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Mar 5, 20192 min read
Mar 5 NBA Action: Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors
We are backing the Celtics to cover the spread at the Warriors this evening, although with some trepidation, we must admit. One the one hand


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Mar 4, 20192 min read
Mar 4 NBA Action: NY Knicks @ Sacramento Kings
We are backing the Knicks to cover at the Kings this evening, primarily on the basis of strong indications from our simulation systems. Our


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Mar 4, 20192 min read
Mar 4 NBA Action: Milwaukee Bucks @ Phoenix Suns
The Suns are coming off a 9 point home win Saturday, as 6.5 point underdogs to the Lakers. Of note, this upset effectively killed LeBron and


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Mar 3, 20192 min read
Mar 3 NBA Action: Atlanta Hawks @ Chicago Bulls
Friday, we debuted a system built around fading bad teams at home after a win. The strategy has been profitable since 2005, and is a perfect

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Mar 3, 20192 min read
Mar 3 NBA Action: Toronto Raptors @ Detroit Pistons
We like the Pistons to cover versus Toronto and are officially backing the home dog at Little Caesars Arena in Motown Sunday afternoon. Supp


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Mar 2, 20192 min read
Mar 2 NBA Action: Golden State Warriors @ Philadelphia 76ers
Our computer simulation work expects the Dubs to struggle yet again Saturday afternoon at Philly. Accordingly, we are taking the points and


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Mar 2, 20192 min read
Mar 2 NBA Action: Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers
We cashed in on both of our official picks for Friday. These plays were generated by a strategy based on the premise that really bad NBA tea


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Feb 28, 20192 min read
Mar 1 NBA Action: Bad Teams off Wins
The Suns and Hawks share several commonalities that we think are relevant to Friday's NBA proceedings. Both teams are very bad. They are


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Feb 26, 20191 min read
Feb 26 NBA Action: When Good Teams Clash in Divisional Action
For Tuesday's three-game NBA schedule, the system in focus involves matchups between high-quality teams from the same division. Historic


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Feb 25, 20191 min read
Feb 25 NBA Action: Milwaukee Bucks @ Chicago Bulls
Good NBA teams tend to cover on the road facing bad teams late in the regular season. The strategy of backing squads with 65%+ SU win rates


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Feb 24, 20191 min read
Feb 24 NBA Action: Orlando Magic @ Toronto Raptors
Betting against high-quality home teams, off narrow wins has been profitable historically. The rationale being that teams generally don'


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Feb 23, 20192 min read
Feb 23 NBA Action: Home Teams off Close Wins
One system on our dashboard revolves around fading high-quality teams coming off narrow wins. The theory underlying the strategy is that, in


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Feb 22, 20193 min read
NBA Action & the Post-Allstar Break Hangover
Quality teams laying points at home in the game after the February layoff seem to be afflicted by a post-allstar break hangover. Such teams


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Feb 21, 20192 min read
NBA Totals Biased Just After the Break: OVERs Have an Edge
The betting public's attraction to higher scores has been documented numerous times. For instance, Paul, Weinbach & Wilson (2004) ob


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Feb 20, 20191 min read
Feb 21 NBA Action: Houston Rockets @ LA Lakers
For a bunch of reasons, we like the Rockets to cover Thursday. For one, a solid signal from our stable of computer simulation routines favor


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Feb 13, 20192 min read
Feb 13 NBA Action: Memphis Grizzlies @ Chicago Bulls
The several independent computer simulation routines we employ all like the Grizzlies for the road cover Wednesday. Consistent with this pla


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Feb 12, 20191 min read
Feb 12 NBA Action: LA Lakers @ Atlanta Hawks
Our sim work says back the home cover this afternoon. We are betting accordingly. But in addition to our multiple, independent computer simu


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Feb 7, 20191 min read
Feb 7 NBA Action: San Antonio Spurs @ Portland Trail Blazers
We expect last night's exceptionally bad loss creates an opportunity to buy the Spurs on the cheap tonight. Supporting our hypothesis, w


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Feb 6, 20191 min read
Feb 6 NBA Action: Washington Wizards @ Milwaukee Bucks
Our computer simulation routines like the Wizards to collect the road cover this afternoon. We are betting accordingly. Consistent with thi


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Feb 5, 20192 min read
Feb 5 NBA Action: LA Lakers @ Indiana Pacers
The combination of the signal from our computer simulation program, the broad historical betting trends that suggest the present is a tough
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