Help with MLB Handicapping
Ive been lurking around here for a while and thought i would seek help from you guys. I am trying to develope a stradegy for handicapping my MLB games instead of making a few spot plays each day. Right now all i do is browse the forums and look at the guys on here that I trust and then make a few spot plays off of that.
First off I would like to state that my ideas below ARE NOT A SYSTEM. This is a way for me to begin to handicap the days games.
Picking Sides:
This first thing I am starting to do is look at the top 10 road and top 10 home teams, these are the only teams i will look at for the day. I then move to pitching matchups and batting and decide if the team is a play or not. I may increase or decrease the size of the play depending on the variables or I could pass on the game as well (For example MIL is a top 10 home team and they are hosting the CLE, however Sabathia is pitching so this would make it a no play). Is this a good handicaping method or am I going to be bringing to much chalk. I feeling that by sticking with these teams I will be better off in the long run.
I also use the same system with pitch but I only use the top 5 and they must be playing a weak hitting team(bottom half).
Totals:
This is quite simple I look for 2 weak pitching teams facing off or two strong pitching teams facing off. This is not as open and shut as it sounds but this is were i start.
Any suggestions would be helpful thanks in advance.
First off I would like to state that my ideas below ARE NOT A SYSTEM. This is a way for me to begin to handicap the days games.
Picking Sides:
This first thing I am starting to do is look at the top 10 road and top 10 home teams, these are the only teams i will look at for the day. I then move to pitching matchups and batting and decide if the team is a play or not. I may increase or decrease the size of the play depending on the variables or I could pass on the game as well (For example MIL is a top 10 home team and they are hosting the CLE, however Sabathia is pitching so this would make it a no play). Is this a good handicaping method or am I going to be bringing to much chalk. I feeling that by sticking with these teams I will be better off in the long run.
I also use the same system with pitch but I only use the top 5 and they must be playing a weak hitting team(bottom half).
Totals:
This is quite simple I look for 2 weak pitching teams facing off or two strong pitching teams facing off. This is not as open and shut as it sounds but this is were i start.
Any suggestions would be helpful thanks in advance.
