Probably unwise to lay that on the first game of the season, lol.
My campaign, at least the one I mentioned above, really will require a minimum amount of data to see where we're going. That said there is an early season version, that doesn't account for different styles of handicapping the first couple of weeks of action (it doesn't have the adjustments).
But that first coupole of weeks can tend to more of short term type trading that can be as reliable if not more than the numbers I look to lay down all season along with the type of short term trading that gets into the trudge of the season.
The first few weeks are always a different type of market.
I can shed light on some of that market though with the early season forecast.
It doesn't like your bet. It produces a much closer game that doesn't find value. That forecast has a mcuh closer game and sees vig free line more like TB -115.
I would not be surprised to see the line move towards my forecast, even if it is the first game couple weeks, it will represent a certain sharp side, no doubt about it.
I don't like where this line sits at the very, very first game of the season, but from a value perspective I would take the dog and among a range of forecasts the dog is very tempting.
Not to mention there is this idea out there about taking the dogs in the first few weeks, it exists.
Tampa could easily win the home opener, I have them winning the game, but at the -150 range it's just to expensive from a value perspective.
And even when I lay contrarian adjustments over the game it doesn't quite do the trick.
This is a great clash between situation (as much as you can have with the first game of the season) and value. Somebody will get rewarded and somebody will pay.
I'd like to see where the chips fall, decide what the intitial market direction will be, before I start investing.
Tampa could very well win, but I don't see enough to warrant jumping in for a bet, much less 3X the risk of a normal bet, here. Although when I just re-read this post for typos and shit I really do lay a good claim to choose a contrarian type play if that is TB.
I'm not afraid to let a winner go by if it's not an ideal bet and if it's the 1st game of the season. If it did fall into my target circle, it would just be 1 bet worth, not three.