During the ages the farmers could almost predict the weather, basing on some nature facts, signs. It for a long time ago till the meteorologists had appeared with their difficult equipment.
The first parts about Bob MacCun gambling strategy:
Bob MacCun’s system #1
Bob MacCun’s Betting Strategy #2
We might analogically predict the results of the games with better, than nice percent of the winnings, knowing how to read the information, which is in the published lines. But the differences in the lines can mean absolutely different things in the professional sport and in the university match.
The next indention of the text has the opposite point to the above told, in my opinion.
There is a well-known contention that the public is stupid, so it is wise to go against Mr. Average or John Q. Public in the NFL, NBA and Baseball, or professional sports per se. This adage or contention relates to the truth.
If a line opens up at –3, moves to –4, and subsequently to –4.5, it could be a good favorite bet. It’s a general principle, but needs some further analysis. It is not my purpose here, however, to go into the many subtleties of handicapping the betting line in the pros.
It is quite subtle, and to into it thoroughly enough to convince average bettor of its validity is beyond the scope of this chapter. Betting totals (overs/unders) on the other hand, fits quite well into the premise I am about to reveal.
In the university football, and even more, in the university basketball using of the information about the lines can give the biggest profit. In these kinds of sport, I mean university, the line is moved not be the public, not the average player. It is moved by the experienced players, insiders and well-informed handicappers. Their experts’ marks, expressed with the bet money, plus the abilities to understand the dynamics of the game – it is what moves the line.