Recent Results
2/12 - 25 Dime - Evansville (CB) - Loss
2/11 - 50 Dime - DePaul (CB) - Loss
2/10 - 100 Dime - Nebraska (CB) - Loss
2/9 - 50 Dime - Louisville (CB) - Win
2/8 - 25 Dime - New England Patriots - Loss
2/7 - 50 Dime - Georgia (CB) - Win
2/6 - 75 Dime - New York Knicks - Loss
2/5 - 50 Dime - West Virginia (CB) - Win
2/4 - 50 Dime - Cal (CB) - Loss
2/3 - 50 Dime - St. John's (CB) - Win
2/2 - 50 Dime - Texas Tech (CB) - Loss
2/1 - 50 Dime - Florida (CB) - Win
1/31 - 100 Dime - UCLA (CB) - Loss
1/30 - 25 Dime - Michigan State (CB) - Loss
1/29 - 50 Dime - Atlanta Hawks - Loss
1/28 - 50 Dime - Miss State (CB) - Win
1/27 - 75 Dime - UCF (CB) - Loss
1/26 - 25 Dime - Louisville (CB) - Loss
1/25 - 25 Dime - Patriots-Broncos Over - Loss
1/24 - 100 Dime - North Carolina (CB) - Win
1/23 - 50 Dime - St. Louis (CB) - Win
1/22 - 50 Dime - Charleston (CB) - Win
1/21 - 50 Dime - Milwaukee Bucks - Loss
1/20 - 50 Dime - Arkansas (CB) - Win
1/19 - 25 Dime - Miami-Indiana Over - Win
1/18 - 50 Dime - Chicago Bears - Win
Matt Schrack's Rating System
Far be it from me to go against the grain.
Rating plays via "Dimes" seems to be the overwhelmingly popular way to go here at the site, so I'm not going to rock the boat.
At the end of the day any rating system has two purposes. The first is to let you know how much I like the play. The second it to give you a scale for purposes of bankroll allocation percentage.
The simplest way to put it: My highest-rated release, a 100-Dime play, is twice as strong as a 50-Dime play. And, if we're winning, that 100-Dimer would be a maximum allocation release in relation to your normal-sized wager. That 50-Dimer, on the other hand, would be worth 50% of your normal max wager.
Who is Matt Schrack?
Been around sports all my life. Was a three-sport starter in high school: quarterback, small forward, and third base. Played one year of baseball in college, but a torn labrum in my shoulder midway through my freshman season and subsequent surgery put an end to those dreams.
I grew up around gambling. Uncles, cousins, my Dad; everyone always watching games, talking about "the spread." I knew from the time I was 10-years old what it meant to "cover" the number.
I've known Sean Michaels since 2012 through our various businesses and I'm grateful for the opportunity he's given me to be on the site.
Playing the game doesn't automatically make you a better gambler or handicapper, but it does, I believe, give you greater insight and the ability to recognize certain factors. For example, are guys going to be up or down after a big win or loss? Are they going to get caught looking ahead to a big game or revenge situation? Does the loss of a key teammate to injury motivate them or leave them down in the dumps? You've got to have that sense of what players are feeling and insert that into your handicapping. More importantly, you've got to recognize it instantly. That's something my athletic background brings to the table.
TODAY'S COMPLIMENTARY PLAY
It's the Big Ten Friday spotlight game tonight in Madison, and it's going to be an Over.
Sparty has been on an Over spree, as MSU has played 4 straight games Over the posted price, while Bucky Badger has landed Over the total in 2 of their last 3 games contested.
With this point spread being priced so close to a pick'em, the chance of playing an added 5 minutes of overtime is also a possibility, which only makes me prefer siding with the Over all the more.
2 of the last 3 series meetings between these Big Ten rivals have landed Over the total, while the last pair played on Wisconsin's home court have also landed Over the posted total. In all, 5 of the last 9 in this series have landed Over the posted price, and this one will too.
Points a-plenty tonight in Wisconsin as the Spartans and the Badgers hit the Over column.
3♦ MICHIGAN STATE-WISCONSIN OVER
( On a 1♦ to 5♦ Basis )