If one statistic stood out this week, it was this:
The Juice: 3-11-2
Doctor Psych: 9-5-2
Yes, the good doctor was a solid 9-5-2 against the line while our friend The Juice struggled with a lowly 3-11-2. Why is that you ask? Well in the coming weeks we will try to share with you Dr. Psych's method for picking games. The first lesson of picking against the spread: you don't have to beat Vegas, you have to beat your fellow gamblers. That means cleansing your mind of all of the misconceptions the common football fan uses to pick lines. Most fans depend way too much on first impressions from the Week before. This is especially bad early in the season when you have little else to work with. Once you achieve a Zen-like state of self actualization like Dr. P, you too will have the clarity to pick games.
You ought to see how Zen-like Dr. P is when the ump is booting his skinny ass from a softball game for having a tantrum on the mound. I'm studying hard this week, and my picks will be stronger than Anthony Mason picking Reggie Miller on a 1994 screen and roll.
ReplyDeleteDr. P's Zen has been increasing with age. Or it could just be an inverse relationship with the number of basketball and softball games he plays!!
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