2026
Release Notes: 1 April 2026
SGM search now filters to active rosters only, career averages show year-by-year form at a glance, and game logs let you inspect every result behind a search.
By Danny Page
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19 March 2026
Release Notes: 19 March 2026
Tackles and marks now live across Single and SGM search, faster multi-leg SGM building, and a fix for search filters carrying over from your last search.
By Danny Page
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13 March 2026
Release Notes: 13 March 2026
Weighted results bug fix, seasons filter moved to the top, new search now fully resets, and marks data extraction is underway.
By Danny Page
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8 March 2026
Feature Roadmap: What's Coming to StatChecker
Tackles, marks, cross-game multis, NBA, and more. See the full up-to-date roadmap on our Feature Roadmap page.
By Danny Page
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