VirginiaCavs fan has recommended that I explain my system. It's nothing too complex, but there were some things I started noticing last season, and I told myself I'd start betting it for real money this season.
The first criteria, which deems a play I call it. "database play" has to do with the line move and what it looks like. Pretty much every line will close above or below what it opens at, but we're looking for a specific type of movement. Most of you probably look at the movements by numbers (-210 to -215 to -220, etc) but if you look at the line movement charts it gives you a much clear and concise idea about the move. I'm looking for consensus moves. A consensus move, will move only in one direction, and that is up, via the chart. There can be slight dips the other way, but be careful as dips the other way are contradictory to what we're doing. I usually allow a dip of up to 5-7 dollars and no more than a few small dips the entire betting cycle.
That is a pretty close to what an ideal chart looks like. There are a couple small dips back towards the Rays, but no big deal.
That's a chart we don't want. There's too much indecisiveness in the betting.
I've got a database of games from Day 1 of the 2018 season just based off the charts alone and they are yielding positive results.
I then did some data sorting and came up with a few "trends or systems". Favorites, Dogs, and Dogs to Favorites.
Since about a month ago, once I had some charts built up, my friends and I started to bet only games that fit the three system requirements and have done very well. On the main page you will see the criteria for the three systems, you can sort the data to match the criteria I have given and I think you'll like what you see.
I have attached a spreadsheet of games up until I think today
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wdTf6xfaCUgEvz1js3TwvG_2wb2olL2shBAmP1TDe9Q/edit?usp=sharing
The win loss record formula didn't translate into google sheets, so if someone can help out with that it would be greatly appreciated.
Any questions please feel free to ask, but please no criticisms, like I said, this works for "me" and it's nothing I deem to be the best thing in the world.