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kooldownp

Member Since: 2011.02.02
Predictions: 226 | 65.0%
Forum Posts: 8
Post Score: 13

03.25.2011 | 7:18 PM ET

i am new here and at 60%. i am trying to see how badly i suck!

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Gregory

Location: Boston
Member Since: 2010.05.24
Predictions: 6,817 | 63.3%
Forum Posts: 18,565
Post Score: 275

03.25.2011 | 7:41 PM ET

60% is nothing to be ashamed of. As of today you can see the pick percentages when you hover over each user's avatar in the forum.

"I live, I die, I live again."

TMP111

Location: St. Louis, MO
Member Since: 2011.02.22
Predictions: 248 | 67.3%
Forum Posts: 28
Post Score: 75

03.25.2011 | 8:09 PM ET

Im a little over 62% with over 70 fights picked. If you stay over 60% and you bet on every fight, over time, you could make a lot of money. MMA is tough to bet on cause there are so many ways to win. And with so many upsets, it can be hard to stay in the black, so to speak. But 60% is right where you need to be, I think.

"What am I gonna do about my legs, Eddie Murphy!?"

michigandolphin

Location: Illinois
Member Since: 2010.12.14
Predictions: 25,001 | 62.6%
Forum Posts: 4,973
Post Score: 261

03.25.2011 | 8:11 PM ET

I agree, 60% is very respectable depending on how often you pick.
P.S. I love the new addition of pick percentage when you hover! Great Job!!!

"Frig off, bud"

minotauro11

Location: St. Louis
Member Since: 2011.01.06
Predictions: 2,483 | 66.5%
Forum Posts: 4,493
Post Score: 148

03.26.2011 | 12:40 AM ET

I love coming into threads like this and bragging about my pick percentages, but I won't do that, now that you can just hover over my name to see it.

...66.7

I shouldn't get too ****y though, I have a terrible feeling about tommorow's fight night.

"We Are All One"

thiagosilva9794

Location: Ireland.
Member Since: 2010.11.25
Predictions: 5,113 | 60.4%
Forum Posts: 11,315
Post Score: 142

03.26.2011 | 8:33 AM ET

Aw Gregory awsome new feature man woop woop that is epic and you fixed the percentages aswell ... EPIC!.

"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)

Live2wrestle

Location: In pursuit of Maeda's blazers
Member Since: 2011.01.22
Predictions: 22,482 | 63.5%
Forum Posts: 11,857
Post Score: 236

03.26.2011 | 11:02 AM ET

Last night brought me to 69.7%, no big deal

"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"

thiagosilva9794

Location: Ireland.
Member Since: 2010.11.25
Predictions: 5,113 | 60.4%
Forum Posts: 11,315
Post Score: 142

03.26.2011 | 11:38 AM ET

no big deal? thats a pretty ******* big deal :P

"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)

geezhound

Location: N.E.P.A.
Member Since: 2011.03.13
Predictions: 6,745 | 61.3%
Forum Posts: 3,297
Post Score: 193

03.26.2011 | 11:41 AM ET

70%

"Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity."

jeremy

Location: The Ground
Member Since: 2010.05.24
Predictions: 1,062 | 63.0%
Forum Posts: 819
Post Score: 168

03.26.2011 | 12:04 PM ET

the thing is, pick percentage is important but it's only one measure of knowledge and competence. i respect someone who is willing to take more underdogs, whether it's to go against conventional wisdom or to accumulate the upset awards. in some ways picking at 55% and having all the upset awards is cooler than picking at 65% but having none of them. that's how i view it, but it depends on your approach.

"Damn right I like the life I live / Cause I went from negative to positive."

Live2wrestle

Location: In pursuit of Maeda's blazers
Member Since: 2011.01.22
Predictions: 22,482 | 63.5%
Forum Posts: 11,857
Post Score: 236

03.26.2011 | 12:07 PM ET

@Jeremy, I agree, I try to pick at least a few underdogs per card and it feels good when you correctly predict an upset

"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"

jeremy

Location: The Ground
Member Since: 2010.05.24
Predictions: 1,062 | 63.0%
Forum Posts: 819
Post Score: 168

03.26.2011 | 12:11 PM ET

right -- think about how much better it feels when you've been calling for the underdog to win and he does; it's almost better than calling 5 or 6 favorites on a card, especially if they're heavy favorites.

"Damn right I like the life I live / Cause I went from negative to positive."

OldManGloom

Location: The Mitten
Member Since: 2011.03.19
Predictions: 109,651 | 62.5%
Forum Posts: 9,505
Post Score: 254

03.26.2011 | 12:13 PM ET

68.4%, but I've only had picks in three events so it's a pretty small sample size.

"When the system fails you you create your own system."

TheMope

Location: Chicago, IL
Member Since: 2010.11.22
Predictions: 101 | 66.3%
Forum Posts: 65
Post Score: 46

03.26.2011 | 12:20 PM ET

I've been creeping up steadily, 63.9 now. Taking a few risks tonight so we'll see where that goes.

"There's two things you don't know about the Earth. One is Me. The Other is Godzilla."

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