FM Ron Young's predictions - Week 4
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by FM Ron Young                       
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I’m tempted to make this my “upset of the week” but
that might establish a dangerous precedent. So I’ll
hedge and make Boston the Even-Six money favorite but
forecast a 2-2 score. Key will be how Rohonyan
recovers from her Rosenberg debacle, which really was
kind of tricky, after all.

But you know, I did go three-for-three last week
(discounting the aborted match), so I don’t want to
carry modesty too far. I pick New York here in my
“lock of the week”, as Philly’s workhorses are being
worked to the bone. New York, 3-1.

Part of being a winning handicapper is to sense early
when someone is hot, and make your killing then. You
then have the luxury of making token bets, just for
the sake of the action, when you don’t have such a
strong feeling. Right now, I feel like spring break in
Cancun, so I’m going to make the ‘Nics my second lock
this week, as an advance against future weeks. San
Francisco, 2.5-1.5

I’d make Carolina just the tiniest favorite here but
am predicting a 2-2 match. The only big rating
disparity is on Board Four but the smart kid from the
small town figures to improve rapidly in the UTD
environment.