Zig-Zag now 3-1-1 in NBA playoffs.

erik alonzo · 05-01-12, 11:31 PM

What exactly is the zig zag system?

ren2_laurence · 05-02-12, 01:46 AM

Originally posted by erik alonzo

What exactly is the zig zag system?

A team will bounce back the next game! So, basically if a team lost in game 1 (in terms of ATS), they will probably win in the next game (or at least ATS).

ren2_laurence · 05-02-12, 01:48 AM

Originally posted by Inkwell77

Indiana covers
Philly covers
Boston covers
Knicks push at +10
Thunder do not cover

Denver tonight is not worth a bet imo.

We shall see.

actually, Dallas won the ATS cause of ZigZag theory. They lost the game but they won in the ATS. So they will have to comeback in the next game! So I think, your record should be now 5-0-1 including the Denver (just won the ATS because of Faried's last tip-in)

Inkwell77 · 05-02-12, 02:57 AM

Originally posted by ren2_laurence

actually, Dallas won the ATS cause of ZigZag theory. They lost the game but they won in the ATS. So they will have to comeback in the next game! So I think, your record should be now 5-0-1 including the Denver (just won the ATS because of Faried's last tip-in)

In the first game of the Dallas/OKC series Dallas covered the spread of +8 as they only lost by 1 point. In game 2 they covered again getting 6.5 pts and they lost by 3 pts. From my understanding you just look at who covered the last game and then bet on the opposite team (team who did not cover) in the next game.

Zig-Zag is now 4-1-1 in the nba playoffs with Denver covering.

EVPlus · 05-02-12, 03:02 AM

If Vegas has half a brain (and we know they do), I wouldn't be surprised to see it regress back to a 50/50 distribution.

Ghenghis Kahn · 05-02-12, 04:21 PM

let's go utah, orlando, and memphis?

NFL49ers · 05-02-12, 04:26 PM

So that means Memphis should cover tonight. I think they will.

IllyPhilly[DOC] · 05-02-12, 04:35 PM

Yea i think memphis + Over is the hot pick. I would go with Utah. I watched the entire game and they were losing but still within the cover the whole game til the 4th. All utah had to do was make each FT or maybe knock in those easy baskets to keep the cover.

Inkwell77 · 05-03-12, 12:09 AM

Rough day for the zig-zag 0-2-1. Utah and Orlando do not cover and Memphis pushes at -7.

Overall the system is now 4-3-2 in these nba playoffs.

Tomorrow I would think that the New York/ Miami game would be a no play with the system.
OKC +3.5pts would be a play.

Inkwell77 · 05-04-12, 07:53 AM

Overall the system is now 5-3-2 in the playoffs with OKC covering yesterday.

Today the plays would be:

Chicago +1.5
Atlanta +8
Lakers +4

Chicago and Atlanta might be considered stronger plays by some

EVPlus · 05-04-12, 01:28 PM

The zig-zag theory states that whichever team lost the previous game in the playoffs, you bet on them in the following game.

Mavs lost on April 30. Therefore, the zig-zag theory states that Mavs will win the following game (the one played last night). They didn't, of course.

So your record should closer to 5-4-2. I didn't check the other games because I do NOT follow this theory. History clearly shows the market has caught up to this particular angle.

Now that said, I don't auto-fade it either (just as I don't blindly follow or fade anything). If others who believe in the zig-zag want to incorporate this angle, I recommend factoring in other components.

As I stated in a post a few days ago, Vegas will adjust the lines so that zig-zag followers will hit about 50/50 or so. And that is what the records are showing now.