Submitted by rsteel on
I am a numbers guy and I cannot even count the number of times I hear the expression this team is due to win. What I can tell you if you make bets based on a team DUE to win you will be waking up in the DEW because you will not have money for a roof over your head.
The team due to win is usually a high profile team with a solid track record. A team currently playing below perceived expectations. You want to avoid these teams at all costs until they bottom out and then buy back in at bargain basement prices in other words value.
Exercise patience and wait until you see absolute proof they are coming out of their doldrums before most people do. Every team goes through slumps no matter how good they are just like handicappers.
The goal is to eliminate as much guess work as possible. You may think a team is ready to bust out but hold off until you SEE some proof signaling a buying opportunity again.