I WANT TO DISPEL SOME OF THE MYTHS BEHIND BETTING ON THE NFL...THERE ARE MANY THEORIES ON HOW HOME TEAMS PLAYING AS A 3 POINT( OR LESS) DOGS OR FAVORITES COVER 70% OF THE TIME.....OR THAT HOME FAV. OF 4 OR MORE POINTS ARE NOT A GOOD BET
I DID THIS LAST YEAR FOR YEARS 98..99..00..01..02.(5 YEARS)
LET'S CRUNCH THE NUMBERS....
INCLUDING PAYOFFS,THERE HAVE BEEN 1,536 GAMES
THE HOME TEAM WON 928 OF THOSE GAME STRAIGHT UP,OR 60%...
WHEN ANALYZINE THE RESULTS ATS I FOUND THE HOME TEAM COVERED 761 TIMES,OR 50% OF THE TIME....
THE AWAY TEAM COVERED 719 OR 47% AND THER WERE 55 PUSHES 3%
I BROKE IT DOWN EVEN FURTHER: HOW DOES A TEAM PLAY WHEN THE LINE IS -3.5 OR LESS....I FOUND 617 SUCH INSTANCES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND IN THOSE MATCHUPS THE HOME TEAM COVERED 310 TIMES OR JUST UNDER HALF THE TIME....AWAY TEAM COVERED 276 TIMES,OR 45% AND THERE WERE 31 PUSHES....
THERE WERE 685 GAMES WHERE THE HOME TEAM WAS FAVOR BY 4 OR MORE POINTS,AND THEY ONLY COVERED 322 TIMES 47%.....THE ROAD TEAM COVERED 348 TIMES 51% 15 PUSHES
IN SUMMARY,IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO FIND A SHORTCUT(SYS.PLAYS) TO HANDICAPPING THE NUMBER,FORGET IT......
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS NO MAGIC FORMULA.THERE IS NO DECISIVE EDGE TO STRICTY BETTING THE HOME TEAM OR THE AWAY TEAM IN THE NFL..............
THE WAY IN WHICH YOU GAIN YOUR EDGE IS THROUGH RESEARCH, EVERY TEAM REACTS DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT SITUATION.TODAY GAME ROSTERS CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.....AS DO THE COACHES.
THE COACH SET THE TONE FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM,FROM THE WAY THEY PRACTICE AND CONDUCT THEMSELVES,TO HOW THEY PLAY EVERY SUNDAY....
TRACK A TEAM'S PROGRESS.ARE THEY SHOWING SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT? NEVER UNDERESTIMATE EMOTION IN THESE TYPES OF GAMES STUY THE QUOTES FROM PLAYERS AND COACHES.......INFORMATION IS POWER....THE MORE YOU KNOW THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES....YOUR JOB IS TO SIFT THOUGH IT AND RETAIN THE FACTS THAT WILL HELP YOU WIN.....
DON'T FALL IN THE NUMBER TRAP(SYS. PLAY) AS IHAVE SHOWN,THER IS NO DECISIVE EDGE.....
I DID THIS LAST YEAR FOR YEARS 98..99..00..01..02.(5 YEARS)
LET'S CRUNCH THE NUMBERS....
INCLUDING PAYOFFS,THERE HAVE BEEN 1,536 GAMES
THE HOME TEAM WON 928 OF THOSE GAME STRAIGHT UP,OR 60%...
WHEN ANALYZINE THE RESULTS ATS I FOUND THE HOME TEAM COVERED 761 TIMES,OR 50% OF THE TIME....
THE AWAY TEAM COVERED 719 OR 47% AND THER WERE 55 PUSHES 3%
I BROKE IT DOWN EVEN FURTHER: HOW DOES A TEAM PLAY WHEN THE LINE IS -3.5 OR LESS....I FOUND 617 SUCH INSTANCES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND IN THOSE MATCHUPS THE HOME TEAM COVERED 310 TIMES OR JUST UNDER HALF THE TIME....AWAY TEAM COVERED 276 TIMES,OR 45% AND THERE WERE 31 PUSHES....
THERE WERE 685 GAMES WHERE THE HOME TEAM WAS FAVOR BY 4 OR MORE POINTS,AND THEY ONLY COVERED 322 TIMES 47%.....THE ROAD TEAM COVERED 348 TIMES 51% 15 PUSHES
IN SUMMARY,IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO FIND A SHORTCUT(SYS.PLAYS) TO HANDICAPPING THE NUMBER,FORGET IT......
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS NO MAGIC FORMULA.THERE IS NO DECISIVE EDGE TO STRICTY BETTING THE HOME TEAM OR THE AWAY TEAM IN THE NFL..............
THE WAY IN WHICH YOU GAIN YOUR EDGE IS THROUGH RESEARCH, EVERY TEAM REACTS DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT SITUATION.TODAY GAME ROSTERS CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.....AS DO THE COACHES.
THE COACH SET THE TONE FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM,FROM THE WAY THEY PRACTICE AND CONDUCT THEMSELVES,TO HOW THEY PLAY EVERY SUNDAY....
TRACK A TEAM'S PROGRESS.ARE THEY SHOWING SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT? NEVER UNDERESTIMATE EMOTION IN THESE TYPES OF GAMES STUY THE QUOTES FROM PLAYERS AND COACHES.......INFORMATION IS POWER....THE MORE YOU KNOW THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES....YOUR JOB IS TO SIFT THOUGH IT AND RETAIN THE FACTS THAT WILL HELP YOU WIN.....
DON'T FALL IN THE NUMBER TRAP(SYS. PLAY) AS IHAVE SHOWN,THER IS NO DECISIVE EDGE.....