looks good. I'll have to order it. anyone seen it yet?
description below from catalog at......http://www.gamblersbook.com/
BETTING BASEBALL
by Michael L. Murray
Order 720113 ... $39.95
Murray, an admirer of the legendary Sabermetrics genius Bill James, says about betting baseball, "... it can be the most profitable game out there." He understands the important of analyzing statistics and explains it well. He then looks at the money line; follows with the run line, calling it "a form of pointspread." Little has been written about this wager, and Murray points out that a single run won almost 28 percent of the time last year.
His section on totals betting looks at two seasons and what the key numbers were and how often they were landed on. He answers questions such as: How does one measure offense? How much weight do we give to pitching and what three categories does a pitcher have complete control over (strikeouts, walks and home runs allowed)? Can one measure consistency in starters and what about injuries? How does a bettor factor items like number of innings pitched? And he dissects and examines unique areas like wind, temperature, humidity and overall individual ballpark effects to help totals bettors be more disciplined.
Want to know how one can createyour own baseball line. This book explains it as well as anything ever in print.
For those who believe umpires play a key role in determining number of runs scored in a game because of individual quirks or interpretation of the strike zone, Murray has done a super job. He also explains Ques-Tec (a computerized technique to help "standardize the strike zone"). A special section on umpires discusses Umpire Rotation; Adjusting Your Totals; Home Umpires; Rating Umpires by name and performance; and Over-Under Results for Each Umpire. A 10-page section with biographical information about umpires, in alphabetical order offers tidbits sucy as "large inconsistent strike zone" or "one of the smallest strike zones in the game today" and "horrible umpire ... has shown poor judgment in all phases of the game."
According to Howard Schwartz, "This is one of the most original books ever written for every level baseball bettor. For beginner to grizzled old pro, who's been betting since the days of Cobb or Ruth, it's worth reading and worth applying the principles from a new, refreshing bettor-compiler." 104 pages, 8x11 plastic spiralbound, March 2004
description below from catalog at......http://www.gamblersbook.com/
BETTING BASEBALL
by Michael L. Murray
Order 720113 ... $39.95
Murray, an admirer of the legendary Sabermetrics genius Bill James, says about betting baseball, "... it can be the most profitable game out there." He understands the important of analyzing statistics and explains it well. He then looks at the money line; follows with the run line, calling it "a form of pointspread." Little has been written about this wager, and Murray points out that a single run won almost 28 percent of the time last year.
His section on totals betting looks at two seasons and what the key numbers were and how often they were landed on. He answers questions such as: How does one measure offense? How much weight do we give to pitching and what three categories does a pitcher have complete control over (strikeouts, walks and home runs allowed)? Can one measure consistency in starters and what about injuries? How does a bettor factor items like number of innings pitched? And he dissects and examines unique areas like wind, temperature, humidity and overall individual ballpark effects to help totals bettors be more disciplined.
Want to know how one can createyour own baseball line. This book explains it as well as anything ever in print.
For those who believe umpires play a key role in determining number of runs scored in a game because of individual quirks or interpretation of the strike zone, Murray has done a super job. He also explains Ques-Tec (a computerized technique to help "standardize the strike zone"). A special section on umpires discusses Umpire Rotation; Adjusting Your Totals; Home Umpires; Rating Umpires by name and performance; and Over-Under Results for Each Umpire. A 10-page section with biographical information about umpires, in alphabetical order offers tidbits sucy as "large inconsistent strike zone" or "one of the smallest strike zones in the game today" and "horrible umpire ... has shown poor judgment in all phases of the game."
According to Howard Schwartz, "This is one of the most original books ever written for every level baseball bettor. For beginner to grizzled old pro, who's been betting since the days of Cobb or Ruth, it's worth reading and worth applying the principles from a new, refreshing bettor-compiler." 104 pages, 8x11 plastic spiralbound, March 2004
