Tuesday, 30 May 2023

EPL Playoffs and Europa League Final Parity

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Most seasons, at least one of the three Football League Playoff Finals ends in a Draw, but this is the first time that all three required ex...
Sunday, 28 May 2023

Playoff Draws and the Celtics Heat Up

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Only three of the previous 19 Championship Playoff Finals had ended as Draws, but two of those were in matches where the Draw price was on t...
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Monday, 22 May 2023

Gateshead

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I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Gateshead, the first club to fail to win re-election to the Football League in my lifetime and ...
Thursday, 18 May 2023

Rewriting History

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I was a little surprised to see that Odds Portal has Coventry City as favourites for the Championship playoff game later this month, since ...
Tuesday, 16 May 2023

EFL Playoffs 2023

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While the National League playoffs are complete, those of the Football League are still in progress with the Semi-Final second legs starting...
Monday, 15 May 2023

National League Playoffs Review 2023

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The National League has a knack for end-of-season drama, with Notts County yet again coming from behind late in the game, not once but twice...
Monday, 8 May 2023

National League Bye Lays

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There were a couple of dramatic National League games yesterday, and hopefully some of you took notice of my observations regarding the valu...
Thursday, 4 May 2023

National League Play-Offs

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The Premier League may still be a few games away from completion, but in the National League the play-offs have already begun. Since the exp...
Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Sports v Fixed Margin and Affordability Checks

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With 27, 298 hits, a number that climbs daily, my most read post is one linking to an article about the then new Betfair Premium Charge bac...
Sunday, 30 April 2023

April Singleton

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Since starting this blog over 15 years ago, I have never gone a full calendar month without a post, and while it is tempting to wait until m...
Friday, 31 March 2023

Some Advantage

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The 2023 MLB season opened yesterday but as I've already communicated to Sacred Manuscript subscribers, with all the rule changes coming...
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Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Aztecs, Owls, Hurricanes and Huskies

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I ended the last post with a few lines about the end of season College Basketball tournament colloquially known as 'March Madness' a...
Friday, 24 March 2023

Retirement, Death, Anniversaries and NCAAB

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It's been almost one month since my last update, and a lot has happened. The meeting in Phoenix I mentioned last month was delayed, I a...
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Sunday, 26 February 2023

League Cup Final Profile

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It's a rare League (Carabao) Cup Final profile for today's Manchester United v Newcastle United match with the Draw priced as third ...

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter 2023

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The annual letter from Warren Buffett to shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway Inc was published yesterday. It's always published on a Satu...
Saturday, 25 February 2023

Sir Bernard Ingham

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‘All right, Prime Minister,’ Ingham told her, ‘If that’s what you’re going to say I’m going to go outside and commit suicide.’ So she didn’t...
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Sunday, 12 February 2023

Big Foot

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With Superbowl LVII this weekend wrapping up the NFL season this evening, attention turns to baseball with Spring Training for the 2023 MLB ...
Friday, 3 February 2023

Points, SGPs and January

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We had no luck for the small road 'dogs in the NFL Championship games last weekend, and as The Guardian summed up the Philadelphia Eagle...
Saturday, 28 January 2023

Cursed Profits and 17 Years of Benford

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Three winners out of four last weekend for the 'Curse' / Unders selections, although with both rested teams winning their games, ...
Saturday, 21 January 2023

NFL Playoffs; Rest and Grass

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Some of you may recall the post from last October which looked at whether receiving a bye was a gift or a curse , but as a reminder it's...