I shouldn't say this..........not unlike much of what I say........
BUT.....much of the 'communication' issues here........
Are usually guys pushing / arguing..... BARSTOOL / RECREATIONAL handicapping theories........
* " I don't need to do THIS!.....I've been kickin' A for years BRO !
Which of course is your right........you bet
BUT...............why not make an EFFORT?
* I've got only precious few years left ha.....I'm begging here c'mon man.............
Here's a homework assignment.........
* if betting for FUN?......stop taking it so seriously whydontcha
$ STOP PRETENDING wtf
You can use the GOY lines .....to build a decent set of POWER RATINGS........
* 5Dimes has a bunch up now
Do one conference at a time.......won't take you long at all
* starting from scratch......is a biitch.
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eg. . let's say you like the Big 12......
Assign OU a value of 100.....50.....or zero whatever
* 100 maybe best
Using a flat 3 for home field.....or whatever you want.....assign values for OU's opponents.......
* eg OU is favored by 3 AT Okie S seems like......so you give OSU a (starting) number of 94..........OU is 6 pts better / minus 3 for Okie St's home field advantage = OU -3
Then do the same for Okie St ......then TCU.....Texas etc
* numbers won't match exactly .....but should be close....should do all teams but don't have to..... to get the idea
When done....it should look something like this
OU 100
OSU 93
TCU 91
TX 90
KST 88
BAY 86
WV 84
TT 80
ISU 79
KU 70
THEN......go to Bill C's previews....he predicts the score for EVERY game played............ADJUST the ones you aren't sure of
* he LOVES Texas.....
THEN......consult Massey's numbers....Sagarin's 2016 stuff maybe.....avoid ESPN's.....or Steele's +/- numbers
* adjust the confusing ones....Baylor.....TT.....ISU etc
POOF!......you now understand things better than most everybody here.......and will know if you're getting a good deal.....or getting screwed.....and can argue INTELLIGENTLY
Do the same for each conference.....or just the ones you care about......assigning 100 for the top team
* when done....go back and adjust
eg. If Bama is the top team......keep them at 100
If you have Bama 10 better than OU....OU becomes a 90.....Okie St an 83.....etc
VERY BASIC......but much better than nothing
* adjusting each week is the hard part......knowing how to use a computer.....is a big help ha........................................
The impediment to action advances action - what stands in the way becomes the way.
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