I guess the (vaguely) interesting statistic would be to add up all the players' scores, and then see how much the bookies would've taken from us overall...
Unpredictable games are in the punter's favour of course Giovanni. The punter's job is to spot where the odds are wrong (once he's spotted a bookie that isn't about to go out of business) and "mistakes" are obviously more likely in "lotteries". All to with standard deviations from the mean, where the population is some form of notional probable outcome distribution. There's a valid point in there if you care to tease it out.
Looks like there will be no Coppa betting, which is a shame. If there is, I'll place £1 on Milan to win their match.
I'd be up for that, yes, but as per usual I'm faffing about deciding what I'm doing and when and where I'll be doing it. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks.
With such a pee poor performance, you're lucky to be allowed to bet at all. When you have less than £1 left, you're out of the game. You'll leave with all our best wishes though.
It's my virtual money and I'll do what I want with it, 'pound-a-week' boy. Your weekly display is a mere 'two pumps and a squirt' compared to my '23 positions in a one night stand' approach…
Anyway, despite your reservations, I'm eternally grateful that you're letting me continue in the betting league, seeing as you're the one that started it all and the one who posts the odds and stuff and also posts the weekly table. Thank you, George...
I think the reason we are collectively in profit is likely to be arithmetical error rather than shrewd punting. That's not to be critical of the folk who do the marking, as it's tricky task.
This week for instance, Dave only wagered £1 and should have had winnings of 35p, but he seems to have been credited with £3.50. Since it's actually a criminal offence for people to keep such erroneous "winnings", I feel I ought to mention it for Dave's own benefit.
