| 10 Things To Consider When Handicapping
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| | big part in the preparation, discipline
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| Bowl Games....
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| | and conduct of the players when on the
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| Handicapping bowl games has a few
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| | road. #7 - Handicapping the regular
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| different things to consider when trying
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| | season is certainly a little easier as
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| to beat the line. You obviously still
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| | you have both teams having played
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| have to take your normal statistical
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| | basically the teams within their
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| handicapping formulas into consideration,
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| | conference. This makes it easy to compare
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| but there are situations that are unique
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| | results against common teams. In bowl
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| to handicapping bowl games. Here are the
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| | games you don't have that luxury, but
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| ones I consider to be important when
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| | comparing the results of common regular
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| doing your analyzation. #1 - Look for
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| | season opponents that do exist is one of
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| teams coming into their bowl with
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| | my favorite angles for getting an edge in
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| momentum...I like to look at the last 3
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| | handicapping bowl games. If team A for
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| games. Teams coming in on winning streaks
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| | example has lost two games by an average
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| are more to my favor than teams that have
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| | say of 10 points per game to two teams
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| lost their last game or 2 out of 3 of
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| | that team B has beaten by an average of
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| their last 3 games. #2 - Watch for the
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| | say 7 points, you most definitely have to
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| "I'd rather be home watching TV" teams.
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| | figure this into your final prediction.
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| These are teams who feel they were
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| | Also in this category, you will want to
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| slighted in the bowl they accepted. Some
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| | weigh the performance of the two teams
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| of the better teams in the country having
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| | against teams that are in bowl games.
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| to settle for lesser bowl games have a
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| | #8 - Overall schedule strength is a very
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| tendency to not even want to be there.
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| | important factor in handicapping bowl
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| I't's like an embarrassment to them and
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| | games, especially the strength of the
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| mentally are not prepared with a winning
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| | conference of both teams. A team coming
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| attitude. #3 - On the other side of the
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| | from a major conference will often be
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| coin from #2, watch out for teams who are
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| | matched against a team from a much
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| just excited to be there. Some teams who
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| | overall weaker conference. Playing a full
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| had no thoughts of playing in a bowl game
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| | schedule of much tougher opponents will
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| at the beginning of the season have a
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| | give a big edge over a team playing their
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| tendency to feel their season has been
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| | entire schedule against a lesser
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| accomplished and whether they win or lose
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| | conference. #9 - Always give an edge
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| doesn't really matter. They feel the
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| | factor to teams that have a high
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| season is already made. #4 - Look for
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| | percentage of spread covers during the
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| teams who have "been there, done that".
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| | regular season, especially covering the
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| There is a lot of hype and distractions
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| | spread as a underdog. This indicates that
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| during bowl game week and teams that have
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| | they are playing "up" against the tougher
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| never experienced it may be at a
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| | opponents and have had a lot of value
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| disadvantage when facing a team with bowl
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| | against the line. This will become even
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| experience. #5 - Look for teams with
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| | more prominent in a big game such as a
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| coaches who have considerable bowl game
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| | bowl game. #10 - Look for teams that
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| experience and especially a winning
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| | may be in a revenge situation from the
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| record in bowl games, this demonstrates
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| | previous bowl season. It is not revenge
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| an ability to "win the big game".
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| | against the team they are playing but
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| Experienced coaches have an edge on
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| | more so to overcome a poor performance
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| preparing their teams for the hype of
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| | from a previous bowl game experience. A
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| bowl games over a coach who is a first
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| | team who last year was a first time bowl
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| timer. (Continued from previous
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| | team and got blown away, will have gained
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| newsletter) #6 - Seeing as all bowl
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| | a lot of experience and will be much more
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| games are played on neutral fields, it is
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| | prepared and will want to erase the
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| really a road game for both teams. I like
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| | stigma from last year.
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| to give an edge to teams who have had
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| | As mentioned earlier, you still need to
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| winning records on the road, especially
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| | go through the normal statistical routine
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| against the spread during the regular
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| | of handicapping the game including the
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| season. Teams that do not have good road
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| | objectives such as injuries, field
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| records will have the added problem of
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| | conditions etc….The above are angles
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| dealing with all the hype. Bowl
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| | that are primarily unique to handicapping
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| experience of the coaches also plays a
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| | bowl games.
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