Tag: playoffs
All the articles with the tag "playoffs".
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The Rest Paradox: Why Bye Teams Keep Winning Games But Losing Bets
Bye week teams are 7-0 straight up in the divisional round. Teams with rest advantage are 1-6 ATS. Here's why the market keeps getting this wrong.
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The Home Underdog Paradox: Why Big Playoff Spreads Don't Cover
Home underdogs getting 7.5+ points cover at 51.3% in NFL playoffs. Small spreads? Just 36%. The market misprices home field when it matters most.
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Sophomore QBs and Championship Games: The Experience Gap
Sophomore QBs reach championship games but win just 33% of Super Bowls vs 55% for veterans—a 22-point experience gap when everything's on the line.
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The bye week paradox: Why rested teams win games but lose bets
Teams coming off bye weeks win 55% of games but cover the spread just 48% of the time. The betting market is overvaluing rest—and it's costing bettors money.
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The Divisional Round Curse: Why Top Seeds Keep Falling
First-round byes were supposed to be an advantage. The data tells a different story.
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The Backup QB Championship Paradox
When stars go down, backups step up—and win at a surprising rate in big games.