Phil Steele Blog • July 10, 2017

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Close Wins/ Close Losses.

Much like a stock broker, my job is to find value. As with every article, the trends I’ve discovered in college football translate well to the NFL and it is no different when a professional team is coming off a season with multiple net close wins or net close losses.

I use a touchdown or less as a base for my calculation of a "close" win or loss, because if a team won or lost by a touchdown or less, they were usually just one play away from a different outcome. There are instances in which a game would be added or deleted. An example is if a team trailed by 13 points and scored a td on the final play, they were never within “one play” of winning. I also use the term “net” close games, which takes the close wins minus the close losses for a final "net" number. As an example, last year the Arizona Cardinals had 2 close wins and 5 close losses finishing with -3 "net" close games. Conversely, the Miami Dolphins had 8 close wins and 2 close losses finishing with +6 "net" close games. Click Here for the Full Article of Close Wins, Close Losses.


 

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Phil Steele's 2017 College Football Preview is out in stores Now! You can find the magazine at 7 national retailers. At EVERY Barnes & Noble & Books-A-Million, at 90% of CVS, Publix, Target, Walgreens, and now returning to Walmart locations nationwide. Also available in Ontario Canada at Press Comerce and at other independent retailers in the area (limited quantities). However, we do not yet know how many magazines will be ordered by each store or by a particular store location. Remember if you can't find a copy of the 2017 magazine at one of the stores above you can alway order a copy right from our Phil Steele Store.
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