/// <summary>
/// Segment II (weeks 5-8)
/// Pointer Twelve: (p 74)
/// Big Scoring Teams
/// As in the first 4 games, I look to bet against a favourite that scored a total of
/// 30 or more points in each of the last two weeks in winning efforts.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="team"></param>
/// <param name="upcomingGame"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool BigScoringTeam( NflTeam team, NFLGame upcomingGame )
{
bool isBigScorer = false;
if ( upcomingGame.IsFavourite( team ) )
{
NFLGame prevGame = team.PreviousGame( upcomingGame.GameDate );
if ( prevGame.Won( team ) )
if ( prevGame.ScoreFor( team ) >= KBigScore )
{
NFLGame prevPrevGame = team.PreviousGame( prevGame.GameDate );
if ( prevGame.Won( team ) )
{
if ( prevPrevGame.ScoreFor( team ) >= KBigScore )
isBigScorer = true;
}
}
}
return isBigScorer;
}
/// <summary>
/// Segment II (Weeks 5-8)
/// Pointer: Six (p 73)
/// Out-of-Division Favourites.
/// As in games one through four, if a team has played 2 or more consecutive divisional games
/// and is now playing a nondivisional game, I look to wager against the team if they are
/// favoured by 7 or more.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="team"></param>
/// <param name="upcomingGame"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool OutOfDivisionFavourites( NflTeam team, NFLGame upcomingGame )
{
var isOutOfDivisionFavourite = false;
if ( ! upcomingGame.IsDivisionalGame() )
{
if ( upcomingGame.IsFavourite( team ) )
{
if ( Math.Abs( upcomingGame.Spread ) >= 7 )
{
var lastGame = team.PreviousGame( upcomingGame.GameDate );
if ( lastGame.IsDivisionalGame() )
{
var previousToLastGame = team.PreviousGame( lastGame.GameDate );
if (previousToLastGame.IsDivisionalGame())
isOutOfDivisionFavourite = true;
}
}
}
}
return isOutOfDivisionFavourite;
}
