Coaching for profits in College Football's SEC......
By: Michael Alexander
The proliferation of the internet certainly allows anyone to conjure up a boat load of stats when looking for opportunities to bet profitably on College Football. In fact, there is so much information out there that if you don't spend a great deal of time analyzing the data it could easily cost you money by jumping on the wrong trend.
In handicapping College Football one of the trends/angles that I keep in my toolbox is how effective coaches are ATS. I do this because, unlike the NFL, players can be motivated to perform more readily by an effective coach and thus produce some excellent profit opportunities.
Today's report looks at the coaches of the SEC in both favorable and unfavorable ATS roles. I did not include any trends that did not have at least 9 results as, in my experience, anything less than that is not a reliable enough angle/trend to hang you betting hat on. (all numbers based on $100 per bet with 10% vig)
MOST PROFITABLE: Steve Spurrier/South Carolina as a Road Favorite; 28-16 (+1040), Les Miles/LSU as a Road Favorite; 8-1-1 (+690), Houston Nutt/Arkansas as a Home Dog; 9-3 (+570), Mark Richt/Georgia as a Road Favorite; 10-4 (+560), Tommy Tuberville/Auburn as a Road Favorite; 10-5 (+450), Rich Brooks/Kentucky as a Road Dog; 34-38 (+320), Bobby Johnson/Vanderbilt as a Road Dog; 11-8 (+220), Phillip Fulmer/Tennessee as a Road Favorite; 23-19 (+210), Urban Meyer/Florida as a Road Favorite; 9-7 (+130).
MONEY LOSERS: Rich Brooks/Kentucky as a Road Farvorite; 10-17 (-870), Tommy Tuberville/Auburn as a Home Dog; 5-10 (-600), Houston Nutt/Arkansas as a Road Favorite; 5-10 (-600), Les Miles/LSU as a Road Dog; 6-9 (-390).
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