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Fast starter (+5) as an underdog: 1H moneyline

Fast starter (+5) as an underdog: 1H moneyline. Machine rule: {"seasonType": "regular", "derived.h1SeasonMarginAvg": {"min": 5}, "schedule.teamGameNumber": {"min": 4}, "line.spread": {"gt": 0}} Bet: back them on the 1st half moneyline.

64-82-3 since 2023, ROI after the vig +3.2%.

MoneyLine system — made money 2023–27 after the vig. Past results, not a guarantee.

All bets, 2023-24 to 2026-27
64-82-3 (n=146), won 43.8% (95% range 36.0% to 51.9%); break-even 43.1%; ROI after the vig +3.2%
Earlier seasons
2023-24: 27-30, +8.0%
Later seasons
2024-25 to 2026-27: 37-52-3, +0.1%
2023-24
27-30 (n=57), ROI +8.0%
2024-25
13-21 (n=34), ROI -5.5%
2025-26
17-25-2 (n=42), ROI -5.7%
2026-27
7-6-1 (n=13), ROI +33.4%

How this is graded

This is our own system, not one published elsewhere; we graded its rule on every game it fit in 2023-24 to 2026-27 at our closing consensus prices. ROI is profit per unit staked after the vig. We list a system only if it made money over the whole sample and in both the earlier and later seasons, on 50 or more decided bets. Rates exclude pushes; n counts decided bets.

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