If you are looking for a blue print  on how to use the Raymond Report, 24-year veteran handicapper and the creator of the Raymond Report Ron Raymond, has put together a 17-point checklist on how to find solid indicators which will eventually lead you to a higher confidence level on a side or total of a game.

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Download PDF Format: 17-Point Raymond Report Checklist

Download PDF Format: 17-Point Raymond Report Worksheet

What is the Raymond Report?

The Raymond Report is a sports handicapping tipsheet based on 3 key fundamentals of sports betting:

1. Value
2. Percentage Play
3. P.C.I. (Performance Cycle Indicators)

GAME INFORMATION:

• Game Date: __________________________________
• Home Team Line: ______________________________
• Visiting Team Line: _____________________________
• Home Team ATS Confidence Level: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­______________________________
• Away Team ATS Confidence Level: _______________________________
• OVER Confidence Level: ________________________________________
• UNDER Confidence Level: _______________________________________

 

1. Value Checklist Factor (20%):
2. S.B.I.: Current Market Conditions – What the bookmaker needs?

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/index-average/

• (SU) Market Favorites: (_____) (SU) Market Underdogs (_____)
• (ATS) Market Favorites: (_____) (ATS) Market Underdogs (_____)
• (OVER) Market (_____) (UNDER) Market (______)

Advantage (ATS): ___________________

Advantage (O/U): ___________________

2. M.S.V. vs. Bookmaker Line (Value from the Computer Forecast Page)

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/ats-forecast-game/?league_name=NFL

1. Raymond Report Line Value (MSV) vs. Bookmaker Line: Is there Value?

*Note: What our line is on the game compared to the bookmaker’s line.

• Home Team Value: (______)
• Away Team Value: (______)

Advantage: ________________________________

3. Raymond Report Computer Forecast:

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/ats-forecast-game/?league_name=NFL

1. Home Team Computer Forecast: (_______)
2. Visiting Team Computer Forecast: (______)
3. Combined Computer Forecast on Total: (_____)

Advantage (ATS): ______________________________

Advantage (O/U): ______________________________

4. Linemoves (Early and/or Late Line Moves)

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/steamers/

1. Market Line Moves ATS: Advantage ______________________
2. Market Line Moves OVER/UNDER: Advantage _______________________

 

 

1. Percentage Play Checklist Factor (40%):

(Must have a minimum of 10 prior games to be active)

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/raymondreport/?leaguename=NFL

5. C.O.W. % Play: (Must have a minimum of 10 games played – if not, no play)

• Home Team COW%_________________
• Away Team COW% _________________

Advantage: ___________________

6. C.O.C. % Play: (Must have a minimum of 10 games played – if not, no play)

• Home Team COC% ______________
• Away Team COC%_______________

Advantage: __________________

7. C.O.G.O. % Play: (Must have a minimum of 10 games played – if not, no play)

• C.O.G.O. % ___________________________
• C.O.G.U. %___________________________

Advantage _________________________

8. L.O.A. Theory: (Play on a Team that Lost ATS vs. Team that Won ATS in their last game –

* add bonus points if the team LOST SU & ATS vs. team that WON SU & ATS)

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/law-pick-avg/

1. (Home Team) ________________
2. (Visiting Team) _______________

Advantage: __________________

1. Performance Cycles Indicators Checklist Section (20%):

9. S.O.S. (Strength of Schedule) LAST 3 GAMES:

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/sos/

• Home Team: ___________
• Away Team: ____________

Advantage: _______________________

10. P.V.I. – S.O.S. (Against Type of Teams in Raymond Report System)

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/pvi-sos/?leaguename=NFL

• SU Advantage: _________________
• ATS Advantage: ________________
• O/U Advantage: ________________

Advantage (ATS): _______________________________

Advantage: O/U): _______________________________

11. Streaks: Are the Streaks going in your favor?

*Rule of Thumb: Never bet against a streak or bet with the streak.

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/streaks/

• Home Team ATS Streaks: ________________________
• Away Team ATS Streaks: _________________________
• Combined O/U Streaks: ______________________

Advantage (ATS): ________________________________

Advantage (O/U): _______________________________

12. Side Edges: Who has the edge in the Raymond Report Situational Trends section?

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/raymondreport/?leaguename=NFL

• Home Side EDGES __________
• Away Side Edges: ___________

Advantage: _________________

Totals Edges: Who has the edge in the Raymond Report Situational Trends section?

• OVER Edges: _______________
• UNDER Edges: ________________

Advantage: ___________________

 

 

13. Scoring Averages (Short & Long-Term Averages) Look for consistency in offensive and defensive averages.

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/raymondreport/?leaguename=NFL

1. Home Team Season Average: _____________
2. Home Team L3G Average: _______________
3. Away Team Season Average: ______________
4. Away Team L3G Average: _________________

Advantage: _____________________________

14. Days Rest Factor:

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/raymondreport/?leaguename=NFL

1. Home Team Advantage (Team or League): ________________
2. Away Team Advantage (Team or League): _________________
3. Over/Under Advantage (Team or League): _________________

Advantage (ATS): _______________________

Advantage: (O/U): ______________________

15. Situational Handicapping Color Coded Indicators (Red – Green – Yellow)

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/raymondreport/?leaguename=NFL

1. SU Edges Advantage: ________________
2. ATS Edges Avantage: ________________
3. O/U Edges Advantage: _________________
4. Old 80% Club Stats – League & Team System Trends

Link: https://www.atsstats.com/old-club-stats/

1. Home Team (ATS) Advantage: ______________________
2. Away Team (ATS) Advantage: _______________________
3. OVER Advantage: ____________________________
4. UNDER Advantage: ___________________________
5. D. Self Scouting and/or Intuition Feeling (10%):
6. Self Scouting and/or Intuition (Gut Feeling)
7. Who do you like to win Straight up (SU)? _____________________________
8. What do you like to cover the spread (ATS)? _____________________________
9. Do you like the OVER or UNDER (O/U)? __________________________________

Abbreviation Meanings:

SU = Straight Up

ATS = Against the spread

O/U = Over/Under

C.O.W. = Chances of Winning

C.O.C = Chances of Covering the Spread

C.O.G.O. = Chances of Going Over (Totals)

S.B.I. = Sports Betting Index (Current Market Conditions)

P/M (L3G) = Plus/Minus of Last 3 games (Offense/Defensive Scoring)

Side Edges = Trends Edges for the Side in Raymond Report section

Totals Edges = Trends Edges for the Total in Raymond Report section

M.S.V. = Market Spread Value (Market Perception vs. Market Reality)

PVI = Performance Value Index

PVI – SOS = Performance Value Index against the Strength of Schedule

L.O.A. = Law of Average Theory (Play on a team that lost ATS vs. a team that won ATS in their last game)

3 Types of Teams in the Raymond Report (Rating System)

• Tier 1 Teams (A): 60% or higher (Above Average Teams = High Public Confidence = Low Rewards)
• Tier 2 Teams (B): 50% to 59.9% (Average Teams = Moderate Public Confidence = Medium Rewards)
• Tier 3 Teams (C): 49.9% or Lower (Below Average Teams = Low Public Confidence = High Rewards)

3 Types of Performance Cycles: (Market Confidence Levels)

MLB, NHL & NBA CYCLES: (Market Perception)

• Bullish Cycle =Team is either (7-0, 6-1, or 5-2) Last 7 games.
• Neutral Cycle =Team is either (3-4 or 4-3) Last 7 games.
• Bearish Cycle =Team is either (0-7, 1-6 or 2-5) Last 7 games.

NFL, CFB & CFL CYCLES: (Market Perception)

• Bullish Cycle =Team is (3-0) Last 3 games.
• Neutral Cycle =Team is either (1-2 or 2-3) Last 3 games.
• Bearish Cycle =Team is (0-3) Last 3 games.

Days Rest (L) = L is for League for when Any Team is on x days rest

Days Rest (T) = T is for team for when a certain team is on x days rest