80% winning streak..........

Piranha · Oct 3, 2005

How many posters has gone on a winning % greater than 80% with at least 25 bets?

I've been on this incredible run since the NFL season started 4 weeks ago. This is the second time in my betting life that I was able to achieve an above 80% win record. Last year in the beginning of the NBA playoffs was the first time going 21-4 before tapering off. Right now the run is at 28-5. I know it won't last just trying to savior the moment........ :dancefool

Fishhead · Oct 3, 2005

Practically everybody that plays long enough(enough games), will eventually have a 20-5 run AND a 5-20 run.............just a statistical probability and standard deviation mathematical fact.

This is why to be LONGTERM successful in this business you need to hit 53%+ longterm...................and don't expect yourself to hit over 58% longterm.

If you can manage a 54-56% range for your career wagering against the basketball and football spreads, you will be one of the all-time great sportsbettors when you hang up your cleats.

SureGuy · Oct 3, 2005

Piranha said:
How many posters has gone on a winning % greater than 80% with at least 25 bets?

I've been on this incredible run since the NFL season started 4 weeks ago. This is the second time in my betting life that I was able to achieve an above 80% win record. Last year in the beginning of the NBA playoffs was the first time going 21-4 before tapering off. Right now the run is at 28-5. I know it won't last just trying to savior the moment........

I feel ya

Piranha · Oct 3, 2005

This is why to be LONGTERM successful in this business you need to hit 53%+ longterm...................and don't expect yourself to hit over 58% longterm.

If you can manage a 54-56% range for your career wagering against the basketball and football spreads, you will be one of the all-time great sportsbettors when you hang up your cleats.[/QUOTE]

I can honestly say that in basketball I'm closer to the 50-53% range in my career.
In football this is my bread and butter sport........I believe I'm somewhere in the 55-60% range in the past 3 years and overall 55%.
Longterm your right because in the early years it was very lean.....a learning process.........so for the career should be under 55% all sports combine.
But the good thing is in the early years I didn't play as much per games so even with more losing years than winning ones I believe right now overall I'm ahead because of the past 3 winning years with bigger bets.
I'm definietly a smarter player than before that's why I'm able to sustain 3 winning years whereas back a decade ago I'll get maybe one winning year in every 3 to 4 years.