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Trends, News and Notes For Thursday


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Thursday, April 6,
2006

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NBA

All trends are ATS

·       
Charlotte
is on a 12-6 run

·       
Denver
is 31-13 at home last three years after scoring 105 or more points

 

Here are news and notes from Godspicks.com private
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Bobcats-Nets

The Journal News

The Nets have won 13 straight. The Nets’ defense is
allowing 82 points a game during the streak on 40.6 percent shooting (417 for
1027). The Nets are now fifth and sixth in the league in both categories,
respectively.

Pistons-Heat

Detroit Free Press

The Pistons can lollygag to the regular-season finale,
with a No. 1 seed and home-court advantage secured through the Eastern finals. Miami,
meanwhile, is firmly entrenched at No. 2. Tonight, the Pistons will try to win,
of course. But they’ll also give the starters a little extra rest and test a
few unusual lineups. Facing Dwayne Wade means a long night for Richard
Hamilton, who took a shot in his sore hip after Tuesday’s win. Rasheed Wallace will rejoin the Pistons after serving his
one-game suspension for accumulating 16 technical fouls.

 

MLB

A personal record is the pitcher’s record in his
decisions. A team record is how the team
performed in a pitchers’ start, regardless if he was involved in the decision

·       
Jeff Francis is 5-0 lifetime to Arizona

·       
Detroit
is 0-3 to R.A. Dickey

·       
In the St. Louis-Philadelphia series all six
have gone over last three years in Phiilly and
10-of-12 overall

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MLB

Detroit-Kansas City
UNDER 9

KC has a very weak line-up and we don’t expect much from
them. Both Bonderman and Mays are pitchers who are
capable of better than they showed late last year, so against weak bats and an
inflated total, we look for both underachievers to seize the opportunity
against weaker bats.

In 18 starts to Detroit,
Joe Mays has a 1.124 WHIP and an ERA of 3.11. 
We expect six runs or less.

God’s Tid-Bets, Vol. 18


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God’s Tid-Bets, Vol. 18

Joe Duffy (JoeDuffy.net)

This is the latest in a series of a Godgepodge of sports betting strategy and other sports handicapping and gaming issues.

Professor Wolfers’ Response

Our previous article “Bad Conclusions about Fixing Need to Get Fixed” took to task University of Pennsylvania professor Justin Wolfers’ contention about college basketball games having a shocking number of games involving point shaving.  Here on the Duffy Factor, we let the guests have the last word, so here is the good professor’s:

Thanks for sending me your article.  I must admit that I’m a bit puzzled by some of your criticisms – some are obviously fair, and some seem to me to be off the mark.  I’m not sure if you have read the underlying research paper, but if you do go and read it carefully, I think you will get a stronger sense of precisely what the argument is, and hence which of your criticisms are more and less valid. 

Specifically, the evidence about whether long favorites cover, is less relevant than the asymmetry – just covering versus just failing to cover.  And your interesting discussion about strong favorites being overbet is also explicitly discussed in the paper. The argument is essentially that if it is simply an artifact of the Duke’s of the world being overbet (thereby making 14 point favorites 16 point favorites), then one should expect 16 point favorites to win less often than one might expect for a team this heavily favorite. Figure 4 in the paper suggests that this isn’t true.

Professor Wolfers original paper: Point Shaving

Easier to be the Hunter than the Hunted

Our Wise Guy winner on Florida over George Mason in the 2006 Final 4 is far from the only example, but certainly as high profile as any, of a theory we’ve ridden for years. Teams that have the glass slipper for a variety of reasons will fall prey to the law of diminishing return and in fact reach a point of negative return.

When a team (or in baseball a pitcher as well) is playing above their head, chances are they will return to their level, but their value will be much higher on the betting line. Furthermore, they face the burden of high expectations.

Ironic, we just spoke of the University of Pennsylvania, because in 1979 they opened our eyes to this.  Once a team goes from dark horse to contender, we red flag them as possible go-against teams, pending other factors.

In college sports, a team that enters the Top 25 either for the first time ever or the first time in decades is the epitome of such team. The mid major college team that pulls off a few upsets in pre conference play (remember Gary Trent) is another commonplace occurrence.  Perhaps the archetype is the several-times-a-year-example of a MLB pitcher who comes out of nowhere to look like the second coming of Cy Young in his first four or five starts.

Handicappers should never forget the adage, “It’s easier to get to the top than to stay on top”.  

It’s Right for Some Stats to be Left Behind

In 2005, Cleveland was 42-20 on the road to right-handed starters but 8-12 to lefthanders. So they obviously were better against right handers. 

Or then again, no. At home they were .500 to righties and five games above to southpaws. The Cubs were much better on the road to lefties in 2005, but at home, significantly more successful to right handers. Washington was the exact same way.

In fact the number of teams that statistically were much better on the road to one type of pitcher and just the opposite at home greatly outnumbers those teams that showed a clear tendency both at home and on the road.

My point is that one of the most overrated stats in baseball handicapping is lefty/righty stats. First of all, most teams will face left handed starters roughly 38-52 times a year.  So with such an unbalanced number anyway, stats can get distorted and many other factors including random chance enter the equation when explaining right/left fluctuation.

By no means are we suggesting such stats should be ignored.  Lord knows there are many managers in the Hall-of-Fame that are so-called “situational” managers.  But then again that’s what they do—adjust to the situation and counteract any imbalance that existed in the starting line-up.

If for example one handicaps that the Cubs are much better against left-handed pitching and the team they are facing is starting a left-hander, what happens if the top three relief pitchers on the team they are facing happen to be right handed pitchers? Those stats go out the window in a tie game late once the other team goes to the bullpen and can make mid-course corrections.  In fact, the stats can then go polar opposite.

Randy Johnson has been facing top-heavy right handed line-ups his entire career. Here’s a secret: he mows them down too.  Need I say more?  Unless a team or pitcher both home and away has demonstrated beyond doubt to be significantly better to righties or lefties, let the handicapper beware.

Even if a true angle is uncovered, it’s the job of the “situation manager” to adjust.  We use such numbers, but do so with caution. It’s the “right” thing to do.

 

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MLB

·       
St. Louis
is 1-5 to Brett Myers

·       
The Mets are 8-3 to John Patterson

·       
Cleveland
is 1-4 to Jose Contreras whose ERA is 1.83 against the Indians

·       
Detroit
is 5-13 to Joe Mays whose ERA is 2.87 in his career to them

·       
Seth McClung has a personal and team 3-0 record
to Baltimore with a 2.33 ERA

NBA

·       
Boston
has gone over 14-2 this year if playing their sixth game or less over the last
14 days

·       
Orlando
is 8-23 to the Central Division the last two years

·       
Orlando
is 13-2 this year as home favorites of
six or less

·       
NY has gone over 21-7 if playing their sixth
game or less over the last 14 days

·       
Cleveland
has gone under 12-0 this year if they had 11 or fewer steals in their previous
two games

·       
San Antonio
has gone under 22-4 the last two years home favorites 6’-9 points

·       
The Clippers are 18-4 the last two years
revenging a double digit road loss

·       
Portland
is 2-9 their last 11

Tuesday News, Notes, Trends

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

 

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Knicks-Wizards

Washington Times

The Wizards
(37-35) began the trip with a quality win in Utah. And after an ugly loss
against the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers, they notched back-to-back wins
at Golden State and Sacramento. Washington then fell short at Houston when
Antawn Jamison missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds. In the final game of
the trip, the Wizards scored 39 points in the third quarter against San Antonio—the
most any team has scored against the defending champions in a quarter this
year. They lost the game, but it’s showed why the Wizards—once thought out of
the playoff race—seem headed to the postseason for the second straight year.
Which is exactly why Wizards coach Eddie Jordan does not want his team to get
too comfortable. Tonight, they play host to the abomination of a basketball
team that is the New York Knicks (19-53), and then it’s right back on the road
for two more games. the Wizards hope to see backup center Brendan Haywood back
in the lineup today. Haywood has missed the last three games with lower back
spasms. Haywood said yesterday he could have played Saturday had it been
absolutely necessary. Jordan said yesterday Haywood would be a game-time
decision tonight against the Knicks. Asked whether he is keeping his eyes on
the playoff race—the Wizards have a half-game lead over sixth-place Milwaukee—Jordan
said he is concerned with only the Wizards’ next opponent.

Celtics-Raptors

Scorephone.com

Boston, which
is 4 ½ games behind the Philadelphia
76ers for the eighth and final playoff spot, has lost seven of its last 10
games, including Saturday’s 100-94 loss to the Chicago Bulls. The Celtics are
2-5 over their last seven road games and 10-27 away from TD Banknorth
Garden this season. Meanwhile, the Raptors have dropped four in a row and are
0-3 on their current four-game homestand. Toronto
just suffered a 120-113 double-overtime loss to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City
Hornets at home. Morris Peterson had 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists,
while Charlie Villanueva added 25 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for the
Raptors, losers of five of six. The Raptors are 14-23 at the Air Canada Centre
this season. Tuesday’s meeting is the fourth and final matchup of the season
between Boston and Toronto.
The Celtics are 2-1 this season versus Toronto
and have won eight of the last 10 meetings. Boston
has dropped two of three, five of seven and nine of its last 14 trips to Toronto.

MLB

·       
Matt Morris has a personal 5-1 mark to San
Diego

·       
Roy Halladay has a 5-1
team record to Minnesota

·       
Mike Mussina has
a personal 14-7 mark to Oakland

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Tuesday, April 04,
2006

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The single greatest sports service in world history Godspicks
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NBA

Sacramento-Dallas UNDER 193’

Sacramento has
turned it up defensively since getting Ron Artest.  Dallas
is turning it up defensively as the postseason approaches. They’ve made it no
secret tying up the “loose ends” on defense is their top priority.

In last month’s meeting at Sacramento,
Dallas stud Dirk Nowitzki had 24
points but needed 25 shots to reach that total. That’s the sort of output the
Kings can live with from the MVP candidate.

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Tuesday, April 04,
2006

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Another phenomenal college season winds up just like it
did last year and just like the college football championship game did: a side
and total sweep.  True our 21-11 college
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majority. 

The sweet part is baseball is here and we have two MLB dogs to go with the UCLA-Florida side and
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