Daily Archive March 14th, 2007

Blackjack - I Hate it

I hate blackjack. First, because I lack the patience to count cards to get a real edge and if I did they’d try to ban me anyway. Second, because there are so many superstitious players who get all worked up if you do anything non-standard, it’s just not a relaxing game unless you play exactly […]

March Madness - Online Research

Latest lines
Get game schedules on Yahoo.
This article Vegas oddsmakers do their tournament homework should be required reading for all March Madness bettors. The linesmakers are smarter than you think. Great article.
The previous article talks a lot about the value of power ratings. My favorite power ratings are Sagarin’s and Pomeroy’s.
USAToday has a decent blog with […]

March Madness - Contrarian Style…update and a correction

CORRECTION: USC did not cover the spread in their last 3 games. They got routed in their conference championship against Oregon…..which may actually bode well for them from a contrarian standpoint. So, DO NOT TAKE Arkansas as a contrarian. Fortunately that’s a Friday late game and so I had not locked it in yet.
UPDATE: I […]