Rufus Peabody is a sports analyst and professional sports bettor, currently traveling the world on Remote Year. He is a 2008 graduate of Yale University, where he wrote his senior thesis on inefficiencies in the baseball betting market. Mr. Peabody was previously ESPN's 'predictive analytics expert' and many, many years ago got his start in the industry working as a statistical analyst for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Last week we went 6-2, making our YTD 45-40-2 (52.9%). We also had another solid week with regard to the market, with our picks beating the closing line by an average of 1.25 points. For the season, our picks have beaten the closing line by an average of 0.83 points per game, a very encouraging…
We had a second consecutive losing week last weekend, going 1-1-1 on Big Plays, and 1-3 on Other Plays. Our overall record for the season now stands at 19-16-2 (54.3%). Our picks published in the WSJ, which may differ from the website picks due to line moves, went 1-4-1 and are 8-8-1 on the season.…