Issue 48
August 7 - 13, 2001
Volume 1
page 3
 

Iskoe's Teaser-Totals Guide;
Football Trends Books Might Isolate Winners

By Howard Schwartz

Andy Iskoe rightfully believes teasers are one way to make money during the pro football season. Sports books fear the sharp bettors who wait for the right spots. But what ARE the right spots?

To alert sharp handicappers when a situation is about to occur, where, for some reason, a team does well as a home dog or on a Monday night, Iskoe has produced his annual study of what's occurred in the past six years (or you can look back year by year for six years or for the past three years) in regard to teasers in the NFL.

His book is titled NFL Totals and Teasers ($29.95, 8x11 plastic spiralbound, 73 pages).

Let's take a look at one or two very juicy situations from the book: In one, we see Kansas City is 31-8-1 in 6-point teaser situations since 1995, and that's 78 percent. As a road favorite in that same period, they are 13-2-1. Certainly worth noting for 2001, although no guarantee it'll happen again. The Miami Dolphins are 21-8 since 1995 as a road dog with a 6-point teaser and are 20-4 in conference games during the same period (since 1995).

There are 27 situations a bettor can look at for betting teasers for any team. Interested in only last year? Indianapolis in 2000 against playoff teams won in a teaser situation in seven of eight situations and Baltimore was 11-4 on natural grass for that season in a teaser situation.

The second half of the book examines how teams did in 27 totals situations. For example, those wondering how often San Diego went over in interconference games will find that in four opportunities last season, they went over each time. The 49ers in the past three years in their first four games of the year, had 12 chances to go over or under and they went over 10 times. The question is why. Maybe they were just fresh and offensively-minded. Perhaps it's a statistical quirk. Whatever the reason, it happened, and you may wish to consider the trend or pattern should the situation warrant consideration this year.

Those wondering how often the number fell anywhere from 3 to 99 in regard to totals, year by year since 1981 will find that information in the book as well as the percentage of time it occurred.

Football Trends Inc. always does a good job in providing the shortcut-seeking bettor with betting angles. There are two books, each selling at $32.95. The books are titled 2001 College Football Trends and Schedule Book (100 pages, paperbound) and the NFL Trends and Schedule Book (76 pages, paperbound). Both books are in 8x11 format.

The college version has schedules for 92 teams; team trends by date (sample: Play against Illinois their first game of the season. They are 2-8 against the spread in this situation, and their opener is Sept. 1); plus team trends by situation (Play against Illinois as a favorite after Illinois wins a game straight up for the first time in a season. They are 1-5 against the spread in this situation). Also, there's a Best Season Situation. Sample: Oct. 27, play on Oregon versus California.

The author provides a complete 2001 schedule, tells you what type surface the game will be played on and who's the coach, plus his record at this school.

The NFL version of the book has a schedule and work log (you can keep records) for all 31 teams; there are trends by date (sample: Sept. 9, the Cincy Bengals open at home against New England. The angle is to bet against the Bengals in this opener, since they're 2-9 against the spread. The book contains trends by situation (sample: Play On Detroit Lions the game after Detroit scores less than seven points in a game. They are 14-3 in this situation against the spread. There are Best Season situations like : on Dec. 9, play the Jets to go Under as a dog at Pittsburgh.

There are five pages devoted to preseason NFL action, looking back 10 years, with two or three plays for each NFL team and the date the situation may occur. Sample: Green Bay is always good in preseason-in its first game anyway, with a 6-1 record against the spread. The Bears are also good in Week 1, on the road in particular, with a 7-1 mark against the spread.

The books mentioned in this review are available from Gambler's Book Shop, 630 South 11th St., Las Vegas, NV 89101. The store, now in its 37th year, has a toll-free number by which to order. Call 1-800-522-1777 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Saturday. You may use MasterCard, VISA Discover or mail a check or money order, adding $6.50 for the first book, $1 more for each additional title. The books may be ordered online at www.gamblersbook.com anytime using a credit card. Include your expiration date. Ask for a free catalog of books, videos and computer software. The 80-age catalog is free and describes 1,000 items and lists prices.

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