One often overlooked but important factor in predicting the future success of a handicapper is how the lines on their plays at time of release compare to the closing line. Sportsbooks define "sharp" players as those who's bets beat the closing line. It is often a much better indication of future success than a win-loss record from a small sample size. Here is the line history of RAS college football plays from the 2007 season:

2007 College Football

Report	Line At Time Of Release	Closing Line	Line Value
Week 1	UL Monroe +4	+3	+1.0
Week 1	Michigan State -19.5	-24	+4.5
Week 1	Wyoming +4.5	+3	+1.5
Week 1	Colorado State +2.5	+2.5	unchanged
Week 1	Kansas -7.5	-8	+0.5
Week 1	Wisconsin -14	-14.5	+0.5
Week 2	Temple -3	-3	unchanged
Week 2	Colorado State +15	+14	+1.0
Week 2	East Carolina -3.5	-6	+2.5
Week 2	BYU +8.5	+7.5	+1.0
Week 2	Minnesota/Miami Ohio Under 50	49	+1.0
Week 2	Florida State -34.5	-37	+2.5
Week 2	North Texas/SMU Over 44.5	49	+4.5
Week 3	Ohio State -3.5	-3	-0.5
Week 3	Wyoming +13.5	+12	+1.5
Week 3	North Carolina -3	-3	unchanged
Week 3	Maryland +16.5	+16	+0.5
Week 3	UTEP +6	+5	+1.0
Week 3	BYU/Tulsa Over 48	52	+4.0
Week 4	Colorado -12.5	-13.5	+1.0
Week 4	BYU -9	-14	+5.0
Week 4	Auburn/New Mexico State Over 51.5	55	+3.5
Week 4	Florida Atlantic/North Texas Over 56.5	61	+4.5
Week 5	Kent +2	-2.5	+4.5
Week 5	SMU -1	-1.5	+0.5
Week 5	Houston -10.5	-13	+2.5
Week 5	Oregon State -2	-3	+1.0
Week 5	Stanford/Arizona State Under 61	60	+1.0
Week 6	Kansas State -3	-4	+1.0
Week 6	UL Monroe +3	+2.5	+0.5
Week 6	UL Lafayette -6.5	-8.5	+2.0
Week 6	Tulsa -3	-3	unchanged
Week 6	Bowling Green/Boston College Over 57	59	+2.0
Week 6	UAB/Mississippi State Under 50	48.5	+1.5
Week 6	Nevada/Fresno Under 54.5	52	+2.5
Week 7	Western Michigan -4	-4.5	+0.5
Week 7	Colorado State -3.5	-3.0	-0.5
Week 7	Central Michigan -11	-13.5	+2.5
Week 7	Bowling Green +2	-1.0	+3.0
Week 8	Northwestern -9	-10	+1.0
Week 8	Wyoming +3	+2.5	+0.5
Week 8	Western Michigan +1.5	pick	+1.5
Week 8	Colorado +4	+3.5	+0.5
Week 8	New Mexico State -9.5	-9.0	-0.5
Week 8	Troy - 19	-23	+4.0

As detailed above, RAS college football plays beat the closing line by an average of +1.61 points per play. Only three plays of 45 have closed with negative line value. This is a definite indicator of long term success.