Entropy's Vegas Plays
Customers get private directories on the web site (your own private URL). In your directory you will find links to all the information for the leagues you purchased. We post selections against the opening/early lines as soon as possible, and then check for updated lines throughout the week. Selection appear as follows:
NFL sides (early leans):
Denver +4.0 over New England
NFL sides (confirmed plays):
Denver +4.0/3.0 over New England
Jacksonville +3.0 over Tennessee
Early leans are posted shortly after the opening lines come out. Generally, more time is needed to confirm whether a play is good or not, and so a second section contains the confirmed plays for the week. Some early leans won't make it to the confirmed stage, and some confirmed picks will be games that did not become good plays until the line moved. Either way, you will be in good shape whether you like to jump on early lines, or if you save your wagering until 5 minutes before kick-off.
Where two numbers are given, the first is the best line that is or was available at some point, and the second is the least desirable line that would still be recommended. This way customers know that if Denver moved to +2.5, in this example, they would no longer be recommended.
Customers also get projections for margins of victory, point totals, and money lines for every game. Prediction lists come in two sections, and look like the following:
winner by loser line --------------------------------------------------------- Middle Tennessee State 4.39 Florida Atlantic Boise State 24.43 Louisiana Tech South Florida 5.37 Pittsburgh Memphis 0.91`U.A.B. Utah 5.23 Oregon State total ML1 winner ML2 loser pWIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42.39 -161 Middle Tennessee State 161 Florida Atlantic .618 45.99 -2241 Boise State 2241 Louisiana Tech .957 49.12 -182 South Florida 182 Pittsburgh .646 56.19 -108 Memphis 108`U.A.B. .522 57.61 -179 Utah 179 Oregon State .642
The first section gives margin of victory projections. The line column is open in case users want to edit the data to note their book's spreads. In the second section, the total column is our projection for the number of points to be scored, and the ML columns indicate minimum money line values that would be favorable. When a book offers a money line greater than our number, it is a recommended play.
Another list is supplied showing the Las Vegas over/under alongside our projection, the difference between the two, the recommended play (O=over, U=under), and an * marking recommended plays. Customers have found this list extraordinarily helpful in that the difference column can be quickly scanned to spot games to keep an eye on for line changes. If a difference is quoted at 4.62 points, and you want to wager on games with differences greater than 5, then you quickly know that you are waiting for a half-point line move on that particular game. Sample list:
proj. Vegas diff play
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Tulane S.M.U. 52.75 48.0 4.75 * O
Southern Cal Oregon State 53.26 54.0 -0.74 U
Connecticut Louisville 46.87 51.5 -4.63 * U
Wake Forest Navy 49.87 54.0 -4.13 U
Western Michigan Temple 51.86 51.5 0.36 O
West Virginia Marshall 46.37 51.5 -5.13 * U
Pittsburgh Syracuse 50.16 47.5 2.66 O
For college and pro basketball, prediction lists are provided for the upcoming two days of games, since some books take early action.
You also get a list of each team's power rating for its last five games. At a glance you can determine which teams are hottest and coldest in a league. Below is an example. The first section shows the current power ratings in order from top to bottom, while the second section sorts teams according to their delta values. At a glance one can see which teams are the hottest and coldest.
NBA, 12/28/09
team w l t power last5 delta
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1 Atlanta 21 8 97.73 95.08 - 2.65
2 Boston 23 6 97.18 92.47 - 4.71
3 Cleveland 24 8 96.79 108.04 +11.25
4 LA Lakers 24 5 96.29 95.03 - 1.26
5 Orlando 22 8 95.42 92.04 - 3.38
6 Denver 20 11 94.43 90.86 - 3.57
7 Phoenix 19 12 94.27 93.26 - 1.01
8 San Antonio 17 11 94.26 94.35 + 0.09
9 Portland 20 12 94.21 99.50 + 5.29
10 Dallas 22 9 94.20 92.83 - 1.37
11 Utah 17 13 93.00 94.13 + 1.13
12 Houston 18 13 92.72 86.45 - 6.27
13 Oklahoma City 15 14 92.46 95.24 + 2.78
14 Miami 16 12 91.64 100.97 + 9.33
15 Milwaukee 12 16 88.55 83.83 - 4.72
16 Memphis 13 16 88.54 93.39 + 4.85
17 Charlotte 11 17 88.54 87.53 - 1.01
18 Sacramento 13 16 88.17 83.54 - 4.63
19 Toronto 15 17 87.54 95.82 + 8.28
20 New Orleans 13 15 87.12 87.61 + 0.49
21 New York 11 19 86.95 85.80 - 1.15
22 Detroit 11 19 86.86 76.78 -10.08
23 Washington 10 18 86.60 87.11 + 0.51
24 Philadelphia 7 22 85.78 84.76 - 1.02
25 LA Clippers 13 17 85.71 85.15 - 0.56
26 Golden State 8 21 85.28 82.45 - 2.83
27 Indiana 9 20 84.85 82.78 - 2.07
28 Chicago 11 17 84.47 89.67 + 5.20
29 Minnesota 7 24 81.10 86.90 + 5.80
30 New Jersey 2 28 79.34 74.62 - 4.72
team w l t power last5 delta
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1 Cleveland 24 8 96.79 108.04 +11.25
2 Miami 16 12 91.64 100.97 + 9.33
3 Toronto 15 17 87.54 95.82 + 8.28
4 Minnesota 7 24 81.10 86.90 + 5.80
5 Portland 20 12 94.21 99.50 + 5.29
6 Chicago 11 17 84.47 89.67 + 5.20
7 Memphis 13 16 88.54 93.39 + 4.85
8 Oklahoma City 15 14 92.46 95.24 + 2.78
9 Utah 17 13 93.00 94.13 + 1.13
10 Washington 10 18 86.60 87.11 + 0.51
11 New Orleans 13 15 87.12 87.61 + 0.49
12 San Antonio 17 11 94.26 94.35 + 0.09
13 LA Clippers 13 17 85.71 85.15 - 0.56
14 Charlotte 11 17 88.54 87.53 - 1.01
15 Phoenix 19 12 94.27 93.26 - 1.01
16 Philadelphia 7 22 85.78 84.76 - 1.02
17 New York 11 19 86.95 85.80 - 1.15
18 LA Lakers 24 5 96.29 95.03 - 1.26
19 Dallas 22 9 94.20 92.83 - 1.37
20 Indiana 9 20 84.85 82.78 - 2.07
21 Atlanta 21 8 97.73 95.08 - 2.65
22 Golden State 8 21 85.28 82.45 - 2.83
23 Orlando 22 8 95.42 92.04 - 3.38
24 Denver 20 11 94.43 90.86 - 3.57
25 Sacramento 13 16 88.17 83.54 - 4.63
26 Boston 23 6 97.18 92.47 - 4.71
27 Milwaukee 12 16 88.55 83.83 - 4.72
28 New Jersey 2 28 79.34 74.62 - 4.72
29 Houston 18 13 92.72 86.45 - 6.27
30 Detroit 11 19 86.86 76.78 -10.08
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New: As if all that were not enough, you also get links to data files for each and every game which display loads of useful historical data. Customer feedback is strong on this feature. It seems most are finding this data extremely interesting to peruse. If anything is going to help a bettor win, it is habitually watching lists like these for games of interest. CLICK HERE for more information and sample data.