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    how to handicap basketball games

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    cuteosito
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    Posted: Oct. 20, 2007 - 3:39 AM ET #1

    hi guys im new in basketball betting and i need some tips in handicapping basketball games.Thanks for your help
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    hi guys im new in basketball betting and i need some tips in handicapping basketball games.Thanks for your help
     
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    Posted: Oct. 20, 2007 - 9:10 PM ET #2

    Cannon Fading System for Basketball & Football.

    I bet on any favorite that opened at - 21 1/2 or more if they are (NOT RANKED IN THE TOP 25).

    I also bet any team that is not in the top 25 and they are favored over a top 25 team (I bet this on the moneyline) I have made money on these for years.

    Same system as the NCAA football system I play.
    System as follows

    Bet any team not in the top 25 that is favored over a team that is in the top 25. (5 units)

    Bet any team in the top 25 that is ranked lower but they are a favorite over a higher ranked team. (3 1/2 units). Example say a #21 team favored over a #8 team.

    Bet any team that is in the top 25 and they are a dog to a team ranked higher than them. (2 1/2 units) Example #21 team as a dog to the #8 team

    Bet any team not in the top 25 and they are a dog playing a team in the top 25. (2 units)

    I start playing this system Jan 1 each year when football winds down. I try to bet it every day. Saturdays have been huge in the past.


    To simplify this, you're just fading the top 25. If a game involves one ranked team and one unranked team, you always play the unranked team, regardless of who is favored.

    And if the game involves 2 ranked teams, you always play the team with the lower ranking.

    The amount you wager varies depending on which team is favored, but overall you are just betting on the lower ranked team, without exception.
    stronger of the systems is the unranked team favored over the ranked team

    I have also noticed that if you bet against all home favorites from -1 to - 2 1/2 against the points and bet the road team on the money line it seems to make a profit.


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    Cannon Fading System for Basketball & Football.

    I bet on any favorite that opened at - 21 1/2 or more if they are (NOT RANKED IN THE TOP 25).

    I also bet any team that is not in the top 25 and they are favored over a top 25 team (I bet this on the moneyline) I have made money on these for years.

    Same system as the NCAA football system I play.
    System as follows

    Bet any team not in the top 25 that is favored over a team that is in the top 25. (5 units)

    Bet any team in the top 25 that is ranked lower but they are a favorite over a higher ranked team. (3 1/2 units). Example say a #21 team favored over a #8 team.

    Bet any team that is in the top 25 and they are a dog to a team ranked higher than them. (2 1/2 units) Example #21 team as a dog to the #8 team

    Bet any team not in the top 25 and they are a dog playing a team in the top 25. (2 units)

    I start playing this system Jan 1 each year when football winds down. I try to bet it every day. Saturdays have been huge in the past.


    To simplify this, you're just fading the top 25. If a game involves one ranked team and one unranked team, you always play the unranked team, regardless of who is favored.

    And if the game involves 2 ranked teams, you always play the team with the lower ranking.

    The amount you wager varies depending on which team is favored, but overall you are just betting on the lower ranked team, without exception.
    stronger of the systems is the unranked team favored over the ranked team

    I have also noticed that if you bet against all home favorites from -1 to - 2 1/2 against the points and bet the road team on the money line it seems to make a profit.


     
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    Posted: Oct. 22, 2007 - 6:24 PM ET #3

    Spbuilders, Do you know when Cannon starts to bet against top 25 in college basket ball? Thanks
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    Spbuilders, Do you know when Cannon starts to bet against top 25 in college basket ball? Thanks
     
     
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    Posted: Oct. 24, 2007 - 9:19 PM ET #4

    Stats, Stats, Stats.  Then some more stats.  Then after you compare all of those stats, either go with them or yu're gut feeling.  This applies to every sport.  And this is all you really need to remember: All sports betting is is picking when the best team "isn't going to play well and do what they are suppose to do."  GL
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    Stats, Stats, Stats.  Then some more stats.  Then after you compare all of those stats, either go with them or yu're gut feeling.  This applies to every sport.  And this is all you really need to remember: All sports betting is is picking when the best team "isn't going to play well and do what they are suppose to do."  GL
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