You are correct, there can be some match-up information drawn out - as we speak it looks as though Detroit may cover. You def. understand what is important and what isn't. Most of the pubic does not - they will look at team A beat team B by 9 pts, and 10 pts, and think an appropriate spread is 9.5. Which may be true, or it may not be.
As for the coins - it wasn't to demonstrate that past results are not indicative of future ones (as it is usually used), but rather, to show that there are many factors to consider - and the past 2 or 3 games rank rather low on that list.
As for the coins - it wasn't to demonstrate that past results are not indicative of future ones (as it is usually used), but rather, to show that there are many factors to consider - and the past 2 or 3 games rank rather low on that list.