Monday July 16th

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Monday July 16th 2007

yesterday: 5-7 -1.03
July: 60-59 -2.65
ml 34-28 +0.22
rl 2-4 -0.5
totals 15-17 -4.41
parlays 9-10 +2.04
system picks still 17-8 in July (68%) (value indicator any+10, +7at60+, +5at65+)
system totals 2-3 yesterday; 17-18 in July

system sides

team win% (line)value indicator

Fla 52% (-110)-1
Atl 54 (-167)-9 cin 46 (+159)+7
Pitt 51 (+101)+1
hou 58 (-112)+5
Cubs 58 (-135)even
Mil 63 (-145)+3
mets 57 (+100)+7
Lad 67 (-139)+8 RL 52 (+156)+12
Clev 60 (-174)-4
Bost 56 (-162)-6 kc 44 (+154)+4
Nyy 51 (-145)-9 tor 49 (+141)+7
Seat 56 (-135)-2
tex 57 (Wright-Komine)

system totals

stl@Fla ov9 66% (-115)+12
ariz@Mil ov9 68 (-105)+16
cws@Clev ov9.5 67 (-120)+12
tor@Nyy ov10.5 77 (-110)+24
(((tor@Nyy ov10 82 (-126)+26)))


Rough day. Checking the scores at around 10 pm and needed at least one of the Giants or D'Backs to come in to keep me out of the negative for Sunday. D'Backs bats are trying to make the Padres (bats) look good, these days?0 off of a slumping Germano?pathetic. Giants are looking like a dangerous place to put your (my) money right now as well. I think I commented yesterday that most of my action was looking to be pretty dubious. At least I didn't get smoked. 2-0 on my totals helped a lot. System sides went 9-6 Sunday?another solid performance despite missing the big number (Bosox). I need to update a few days (3 now) worth of stats and then I'll post them?pretty solid for July, though totals are slipping. I should be up this month. Can I have some remedy?

Lotsa 50's today like I anticipated. Reds might have a shot with Livingston, though the Braves are pretty hot right now; Davies is susceptible to pounding so maybe the Reds can produce more at Turner than they did at Shea. The other lower calls are all turn-offs. Astros might be worth a shot as they're doing their best work against lefties (OPS vs L .793 while vs R it's only .726); mind you, they're only 30% winners on the road to lefties; Nats only 34% winners at home to righties, and Woody has looked much better for his past 3 or 4; Astros were swept but did score 6 Sunday. Mets I'm also considering; they do their best work vs lefties, too, but I've been burned a few times this season while playing starting pitcher's coming off the DL; Padres Wells' has been decent lately, and the Padres did just beat Webb, on the road, so I don't know if they'll find Sosa all that difficult; I still think that there's some value at even money. Only three 60's on board today, and the Indians don't appear to have any value. Brewers I'm still considering; Owings has really tanked and Bush has been decent; I'm not a big Bush supporter (of ANY Bush) so my play would be small; D'Backs look to be a solid fade the past month or so. That leaves just the biggest number on board?the Dodgers; if the Phillies had cruised again yesterday then I would be hesitant, but I think that Wainwright showed that a decent performance from a righty can keep them quiet; Moyer has really struggled lately, and the Dodgers are beating lefties at 67% this season (58% at home); Dodgers had a relatively easy time in San Fran and just beat a more reliable lefty in Lowry; huge edge to Dodgers in the bullpen, a big edge to the SP (Penny has beaten Philly twice this season already, once at home and one on the road), and I've got the bats about even for this matchup as the Dodgers are hitting .287 vs lefties (OPS .779) while Philly hits .281 vs righties (OPS .802); Philly hits .274 vs righties on the road while Lad hits .295 vs lefties at home; finally, last 10 has Philly hitting .319 vs righties while Lad has hit .326 vs lefties; bottom line (for the offense) is that Philly much prefers hitting at home while the Dodgers, surprisingly, hit better at home than on the road?surprising because they play in a pitcher's park; the pitching (starter AND bullpen) is almost the entire edge; 2% of the call (really 4%, as 52-48 is a 4-point edge) is for home field. I'm trying to find some numbers for TEAMS ON THE ROAD IN THE FIRST GAME OF A SERIES (preferrably with records for game #2, #3 etc?another site has records by game of a series, but their splits are only for "after a win" and "after a loss". It makes sense to me that a visitor should be penalized more for game #1 in a series than for the rest of the series; first there's the travel then there's the getting comfortable in your surroundings factor; I dunno?the final game of a series might have similar psychological effects depending on where the team is travelling to next; I'm still guessing that road teams do worse in game #1 of a series; I'd be interested to see some stats to confirm or refute this.

Like I mentioned briefly yesterday, I thought that today's board had a lot of over-looking games. All 4 of the system totals today are overs?I don't think there's been this many overs on a single day yet. 6 out of 9 of the remaining games are also over-calls, just not high enough to be system totals. I'd stick with what's posted above, myself. Got burned on a nice looking over in Florida yesterday, but this one still might be worth a shot as it's the Cards in town as opposed to the Nats; Cards big outburst Sunday might carry over with them?Kim is tough to back, though he's been decent lately?not decent enough to lower that home era of 6.33 (it's BB's?this guy walks everybody); Kim's career era vs the Cards is 5.28; Looper's era in 16 appearances vs the Fish is 7.63?his era over his last 8 starts is 7.52; 9 is a totally fair number, here; and I'll likely try a piece. D'Backs are hitting kinda poorly right now to play their games over?Brewers over 5, sitting currently at a nice +115, looks better. Indians didn't exactly mash the Royals pitching, and a lefty-lefty matchup might keep this one reasonable; Danks and Lee both capable of the odd gem, the past month or so; my only interest here is to see if the system hits it. For the Jays-Yanks total I am all over the over; I think I've only had one other over rated so high, at Ameriquest, and that one easily went over. I just wish I had more on that Yanks game over yesterday?didn't I say that I liked the Yankees over the 6 more than I liked them to win by 2?...Gotta be right some of the time?

Will post picks before crashing.
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some team totals

some team totals

(relative system number; + for overs, etc)

astros ov4.5 -120 (+7)
Brewers ov5 +115 (+7)
(D'Backs sit right at 0, against Bush & Co.; Bush has done good work vs D'Backs before)
(((zero kinda means things are even between the bats and the pitching; team total would be a 50-50 proposition)))
philly un4 -160 (-8)too expensive
Dodgers ov4.5 +130 (+6)
Indians ov5 -140 (+7)...5?...might be safe to parlay this puppy
jays ov5 -110 (+15)
nyy ov5.5 -105 (+12)
(you can see why I like the game total OVER)

That's the big ones, today.
Thinkin' about Astros, Brewers, Indians, Dodgers (nice price)...I think that any jays-yanks over money that I risk would be smartest on the game total.

Time to bust some moves.
Still taking it easy.
Today's board warrants it.
 
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Want to compare something here.
I know I'll get the higher ROI with the better line, but I want to see by how much.

Doing 3.
reds,mets,Dodgers

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red 46% (+160)+7

46 x 1.6 = 73.6
54 x -1...= -54
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.................19.6%

That should be the highest.
See if I'm in the ballpark elsewhere.
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mets 57% (+100)+7

57 x 1 = 57
43 x -1 = -43
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..............14%

Reds call has an increase of 40% on the ROI
with a 25% increase in risk.
Fair trade-off.
I hate playing under 50% calls but I think I'll try the Reds...looks like if I risk on the Mets then I HAVE to try the Reds.
Davies sucks; the play has that going for it; Livingston will want to make (another) good impression, too, since he's just been called up.
I rated Livingston kinda LOW, as I couldn't find any recent minor league stats for him, not that they would change my rating much; would raise it, if anything, if he's been good in the minors.
Griffey apparently may not play. A big caveat there.

One more...
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Dodgers 67% (-139)+8
--highest value indicator (by 1) but worst line

-139 is 71.9 cents on the dollar
67 x 0.719 = 48.173
33 x -1......= -33
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....................15.173%

I'm glad to see it's still up over 15%.
That excellent, especially for any call at 65% or more.
Phillies may have turned some heads right away coming off the break there, but facing Penny at Dodger Stadium should be a bitch of a time for them; I understand Penny is 100% and ready to go; Phillies are 0-3 in Moyer's last 3 (he's 0-2), and Moyer has an era of 6.12 over the 3 games (last 2 on the road, too); Moyer has decent career numbers vs Lad (3-3, 3.62 era) but I have a feeling that that era will go up here; Dodgers have won 4 straight and will be looking to improve on their last homestand, which saw them finish by dropping 4 of the last 5 (to Braves & Marlins).
I like this game the more I look at it.
Dodgers got game against lefties (67% winners not including yesterday's win over Lowry).
Just need Penny to be decent, here.

Alright...compare Lad to the Reds, deemed to be (slightly) the better of the 2 above:

reds 46% ROI 19.6%
Lad 67% ROI 15.173%

reds carries a
21/33%=
63% greater risk while returning
4.427/15.173%=
a 29% increase in ROI

Not a fair trade off, there.
Much greater risk and only a little greater a return.

You can see why I value, say, a +5 value indicator at 65% more than I value a +5 V.I. at 55% (which I almost did here, but at +7 and +8).

Dodgers I'm already on.
It's the only system pick today.
Others pending.
 
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I can't believe I'm still up...

I can't believe I'm still up...

Wondering if I played this right.
Had the option of 10 or 10.5.

ROI of Yanks game over
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10 82% (-126)+26
10.5 77% (-110)+24

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To do 10 I need a push %. 10 isn't the most common number (need 6-4, 7-3, 8-2 obviously), so I'll (still) give it 15% as the oddsmakers think it's the right number...15% is quite reasonable.

at 10
82% - 15 = 67 times a winner
-126 is 79.4 cents otd
67 x 0.794 = 53.198
18 x -1......= -18
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....................35.198%

Pretty phenomenal.
My number might be inflated somewhat.
Somewhat.

at 10.5 (no push)
-110 is 90.9 cents otd
77 x 0.909 = 69.993
23 x -1......= -23
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....................46.993%


An 11.795 point increase in ROI or
11.795/35.198%=
a 33.5% increase in ROI with a
5/18%=
27.7% increase in risk.

They're fairly equal, by this assessment. You get an (almost) equivalent increase in ROI for the greater increase in risk.
Although I don't think that 10 is a likely hit, I'm playing the safer number. I'm risking a few units on it so it's worth paying for the protection from a half-run burn.
Either way I think the return here should be 100%.
At least one team will make a 6 and both teams should score at least 4, methinks.
Wish I knew the ump before playing.
Hendrix forbid an Eddings or something.

Plays are almost done.
I'm in no rush, tonight (this morning).
 
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Don't give me that do goody-good bullshit

Don't give me that do goody-good bullshit

PLAYS

system picks

Dodgers -139 2.78/2

other picks

reds +160 0.62/1
Brewers -145 1.45/1

totals

tor@Nyy ov10 -126 2.52/2

2-teamer
--Brewers ml
--Mariners ml
+194
0.51/1

2-teamer
--Dodgers ml
--Mariners ml
+200
0.7/1.4

10-team IF bet
1.astros 0.8/0.7
2.mets ov4 0.5/0.53
3.Brewers -1.5 0.5/0.67
4.Indians ov5 0.7/0.5
5.jays@Nyy ov10.5 0.82/0.75
6.reds 0.62/1
7.Dodgers 0.9/0.6
8.Mariners 1.5/1
9.stl@Fla ov9 0.72/0.6
10.Cubs -1.5 0.75/1.05
0.8 to win max.7.4

9-team IF bet
1.mets 0.8/0.8
2.ariz@Mil ov9 0.6/0.5
3.tor@Nyy ov10.5 0.55/0.5
4.astros 0.8/0.7
5.Dodgers -1.5 0.8/1.24
6.cws@Clev ov9.5 0.72/0.6
7.reds 0.62/1
8.royals 0.5/0.73
9.Mariners 1.5/1
0.8 to win max.7.07

10-team IF bet
1.stl@Fla ov9 0.84/0.7
2.Cubs -1.5 0.5/0.7
3.Indians ov5 0.7/0.5
4.astros 0.8/0.7
5.tor@Nyy ov10.5 0.55/0.5
6.Brewers ov5 0.6/0.69
7.Dodgers 1.2/0.8
8.reds 0.62/1
9.Mariners 1.8/1.2
10.mets 0.79/0.79
0.84 to win max.7.58

8-team IF bet
1.Brewers ov5 0.6/0.7
2.astros ov4.5 0.6/0.5
3.Dodgers -1.5 0.5/0.78
4.jays@Nyy ov10.5 0.66/0.6
5.Mariners 1.5/1
6.Indians ov5 1.4/1
7.reds 0.62/1
8.mets ov4 1.03/1.08
0.6 to win max.6.66 (had to throw that in there)


I used to play a ton of IF bets, always having a lot of selections that I like on any given day. I've had lots of them progress through 5,6,7 games, so I think that they're worth a shot if you've got lotsa temptations; better than parlays, in my opinion. I haven't done too well posting IF's yet, but I'll give it another go today. Got 4 chances?at least 1 or 2 of them should progress through 2 or 3 games, I'm thinking (hoping). Decided that my M's call might be a bit low, especially after hearing that Horacio did pretty solid work in his rehab starts; buried in a couple of IF's and also here on a couple of parlays. Reds, Brewers and Dodgers I think I've commented on. Same for the Yanks total. My totals started moving in the right direction with yesterday's 2-0 and I fully expect to bag a 1-0 here today (counting IF's as parlays, to save me some headaches). With this 2-day losing streak I've given back the cash that I made on Saturday. Enough of that chit.

I haven't 'capped Tuesday yet, but a quick look at the board and you know I'll have some opinions, so here they are. NL slate looks god-awful?could be lots of over-calls again tomorrow. Save that one at Petco, with Hernandez facing Peavy. Sides look tough to call, without 'capping them, though it looks like winning situations for the Brewers (Vargas-Petit) and maybe the Phillies as they face Hendrickson (w/Durbin?he's gotta show something sooner or later?). Like I say, it looks like over-calls straight through to the Petco game, where I'll have to make a decision about playing an under 7; if Sosa-Wells is low-scoring then I see continuation of that trend for game #2.
In the AL the Indians might have a game on their hands with Byrd vs Garland; I think at +140 or better the Chisox might be worth a shot; let's see how they fare today, first. Thomson-Wakefield sounds like an over waiting to happen. Jays Halladay will chuck at New York, and I currently have him rated the lowest that he's been all season; just doesn't look right lately; Pettitte has been bad lately too, mind you, so maybe this whole series will play over the total; probably be a 9 or 9.5 for Tuesday. Angels didn't look so hot against the Rangers and now go to Tampa to face Shields; Colon has been shaky, for a while now, while Shields continue to rack up both the strikeouts and the HR's surrendured; D'Rays at +120 to +130 might interest me, though most of my D'Rays bets this season have left me short of cash. Twins are playing some good ball and face a currently average Robertson from Detroit; hard to say what Garza will have, and the Tigers could have a real party hitting at the Metrodome, so this game looks tough to call; I like the Tigers right now at any price close to even money, so I'm a likely taker if we see a -110 or better. Orioles only hope to beat Felix and the M's will be to have Guthrie toss a great game; this one could play under?I'll be curious to see who the ump will be (will know by my post for Tuesday); side looks all M's, but they will likely be more expensive tomorrow than they are today; predicting a 62-65% call, so anything over -150 won't be worthwhile. Tejeda is the one Rangers starter who's really sucking big time right now; most of the starters that I've had rated so low either get moved to the bullpen or sent to the minors; A's with Gaudin will have an excellent chance for a currently rare victory; still probably only a call of 59-61% for the A's, due to crappy offense (especially lately), so the likely line of -150 or worse will have no value; Rangers pen has been strong and might save a Tejeda start.

That's the word from here.
Thank Hendrix I can sleep in tomorrow (today).

See you around gametime.
GL
 
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I promise this is it

I promise this is it

one final smoke before bed.
wondering about one more comparison.

I'm already on the Dodgers moneyline, but I'm curious how the runline compares; I know it will be a higher ROI:

Dodgers -1.5 52% (+156)+12 V.I.

52 x 1.56 = 81.12
48 x -1.....= -48
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.................33.12%

Wow. Quite an improvement over the moneyline. 'Course, I know from experience how painful the runline can be.

52% 33.12%
vs
67% 15.173%

Runline has a
15/33%=
45% increase in risk with a
17.947/15.173%=
118% increase in ROI

I've got the Dodgers runline buried in some IF's, so at least I've put it to work there.
I've wondered if I should be splitting bets like this up--playing some on the moneyline and less on the runline...in an example like this that might have been smart.
I'll be happy with a win.
I think I'd risk double on this game if I was up some for July. Man, could I use a break on an IF play or two, today. I only need to pick up 3 units to be on the plus side of July. Will be tough without hitting at least one parlay and getting at least something from my IF's...may try more on the late ones (Lad & M's) if I can hit something early. Brewers (should be late by then) and the Bronx game over should prime me to push matters.

Alright...I am outta here.
Hope some of this helps.
GL
 
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