I was fooling around with the 3+1 numbers a little and I started looking at records ATS and ATU (against the under, really against the line but I didn't want you to think of the Falcons [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img])
I'd only compiled a few teams through Week #13, but I wasn't sure if it was worth any effort on my part (if it can't be used for predictive value, then who cares?)
<font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre> ATS ATU
49ers 5-7-0- 5-7-0-
Bears 8-3-1- 10-2-0-
Colts 9-3-0- 7-5-0-
Texans 5-7-0- 5-7-0-
Seahawks 7-4-1- 4-8-0-
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Any thoughts on whether I'm wasting my time? I think I am, but I see the Bears' and Seahawks' numbers and the Colts ATS and think "hmmmmmm"
What made me think of this was last year's Rutgers team, which went 11-0 against the spread I believe (local bettors picked up on it soon after the season started).
Also, if we look at ATU, should overtime be excluded?
Discuss?