If there's one thing I learned about betting the NBA playoffs it's that you can't expect to just fade the public and hit at as highly as a percentage as you hit during the regular season (mainly because series bets, future bets, etc etc all come into play).. So I've developed a new system for playoff betting (thanks to insider, accuscore, & sportsinsights) I know its kinda late in the playoffs to just now bust out a new system but it is what it is, and if it ends up working I plan on using this in the future post-season's to come...
How it works:
The system use's a variety of mathematical methods to project games.
In making ATS and Over/Under picks, the system considers this projected score plus a variety of other models, stats, and analysis. The system analyzes 11,528 match-ups since 03 and identifies 75 historical games most similar to the game. For example take tonight's Heat vs Celtics game for instance, the pick will be based of similar historical games such as:
-Home teams with stats similar to Boston
-Away teams with stats similar to Miami
-Similar betting lines & other game details
Each game will be given either a *,**, or *** rating depending on the confidence of the play.
*= .1 - 3.0 difference between projected outcome & the spread
**= 3.1 - 6.0
***= 6.1 - 9.0
Previewing Tonight's Game:
Win/Odds predictions
-Quantitative analysis of 75 similar historical matchups over the past 7 years.
(Miami 60%, Boston 40%)
-Team's performance at outscoring opponents, adjusted for schedule strength.
(Miami 51%, Boston 49%)
-Mathematical model that identifies key factors that project wins and losses.
(Miami 49%, Boston 51%)
System indicates pretty much a coin flip on the spread tonight. Will go with the safest bet tonight.
Play: Celts ML *