Last Week’s Results There weren’t many games during “Week 0”, but if you recall we had Hawaii identified as a high value pick against Arizona last weekend. Not only did Hawaii cover the spread, but they won outright, which means we cashed in on their +300 money line. Even better, since two different analytical models […]
Using Analytics to Inform Gambling Decisions
Yesterday, I did a giant preview of Texas Tech and the Big 12 using multiple analytical models. I mentioned that as a hobby, I track how these models perform relative to the oddsmakers in Las Vegas. Let me first say I don’t gamble. So when I write about picks each week, I’m not actually placing […]
Big 12 Basketball Gambling Results, Week Two
I’m back with a recap of last week’s Big 12 gambling action. I realized last week that I probably didn’t do a good enough job of explaining everything, so I’ll try to do that here. I’ll explain “the system” (that I don’t actually gamble with, I just record hypothetical bets) column by column. Like I […]