Totals

One example of a pick52 parameter pertains to plays on Totals. If you haven't seen our post on the practice of setting parameters for plays please read the post Buy In To Boundaries. It will help explain the philosophy behind Totals

My philosophy is that I only play the over. No unders, except in rare and last minute circumstances. Here's why:

The absolute best thing about the over is that it is the one true play that can be covered before a contest is officially finished. Seasoned cappers will recognize an under play they've made in the past that was tracking for a win, with little to no scoring throughout the contest, only to lose on a flukish late game string of improbable events and player mistakes which led to a plethora of scoring in the final minutes. And like that, your play = ruined

Do not allow yourself to be burned by the under. Think of it this way: you are charging both teams in the contest for 60 full minutes of effort each to not allow points, one of the two main objectives of every head-to-head sporting matchup. That is the maximum time possible. You have just the made the objective of your wager the most difficult it can possibly be. You have voluntarily granted the maximum alotted time for your play to lose. Taking the under is like pushing on the pull door. You're resisting the flow of the game, and at minimum that is the less fun side to be on. Wouldn't you rather be loose and freewheeling and have people throwing points up early?

I would much rather align myself with the forward momentum of the offensive unit and their will to score points than to never allow myself zero rest on defense and the final buzzer

Our goal is to choose slowly and carefully and exploit the over and aim for those moments of easy breathing when you've covered you college football play early third quarter...THAT is the experience we try to recreate every single time we play a Total