CFB
RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 2 (2011)
Many years ago I received a newsletter
from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past
few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if
he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own
personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous
year the angle had hit above 70%. I was skeptical but I started following the
angle and the next two years it achieved the 70%+ mark again. In recent years
the angle has not been as strong but still profitable.
The Returning Starter angle is as
follows: Play On: Any team returning five or more net starters against their opponent.
I use Marc Lawrence’s Playbook Yearbook for returning starter information. Go
down the list and compare each team’s returning starters. An example from the 1st
week would be Mississippi State vs Memphis. Mississippi State has 15 starters
returning for Head Coach Dan Mullen while Memphis returns only 9 starters for
Head Coach Larry Porter. That’s a difference a 6 returning starters in favor of
Mississippi State. Mississippi State won the game easily by a score of 59-14 in
the Thursday night opener.
Let’s take a look at this week’s
returning starter angle and see if it can produce us another winning week. Keep
in mind several other factors should go into your handicapping methods, so be
sure to use this as an addition to your overall handicapping formula. We’ll put
returning starters in parenthesis.
Week 1 Results only 2-6 ATS. We’ll keep a running total for the season.
Missouri(17) vs Arizona State (11) Play
On: Missouri
Toledo (18) vs Ohio State (13) Play On:
Toledo
Mississippi State (15) vs Auburn (6)
Play On: Mississippi State
UTEP (11) vs SMU (18) Play On: SMU
Hawaii (9) vs Washington (15) Play On:
Washington
Fresno State (9) vs Nebraska (14) Play
On: Nebraska
BYU (19) vs Texas (12) Play On: BYU
Ball State (16) vs South Florida (10) Play On: Ball State
UNLV (11) vs Washington State (17) Play On:
Washington State
Memphis (9) vs Arkansas State (14) Play
On: Arkansas State
Navy (11) vs Western Kentucky (17) Play
On: Western Kentucky
Hope this helps you find some extra
winners this week! Keep in mind the Rocketman has won 13 of 15 years overall in
football in his history and 14 out of 15 years in all sports combined in his
history as a Sports Analyst! Be sure to get on board this week with us!
Be sure to sign up today at www.rockyatkinson.com or check back on Friday morning for more winners! Thanks and good luck, Rocky