[QUOTE=Fezzik;52831]ADD up RAS records on lines 20 seconds after release, OR at post.
Ice-berg........DEAD AHEAD.
It's almost by definition.....get too good, the average followers cannot win.[/QUOTE]
We hit 169-140 (54.69%) lifetime against the close in the WNBA before this season, and even after a 1-5 slide over the weekend, are still 31-30 against the close YTD this season. No one has or ever would advocate playing our releases against closing numbers, but the actual records paint a much different picture than "Ice-berg" or "getting teeth kicked in", etc.
The Atl/CT under 167 on June 10 is a prime example of why no one should ever be graded against a closing number in the first place. After initial movement following release, 165.5 was available parts of the day, and finding no worse than 165 would have been easy even near game time, but the actual close was 164.5, and the game landed 165. Anyone with even basic experience in line shopping and market timing, could do much better than the close on average.
Fortunately, this issue only applies to people who actually beat the close and win. Those who post early overnights, 2H totals that aren't close to the market line 15 minutes before half-time, rogue numbers, and other variations of non-WA bets, yet still lose a ton of units, do not need to be concerned.