tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post968005627100092982..comments2008-02-28T00:21:49.700-05:00Vegas Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353166004125421683vegaswatch@gmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-90696991254874798702008-02-27T10:34:12.500-05:002008-02-27T10:34:12.500-05:00That's an interesting question. But whatever effect that has, it has on every team, so it won't really effect the order.Vegas Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353166004125421683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-67508772736943320312008-02-27T02:18:00.000-05:002008-02-27T02:18:00.000-05:00Doesn't this sort of assume bookmakers don't get better at picking lines for teams as the seasons go on? I guess there's a chance that they'd get equally better at handicapping all teams, but I would be interested to see if the standard deviations for all/some teams decrease as the season goes on. That could be attributed to teams getting more consistent, of course; or it could be because bookmakers are getting better feels for teams.Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280243367625745684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-74749505017656872052008-02-26T18:52:40.369-05:002008-02-26T18:52:40.369-05:00This is only the BCS teams, so it does not include Xavier. Their A-10 consistency number is 11.4. If you include all Xavier games for which there have been spreads it increases to 13.5. They had an absolutely ridiculous stretch from December 12 to January 9.Vegas Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353166004125421683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-76905519036396827262008-02-26T18:32:00.000-05:002008-02-26T18:32:00.000-05:00I remember reading on Basketball Prospectus about Xavier's inconsistency this year. I was wondering if you had run the data on the Musketeers, since they seem to have evened out over the past couple of weeks. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com