ONEDUNME
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I have a history of getting bored after four weeks of the season or less and abandoning all the "great" ideas that I've had for football betting over the summer months, but I've had a little tinker with my own ratings for the Premiership this season. I know there is scant knowledge of how the changes of managers and players will manifest themselves in the coming season but the main aim is for me to try and spot any market overreactions as the season goes on, versus what my actual stats are telling me. Team news will not make up any part of my ratings but may influence my decision on whether or not to put down my money. Personally, I think reactions to players missing are often over-reactions.
I won't go into the mechanics of it all but I'll highlight the areas where my stats either vary or reinforce bookies opinion.
Starting today, I have all the same teams as favourites as the bookies do in every game (no surprise there) and I agree with them that the Newcastle Spurs game is a very open one where any of the three results are possible. With that in mind (and another stat which I'll copy and paste my earlier post from another thread below) I'm going for the draw.
Where my ratings disagree with the bookies are on the prices of each fav. Most prices are well too short (especially given the element of the unknown which is inevitable in the early stages of a new season).
Arsenal, Fulham, QPR, Liverpool, Chelsea, City, United, all too short for me. I've already covered the Newcastle Spurs game which leaves two others. West Ham are only slightly shorter than I have them, with 5/4 available according to Oddschecker and the only favourite which is a higher price than my ratings is Reading to beat Stoke.
Therefore my three rating bets for the day are:
20pts Newcastle Spurs Draw 12/5
20pts Reading to beat Stoke 29/20
10pts WHU to beat Villa 5/4
I won't go into the mechanics of it all but I'll highlight the areas where my stats either vary or reinforce bookies opinion.
Starting today, I have all the same teams as favourites as the bookies do in every game (no surprise there) and I agree with them that the Newcastle Spurs game is a very open one where any of the three results are possible. With that in mind (and another stat which I'll copy and paste my earlier post from another thread below) I'm going for the draw.
Where my ratings disagree with the bookies are on the prices of each fav. Most prices are well too short (especially given the element of the unknown which is inevitable in the early stages of a new season).
Arsenal, Fulham, QPR, Liverpool, Chelsea, City, United, all too short for me. I've already covered the Newcastle Spurs game which leaves two others. West Ham are only slightly shorter than I have them, with 5/4 available according to Oddschecker and the only favourite which is a higher price than my ratings is Reading to beat Stoke.
Therefore my three rating bets for the day are:
20pts Newcastle Spurs Draw 12/5
20pts Reading to beat Stoke 29/20
10pts WHU to beat Villa 5/4