Final Land Sharp Selections
The Land Sharps are limping home to the finish, as the Bowl season did not go so well for our five friends. Let’s give them all some props for faring so well during the regular season. It isn’t easy to stay above the magic 52.4% success rate that a sports investor needs to return a profit, and all five did so throughout the regular season.
Now, here’s something else you should know. If you are a regular reader here, you may recall just after the bowls and playoffs were announced, that we told you about our experiment in playing the Money Line on every bowl game and by investing the identical amount on the underdog to win outright. We tested this out last year with a healthy profit.
If last year was a healthy profit, this year was a giant windfall! Friends, this method drained the imaginary money from the imaginary sports book like it was Jesse and Frank James robbing it. The return on investment was over 61%, as 16 of the 38 underdogs won outright, returning an average of $289 per upset. If you had the funds and could afford to put down $10,000 on the Underdog on the 39 games (which became 38 after the postponement of the former Heart of Dallas Bowl), these money line wagers would have returned just under a quarter million dollars. WOW!
Now, to make it even better. Had you only played the 36 bowl games and not the two playoff games, you would have gone 16-20 and your return on investment would have been 76.5%! Where else can you get a 76.5% return on your investment in 17 days?
Here are the final Land Sharp Picks for the National Championship Game. Our Land Sharps made these selections earlier in the week when the going odds were:
Alabama – 5.5
Clemson +7
Over 59.5
Under 60
Three of the Land Sharps selected Clemson and took the points
Cal Gal Tiffany, Dean615, and Stewed Meat
Two of the Land Sharps selected Alabama and gave the points
Buckeye Michelle and Friday Dog 13
Four of the Land Sharps took the OVER
Cal Gal Tiffany, Dean615, Buckeye Michelle, and Friday Dog 13
One Land Sharp took the UNDER
Stewed Meat
As for the PiRates, we issued our ratings earlier this week, and they showed that Alabama is favored by 1 to 2 points, so if you go by our ratings, the play would be Clemson but without a lot of confidence. As for the Total, our estimate is basically right on the line, so we would lay off the total unless you tease it.
The PiRate Ratings NFL Wildcard Playoff Teasers
Once playoff season begins, there are fewer and fewer chances to play our successful teasers, but 2018 was a very good one for us, as our NFL Teasers returned a neat little imaginary profit. We hope you understand that our wagering is only hypothetical, as no real currency ever changes hands, and we highly encourage you not to lose your mortgage payment by relying on our selections.
We have two 13-point teaser selections for this week’s Wildcard Round. One is a four-team parlay on sides, and one is a four-team parlay on totals. These parlays both have 12-10 odds.
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Indianapolis | Houston | 12 | Houston |
| Dallas | Seattle | 15 | Seattle |
| Baltimore | L.A. Chargers | 16 | L.A. Chargers |
| Chicago | Philadelphia | 19.5 | Philadelphia |
| Team | Team | Total | Pick |
| Houston | Indianapolis | 61.5 | UNDER |
| Dallas | Seattle | 30 | OVER |
| Baltimore | L.A. Chargers | 28.5 | OVER |
| Chicago | Philadelphia | 28 | OVER |
The Pi-Rate Ratings 