Dennis Arthur
Dennis Arthur has been providing innovative NFL analysis based against the Vegas Point Spread since 1999. For more wagering orientated articles like this one along with specialized Team Ratings and Betting Systems, visit his site at <a href="http://www.armchairanalysis.com" title="http://www.armchairanalysis.com" target="_blank">http://www.armchairanalysis.com</a>.
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Here is a simple betting system that pretty much anyone with either Internet access, or a newspaper sports section from the current and previous week, can follow It will usually offer 2-6 opportunites for profit each season
While various civilizations and cultures around the world have been engaged in some form of betting for more than 3000 years, the point spread, or 'betting line', is a relatively new invention and has only been in use for the better part of 70 years Its impact in this relatively short period of time is undeniable and as an un-named bookie quoted in a 1951 book by sports journalist Charles Rosen put it: The spread has easily been 'the greatest discovery since the Zipper'
Red Zone Conversion percentage is one of those basic-box score stats that has been around for so long, it's easy to overlook it in today's 12-15 page NFL Gamebooks It's a deceptively simple, yet powerful statistic--teams that consistently convert Red Zone drives into touchdowns are the same teams that win games, and cover spreads