The difference between a sharp and a square.

A sharp can give you advanced metrics that no one even understands, a point value to anything and prove over time they are better than a coin flip, a square will consistently miss a seven team parlay by 1 game.

well said

Anyone who hits 6 out of 7 consistently is far from a square. Bad analogy 

OK

And?

Cool story I can careless on who’s a “sharp” and a “square” . Bunch of made up terms that have no relevance to me. Both lose , both win. 

@RXistrash

 How can you be sharp when the parlay doesn't pay any bills?

Very Dumb Post.

I waisted 30 seconds of my life reading this garbage and replying to it 

$melly is $harp, Blund is square. Best example.

Why did I read this

So a guy who is better than a coin flip is smarter than a guy hitting 86% of his plays?

Most sharps don't understand advanced metrics, they let computers do all the work, i.e. inputting data into a computer program doesn't make one smart.  The guy who wrote the program is the real winner.  He'll sell his platform to sharps.  Like the book, the computer nerd is the real winner.

@Blundlfn

 Long run MONEY MANAGEMENT is key to successful. 

This has a lot of truth to it.  Take it from someone who hires these guys.  Overpay the good ones, make sure they are happy.

I am not near smart enough to model what they bring to me.

Classic covers singular thinking.  The model I pay for from my sharp uses only two metrics and they're far from advanced.

Been working with him for 3 years and profitable each of them.

I partially agree on the squares but would say it's the junkies and addicts that live on those parlays.  Squares indiscriminately love favorites, overs, and points.

A true "Sharp" doesn't play parlays. The Sharps will make sound bets, a square wants excitement. A Square will try a pass play on the one-yard line while a sharp will stick with the guy who runs the ball.