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WHY?.....it's a tremendous resource.....10 year ATS record for every college and NFL team....all neatly done.....very easy to access....>  all in alphabetical order
   *  plus he's a Cover's guy too


DON'T GET CONFUSED.......

  *  a simple tout?....hated by most here for some strange reason...NOPE....probably THE top technical handicapper in the US
  *  ELIMINATING the technical side?........"why should I care".....whether Zona is 16-1 ATS with rest....vs a team off a SU/ATS win......only costs you money.....you don't have to PLAY ON / FADE.....because a trend supports it.....gotta consider how a team usually performs in a given 'SPOT'......dontcha?

eggzamples:

Petrino has NEVER won vs AP top  15

AF has only covered 2 of last 14 games after Navy or Army

Ark St...after game 6?.....38-9 SU / 33-14 ATS

Buffalo...vs winning teams?   >> last SIXTY games 6-54 SU / 21-38-1 ATS

DUKE...4-5 SU vs ranked teams....0-47 BC  (before Cutcliffe)

SJSU....all or nothing (previously)....SU winner is 33-4 ATS

TCU...after a losing season (2)....GP is 11-1 and 12-1

A&M...after a SU loss...KS is 1-13 ATS

ULL...13-3 ATS as dog vs winning teams

UTEP...when facing BETTER teams >  outgained in stats ...15-45-2 ATS (9-54-1 SU)

Wazzu....covered 10/11 as conf road dogs vs winning teams

WKU.....covered last 5 RSW totals 

Ole Miss.....Freeze is 15-1 SU  / 14-2 ATS  as non-conf favorite

totally ignore stuff like this?
Vandy....lost 16 straight game 6's (2-14 ATS)...TY Georgia at home
Okie St....covered 19/21 the week BEFORE TTech


off loss?
Saban only covered 3/11
Shaw covered 11/15
Holgorsen 9/26
Calhoun 19/46
SNYDER 57/84


WITH revenge
Malzahn  13/18
Meyer  6/8
R. Long  4/12
Mason 12/17
Holgorsen 9/26
Leach 18/26


VS revenge

Malzahn 3/11
Meyer 13/29
Long  21/33
Leach  5/15


with rest
Holgorsen  3/16
Whittingham 16/24
Doeren 9/11
Bailiff  14/17
Cutcliffe  11/15
Sumlin 2/11

AND.....he has head to head ATS records for (most) match-ups on each team page .....the coaches data page alone... is worth the cost ..................
   
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Must be where Walter Tibbs acquired all his posted trends. That was good info.

Thanks BA.


 
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BA, any thoughts on which is a better purchase:

2017 Playbook Football Preview Magazine

or

2017 Playbook Football Black Book Insider's Reference Guide

Differences between the two?  etc.
 
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Book, you sure know your magazines!
 
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can you get this in store or online only ?
 
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Agree Brother....he is another excellent resource.....why not spend a few penny's for some possible winning wagers...
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I've got every Playbook going back to the first one in 1993. 
 
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I agree, Lawrence does some nice work, and at some point you have to ask yourself how much is your time worth... I think some ppl need to put their ego aside and realize that if you wanna be decent at betting, it's beneficial to pay for information. 

 It's a beautiful thing when you learn something like South Carolina is 0-8 ATS 1-7 vs ACC in past eight road openers while NC State is 8-0 ATS in home opener, 8-0 ATS when favored by less than a TD, and 6-2 ATS vs SEC

(Those are just made up numbers, but just wanted to give an example of how useful the information is, and what a pain in the behind it normally is to check all of these possible angles)
 
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I'm definitely going to check out the Playbook Magazine, but have to ask a question about a stat provided above:
Petrino has NEVER won vs AP top 15
UL: 2004 Boise State
UL : 2006 WVU and Wake Forest
Arkansas : 2010 LSU
Arkansas: 2011 South Carolina, K State
UL: 2016 FSU

Maybe I missed something, but I'm not sure where the information came from with the 0-8 record. All the teams listed above were in the Top 15 when they played UL or Arkansas and finished inside the Top 15 in the Final AP poll.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Cardinals01:

I'm definitely going to check out the Playbook Magazine, but have to ask a question about a stat provided above:
Petrino has NEVER won vs AP top 15
UL: 2004 Boise State
UL : 2006 WVU and Wake Forest
Arkansas : 2010 LSU
Arkansas: 2011 South Carolina, K State
UL: 2016 FSU

Maybe I missed something, but I'm not sure where the information came from with the 0-8 record. All the teams listed above were in the Top 15 when they played UL or Arkansas and finished inside the Top 15 in the Final AP poll.

Looks like I left out that AWAY.....part.................
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Quote Originally Posted by themaceo:

can you get this in store or online only ?

A bit tougher to find.....got mine at Barnes & Noble....plus sometimes they 'hide' it on the rear / top rack.....being an evil gambling mag and all.......


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BTW......left off a very valuable link earlier....hope you will forgive me....................

https://www.vsin.com/
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Quote Originally Posted by TD21:

BA, any thoughts on which is a better purchase:

2017 Playbook Football Preview Magazine

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2017 Playbook Football Black Book Insider's Reference Guide

Differences between the two?  etc.

got me man.....Playbook is about  as technical as I wanna get...
*reckon you get MORE of his database....like lifetime ATS records for every coach.....guess that's why he doesn't update it on his website......
  *main feature?.......extremely high% angles....tweaked several times.....sometimes 90-100 %......BUT you gotta find 'em then.....OR purchase his weekly newsletter.......

Like.........home dogs that scored 40+ in their last 2.....are 78-42-4 ATS...........
  *IF.....they won and covered those 2 as well....they're  32-13-2 ATS.
  ***  AND make it 3 games?.....21-6 ATS

AND.....if their opponent (now road favorite).....allowed 14 or more their previous game.....16-2 ATS.............................

SO.....if you're smart enuff to design a program that spits that stuff out.....great.......... (NOT ME).........................
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an eggzample....on how to use these technical trends....

$  don't just memorize the trend....AX yourself....what does it mean?
       *screw the TREND....after all......we're looking for the SPOT

Best HC off a loss?.....pp 98-99 in Playbook ( I use Team Rankings too)....since 2011

  * Shaw at Tree (11-4 ATS)......why not look for a loss > see who's next?....................How 'bout week 2 at USC...
  *BTW Tree has covered 9 of last 11 as a dog too....USC is 0-3 ATS vs Tree (p 217 Playbook)

BEHOLD.......woulda you just look at who they (Tree) have next.....
  *San Diego St.......but wait you say....SDSU is pretty damm good wtf son ?????

TRUE.....but NOT in THIS SPOT.........SDSU 11-20 ATS in non-conf......and 1-9 ATS as a (<14) NC dog

 * WHY ?.....Rocky Long plays for MTW titles / he picks his spots.....and they have a road game with Arizona St the week before

$$$ $  TRUST ME......he does not want back to back huge efforts vs NON-CONF opponents.....they play Zona St tough or win?....Tree is gonna beat their azz......esp if they lose to USC....
  * they beat USC?.... and /or SDSU gets killed by Zona St? > you walk away no worries

   AND.....speaking of MTW play....he has a conf game with AF the following week (guess what > he ain't covered the week before conf play begins yet (0-6 ATS)

Tree......play well on the road?......you bet (22-11 ATS away / 17-9 as road favorite)

   NOTE:  UNDER....is a strong trend here as well.....
  * Tree -  10-25 O/U away.....7-19 if favored....5-10 O/U off loss too
  * SDSU-  12-18  O/U in non-conf games (7-13 run)


POINT ;  see how much of an advantage you have by viewing the match-up this way.........in advance?
  *as opposed to sitting down the week of the game......trying to break down the MATCH-UP only?

Of course.....you still look hard at the match-up......but what we've done is identify a nice (potential) psychological EDGE....
  $$  that ALSO....probably won't be reflected in the  OPENING number................  .
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Playbook is one of the few i pickup every year. A few years back a national radio show up here had a daily "covers expert" segment that was roughly 10 minutes long. The expert (someone different most days), would basically give his leans on the night, followed by a free play and then a plug of their own site. Not that the other experts didn't know their stuff but Lawrence really came across as a next level type capper to me. I have bought the playbook every year since and really enjoy it.
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Quote Originally Posted by bookieassassin:

an eggzample....on how to use these technical trends....

$  don't just memorize the trend....AX yourself....what does it mean?
       *screw the TREND....after all......we're looking for the SPOT

Best HC off a loss?.....pp 98-99 in Playbook ( I use Team Rankings too)....since 2011

  * Shaw at Tree (11-4 ATS)......why not look for a loss > see who's next?....................How 'bout week 2 at USC...
  *BTW Tree has covered 9 of last 11 as a dog too....USC is 0-3 ATS vs Tree (p 217 Playbook)

BEHOLD.......woulda you just look at who they (Tree) have next.....
  *San Diego St.......but wait you say....SDSU is pretty damm good wtf son ?????

TRUE.....but NOT in THIS SPOT.........SDSU 11-20 ATS in non-conf......and 1-9 ATS as a (<14) NC dog

 * WHY ?.....Rocky Long plays for MTW titles / he picks his spots.....and they have a road game with Arizona St the week before

$$$ $  TRUST ME......he does not want back to back huge efforts vs NON-CONF opponents.....they play Zona St tough or win?....Tree is gonna beat their azz......esp if they lose to USC....
  * they beat USC?.... and /or SDSU gets killed by Zona St? > you walk away no worries

   AND.....speaking of MTW play....he has a conf game with AF the following week (guess what > he ain't covered the week before conf play begins yet (0-6 ATS)

Tree......play well on the road?......you bet (22-11 ATS away / 17-9 as road favorite)

   NOTE:  UNDER....is a strong trend here as well.....
  * Tree -  10-25 O/U away.....7-19 if favored....5-10 O/U off loss too
  * SDSU-  12-18  O/U in non-conf games (7-13 run)


POINT ;  see how much of an advantage you have by viewing the match-up this way.........in advance?
  *as opposed to sitting down the week of the game......trying to break down the MATCH-UP only?

Of course.....you still look hard at the match-up......but what we've done is identify a nice (potential) psychological EDGE....
  $$  that ALSO....probably won't be reflected in the  OPENING number................  .



GREAT WORK BROTHER  .....( as usual)




I am adding Stanford -9 to my GOY plays 
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Quote Originally Posted by DoubleUp4Life:




GREAT WORK BROTHER  .....( as usual)




I am adding Stanford -9 to my GOY plays 

might work.....but I (think)....you should get a better number if things work out as planned.....
  *SDSU plays Zona St tough / USC beats Tree

Thinking 6'-7 depending.......to get to 9-10.....SDSU would have to get spanked by ASU...and/or Tree beats USC... or plays them very tough.......???
  *in that case I might back off anyway....

But tough to say at this point ................  
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Absolutely tremendously valuable insight. 
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So is it the Black book or the preview ?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by BigTeddy8:

So is it the Black book or the preview ?

just Playbook BT...................
  * look for the guy with either multiple plastic surgeries......or an airbrushed  photo....that even a Playboy centerfold would be jealous of.....on front...........sorry 'bout that one  Marc...............


good man SDOAD.......EW......BP................
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Quote Originally Posted by bookieassassin:

Quote Originally Posted by BigTeddy8:

So is it the Black book or the preview ?
just Playbook BT...................  * look for the guy with either multiple plastic surgeries......or an airbrushed  photo....that even a Playboy centerfold would be jealous of.....on front...........sorry 'bout that one  Marc...............good man SDOAD.......EW......BP................

Can you send a link By chance, sorry
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by BigTeddy8:

just Playbook BT...................  * look for the guy with either multiple plastic surgeries......or an airbrushed  photo....that even a Playboy centerfold would be jealous of.....on front...........sorry 'bout that one  Marc...............good man SDOAD.......EW......BP................
Can you send a link By chance, sorry

his website....
https://www.playbook.com/

order mag.....or get at most bookstores
https://www.ipsports.net/ecps/ecapper_store/product_info.php?PRODUCT_ID=1190&SITE_ID=0


OR.....get a cliff notes version at Vegas Insider....Big 12 here

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/story.cfm/story/1864864

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