Bets I made after reading Anthony's piece and other items:
Wins Tournament
France +400
Netherlands +1800
Qualifies
Austria -130
Slovenia +130
Does not Qualify
Romania -110
Scotland -110
Wins Group
Spain -125
@KevinOConnorNBA
@haralabob
Was incredibly frustrating to watch the possessions where Denver went on that 11-0 run. Not sure Reaves touched the ball more than 1-2x in those 2 min
@amicsta
If Jimmy was the starter this year and putting up huge numbers, heβd be the mvp favorite and we would all have him in pocket at 20/1 or better.
Instead weβre gonna win with Purdy.
the best week in the 10 year history of the model
35-11 +23.25u
Sides worked, totals worked, penalties worked, team totals worked, sacks worked, teasers worked, yard props worked and most importantly, 2nd half bets returned to profitability!
LETS NOT GIVE IT BACK!
My initial 2022 NFL Power Ratings
I added a column FTP (FG's, TO's and Penalties) to help better explain how certain teams outperform/underperform their offensive and defensive metrics
I'll post a thread explaining the moves on my PR I made during the offseason
Congrats Bills!
An absolutely beautiful MNF game takes us to 22-10-1 for the week
Wk 1: 20-9 +9.12u
Wk 2: 19-11 +6.24u
Wk 3: 22-10 +10.68u
Season: 61-30 +26.04u
Sides, Team Totals, Teasers and especially 2h's (10-3) worked.
Sacks, TD's and FG's did not
Lets stay hot!
@ScooterMagruder
I think he was crucial to the development of Dak and the top tier offense we had the last few years.
No idea how itβs going to be under Mike but hard to see it being as good.
Brutal
On the eve of the football season, here are my projected standings for the year, strength of schedule chart and power ratings
Will post futures, week 1 and 2 bets after
First you'll see I have the AFC going 9 games over .500, meaning I'll have 1 NFC sub 500 playoff team!
1/3
@Marcus_Mosher
I came away pretty enthusiastic about that game TBH.
Sure it didnβt work out but the gap between Phi and Dal is much closer than it was last year. SF is still another level above but there is a possibility to avoid them.
@tejfbanalytics
I use this for running backs. βYeah but his pass protection is eliteβ and u can point to the one highlight block he had all season.
@geoffschwartz
@ThaCaptnMorgan
3 of the 11 were end of half/game possessions. End of 1st half with :35 left, and two end of game with :09 and :02 left.
Only 8 real possessions for a team that was 3rd in total drives per game is pretty amazing, donβt you think?
since player props are much easier to find:
same idea
k hunt o35.5 -115 PB
j brissett u195.5 -110 MGM
c wentz u34.5 PA +100 DK
d jones u207.5 -115 DK
c edmonds u45.5 -125 PB
c patterson u47.5 -115 MGM
r penny u50.5 -115 PB
a rodgers u250.5 -115 MGM
a rodgers u33.5 -120 PA PB
@PFF_Eric
I think itβs because of the lower standard deviation of potential outcomes.
While the mean of a pass play is greater, the tail risk is greater too, both good and bad.
The goal of every series is getting a first down so the predictability of a run has value. Risk adj returns
listening to
@BenjaminSolak
on the cheat code pod talk about how easy the opposition has been for Buffalo so I wanted to compare it to my numbers and its staggering
-4.68 = facing Atl every week
-2.6 Offense = facing the Jags every week
-1.9 Defense = facing Seattle every week
Long season ends with a nice 4-0 super bowl. I didnt see much of an edge on the props but the ones we did have an edge on won easily
Playoffs 33-24, 57.9% +7.77u
Season 474-385 55.2% +27.38u
Full chart for the playoffs attached.
Season thoughts below
Week 5 live bets chart
Mia lead = TB
TB lead = Under
Phi lead = Over
NO lead = O
Ten lead = O
Jax lead = Ten and O
Det lead = O
Min lead = O
GB lead = GB
Hou lead = O
LV lead = U
Cle lead = Cle
LAC lead = U
NYG lead = O
SF lead = SF and O
Great start on TNF, lets keep it going!
@MikeClayNFL
The trend was already heading down.
Would guess 2 factors more than the extra game:
1) qbβs running a lot more than in 2012
2) much shorter leashes for starters than in the past.
Injury wasnβt the only reason we had 10 rookies start this year
Kellen to the chargers means getting a ton of San Diego in pocket for next year and some Herbert mvp tickets as well
Elite OC with elite talent will finally take him to the next level
Exhilarating week 1. what an incredible game in Las Vegas!!
18-6 +9.12u to start the year
Sides: 2-1 +1u
Totals: 4-2 +1.82u
Team Totals: 4-0 +4u
Sacks: 0-2 -2.6u
Punts: 1-2 -1.5u
2nd Half: 7-2 +4.4u
Teasers: 2-0 +2u
We're on to week 2
Model had a week!
Week 12: 20-8 +11.1u
Season: 145-104-9 +28.4u
I will say last year week 12 was the peak and while we finished positive, we gave back a lot of units from week 13- Super Bowl.
SOOO will be very careful going forward.
Still, what a week!!
@goldenpants013
To truly be great at anything, you gotta be addicted to it. At least a little bit.
Otherwise youβre just a passer by, like everybody else.
@DBro_FFB
Sometimes the coaches do know more than we do.
Tony was perfect for his role behind Zeke and Zeke was great at absorbing the punishment a lead back in the cowboys system requires.
Weβre gonna continue to underperform in the RZ until we give a different RB a chance
Preseason
#NFL
Power Ratings
These are my projections for all 32 teams. Overall value and YPP on the left, offense and defense ranks in the middle and special teams and turnovers on the right
@DVNJr
The criticism from Lewis appears to be for the farcical way that big time college athletics treat the student side of student athlete. He does not appear to be criticizing the kids themselves here - theyβre put on a path to be employees of the football team and not students.
Donβt know that Iβll have a luckier day betting the rest of 2023
Sea/SF
over 43 β
over rush att β
over rush yards β
2h over β
SF 2h TT over β
LAC/JAX
Jax + 2.5 β
Jax +9.5 β
2h over β
under penalties β
And even a couple bucks on these MLβs and the dumb PB bets
Days like today really make me miss Dave Malinsky.
What I would give to hear what he would have to say about this crazy weekend of football.
I found this old response from Oct 29, 2016 (and yes i searched my inbox using "vagaries" to find it - such a Dave word)
@MLandes18
2h/live looks for today:
Hou lead = Cle
Cle lead = O (weather permitting)
Jax lead = GB
Phi lead = U
Car lead = U
Buf lead = U
Sea lead = LAR
LAR lead = U
Bal lead = Bal and O
NE lead = NE
LAC lead = LAC
Mia lead = LAC
Min lead = Min and O
Orange = options to consider as well
As we all make our preseason projections - many that will be accurate and many that will be laughable - a reminder from the late great David Malinsky from 2016 when someone asked him why sports betting is not about predicting outcomes
@MichaelBensonn
I donβt know how one judge gave the third to Haney, thatβs wild.
One dude gave the TENTH to Haney
The fucking tenth!!
Agreed with most of the rest. Thatβs how I ended up 114-114.
But the third and tenth I thought were clear for Loma.
@JustinGePluto
@barstoolsports
I really liked the point that he always did whatever the team needed for them to win. High motor, competed on every possession, didnβt care if he didnt score.
Probably feels underrated by the avg fan who only remembers his ugly ass shooting form.
@ActionNetworkHQ
1) No bet in the same sport at the same time of the season is worth considerably more than any others.
Thereβs no way that on the same day you can have a play thats 3x greater edge than another in the same league.
2) manage your bankroll so it doesnβt manage your emotions
Good game for us as the Colts won the box score and real score.
Punts and Sacks unders were no doubters. Colts 2h no doubter.
Blocked punt TD probably cost us the Titans Teaser side
Colts +.61 pt upgrade
Titans -.75 pt downgrade
On to Sunday!
Brutal. That holding cost Browns the cover.
+4.5 -110 on a game that closes 3 -111 on pinnacle and it meant nothing because of that holding
Woooooof this season has turned into a complete shit show
last weekend the gambling gods gave us free money with the saturday teaser.
are they really doing it again??? they're being that nice to us?
we'll find out.
9 plays for week 18
Sides:
Dal +4.5 -110 at Was*
Phi -1.5 -110 v NYG*
Chi +2.5 -110 v Min
Jax -6 -110 v Ten
Det +3 -110 at GB
Sea -3 -110 v LAR
Totals
NEP/Buf u43 -110
Car/NOS o39 -110
Hou/Ind u39 -110
*chart assumes Cooper Rush and Gardner Minshew
Super Bowl Box Score
You can see how highly the model views SF's D by how pedestrian the KC O projections are
It has SF with more plays, more YPP, more rushing yards higher NYPA and less punts
Higher likelihood of INT and missed FG only thing keeping it close
1.5u u53.5 -108
thereβs been like 4 moving screens already not called in this UConn menβs game. 3 minutes in
Wonder why all the rules experts arenβt complaining about it!
Week 13 plays
Sides
SF +3 -116 (from earlier in the week)
LV -7.5 -109
Den +14 -113
Totals (only see these on
@betonline_ag
)
Det/Chi u45 -110
Was/Pit u43.5 -110
Teaser
LV -2/GB -2.5 6pt Teaser -120
Leans on Wash, NOS, Cle, LAC and Balt but need better lines for PR reasons
Week 6
Standings
SF up to 15 wins
Jax up to 10
Atl up to 9.8
Was down to 5.7
NEP down to 6.4
Power Ratings
SF best team ever thru 5 weeks
Min a much better team than last year
SOS
NYG/NEP/Pit hardest
Bal/SF/NO easiest
Remaining Sched
Cinci toughest
Atl Easiest
Week 13 Recap
9-4
+4.57u
We left some meat on the bone passing on the Cle, Was and NOS positions the model liked but overall a good week.
Season
154-108-9
+32.97u
Week 14 looks tough so will continue to be cautious but happy to have 2 open teasers heading into the week
Here is the grid for the week
4 sides, 6 unders, 1 team total and 2 teasers
Waiting for line to drop more on min/sea to take the over.
Waiting on 1h totals to pick off some more unders.
Updated expected wins chart
Yellow means division favorites. Orange means wildcard
Biggest jumps were:
Buf, KC, TB, Min, NYG +1.3 wins
Biggest fall:
Dallas -2.6 wins
Really bad losses by SF, Car, Ten and Den
Wentz with the 7th seed.....
Live 11-12 are Balt -3.5 +119 and over 24 +108 (both on
@bookmaker_eu
)
Cowboys are going to give up 300 yards rushing. Balt's non-existent pass rush is worrisome for the Balt side but good for the over
market really disagrees with both
lets go!
Beautiful wild card week!
18-5 +13.3u
4-1 on sides, luckily remembered Tampa wasn't good and bought out of the position this morning
2nd halves worked, props worked.
Season:
459-366 55.6% +32.91u
Week 16 Recap
22-6 +15u.
The single best week out of the 144 in the model's history
2h bets were beautiful at 10-3, finishing off with the live under this evening.
Back in black for the season:
274-234 +10.75u
What a fun grind this year has been!
World Cup thread
Will have one bet on every match!
Sunday
Qatar +.25 -114
Monday
Iran/England u2.25 -116
Senegal +1 -112 v Netherlands
USA PK -130 v Wales
Tuesday
Argentina -2 -104 v Saudi Arabia
Tunisia/Denmark o2.25 -108
Mexico PK -103 v Poland
Australia +1.75 -112 v France
4-1 night, only blemish this evening was our live over 53.5.
for the week 19-10-1 +6.74u
Good week for sides (5-2), team totals (4-1), sacks (2-0), punts (2-0) and FG's (1-0).
Bad week for totals (3-3) and 2h/live (2-4-1)
39-19 +15.86u for the season
Onto week 3!!
INCREDIBLE AZ comeback for a 7-1 Wednesday.
Only that fantastic play by Zach Short prevented the sweep
Thursday baseball - no real value on sides but some value on 4 totals.
Let's tread carefully!
My process for baseball is the same as the last two.
2022 was a really turbulent year finished 393-377 +5.7u but i was down 31u by May 15th.
2021 was a great year up 31u finishing 344-313 but considering i was up 34u after 3 weeks, a disappointment
The plan this year
1/x
My favorite part about betting on sports - failing and trying again:
My worst betting loss ever was live betting Bal v Ten 2 years ago over and over again.
After that game I decided to change my entire 2h approach and this year has really been the culmination of those efforts
Here are the week 4 projections and the plays we've made so far - some pretty bad CLV so might be the first losing week of the year.
Betting on NEP so early was incredibly stupid and seeing 7's pop up is annoying
Still deciding on which teasers to play.
Final MLB numbers tracked on
@betstamp
345-313-35 +31.15u
I should've stopped in April!
Totals accounted for over 80% of the returns. ML's lost 1u on 268 bets so basically free entertainment.
Thanks to
@ExpectedEdge
! Without their model, no way we have this type of year.
Sunday
#NFL
Live betting looks:
LAR lead = Under
Pitt lead = Under
Atl lead = Dal
Dal lead = Atl
Buf lead = Buf
Gb lead = Det and Over
Ten lead = Over
Bal lead = Bal
KC lead = Under
NE lead = NE
NO lead = LV
Box scores and plays for tomorrow:
TB 24 - GB 29
u5.5 Sacks -160
u7.5 Punts -115
o6 TD's EV (also played o5.5 -138)
Buf 26 - KC 33
KC -3 -110
u3.5 sacks -115
u6.5 punts -120
Laid off the over in KC as there are concerns about 2h wind. Better report and may jump on it
What a phenomenal football game.
So good that my model upgraded both teams off it
Vegas from 4.44 to 5.07
KC from 6.05 to 6.59
Two of the best teams in the game and a 5-0 game for us. hooray!