Daily Routine

What it is

A repeatable daily cadence is the difference between hobbyists and pros. Here is the workflow we recommend: a morning openers check, a midday refresh, a pre-game decision pass, and an end-of-day review. Adjust to your schedule, but keep the structure.

When to use it

• You want to make sharp betting a habit, not an impulse activity.
• You want to capture openers (where edges are largest) without checking your phone all day.
• You want a built-in feedback loop so you actually improve.

How to read it

Morning (openers)

• Check Best Plays first. These are the curated A/B-tier picks.
• Scan All Edges with min EV 2%, tier A only, and your book list.
• Cross-check anything that looks juicy in Game Lab or Player Lab.
• If three or more anchors agree (sharp consensus + model + Best Plays), it's a candidate. Mark it.

Midday (steam check)

• Refresh Best Plays. Some morning edges will have moved (line tightened) or grown (line moved against the sharp side).
• Look for new sharp steam on All Edges (markets that just appeared with high EV and large books_used count).
• Re-check player props after lineup news drops (~2-4 hours before tip in NBA, after BP in MLB).

Pre-game (decision pass)

• 20-40 minutes before tip / first pitch, do your final check.
• Reconfirm the line is still where you want it. Recompute EV%.
• Apply sizing rules (see Sizing & Bankroll).
• Log the bet in Tracker at the moment you place it. No backfilling.

End of day (review)

• Open Tracker. Auto-graded results plus CLV for every bet placed today.
• Sort by CLV descending. The top CLV bets are your best work, regardless of W/L.
• Note any bets where you stretched sizing or skipped a check. Write the lesson down.
• Optional: scan Signal Lab to see which signals are running hot lately.

Worked example

08:30  Best Plays: 3 A-tier picks. Two NBA, one MLB. Saved.
08:45  Game Lab confirms both NBA picks. MLB pick is model-neutral. Skip MLB.
09:00  All Edges: scanned, no additional tier-A I want.
13:30  Refresh: NBA pick 1 moved 1 pt against me (edge gone). NBA pick 2 still live.
17:00  Lineup news: NBA pick 2's projection holds. Pre-game pass.
18:50  10 min to tip: line check, EV still +3.8%. Place 1u via DK.
18:51  Log in Tracker.
23:00  EOD review: bet lost by 2. CLV +0.5 pts. Variance, not a process error.

Common mistakes

1. No morning routine. If you only check when you have time, you will miss openers. Openers are where the biggest edges live.
2. Trading impulsively at midday. Mid-session chasing is where bad bets happen. Stick to the candidate list from morning.
3. Skipping the decision pass. Lines move. The bet you wanted at 9 AM might be -EV by 7 PM.
4. Not reviewing. If you do not review, you do not improve. CLV review takes 5 minutes per day.
5. Routine without flexibility. Travel, work, kids happen. A shortened routine is fine; no routine is not.

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