
Posted by Ion Saliu on July 14, 2001.
In Reply to: Betus posted by Steve on July 13, 2001.
: Mr. Saliu when is the new version of Betus going to be released. I follow Canadian football and want to try it. I saw a previous post that you are working on it. I like the version now but i see you are going to make it even better. Just want to know approximately when it will be ready. Thanks Steve (Toronto)
• Right now, I face an urgency of a different kind.
You can get ready for the new program by using the current BELLBET. You need to keep track of what you bet on previously. You can use just numbers with BELLBET. You need separate data files for 5 games, 8 games, etc. I recommend you go with those two first. I assume you bet on point-spread for now (you can use for money line too). If the favorite covered the point spread, write 1 in the file; if not, write 2. (Even a push is 2: the favorite must exceed the point spread). So you’ll have a game.5 file like this:
2 1 1 2 2
1 2 1 1 2
1 2 2 1 1
........
In the output of BELLBET.EXE check if any of the combinations is the file of past results. Do not use them. You can run the program again and only select combinations that did not come out recently.
BETUS will be more complicated, since it uses team names, instead of numbers. You will need a separate data file for each league (CFL2001.DAT, NFL2001.DAT, etc.) Again, you write the past results by point spread. Or, another data file as straight winners.
It’ll be awhile until it’s ready. It should be ready by the start of NFL 2001. Maybe I’ll make my hideout in Vegas, where sport betting is legal. I wish I could be an impersonator... How about Toronto, is sports-betting legal over there?
Ion Saliu

I use in-house sports betting software. It is founded on the same principles as LotWon. Therefore, randomness plays a very important rule in generating combinations. The programs are applicable to parlays. The 5-team parlay software is clearly more successful than the statistical spreadsheet! The programs eliminate certain patterns from previous results and generate lottery-like combinations. The numbers are replaced with team names. The hit rate is better than 2 out of 3 weeks. I haven't encountered two or more consecutive losses. The playing field amounts from 6 to 16 parlays per week. The payout can be as high as 24 to 1 (25% house edge or vigourish). Thus, the worst winning case comes to +8.
Read a detailed analysis of the performance of SPORTS.XLS and how to take advantage of the sports betting spreadsheet:
Analysis of the results of SPORTS.XLS, the sports betting spreadsheet.
Here are some useful sports links. They offer schedules, betting lines, odds, results, and useful information. Things can change dramatically on the Internet. You may need to copy-and-paste the addresses, or google the essential keywords.
sports.dbc.com/cgi-bin/htx.exe/pastscores/files/pastscores.html - Scores & Odds Archive.
www.nss.net/SCORES/ - Sports Betting, Gambling, Handicapping, Live Lines.
www.vegasinsider.com - VegasInsider.com.
www.repole.com/sun4cast/ - Sunshine Forecast Historical Score Request Form.
espn.go.com - ESPN.com- the #1 sports web site in the world.
cbs.sportsline.com - CBS.SportsLine.com – the website of CBS Sports.
NFL.com – the official site of the National Football League.

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