Attention RAS?!?!

[QUOTE=truushot;22285]Do you have data that compares your recommendations against the closing line and how those differences effect your results? Do you project where the line will move to and then make secondary recommendations based on that line movement? I'd find it interesting to know those differences. Even the limited picks given here almost always seem to be going in the wrong direction. Well at least for those that I look at.[/QUOTE] I have not run that data, but it should be fairly easy to do. We typically do not make secondary recommendations based on line movement.

[QUOTE=6pounder;22286]Does the fact that there are only 12 teams in this sport make it a very easy game for the oddsmakers to set solid numbers on? I am a subscriber to RAS services and have been more than satisfied over the course of the year. Im just curious to know if there is any thought or discussion of possibly dropping WNBA as one of the services offered because of the fact that maybe the oddsmakers have a good handle on the 60 wnba starters and 40 bench players. Based on my experience with edwards services I would not bet against him having a winning season here or in any sport, even with the slow start but are these lines really softer than NBA lines?[/QUOTE] The WNBA is not a candy store, but it can be beaten. There are pros and cons to there being only 12 teams. It is easier for oddsmakers to set accurate lines, but it is also easy for handicappers to follow and collect detailed information. At the end of the season we will evaluate the WNBA service and if we do not believe we have an edge we will definitely discontinue it, but we are far from that point right now. I wouldn't bet against us either!

[QUOTE=6pounder;22286]Are these lines really softer than NBA lines?[/QUOTE] 1) WAY softer. The totals and sides are nowhere close in the WNBA, this early in the season. Check the final scores compared to the closing line. 2) Do NOT confuse "beating totals" in CBB to WNBA, it is nowhere even close to being the same.

6-14 and the bad run continues. Hard to foresee this in NCAA baskets. Good luck

The odds of having a 6-14 run is approximately 5% for a 50-50 capper, which possibly makes this a 2% or 3% probability for a somewhat better capper, depending on what % you give RAS for the WNBA. Even though it sucks to lose money (the ability of the poster to deal with the negative part of random fluctuation of his bankroll and/or correctly manage bankroll is most likely the real issue here), 6-14, especially given his overall record, is not unusual in the long run.

[QUOTE=JohnnyGun;22369]6-14 and the bad run continues. Hard to foresee this in NCAA baskets. Good luck[/QUOTE] Yes...12 teams vs. Hundreds of CBB schools. Weird thing is one would think that the lines would be remotely close to the final scores, yet they are not...at least this year so far.

[QUOTE=TheDude;22376]Yes...12 teams vs. Hundreds of CBB schools. Weird thing is one would think that the lines would be remotely close to the final scores, yet they are not...at least this year so far.[/QUOTE] Yep. And the RAS line moves aren't getting completely erased by people betting the other way afterwards either. So line moves, market doesn't disagree.. and thud. Pretty much the same last year where RAS lost -2.6 units on the season. Line value remained decent at close throughout the year. Maybe the WNBA is just such a bad sport, that it is tougher to predict, like splatter patterns in the crapper.. Sorry, I had a flashback to watching a game last season.

$24.95 will get you your life back... I'm a big fan of RAS, both professionally and pretty much personally from talking to Ed a few times. I didn't know he started a thread on his Hoopsedge service on one of those other "free" forums. In case you're wondering what kind of difference in class of posters you get on this site compared to this "free" site, well check this out: [URL="https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/40/sports-betting/support-thread-hoopsedge-wnba-service-782839/index2.html"]https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/40/sports-betting/support-thread-hoopsedge-wnba-service-782839/index2.html[/URL]

[QUOTE=Climate;22378]I'm a big fan of RAS, both professionally and pretty much personally from talking to Ed a few times. I didn't know he started a thread on his Hoopsedge service on one of those other "free" forums. In case you're wondering what kind of difference in class of posters you get on this site compared to this "free" site, well check this out: [URL="https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/40/sports-betting/support-thread-hoopsedge-wnba-service-782839/index2.html"]https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/40/sports-betting/support-thread-hoopsedge-wnba-service-782839/index2.html[/URL][/QUOTE] I can't figure what they are talking about. Did RAS release lines earlier for some people? Did they bet the games before releasing the number? Isn't a service supposed to provide winners? It seems to me that the SOP is find the best line and give that line out. It should be check all the lines average it and then give that line out if it still works. It seems that most of the posters here are close on the lines they give out. It is difficult but shouldn't a service factor in the line movement. If you are always cherry picking lines that aren't widely available, it would seem unsavory at best. Then again what do I know...

I think it's been gone over numerous times. Yes, there were some that got the picks early on a private deal. This was not something the "regular" customers knew about till after the deal blew up. Some people were pissed and made a stink about it. If you do a search on various forums you can probably find more details.