tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post115413528244800166..comments2024-02-08T13:13:49.679-08:00Comments on Statistically Speaking: Bowl Games and the Spreadmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-1154520372431858432006-08-02T05:06:00.000-07:002006-08-02T05:06:00.000-07:00You also have to figure in that teams have a month...You also have to figure in that teams have a month to prepare for an opponent in a bowl game as opposed to one week during the season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-1154468474943848092006-08-01T14:41:00.000-07:002006-08-01T14:41:00.000-07:00For most its good old fashioned pen and paper. For...For most its good old fashioned pen and paper. For the studies that involve r squared and correlations I use Microsoft Excel. I would be more than happy to share some of my data.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-1154453904899916212006-08-01T10:38:00.000-07:002006-08-01T10:38:00.000-07:00Thanks for clearing that up. I'm curious as to ho...Thanks for clearing that up. I'm curious as to how you compile these statistics. Do you use a spreadsheet, a database, pen and paper(!), something else? Would you be willing to share the raw data with your readers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-1154382605192135502006-07-31T14:50:00.000-07:002006-07-31T14:50:00.000-07:00Thanks for your input Sam. The data you reference ...Thanks for your input Sam. The data you reference means that in a bowl game where the team with a better record is the betting underdog, they cover the spread about 41% of the time. However, when the team with the better record is the betting favorite, they cover the spread about 60% of the time. Hope that clears things up.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.com