best college football capper

i would say

1 boom boom

2 calbear

3 train69

4 cajundemon

Agree that there are many good cappers on here.  If the regulars weren’t solid, they wouldn’t continue to post and put themselves out there week after week.  It’s tougher than some realize.

Also agree that nobody should be tailed too much and the statement that “ yourself, if you really do your research… that’s who you should rely on…” is dead on.  

Having said all that, I’ll throw my name in the hat as a strong capper.  I don’t bet huge amounts, but still take this very seriously to do the best that I can so that someday if/when I’m comfortable betting more, that I know the ropes.  Last season I posted (on Covers) a regular season record of 212-159-5 (57.0%).   I was sitting at 107-61-3 (63.5%) after weeks 1-7 with winning + $ in all 7 weeks, before a bad week 8, small losses in week 9, + $ again three straight weeks 10, 11, & 12, then 1 game above .500 combined in weeks 13-15.  Bowl games were awful until the National Championship game (OSU moneyline & +7 paid well).  Not sure where he vanished to midseason 2014, but Currygoat ran a weekly thread to post your top 3 picks each week.  He limited it to the first 30 guys that wanted in.  When he bailed on us, I was 1^st out of 30 with a record of:  15-5-1 (73.8%).  I try to weight my highest confidence picks with higher unit amounts per wager.  This has worked well for me; even more so in 2012 than 2014.  In 2012 I still lived in Las Vegas and didn’t post on Covers yet.  Regular season & FCS playoff record was excellent at 135-89-1 (60%).  2 unit & greater plays were outstanding at 35-17-1 (67.0%).  I’m somewhat the anal engineer and keep a detailed spreadsheet on my team review and bet tracking.  I like to be self aware on if my unit system is working as planned and also see how I do on sides, totals, 2^nd half, team totals, etc. breakdown.   And I have to admit, and my number of plays show this, betting cash in Vegas is easier to keep yourself in check vs. online betting in terms of the # of plays each week.   In 2013 I came out ahead by about 5 units, but my life was turned upside down that fall and did not really put much time and effort into the games that season.  My Dad passed away (cancer) that September and my family & I moved twice in four months and I worked 65+ hours/week in the meantime.  2011 was my first year betting college football when I lived in Las Vegas.  A life long following college football and Dad’s teams over the years, combined with an analytical mind and it was a good fit.  Except for the money management part in 2011.  I hit like 54.5%-55% for the full season I believe and lost money.   It was a humbling experience and goes to show that sometimes flat betting  is not a bad option.  At midseason I was down and decided to bet less per unit.  Then I started winning the 2^nd half of 2011.  I really think it’s important to bet what you can afford to lose.  Betting more than that not only has the obvious financial losses, but also makes one more emotional to try and get it back.  If you lose an amount that doesn’t lead to any emotion that you lost, you’re better off.

I’ve rambled on long enough.  Beware that if I play a Total, 3 out of 4 times I’m on the Under.    Looking forward to another college football season in 2015! 

Good luck to all.  

TD

I THINK wahooS posted at the end of last year saying he may come back and post again regularly this season.  I could be mistaken though. 

Also, I like JimmyDaFreak as well.  He is hot at the beginning of the year and when he hits a rough patch, he quits posting for the rest of the year for some reason.