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Boston's Thursday Night Specials

By Alan Boston

Thursday, January 15, 2009

• Western Carolina minus-1.5 over Samford When I handicap a game, I have power ratings on each team. And the amount of those bets are often strictly based on that rating. If my rating is similar to the line the bookmakers posted, my bets are smaller. If my rating is off, the bets are bigger. In this game, my power rating has it exactly as the bookmakers do. But (and this is a key "but") I think the match-up is so favorable I have to bet one side bigger. Samford's scheme is based on a Pr ...

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