kirkmuller said:Journeyman asked the same question last week but only two people actually answered his question, and none of the posters mentioned are posting picks.
If you don't think there's anybody worth following, then just let this thread sink down to the next page.
Thanks!
X-Files said:For the World Cup:
chriscol
Duckstabber
winbet
jwunderdog said:I follow several posters here and respect several othrs. Jackdee,Duck, chriscol. That being said, I think the WOrld Cup is a crapshoot, you are basically betting on Allstar teams from each country. I think it is very hard to handcapp that, verses the league play that all these cappers are very good at. GL , I don't think any of the guys listed above make stupid plays , so if you follow any of them I think you will at least have a "fair" shot.
dmmd98 said:I am going to respectfully disagree here since you said its basically allstar teams from each country. All star teams and games have no meaning behind it but the World Cup has plenty of meaning behind it so its just as meaningful as any league game. Capping still applies since you gotta take into account team history, team injuries, matchups, star players, the system each team plays etc etc so its more than a crapshoot. One can agrue that Chelsea and Man U are all star teams since each team is packed with super star players that are featured in the world cup so under your reasoning a game between those two teams are crapshoots also.
jwunderdog said:Did not mean to imply the world cup is meaningless at all, infact it is just the opposite. My point was unlike league games, these players do not play together week to week ,year to year and some don't play in europe so it is even harder to judge.
I guess what I am trying to say is I have a lot more confidence in say Chriscol's handicapping in Bundes , where he knows the players and teams from years and months of watching them play. As compared to world cups teams that really don't play together that much compared to league play.