okay...i've backtested it through 2002.
couple notes first...
-i didn't input any filters (specifically key player being out or not playing worst/best team in the league)....but just looking at it and knowing these filters in the back of my head, it didn't seem like any series loses would have been filtered out.
-i used the template of buying 3 points. you can do it with 2 (a lot of books only allow 2 point buys), but i believe a couple more b or c bets would have pushed or lost.
-years 2003 and 2002 aren't flawlessly tracked because there were 3-4 more teams then (cleveland, charlotte, miami)....and i wasn't able to get the records
for those teams....just against them.
-3 of the 6 C bet losses since 2002 could have been avoided if we didn't play the first week of the season. that will have to be a future filter for this system. of course we'll avoid ~20 series wins, but its more than worth it.
2008
playing on all 3+ game road trips
15 winning A bets
7 winning B bets
1 winning C bet
1 pushed C bet
1 lost C bet (sacramento 5/20-5/24)
playing only 3 game road trips against opposite conference
4 winning A bets
2 winning B bets
0 winning C bets
0 losing C bets
2007
playing on all 3+ game road trips
16 winning A bets
7 winning B bets
3 winning C bets
0 losing C bets
playing only 3 game road trips against opposite conference
3 winning A bets
2 winning B bets
1 winning C bet
0 losing C bets
2006
playing on all 3+ game road trips
21 winning A bets
7 winning B bets
1 winning C bet
1 losing C bet (new york 5/20-5/30)
playing only 3 game road trips against opposite conference
3 winning A bets
2 winning B bets
0 winning C bets
0 losing C bets
2005
playing on all 3+ game road trips
18 winning A bets
5 winning B bets
0 winning C bets
1 losing C bet (phoenix 6/18-6/22)
*would have lost detroit C bet on 8/16 if buying just 2 points
*pushed C bet for lynx on 8/23. loss if buying just 2 points
playing only 3 game road trips against opposite conference
3 winning A bets
3 winning B bets
0 winning C bets
0 losing C bets
2004
playing on all 3+ game road trips
15 winning A bets
8 winning B bets
3 winning C bets
1 losing C bet (connecticut 7/30-9/1...there was a month long break in between. summer olympics?)
*pushed B bet for seattle 7/7-7/10...would have lost B bet if buying just 2 points.
playing only 3 game road trips against opposite conference
2 winning A bets
2 winning B bets
0 winning C bets
0 losing C bets
*pushed B bet for seattle 7/7-7/10...would have lost B bet if buying just 2 points.
2003
playing on all 3+ game road trips
11 winning A bets
10 winning B bets
3 winning C bets
1 losing C bet (sacramento 6/6-6/11)
playing only 3 game road trips against opposite conference
2 winning A bets
2 winning B bets
1 winning C bet
0 losing C bets
2002
playing on all 3+ game road trips
9 winning A bets
11 winning B bets
3 winning C bets
1 losing C bet (minnesota 7/26-7/29)
playing only 3 game road trips against opposite conference
3 winning A bets
5 winning B bets
2 winning C bets
0 losing C bets
.
totals
playing on all 3+ game road trips
105 winning A bets
55 winning B bets
14 winning C bets
6 losing C bets
playing only 3 game road trips against opposite conference
20 winning A bets
18 winning B bets
4 winning C bets
0 losing C bets
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so what would happen if we had bought 3 points and chased all 3 game road trips from 2002-2008?
-would have won 174 units in the A, B and C bets.
-would have lost 6 series x 18.7 units per lost series = 112.2 units
-would have pushed 2 C bets, for an extra loss of 9.2 units
-would have pushed 1 B bet for an extra loss of 1.7 units
-total of +51 units. or +7.3 units per year
what would happen if we had bought 3 points and filtered out the games in the first week of the season, and the funky series that spanned a month?
-would have won ~140 units in the A, B and C bets
-would have lost 2 series x 18.7 units per lost series = 37.4 units
-would have pushed 2 C bets, for an extra loss of 9.2 units
-would have pushed 1 B bet for an extra loss of 1.7 units
-total of +92 units, or +13 units per year
what would happen if we had followed the true JM format and just played on 3 game road trips against only the opposing conference?
-would have won 42 units in the A, B and C bets
-would have lost 0 series
-would have pushed 1 B bet for a loss of 1.7 units
-would have won 40 units, or 5.7 units per year.
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so it seems like we'd be pretty good to play this system on all 3 game road trips, filter out the first week (already done), and go heavy on 3 game road trips against the opposing conference (since the C bet has never lost, and it rarely even goes to C)
