We are the top
ranked team in the competition so we definitely have a good chance.
If you are going to watch college football this weekend, there is value betting
against ranked teams playing their home opener.
The kick off was delayed for 20 minutes due to heavy traffic but when it did start it was almost a dream beginning for the
lowest ranked team left in the competition.
However, how can I move them down when they had by far the best showing anyone has had in 5 weeks against the
top ranked team?
This falls in line with past research which found bettors are far more likely to take the underdog when two
ranked teams play each other.
The table below displays the performance
of ranked teams following a loss as we gradually increase the margin of defeat.
That's not even necessarily a bad thing, seeing
as ranked teams perform better against the spread early in the season than at any other point.
Remember: The Top Whatever
only ranks teams based on what they did this week versus their overall record.
Yesterday, I wrote about how
ranked teams do very well against the spread early in the season.
The selection committee
then ranks the teams and splits them into four regions, with 16 teams in each.
Often times,
ranked teams receive the majority of bets, but this isn't a smart move by the public in games against a conference opponent.
As usual, I will discuss games
involving ranked teams here, and we can discuss any other games in the comments section.
With only two games
pit ranked teams, this didn't seem likely to be the weekend that offered a whole lot of rankings ramifications.
Over the past few years we have published a number of articles explaining
how ranked teams are typically overrated by bettors, which can create excellent opportunity for sharp bettors.
They get that at lower
ranked teams whilst also getting the same pay package as they would whilst sitting on the arsenal bench.
The
higher ranked team has received the majority of bets over 60 % of the time, which is actually a little lower than I expected.
Then recreational bettors will take the underdog thinking a matchup
of ranked teams will be close.
This causes a false sense of security for bettors and can create excellent value betting against the nation's
top ranked teams.
It is uncommon to see a favorite receiving such a low betting percentage, however with two
ranked teams playing it is easy to understand the public's mentality.
Of course the wins against lesser opponents should be convincing and we may need help from one or two 10 to 15
ranked teams losing.
In most bowl games,
ranked teams receive the majority of spread tickets, which has been even worse for bettors.
Which is hard to do with several of the top
ranked Teams facing one another — however, the Apuli / Shamberg Game showcased just how much talent those Top Teams are going to go up against in the opening rounds of the Playoffs.
After starting out the season unranked, Georgetown has two shutout victories
over ranked teams in their back pocket.
I've seen it hailed as such and there's no disputing the full menu of incredible matchups between
ranked teams with do - or - die College Football Playoff implications.
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Like the new Level System, as you start to raise your rank in
Ranked Team Deathmatch, you will begin to unlock new vanity items.
It's also possible that they could hop out of the Opening Rounds all together and into the a # 6 Seed if Teams Grazioso, Witt, and Lemke all lost — which is possible since they are all playing higher
ranked teams at the moment.
It is very rare you will see two teams that were in the 4 of the previous week's rankings drop so significantly in one given week — most of the other
Ranked teams got wins though and, thus, leapfrogged these two mainstays.
India moved up 11 places in the FIFA rankings, to the 152nd spot, as they became the highest
ranked team from South Asia.
The Tigers would also need to score a win at Georgia Tech, and additionally meet with rival South Carolina in the season's final week, but could be undefeated and have six wins over
ranked teams by BCS Selection Sunday.