Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Here's my records in betting the various sports this season:
NHL: 3-2, +1.54 units
NCAA Basketball: 37.5 wins, 44 losses, 1.5 ties, -8.04 units (I'll explain the .5 thing at the bottom)
NBA: 34-39-2, -6.43 units
NFL: 46-22-1, +25.93 units
NCAA Football: 47-39-1, +8.66 units
MLB 2022: 59-62-2, +3.35 units
Each bet is 1 unit, no matter what. This way it is easy to keep track of my real profitability here. Other handicappers play with "units" by just increasing them when losing, while not actually increasing their real-life bets for that amount, in order to falsify a winning record. I have to use units because I sometimes bet moneylines, so obviously a +190 win is not the same as a -110 spread win. I am assuming a -110 spread or totals line unless otherwise stated, even though I personally can often get better (via lower juice books).
The one exception to the "1 unit" thing is something I started doing in NCAA Basketball, where I make a "split pick" on the same game -- 2 picks for 0.5 units each. It will usually be a moneyline on the first half and the spread for the entire game. So that's why I have a 0.5 win and 0.5 tie in that sport, which actually occurred tonight when I tied the first half.
Anyway, as you can see above, I am +25.01 units up total, over 442 picks. However, in sports other than NFL, I am down overall 0.92 units. I've had an outlier NFL season, obviously.
In short, sports handicapping is hard, unless you really study props, find weak spots, and can get action down (the hardest part).