march madness
WHAT CAN WE TAKE FROM THE FIRST HALF?
Before my Betfair days I spent my time trying to get an advantage over Sportsbooks. At that time sports betting was a hobby, rather than a profession. I would develop systems to try to get value bets in baseball, hockey and basketball. The hours that I spent going through lines and odds has without a doubt [...]
Down To Two
The NCAA Basketball tournament has it’s final set. Michigan St. will take on North Carolina Monday night in Detroit.
Michigan St. got there by defeating University of Connecticut. Not only did I trade this on Betfair for a profit but I had a straight bet on Michigan St.
North Carloina advanced to the final by beating [...]
NCAA Preview: Syracuse vs. Oklahoma
The second day of the sweet sixteen has Syracuse taking on Oklahoma. Oklahoma is led by Blake Griffin, who many think will be the first pick in next year’s NBA draft.
This looks like a very tough game to predict as the two teams are evenly matched. I think even if Blake Griffin has a [...]
NCAA Preview: Memphis vs. Missouri
After getting by Marquette Sunday Missouri is now set to take on Memphis tonight. Memphis hasn’t lost since Syracuse beat them on December 20th. Many think that Memphis is the team to beat in the West Regional bracket, even after their scare to CSU Northridge. In that game Memphis turned it on when they needed [...]
March Madness: Round 1
With the first round matches of March madness complete I will take this opportunity to show some of the markets I have bet on.
Right now the liquidity on Betfair isn’t great but I hope it will improve.
My first win came from a lay on California. When Maryland took control of the game I layed [...]
Let the Madness Begin
March Madness is officially started! We almost had our first upset as Cal State-Northridge, a 15 seed, gave second seeded Memphis a scare.
I did lay Memphis when it was really looking like they could be given an early exit. I did back them at a better price. It looked like CSU Northridge was settling [...]