{"id":274,"date":"2017-09-26T18:31:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T18:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evbettor.com\/?p=274"},"modified":"2017-09-29T11:42:54","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T11:42:54","slug":"note-on-week-4-and-ask-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evbettor.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/26\/note-on-week-4-and-ask-ev\/","title":{"rendered":"Note on Week 4 and Ask EV"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"423\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"147\">EVBettor NFL Perfomance<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"84\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Week<\/td>\n<td>Wins<\/td>\n<td>Loss<\/td>\n<td>Push<\/td>\n<td>ATS<\/td>\n<td>Performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>67%<\/td>\n<td>2.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>53%<\/td>\n<td>(2.2%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>75%<\/td>\n<td>6.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2017 Season<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>65%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016 Season<\/td>\n<td>164<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>58%<\/td>\n<td>41.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Plays 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class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ MailChimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask EV (Questions I receive, if you would like to ask one, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/evbettor\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/evbettor', 'tweet ');\">tweet <\/a>or e-mail me).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Q: Why do you have so many NFL plays every week, does that mean you are unsure of your bets?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Not about confidence in singular bets as it is confidence in a method, as the more someone bets, the more their true skill will be revealed. \u00a0Plays are chosen through a systematic approach, the analysis of games is scalable vs. a linear approach of watching game tape or hunting for rumours. \u00a0I would much rather play numerous (vs a few) non-correlated events with a positive expected edge, as a more probable way to secure a profit. \u00a0If there is a positive expected value on a play, I size my bet accordingly (the bet sizes posted are NOT \u00a0how I manage my actual position sizes, though they are directionally correct).<\/p>\n<p>The more plays you can make with a positive expected value, the more likely you will be to win over time (larger sample sizes reduces &#8216;luck&#8217;). \u00a0It is similar to if you were going to get in a 3-point shooting contest with Steph Curry. \u00a0As an amateur, your best shot at beating Steph is in a 1-shot contest, but the more shots you take the more of an edge Steph will get and the more likely the Pro wins the contest. \u00a0Similarly, for my methods, the more plays made, the more likely my NFL model will show a profit long-term vs. the sportsbook, IF there is a true edge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Market Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Caught Gill Alexander&#8217;s VSIN&#8217;s\u00a0Guessing the Line show yesterday and heard a comment from a bookmaker about how dogs have not been this big for books in a while (ever?). \u00a0Dogs were 12-4 (75% ATS) last week, while 8 dogs won straight up. \u00a0A great week for the canines, but you only have to go back to last season week 10 to find a more dog-friendly week, as dog&#8217;s went 12-2 (86% ATS), with 11 dogs winning outright. \u00a0Since 2000, the best dog week ever was 2001 Week 6, when dogs went 12-1, with 11 winning outright. \u00a0For the season dogs have been a profitable 55% ATS.<\/p>\n<p>Totals reversed and went 10-5-1 to the OVER, after posting the same record to the UNDER the week prior.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evbettor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Dog-Days.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-0\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-282 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/evbettor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Dog-Days-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"http:\/\/evbettor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Dog-Days-1024x768.png 1024w, 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