Savant:
To answer your questions, let's start first with my strength of sports in handicapping. Football is my strongest sport followed by basketball, then baseball a rare and distant third. I don't handicap hockey.
Normally, I will complete the football season before beginning the basketball season. This allows me to pick up college hoops in the stretch drive leading to the conference tournaments and March Madness. Also, this allows me to pick up the NBA season at about midpoint and takes me through the NBA finals. I would do this in order to keep this oldman fresh.
This year, I made a change to this routine by beginning college hoops and the NBA modestly in December during Bowl Season and the NFL stretch drive to the playoffs. Although I started well enough both in college and pro hoops and still had a good Bowl Season and NFL Playoffs, I began to tire a bit in January in college hoops. That's why I took a break for a couple of weeks before the Superbowl. Since returning following the Superbowl, my posted college hoops record is 8-5 and my NBA plays are 1-0-1. I feel fresher now and look forward to the stretch drive in college followed by the tournament, then the NBA stretch drive and playoffs.
One last point. I pride myself on being a big game handicapper. What I mean by this statement is that the more important the game is, the better my winning percentage becomes. An example of that is my record in the Bowl Season and the NFL Playoffs, particularly the Rose Bowl where I released my only 5* play of the year so far on USC and the Superbowl where I released a 3* play on Carolina. Over the years, this has developed. I expect the same to occur as each game in college hoops and the NBA become more important, particularly the Conference tournaments, March Madness, and the NBA playoffs.
I hope this helps answer some of your questions. I never mind sharing my thoughts with fellow posters, particularly those that ask sincere questions. Good luck to you in the future.
