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by baba · 50% Elo / 50% market · +5 on tight agreement (within 4) · +2 on the lock · weather on · stretch ×1.2

Backtest

Scored as a player on the replayed seasons in the database, against The System, the closing line and Elo. Playoffs doubled. The market here is the closing spread; weather and the lock apply only where recorded.

SeasonGamesRightThis systemThe SystemClosing lineElo
202328564%+882.9+974.2+974.8+681.7
202428572%+1572.0+1443.3+1349.8+1367.8
202528468%+1200.8+1197.8+1158.0+1049.3
Total854+3655.7+3615.3+3482.6+3098.8

Ahead of The System by +40.4 over these seasons. Beware: three seasons is how the 8-point bump fooled us; the 24-season test is the one that counts.

This season

17 games scored, +80.4. The System +77.4, the closing line +78.2.