59 Results for tag: games

Brave’s Kris Medlen 15-1

Atlanta Brave's starter Kris Medlen is a stud and few know it. He's 15-1 (+2.6 rpg, +14.76 units, +69.4% roi) after his first season in the MLB. In those games he's had an average line of -124 and today he's about -105 against Santana and the Mets. Are we seeing value or are we not seeing something the linesmakers are seeing. Check out what the raw numbers have to say on this one. More

Colorado Rockies Sports Picks Trend

The Colorado Rockies are 11-4-0 (+4.2 rpg, +6.5 Units, +36.3% roi) over the total this season at Coors (home field) after a game where the bullpen didn't allow any. It get's better. The Rockies are an amazing 10-0 (+6.2 rpg, +10 units, +81.6% roi) this season after two or more straight games where the bullpen didn't allow any. Talk about loosening the belt in thin air! More

Sports Picks 7.1 Trend of the Day

The Tigers of Detroit Baseball are 16-2-1 (+3.5 rpg, +13.75 units, 61.9% roi) after playing 7 straight road games. That is a whopping standard score of 3.299. Will the Rays and Tigers crush out over 8.5 runs today in Tampa Bay? Find out with the raw numbers today! More

What Are Good Backtesting Filters?

A good sdql filter is something like: 'and 7<=total<=9' totals 7 and 9 in MLB are the two most common (relatively frequent).   So we talk about logic in queries here a lot now. What does filtering out totals outside of that high frequency range mean?   It means that we're going to focus on equilibrium. I've gone on about this in heavier detail in my own writings (journals, blog posts, forum discussions)   I project explicit outcomes of North American sports games using proprietary modeling systems. Some may argue that they are worthless. You can't make a stats model that consistently predicts 55%+ ATS year in ... More

“The 100 Most Influential People In The World” for 2012 – Tebow / Lin

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic and Argentine footballer Lionel Messi are among the sports stars named on Time magazine’s “The 100 Most Influential People In The World” for 2012, listed alongside such world-shapers as Burmese President U Thein Sein, public health statistician Hans Rosling and the red-haired lady who isn’t Emma Stone from The Help. Of course, no list of ANYTHING written in 2012 can be compiled without including New York Jets quarterback/Easter Bunny Tim Tebow, and because the ... More

QB Matt Leinart Cut From Texans

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Houston Texans have released backup quarterback Matt Leinart, saving them $3 million in cap space. Leinart, who was among the highest paid backups in the league, took over for starting quarterback Matt Schaub in Week 11, but was promptly knocked out for the season with a shoulder injury. Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the 10th pick of the 2006 NFL Draft, Leinart was expected to become the franchise quarterback that had eluded the Cardinals. Leinart was instead ... More