How much time do u spend capping, betting, watching?

[buckeye]

The fun/profit thread made me think about this.

How much time do you spend on the following each week?

1. Handicapping ( pure analysis of stats and past results and schedule analysis and power rating updates and picks )

3-6 hrs for me

2. Betting ( line shopping [book hopping and IE/TIP-EX], calling in or making bets online, record keeping, money management, postups, withdrawals, etc. )

4-8 hrs for me

3. Watching games/events on tv ( also watching scoreboards on tv/internet or pager )

10-30 hrs for me

Depending on what sports are in season and what sports you bet on these will vary greatly throughout the year for most.

I have found that for some sports I get worse results by spending too much time handicapping. For others the results seem to be directly proportional to the time I put in on capping.

I spend a little more time on betting than most probably do, proportionally, for a number of reasons. I believe that finding a dime better line, or a point better spread, will directly impact your results more than most realize. I also believe that poor money management and record keeping can have a devastating effect on your bottom line. The other reason is that golf matchups vary from book to book and just hunting them all down takes a lot more time than spread bets on football or hoops that are the same "game" everywhere. Prop bettors also probably spend more time on this than your average NFL-only player. We have to seek out what the "game" is, not just look at a schedule/rotation.

I think the ratio of these #'s shows a profile of what type of sports bettor you are. Pro middlers/scalpers may be 0/60/2. A complete square with only one out may be 1/.5/10. I am about 4/6/20. I would guess that the more 3. you have and the less 2. and 1. the greater you're playing for recreation and fun.

GL

 

[Nolan Dalla]

7 days times 18 hours per day....

About 128 hours a week. During Christmas and Thanksgiving, closer to 120.

-- Nolan Dalla

 

[Nick Douglas]

Probably about 2 hours per day handicapping.

Generally about ahalf hour per day writing. If I am doing the full week football writeup, then an hour for that day. If I am adding a feature piece, then another hour and a half or two hours for that.

Usually about an hour per day record keeping and placing the bets. I just open up browsers with every book I have money at after I have handicapped the game so it doesn't take too long. my records are basically just a pretty detailed spreadsheet.

Usually about six hours per day watching games, but that varies greatly. If I have to work late it may be only an hour or two but if it is an NFL Sunday I will be in front of the tube from about 9:30 until the Sunday Night game ends at about 8:30 p.m.

I also generally surf Mad Jack's for at least an hour per day, probably more.

Here is the thing I wonder. How does the time you spend on Mad Jack's compare to the actual pure time spent researching and handicapping games. I am talking about statistical analysis, box scores, local media and stuff like that.

 

[Neemer]

I probably spend 6-7 hrs. a week lookin' at games. I probably spend less than 1 hour watching the games however. 2 young kids will really screw up your TV time. I used to be a TV junkie on Saturdays and Sundays. If I get to see an entire 1/2 of a ballgame, I'm very fortunate....