Thanks for the reply Blind Date! Great information.
miami sam, I've never really "tracked" myself, the only thing I really care about is my Sportsbook balance. I don't have a record, I'll start tracking here when I post plays.
Guys, I did week 13 today. Took about 2 hours to do this. Here's the table:
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 417pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=553 border=0><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 74pt" width=98><COL style="WIDTH: 75pt" width=100><COL style="WIDTH: 32pt" span=2 width=42><COL style="WIDTH: 26pt" width=34><COL style="WIDTH: 75pt" width=100><COL style="WIDTH: 25pt" width=33><COL style="WIDTH: 78pt" width=104><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="WIDTH: 74pt; HEIGHT: 15pt" width=98 height=20>AWAY TEAM</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 75pt" width=100>HOME TEAM</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 32pt" width=42>A YDS</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 32pt" width=42>H YDS</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 26pt" width=34>DIFF</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 75pt" width=100>2H TEAM BET</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 25pt" width=33>SPR</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 78pt" width=104>RES</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Northern Ill</TD><TD>Kent St</TD><TD align=right>226</TD><TD align=right>134</TD><TD align=right>92</TD><TD>Northern Ill</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Ball State</TD><TD>Central Mich</TD><TD align=right>193</TD><TD align=right>188</TD><TD align=right>5</TD><TD>Ball State</TD><TD align=right>-4</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Buffalo</TD><TD>Bowling Green</TD><TD align=right>64</TD><TD align=right>195</TD><TD align=right>131</TD><TD>Bowling Green</TD><TD align=right>-1</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Fresno St</TD><TD>San Jose St</TD><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=right>113</TD><TD align=right>93</TD><TD>San Jose St</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>West Virginia</TD><TD>Louisville</TD><TD align=right>276</TD><TD align=right>203</TD><TD align=right>73</TD><TD>West Virginia</TD><TD align=right>-6</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>NC State</TD><TD>UNC</TD><TD align=right>176</TD><TD align=right>125</TD><TD align=right>51</TD><TD>NC State</TD><TD align=right>7.5</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Army</TD><TD>Rutgers</TD><TD align=right>112</TD><TD align=right>345</TD><TD align=right>233</TD><TD>Rutgers</TD><TD align=right>-7</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Michigan</TD><TD>Ohio St</TD><TD align=right>79</TD><TD align=right>162</TD><TD align=right>83</TD><TD>Ohio St</TD><TD align=right>-10</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Clemson</TD><TD>Virginia</TD><TD align=right>150</TD><TD align=right>113</TD><TD align=right>37</TD><TD>Clemson</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Tennessee</TD><TD>Vanderbilt</TD><TD align=right>141</TD><TD align=right>14</TD><TD align=right>127</TD><TD>Tennessee</TD><TD align=right>-3</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>UCF</TD><TD>Memphis</TD><TD align=right>173</TD><TD align=right>123</TD><TD align=right>50</TD><TD>UCF</TD><TD align=right>-3</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Syracuse</TD><TD>Notre Dame</TD><TD align=right>159</TD><TD align=right>165</TD><TD align=right>6</TD><TD>Notre Dame</TD><TD align=right>-10</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Colorado St</TD><TD>Wyoming</TD><TD align=right>183</TD><TD align=right>231</TD><TD align=right>48</TD><TD>Wyoming</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Tulane</TD><TD>Tulsa</TD><TD align=right>133</TD><TD align=right>297</TD><TD align=right>164</TD><TD>Tulsa</TD><TD align=right>-11</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Fla Atl</TD><TD>Arkansas St</TD><TD align=right>227</TD><TD align=right>244</TD><TD align=right>17</TD><TD>Arkansas St</TD><TD align=right>-3</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Arkansas</TD><TD>Mississippi St</TD><TD align=right>208</TD><TD align=right>228</TD><TD align=right>20</TD><TD>Mississippi St</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Washington</TD><TD>Washington St</TD><TD align=right>128</TD><TD align=right>90</TD><TD align=right>38</TD><TD>Washington</TD><TD align=right>-4</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Illinois</TD><TD>Northwestern</TD><TD align=right>99</TD><TD align=right>228</TD><TD align=right>129</TD><TD>Northwestern</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Stanford</TD><TD>California</TD><TD align=right>248</TD><TD align=right>214</TD><TD align=right>34</TD><TD>Stanford</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Boston Coll</TD><TD>Wake Forest</TD><TD align=right>148</TD><TD align=right>49</TD><TD align=right>99</TD><TD>Boston Coll</TD><TD align=right>-2</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Michigan St</TD><TD>Penn St</TD><TD align=right>125</TD><TD align=right>272</TD><TD align=right>147</TD><TD>Penn St</TD><TD align=right>-7</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Mississippi</TD><TD>LSU</TD><TD align=right>241</TD><TD align=right>141</TD><TD align=right>100</TD><TD>Mississippi</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Marshall</TD><TD>Rice</TD><TD align=right>198</TD><TD align=right>147</TD><TD align=right>51</TD><TD>Marshall</TD><TD align=right>3.5</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>UTEP</TD><TD>Houston</TD><TD align=right>261</TD><TD align=right>333</TD><TD align=right>72</TD><TD>Houston</TD><TD align=right>-10</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>North Texas</TD><TD>MTSU</TD><TD align=right>238</TD><TD align=right>400</TD><TD align=right>162</TD><TD>MTSU</TD><TD align=right>-6.5</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Iowa St</TD><TD>Kansas St</TD><TD align=right>314</TD><TD align=right>306</TD><TD align=right>8</TD><TD>Iowa St</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Air Force</TD><TD>TCU</TD><TD align=right>59</TD><TD align=right>306</TD><TD align=right>247</TD><TD>TCU</TD><TD align=right>-8</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Boise St</TD><TD>Nevada</TD><TD align=right>313</TD><TD align=right>133</TD><TD align=right>180</TD><TD>Boise St</TD><TD align=right>-2</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Louisiana Tech</TD><TD>New Mexico St</TD><TD align=right>224</TD><TD align=right>297</TD><TD align=right>73</TD><TD>New Mexico St</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>BYU</TD><TD>Utah</TD><TD align=right>201</TD><TD align=right>316</TD><TD align=right>115</TD><TD>Utah</TD><TD align=right>-2.5</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Duke</TD><TD>Virginia Tech</TD><TD align=right>48</TD><TD align=right>219</TD><TD align=right>171</TD><TD>Virginia Tech</TD><TD align=right>-7.5</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Oregon St</TD><TD>Arizona</TD><TD align=right>142</TD><TD align=right>132</TD><TD align=right>10</TD><TD>Oregon St</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>East Carolina</TD><TD>UAB</TD><TD align=right>123</TD><TD align=right>123</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD>East Carolina</TD><TD align=right>-4</TD><TD>PUSH</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Iowa</TD><TD>Minnesota</TD><TD align=right>265</TD><TD align=right>29</TD><TD align=right>236</TD><TD>Iowa</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Pittsburgh</TD><TD>Cincinnati</TD><TD align=right>96</TD><TD align=right>188</TD><TD align=right>92</TD><TD>Cincinnati</TD><TD align=right>-3</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>La-Lafayette</TD><TD>Troy</TD><TD align=right>176</TD><TD align=right>251</TD><TD align=right>75</TD><TD>Troy</TD><TD align=right>-4</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>La-Monroe</TD><TD>Fla Intl</TD><TD align=right>224</TD><TD align=right>225</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD>Fla Intl</TD><TD align=right>-6.5</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>UNLV</TD><TD>SDSU</TD><TD align=right>139</TD><TD align=right>244</TD><TD align=right>105</TD><TD>SDSU</TD><TD align=right>6</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Florida St</TD><TD>Maryland</TD><TD align=right>165</TD><TD align=right>136</TD><TD align=right>29</TD><TD>Florida St</TD><TD align=right>-1</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Idaho</TD><TD>Hawaii</TD><TD align=right>163</TD><TD align=right>217</TD><TD align=right>54</TD><TD>Hawaii</TD><TD align=right>-11</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Texas Tech</TD><TD>Oklahoma</TD><TD align=right>174</TD><TD align=right>373</TD><TD align=right>199</TD><TD>Oklahoma</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD>WON</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20>Connecticut</TD><TD>USF</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>142</TD><TD align=right>62</TD><TD>USF</TD><TD align=right>0</TD><TD>LOST</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
So currently, simply taking the team with the yardage edge at half, you will have won 63% of your games! That's a 47-28-2 record.
But we can do better!
If we eliminate the blowouts (50% when differential is 233 or above) and the even yardage (63% when differential is 70 or below - still not bad!), then we will have gone 27-8 the past 4 weeks which is 77%!
I've also noticed something else looking at the stats. You really want to find games where both teams are moving the ball. When both teams are above 188 yards, the team with the yardage edge covers in the 2nd half 92% of the time (12-1)!
Want a larger sample size? Take the formula from earlier, where we ignore the blowouts and ignore the even yardage. Take out the games where there is a team 64 yards or below, and we are 26-3 (90%)!
Lets get ready for CMU-FAU tonight!