--- title: What Is No Vig in Sports Betting? Why Removing the... description: Sportsbooks embed a profit margin (vig/juice) into their odds, causing implied probabilities to sum above 100%. Removing this margin reveals the true implied... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-no-vig-in-sports-betting-why-removing-the-sportsbook-margin-can-help-you-find-better-value-tig4g6vea twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What Is No Vig in Sports Betting? Why Removing the Sportsbook Margin Can Help You Find Better Value | daily.dev og:description: Sportsbooks embed a profit margin (vig/juice) into their odds, causing implied probabilities to sum above 100%. 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Removing this margin reveals the true implied probability of each outcome, enabling bettors to identify positive expected value (+EV) bets. The post explains what the vig is, how to calculate no-vig probabilities, why this matters for value betting, and promotes the TrueOdds No Vig Tool as an automated solution for this calculation across multiple sportsbooks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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