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steeldco
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November 6th, 2016 at 7:09:11 AM permalink
I'm back to give this another try. As much as I still believe that the NBA is the worst of the major sports insofar as officials' influence on a game is concerned, and therefore I still believe that it is the World Wrestling Association of major sports I will give this another shot. I have previously tried a variety of algorithms on the NBA, both spread and money line, and they worked horrendously.
I'm going to go back to trying to come up with an algorithm that mimics what I use in MLB money line picks, since that shows success.

I am not going to be wagering on any of these picks. This just a trial and error stage. No one else should wager on these either. All are for 100 units in order to track progress.

Today has 1 pick and that is:
Bucks +125
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November 6th, 2016 at 8:13:16 AM permalink
Glad to see you are back ano apparantly back to "good" health.
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steeldco
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November 6th, 2016 at 8:15:32 AM permalink
Quote: GWAE

Glad to see you are back ano apparantly back to "good" health.



Yes. Thanks.......and remember, don't age! It sucks when the simple things turn difficult.
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November 7th, 2016 at 5:06:11 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results:
Bucks -100


Today's Picks:
 Pacers +150
 Rockets EV
 Heat +180
 Pistons +335
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November 8th, 2016 at 12:54:07 PM permalink
Yesterday's Results:
 Pacers -100
 Rockets +100
 Heat -100
 Pistons -100


YTD -300
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steeldco
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November 8th, 2016 at 1:53:03 PM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Hawks +300
 Nuggets +155
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steeldco
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November 9th, 2016 at 6:58:11 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results:
 Hawks +300
 Nuggets -100


YTD:
-100
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November 9th, 2016 at 8:45:20 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Timberwolves +120
 Nets +310
 Wizards +103
 Jazz +103
 Bulls +130
 Suns +145
 Trailblazers +415
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November 10th, 2016 at 5:51:07 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: -32
 Timberwolves 120
 Nets -100
 Wizards 103
 Jazz -100
 Bulls -100
 Suns 145
 Trailblazers -100

YTD: -132
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steeldco
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November 10th, 2016 at 9:11:04 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Bulls +120
 Nuggets +200
 Lakers +180
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steeldco
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November 11th, 2016 at 4:55:26 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results:
 Bulls 120
 Nuggets -100
 Lakers 180

YTD Results:
+68
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steeldco
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November 11th, 2016 at 8:21:23 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 76ers +175
 Magic +155
 Thunder +170
 Pistons +325
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November 12th, 2016 at 7:23:38 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: -125
 76ers +175
 Magic -100
 Thunder -100
 Pistons -100


YTD Results:
-57
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steeldco
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November 12th, 2016 at 8:12:58 AM permalink
I have tweaked the algorithm this morning somewhat. Minor change, but I feel it may slightly improve the results.

Today's Picks:
 Celtics +125
 Knicks +255
 Timberwolves +150
 Wizards +470
 Nets +170
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November 12th, 2016 at 3:53:00 PM permalink
Keep em coming!
steeldco
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November 13th, 2016 at 9:09:14 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results:
 Celtics +125
 Knicks -100
 Timberwolves -100
 Wizards -100
 Nets +170

YTD Results: -62
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steeldco
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November 13th, 2016 at 9:15:53 AM permalink
Lookin' like a scary day...............

Today's Picks:
 Hornets +305
 Magic +400
 Suns +1600
 Nuggets +260
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November 14th, 2016 at 4:53:56 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: +100
 Hornets -100
 Magic 400
 Suns -100
 Nuggets -100


YTD Results: +38
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November 14th, 2016 at 8:36:07 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Thunder +125
 Mavericks +150
 Pelicans +165
 76ers +600
 Grizzlies +235
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November 15th, 2016 at 5:01:54 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: +100
 Thunder -100
 Mavericks -100
 Pelicans +165
 76ers -100
 Grizzlies +235

YTD Results: +138
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steeldco
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November 15th, 2016 at 8:22:26 AM permalink
There's only 1 game picked for today:
 Heat +215
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November 16th, 2016 at 5:30:54 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: -100
Heat -100

YTD Results: +38
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November 16th, 2016 at 8:02:08 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Rockets +110
 Suns +155
 Kings +200
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November 17th, 2016 at 6:15:05 AM permalink
Well, yesterday sure sucked......

Yesterday's Results: -300
 Rockets -100
 Suns -100
 Kings -100


YTD Results: -262
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steeldco
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November 17th, 2016 at 8:50:18 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Knicks +125
 Trailblazers +155
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November 18th, 2016 at 9:09:17 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: -200
 Knicks -100
 Trailblazers -100


YTD Results: -462
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November 18th, 2016 at 9:22:15 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Suns +290
 Pistons +335
 Nets +380
 Mavericks +105
 Kings +315
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November 19th, 2016 at 6:23:26 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: -110
 Suns +290
 Pistons -100
 Nets -100
 Mavericks -100
 Kings -100

YTD Results: -572
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November 19th, 2016 at 9:01:32 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Jazz +245
 76ers +130
 Bucks +225
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November 20th, 2016 at 7:08:51 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: -70
 Jazz -100
 76ers +130
 Bucks -100

YTD Results: -642
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November 20th, 2016 at 7:50:59 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Knicks +140
 Pacers +425
 Lakers +125
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November 21st, 2016 at 4:03:43 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: +465
 Knicks +140
 Pacers +425
 Lakers -100


YTD: -177
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November 21st, 2016 at 8:14:45 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
Suns +300
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November 22nd, 2016 at 7:21:11 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: -100
Suns -100

YTD Results: -277
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steeldco
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November 22nd, 2016 at 7:37:24 AM permalink
No picks for today. Since I am starting to see a pattern with some of the favorites, I may alter the algorithm a bit to include a couple of favorites that fit the pattern that I am seeing.
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November 22nd, 2016 at 9:11:10 PM permalink
Steel, how'd you do last year with this system? And do you do NFL too?

Do you find lots of variance year to year in your results? I have a friend who loves "underdogs" but in the years that chalk dominates he is down big. Normally chalk comes in around 60% (I'd assume) but when closer to 65-70% all those dog systems seem to flounder.
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November 23rd, 2016 at 5:35:43 AM permalink
Quote: bazooooka

Steel, how'd you do last year with this system? And do you do NFL too?

Do you find lots of variance year to year in your results? I have a friend who loves "underdogs" but in the years that chalk dominates he is down big. Normally chalk comes in around 60% (I'd assume) but when closer to 65-70% all those dog systems seem to flounder.



Hey bazooka, what I am doing with the NBA this year is new. I have previously tried different algorithms in the NBA and did so without success. I hope to have found one that works this year.

I have done NFL with OK success. My best has been MLB money line picks. Tested for several years and my +130dogs there average around 45-47% with an average return of around 150.
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November 23rd, 2016 at 10:14:19 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Trailblazers laying -100 to win 525
 Hornets laying -100 to win 180
 Rockets laying -170 to win 100
 Thunder laying -100 to win 120
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November 24th, 2016 at 8:32:39 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: -470
 Trailblazers -100
 Hornets -100
 Rockets -170
 Thunder -100



YTD:
Favorites -170
Underdogs -577
Total -747
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steeldco
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November 25th, 2016 at 8:27:11 AM permalink
The lines are courtesy of Covers. I normally use SBG Global, but I couldn't seem to get today's NBA lines. Irritating since, with Covers,
I had to manually enter everything.

Today's Picks:
 Spurs laying -153 to win 100
 76ers laying 100 to win 275
 Hornets laying -115 to win 100
 Nuggets laying 100 to win 105
 Lakers laying 100 to win 800
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steeldco
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November 26th, 2016 at 8:05:26 AM permalink
Tough to get ahead when you end up with 2 overtime losses.

Yesterday's Results: -315
 Spurs 100
 76ers -100
 Hornets -115
 Nuggets -100
 Lakers -100


YTD
Favorites -185
Underdogs -877
Total -1062
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November 26th, 2016 at 8:38:42 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Knicks laying 100 to win 235
 Spurs laying -265 to win 100
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November 27th, 2016 at 9:02:37 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: 0
 Knicks -100
 Spurs 100


YTD
Favorites -85
Underdogs -977
Total -1062
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November 27th, 2016 at 9:09:32 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 76ers laying 100 to win 550
 Pacers laying 100 to win 475
 Pelicans laying -200 to win 100
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November 27th, 2016 at 9:46:16 PM permalink
Had 76ers hit you'd be getting back in the Game. I think they'll cover 2moro as well.
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November 28th, 2016 at 3:45:14 AM permalink
Yep. This requires an amazing amount of patience.
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November 28th, 2016 at 4:10:13 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: +175
 76ers -100
 Pacers +475
 Pelicans -200

YTD
Favorites -285
Underdogs -602
Total -887
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November 28th, 2016 at 7:59:33 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Wizards laying -210 to win 100
 Heat laying 100 to win 165
 Timberwolves laying 100 to win 125
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November 29th, 2016 at 6:08:50 AM permalink
Yesterday's Results: -100

 Wizards +100
 Heat -100
 Timberwolves -100

YTD
Favorites -185
Underdogs -802
Total -987
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November 29th, 2016 at 6:19:06 AM permalink
Today's Picks:
 Bucks laying 100 to win 250
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