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Old 04-08-2008, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Spraguer View Post
I haven't read the book, but from your review, Jay, it sounds worthwhile. The work of people like Bill James, Voros McCracken, Tom Tango, Ron Shandler, Nate Silver, etc. is well-suited to handicapping, but not explicitly so. Molding it to handicappers purposes (as it sounds like this book does) is, if done well, pretty valuable.

not sure how much it overall would help you, as you're pretty experienced and seem to have your methods down pretty pat. But, at least from my perspective, it's always nice to get a second viewpoint on things.

for newbies I would recommend it hands down
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