WHAT TO EXPECT

2011 College Football Service

  |  2011-12 College Basketball Service

"RAS" (established in 1996) is one of the most successful, respected, and influential college sports handicapping services in the industry. We combine a strong background in informational and fundamental handicapping with the use of high level statistical indicators and modeling to produce consistent winning results with fully transparent recordkeeping. Our edge in the college sports markets is clearly demonstrated by both our long term win rates and considerable closing line values.

Projected release times: Current Release Schedule

Advanced Warnings

There will be a warning sent via e-mail and text message approximately 5 minutes before the release of plays. A few exceptions to this are time sensitive plays where new information has just become available and second half plays.

Priority Delivery of Second Half Plays

All RAS second half plays will continue to be released free on Twitter @raspicks and on our forum at BettingTalk.com. Subscribers to the RAS service will get priority delivery of these plays, at least 15 seconds before the general public.

First 8 Weeks Only

The 2011 college football service will run from September 1st to October 22th only. We believe there is more edge to be had in the early part of the season and prefer using late October and early November as preparation time for the much higher volume college basketball season.

Number Of Plays

Over the past three seasons, the college football service has averaged 53 plays (6.63 per week), sides and totals combined over the 8 week span. We expect to have a similar number of plays in 2011.

No Write-Ups

Since 2009, college football plays no longer include write-ups. This decision has been made to improve overall efficiency of the service, allow for more time to be focused on core handicapping, and to preserve the value of certain information and methods that will be utilized by the service in the future.

Play Delivery

Release Page - All plays will be released via the web at www.RASpicks.com. It ensures that all subscribers have equal access to plays as they are released, and it is thefastest and most reliable delivery method available. We strongly recommend using the release page whenever possible.

E-mail - All plays and advanced warnings will also be sent via e-mail, but delivery time may be subject to delays depending on your ISP, spam filters, and other internet factors.

Text Messaging - Upon request, all plays and advanced warnings will also be sent via text message as they are released . Delay and reliability issues are common for several phone service providers. We do not recommend relying on text message as a primary method for receiving plays.

Rating & Grading

All plays will be rated at 1.0 UNIT to 2.0 UNITS and graded with a consensus line from major offshore sportsbooks at time of release. All plays will be listed on the Pick Archive page no more than 10 minutes after kick-off for fully transparent play monitoring.

Line Movement

Due to our past success and the strong following of the service, it should be expected that lines on all plays will move within 5-25 seconds of release! It is essential to optimize yourself and be prepared to place wagers immediately upon release in order to take full advantage of this service. Failure to do this may result in having to place wagers at lines worse than what we release and grade with, thus losing some if not all edge that the service provides. We recommend experimenting with different sportsbooks (some move lines faster than others) and betting methods (phone/online) to see what works best for you. Do not expect perfect results in your first few attempts, it may take several attempts to optimize your process. Please review the RAS User Guide for more tips on dealing with line movement.

NCAA Totals Availability

Some sportsbooks will only offer totals on TV games, and some will not post totals until game day. In order to get full value from this service, make sure you have access to sportsbooks who offer totals on all college games by Thursday of each week.

Customer Service

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, comments or concerns at info@handicapper.net or (866) 321-WINS (9467) during our normal business hours of 7:30am-6:00pm PST. All inquries will be answered promptly.