2020 - Round 4 : Overs/Unders Update
/We’ve markets now for the Essendon v Carlton game and, as a result, have our first overs bet for the season. The overlay is just 7 points so we’ll be hoping that the forecast absence of rain is accurate.
2020 - Round 4 : Update with Essendon v Carlton Game
/So, with the Dons v Blues game now firmly on, and head-to-head and line markets now posted by the bookmakers, we can include that Saturday game in the mix.
The forecasts are as below and show the MoS twins both opting for the underdog Blues, and single-digit margins predictions across the board.
Read More2020 - Round 4 : Overs/Unders
/Last week was another good one for MoS score forecasts, with the twins’ generally more pessimistic views about the level of scoring tending to prevail overall. This week the twins are, again, on average forecasting lower totals than the bookmakers.
Read More2020 - Round 4 : Same Again, Thanks
/With 26 games now played and a relatively low-scoring Round 3, the average score per team per game now stands at just over 65 points, which is just under 81% of the 80.4 points average for the 2019 home and season.
So, for now, the 80% adjustment to all forecasts stays in force.
Read More2020 - Team Ratings After Round 3
/Port Adelaide did just enough to retain its number 1 ranking on MoSSBODS this week, but not quite enough to do the same on MoSHBODS where Collingwood now hold down top spot.
Read More2020 - Round 3 Results - MoS Acceptable
/I’m not a fan of byes at the best of times, even less so when they’re announced mid-round, but it seemed fairly inevitable that at least one of the 400 plus players would test positive at some point during the 2020 season.
Regardless, the solid performance of the MoS trio made for a fun weekend.
Read More2020 - Round 3 : MoSHPlay Update
/MoSHPlay has again forecast a close Thursday night game, this time opting for the Tigers by only 4 points over the Hawks.
Read More2020 - Round 3 : Overs/Unders
/All things considered, our over/under forecasts have been pretty good so far this season, so here’s another set of them for Round 3.
Read More2020 - Round 3 : Emerging Form
/In the 18 games we’ve had so far, scoring has been about 85% of what it was in the corresponding fixtures last season, so it might be that, in a few weeks time, we revisit the assumption underpinning a lot of the model forecasts that scoring in 16-minute quarters will be 80% of that in 20-minute quarters. For now, though, the 80% assumption stands.
It’s also way too early to be making any calls about home ground advantage, so the implicit assumption that it too is 80% of its normal value also still applies.
Read More2020 - Team Ratings After Round 2
/Port Adelaide, with its 75-point win over Adelaide, completed its rapid rating climb over the weekend, moving from 3rd to 1st on both MoS Rating Systems.
Read More2020 - Round 2 Results - A Little Rusty
/When Home Sweet Home (HSH) outtips Bookie Knows Best (BKB) you know it’s been a challenging week to tip winners.
Read More2020 - Round 2 : MoSHPlay Update
/MoSHPlay has stayed very conservative for its first pick of the restarted season, opting for a 4 point Richmond victory, which is in line with all of the other Margin Predictors.
Read More2020 - Round 2 : Overs/Unders
/Betting Totals in the current season, where we’re not even sure in advance how many, if any, fans will be allowed to attend any given game, must surely come close to a pathology. But, here we are, and here we apparently must …
Read More2020 - Round 2 : And We're Back
/There’s not a lot of data to estimate how well or poorly different teams play off the back of an 80-day break, but that hasn’t stopped all of the regular MoS models from trying it.
Read More2020 - Team Ratings After Round 1
/With football due back now in under 10 days, it’s time to make some decisions about how the MoS twins and MARS are going to treat 2020 results. While it’s not yet clear how much 16-minute quarters will ultimately affect team and total scoring, for the time being I’m going to assume the effects are linear and therefore gross-up scoring by 25%.
Read More2020 - Round 1 : MoSHPlay Update
/There are three games this week where MoSHPlay’s forecast margins differs from MoSH2020’s by more than a goal:
Richmond v Carlton: MoSHPlay Tigers by 10; MoSH2020 Tigers by 17
Essendon v Fremantle: MoSHPlay Dons by 12; MoSH2020 Dons by 5
Gold Coast v Port Adelaide: MoSHPlay Power by 30; MoSH2020 Power by 15
2020 - Round 1 : Overs/Unders
/Last season we started with nine unders bets. In this otherwise very different season, we’re doing it again …
Read More2020 - Round 1 - Tips Update and MoSHPlay Prediction
/So, clearly, things are going to be a little different and less-structured this season, whatever of it we get.
Read More2020 - Round 1 : Who Knows?
/Were I a betting man, I’d say there’s a better than even chance that this blog post will be totally moot in 24 hours time, but for now Round 1 is still going ahead as scheduled, so we’ll do what we always do here in preparation.
Read MoreThe MoS Tipsters, Predictors and Funds for 2020
/This is, I think, by far the furthest into a calendar year that I’ve posted about my plans for the upcoming men’s AFL season, though that’s not because I haven’t been making significant changes in preparation for it.
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