Jeff Haney on why one handicapper thinks bettors can take advantage of the point spread for the Patriots-Cowboys game
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Las Vegas Sun
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The New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys are both 5-0 straight-up. The Patriots are also 5-0 against the point spread, the Cowboys 4-1 ATS. The teams have the top two…
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There's no such thing as a good sports handicapper. They all hover around 50% when you get past the scams. Anyone remember the Harmon Report, which featured predictions of NFL games on SI.com a few years back. I remember reading every week that the Harmon Report average rate of successful picks was 75%. Each week it remained at 75% through 2 years of hovering around 60% or worse every week. I remember some pretty awful weeks too.
BLUESILVER | 10/12/07, 12:16 PM
Report Offensive CommentSuddenly, the Harmon Report was no longer on SI.com. It just went away.
BLUESILVER | 10/12/07, 12:16 PM
Report Offensive CommentA good handicapper is one who guesses right more often than he guesses wrong, but the point is its all guesswork when you are dealing with point spreads, parlays, and such devil games.
Cassidy's House: Septk-kova | 10/12/07, 12:31 PM
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