Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Streak For Cash


ESPN Streak For The Cash Consensus Pick Analysis:

If you ever thought about using the ESPN Streak For The Cash consensus pick as a handicapping tool. Below is an analysis on the winning percentage on the top major sports. The data are gathered from inception of the contest from 08/25/08 thru 01/13/09.

The verdict: coin flip. The knowledgeable fanatics at ESPN are picking these games at an incredibly…mediocre winning percentage of A-K vs pocket 10s odds.

However, if you break this data down, you may find an edge in ESPN readers’ handicapping skills in the sports of soccer…by fading it.  This data further proves that Americans just don’t give shit about soccer.   Simply can’t pick winners in that sport.

Wagering on games over 90% consensus is proving to be a decent investment, especially in MLB and College Basketball.  Take a look below, 56% winners will cash in the long run.


The Prizes

  • GRAND PRIZE: $1,000,000 dollars to the first entry to build a streak of 27 wins in a row.
  • 2ND PRIZE: $10,000 dollars to the entry with the longest streak at the end of the contest period (which was not the Grand Prize entrant).
  • MONTHLY PRIZE (4): $2,500 per month to the entry with the most wins.


ESPN Streak For The Cash


% Picks Sport Win Lose Grand Total
90 NCF 29 21 50 58%
NBA 22 21 43 51%
NHL 23 19 42 55%
Soccer 17 19 36 47%
NFL 17 14 31 55%
MLB 20 11 31 65%
NCB 17 12 29 59%
90 Total 145 117 262 55%
80 MLB 22 27 49 45%
NCF 23 22 45 51%
NFL 21 22 43 49%
Soccer 13 22 35 37%
NHL 14 20 34 41%
NBA 20 13 33 61%
NCB 10 12 22 45%
80 Total 123 138 261 47%
70 NFL 22 26 48 46%
NCF 24 17 41 59%
NHL 18 22 40 45%
MLB 13 22 35 37%
Soccer 14 16 30 47%
NBA 13 15 28 46%
NCB 6 3 9 67%
70 Total 110 121 231 48%
60 MLB 24 21 45 53%
NFL 18 22 40 45%
NBA 20 18 38 53%
NHL 12 20 32 38%
NCF 19 12 31 61%
Soccer 4 9 13 31%
NCB 1 5 6 17%
60 Total 98 107 205 48%
50 NFL 21 16 37 57%
MLB 13 18 31 42%
NBA 16 13 29 55%
NCF 12 15 27 44%
NHL 10 7 17 59%
Soccer 3 4 7 43%
NCB 2 2 4 50%
50 Total 77 75 152 51%
Grand Total 553 558 1111 50%


And Congratulations to the Winner from the last ESPN Streak For The Cash winner Samuel Louis-Charles. Below is an interview on ESPN with the winner.