one other thing:
j, dont let the forums inhibit your thinking. this is not a contest against other posters. I am not trying to post more winners than someone else, I am trying to make as much money as possible while proportioning risk. I dont update my record all the time for reasons: 1. I dont do it all the time even with my accounts, I do know if I'm winning or losing at any given point. 2. my record is different than what I post, not to an extreme, but I do often go back for more etc right before tip, so it is time consuming to calculate two records with the number of wagers I typically place, plus I would have to calculate everything at the differing vig for each. 3. people often take shots if you post a record, the last time I did it, I was called out for being .1% off, that's right not 1% but a tenth of a percent off, and that was b/c I calculated it at the reduced vig I wagered on instead of the -110 that I always had calculated my wagers on here. 4. it takes too much time, just during the time I was posting I missed PHI +5, now I might pass on that altogether but just an illustration. I've said it before, other people are simply easier to follow, I often wait until right before game time just for a couple cents off price.