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Old 01-23-08, 10:13 PM   #1
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Old 01-23-08, 11:29 PM   #2
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About 0.065.
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Old 01-23-08, 11:33 PM   #3
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but depends on the line, games where the favorite is projected to win SU over 90% should go OT much less often
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Old 01-23-08, 11:36 PM   #4
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RM18,
Can you explain what you are saying? I think I am reading it wrong. Aren't all favorites projected to win all the time?
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Old 01-23-08, 11:39 PM   #5
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but depends on the line, games where the favorite is projected to win SU over 90% should go OT much less often
I would think this is factored in... I would think all the games of all spreads are factored in...

Are you saying a lower spread has a better chance of going into OT then a high spread..?

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I mean games with big spreads are less likely to go OT because they are less likely to be close.
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Old 01-23-08, 11:41 PM   #7
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I don't have any data, but I would think high scoring games go OT more often though just off of memory.
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Old 01-24-08, 01:02 AM   #8
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Are you saying a lower spread has a better chance of going into OT then a high spread..?
You would have to be a retard to not figure this out intuitively.
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I don't have any data, but I would think high scoring games go OT more often though just off of memory.
Yes, if a game goes OVER in the first half it has a higher chance OT!

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What's the probability of a game going to overtime in the NBA?
I read somewhere 6.8%
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Old 01-24-08, 05:07 AM   #11
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Old 01-24-08, 05:13 AM   #12
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Damn, I thought it would be higher.
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What's the probability of a game going to overtime in the NBA?
Using covers.com regular season and playoff data from the 1997/98 season to date:
Season OT Games Tot Games %
1997/98 76 1,260 6.032%
1998/99 49 791 6.195%
1999/00 66 1,264 5.222%
2000/01 85 1,260 6.746%
2001/02 75 1,260 5.952%
2002/03 94 1,277 7.361%
2003/04 75 1,271 5.901%
2004/05 85 1,314 6.469%
2005/06 96 1,319 7.278%
2006/07 90 1,309 6.875%
2007/08 33 621 5.314%
TOTAL 824 12,946 6.365%
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Using covers.com regular season and playoff data from the 1997/98 season to date:
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 Season  	OT Games  	Tot Games  	     %
1997/98 	76      	1,260   	6.032%
1998/99 	49      	791     	6.195%
1999/00 	66      	1,264   	5.222%
2000/01 	85      	1,260   	6.746%
2001/02 	75      	1,260   	5.952%
2002/03 	94      	1,277   	7.361%
2003/04 	75      	1,271   	5.901%
2004/05 	85      	1,314   	6.469%
2005/06 	96      	1,319   	7.278%
2006/07 	90      	1,309   	6.875%
2007/08 	33      	621     	5.314%
TOTAL   	824      	12,946   	6.365%
If it's not too much work, can you group them by spreads?

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Old 01-27-08, 06:33 AM   #15
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A bit over 6% makes sence since the lines for a draw are originally 15 and 15 is 1/0,0666. Some books use 12 tho and some change it on the basis if match is supposed to be close or not.
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If it's not too much work, can you group them by spreads?
Spread OT Games Tot Games %
0 24 306 7.843%
1 43 536 8.022%
1.5 26 378 6.878%
2 45 663 6.787%
2.5 62 668 9.281%
3 69 750 9.200%
3.5 56 727 7.703%
4 54 759 7.115%
4.5 42 754 5.570%
5 56 749 7.477%
5.5 49 647 7.573%
6 47 722 6.510%
6.5 34 653 5.207%
7 34 609 5.583%
7.5 25 493 5.071%
8 30 521 5.758%
8.5 28 425 6.588%
9 19 423 4.492%
9.5 16 366 4.372%
10 9 307 2.932%
10.5 11 241 4.564%
11 10 241 4.149%
11.5 11 175 6.286%
12 8 164 4.878%
12.5 6 140 4.286%
13 7 130 5.385%
13.5 1 91 1.099%
14 0 94 0.000%
14.5 1 56 1.786%
15 1 61 1.639%
15.5 0 30 0.000%
16 1 42 2.381%
16.5 0 9 0.000%
17 0 16 0.000%
17.5 0 11 0.000%
18 0 4 0.000%
18.5 0 2 0.000%
19 0 2 0.000%
19.5 0 1 0.000%
TOTAL 825 12,966 6.363%
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Ganchrow what span is that?

How many seasons?

Reg season only?
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Ganchrow what span is that?

How many seasons?

Reg season only?
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Using covers.com regular season and playoff data from the 1997/98 season to date:
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cool info, so about 6 out of every 100 go OT
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And all this info helps who ?

Can I win more bets knowing this ?
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Old 01-27-08, 07:08 PM   #21
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And all this info helps who ?

Can I win more bets knowing this ?
you should factor this in to betting totals, game and second half
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you should factor this in to betting totals, game and second half
Yea , I think I will just skip totals all together now. If I had this info earlier I would have never bet a total.
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