I'm with Wineguy as well. I was one of those stalkers that called out Hawkeye in the past. From 2016 to 2019 he posted a combined record of 588 - 484, good for a 54.9% winning percentage. However, he used to game his record using various tactics:
1. Count line movements after a pick is made but only if they went in his favor (he used to edit the original posts, now he at least acknowledges the line movement)
2. Picks made after kickoff (especially 2nd half picks)
3. Picks made with stale lines he'd claim he could get from a local but no one online was offering
4. Make vague references to games that weren't actually picks but he'd say was a pick IF it won
5. Make picks that have heavy juice (1st quarter team totals!!!) but he'd grade equal to all his other picks
If you account for all of that, his record was 547.75 - 534.25, good for 50.6%. Slightly above .500, but not enough to actual win money. If you're one of his cronies that actually thinks you could make money off his picks, you're only fooling yourself. He was an average capper, just like everyone else on this site. But at least he didn't use Thunder Math to say he'd be up 300% when he'd actually be bankrupt.
Thank you for admitting same thing
I have been following hawkeye and his thread for a couple of years wine guy is 100% correct about what he is claiming!
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Thank you also
He certainly had a few words about it all when I spoke to him after he stopped posting here :scared
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redsfann, I have followed you and followed hawkeye for years and was just sick of the bullcrap records and perfect lines he got, when I was losing money on them. Glad he got off his chest what he needed to, and hell yes, I miss his opinions, but just be real when it comes to wanting great records and how many views you get. His records were in no way what his bank account would have shown, especially with juice. Hate me all you want for posting the truth. AGAIN, I BET HIS PLAYS like others that followed did. Ironic no one can go back on threads past 6 pages or so. IE fixed this for me last year and NCAA basketball went from 6 pages to 900, yet they are gone again. IE, can you fix again please for basketball and football? Go back and look. Anyone.
I have not tracked Hawkeye's record.
I really like that SteelCity uses "closing lines from socresandodds" to grade his plays.
But I object to impugning Hawkeye's integrity. He's a really good guy.
Enough already.
He is I am sure a "great guy" and he could not meet all of us in Denver last summer for whatever reason he had, and that is fine. I am sure most guys on here are good guys having a beer with, golfing with, hanging at a bar with, being in Vegas together with, but don't be a fake record keeper and line grabber when you know you post it and guys are following you, and they lose yet you always pick the exact line 100% that wins, especially in line movement, and don't post crappy VIG that you lose (i.e. -120, -130, etc. ). I posted the only two I can reference above
AND HIS bullcrap comments,in BOLDFACE because can't go back further. Again, sorry for the crap, but truth is truth. Look at his spinning just those two, and how far off the winning/losing lines are. I am done and thanks again to those that admit it is real. Sure wish last 3 years of basketball would show up like IE did last year, but they disappeared again when he got sick, someone would have a heyday looking at it.