Interesting 1Q and 1H Angle

Nolan Dalla

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Der Friends:

I've been getting my brains beat out the last week, dropping over 10 units and now 12 games under .500. In an utter state of desperation, I stayed up all night last night and was tracking results over the past two weeks.

I hope this angle might be a way to get back to the winners circle. If not, then I'm willing to be the front man for polyester and you can all share a few laughs at my expense.

Consider betting on all the favorites in the 1Q and 1H (note: favorite must be -2 or higher). This angle has produced the following results over the past 7 days:

FIRST QUARTER FAVORITES: 20-13-1 ATS (-2 or higher)
FIRST HALF FAVORITES: 18-13-1 (-2 or higher)
COMBINED RESULTS: 38-26-2

Although this is just a theory, I suspect that the home team, when favored, is clearly a superior team. They come out and more often than not outscore the opponent. They may crumble or get lazy in the 2H, but games seem to be flowing according to form in 1H. Meanwhile, the visiting team (usually the dog) needs a few minutes to adjust and therefore are playing at a disadvantage the first part of the game. Interestingly enough, this does not apply to the 2Q as benches get more time on the floor. Lines are also not much of a factor in the 2Q (usually .5 to 1.5), so I did not uncover any trends in that part of the game.

WARNING: These results are still suspect, and I intend to run them back as far as I can in order to see if the angle hits with anywhere near the consistency of last week.

I'm putting this out now because I want to share ideas with my fellow cappers and since the season is coming to an end, it's doubtful that linesmakers will make any adjustments in the next few days if indeed this angle had validity.

MY PLAYS TONIGHT:

1Q:

Washington -1.5 vs. Milwaukee
Orlando -2 vs. Indiana
Miami -2 vs. Atlanta
Detroit -3 vs. Golden State
LA Lakers -2.5 vs. Portland

1H:

Washington -2.5
Orlando -3-
Miami -3.5
Detroit -5
LA Lakers -4

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Here's more data:

Going back two weeks.......results from Mar. 15 through 21:

FIRST QUARTER FAVORITES: 20-11-2 ATS (-2 or higher)
FIRST HALF FAVORITES: 15-15-4 (-2 or higher)
COMBINED RESULTS: 35-26-6


TWO WEEKS COMBINED........


FIRST QUARTER FAVORITES: 40-24-3 ATS (-2 or higher)
FIRST HALF FAVORITES: 33-28-5 (-2 or higher)
COMBINED RESULTS: 73-52-8 -- 58.5 percent

It seems the !Q angle really does have some validity.....although you must only select those games where one team is superior over the other. The 1H angle is perhaps a break even prop, at best. But, I still need to run more data.

I hope this might be of interest to readers who may not have caught on to what could be a very hot trend the next fews days as the regular season wraps up.

-- Nolan Dalla
 

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This work took a lot of research........

This work took a lot of research........

and your conclusions make sense.

It was part of the reasoning that went into my Den/Wash 1st quarter play on Tuesday night.

Man.....if you can also add to the angle:

-a team in the playoff hunt

-in a MUST win situation (like Wash was on Tuesday)

-a fired up home crowd

THEN,

I think you've identified the team motivated to jump out and get off to a fast start.......just as the Wiz did on Tuesday night.

Nolan....your to be commended for such fine work. In the current environment, I do like the concept for find'n those possible "Blow Out" winnahs we all love.

I think your on to something here and it's worth a try.....because other capp'n methods seem to be struggling right now.

I LIKE IT!!!! :D ez
 
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Well, the angle is off to a good start as WASH covered the 1Q and is on their way to a 1st H win also. Hit Some More.....THE HITMAN
 

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Gregory,

I would suggest you just take the game line, divide by 4 and add half a point (round UP to the nearest half point too) It's not perfect, but probably won't skew your resluts too much.
 

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A nice 6-4 on the angle.......Nolan!

A nice 6-4 on the angle.......Nolan!

Not bad for just throw'n something at the wall and see'n what'll "stick". At least it wasn't 5-5 like I've been the last 5 or so days.....LOL.

I knew the Mil/Wiz plays were golden.

LAL and Orl were not far off at 1H and 1P respectively.......unfortunately.......Detroit didn't show up until 2H. :(

Good work and good luck my friend! ez
 

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Now, for the gentlemen who have a lotta sac........we could carry this a bit further. We are assuming the faves come out smoking & then let up. One could then could think of going the opposite way & play the dog for the game. Would this be too much of a "hedge" or too much of betting against oneself? THE HITMAN
 

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I'll try to run some numbers on this and have some data (comprehensive) for next season. It seems pointless to do 20 hours of work just for the sake of a couple of days left in the regular season.

As far as how to find lines (1Q and 1H) -- question posed earlier -- I shied away from games where I was not sure which team was the winner. I only counted clear cases where one team or the other covered. If there was any ambiguity about the outcome, I simply did not record the result......I also shied away from road favorites -- they don't seem to cover in 1Q like the home teams. But home dogs are not solid bets either, so I see the angle having merit when the home team is clearly favored over an interior (or close in talent) opponent.

I do want to stress that these results could be an aboration, but I will refine the parameters before next season.

-- Nolan Dalla
 
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