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I used to do similar modeling for predicting NFL wins for use in an office pool. Then I created another model using several factors tied against random number generators to predict the wins.
The random number generator version worked hella better than the more "scientific" version. In fact, I won the pool (over 150 participants) 2 different weeks in the first half of that season and was leading the cumulative until about week 10.
The winner of cumulative pool? She picked the winner based on which city she liked better and if she had never visited either, she picked the one that she would first like to visit. Won around $6,000 for her troubles.
It's a crapshoot, is what I'm sayin'!
Did you makes the picks against the spread or straight up?
I wouldn't try to pick against the spread, Vegas has alot of smart guys setting the line.
I don't remember all the variables exactly. It was a while ago.
Weird thing is that I know so many people who make a lot of money gambling and they always say the same thing. That they can spot a bogus spread from a mile away. If they all say that, how does Vegas make any money on it? Are they throwing them a bone every once in a while? Maybe. Gamblers tend to talk about their big wins, not their big losses.
One thing to remember about Vegas odds is that they are made so that half the people will pick one way and half will pick the other. A 50% split of bets is the best way to maximize profits. So that doesn't necessarily mean that the spread will actually be the best guess at the actual score difference.
So if I was setting odds I may have to change the New York teams a couple of points just because there will be more people who will be betting on the New York teams no matter the spread. So to counteract that the odds makers need to entice others to bet against New York.
Most companies have no idea what to do when it comes to making decisions based on the science of statistics. Vegas was built on probability and statistics, they know what they are doing. :)
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