Betting Systems - Offense wins games, Defense wins champio

In the sports of basketball and football (both professional or collegiate), offense wins games, while defense wins championships. This statement is backed up by the fact that teams such as the Indianapolis Colts and the Phoenix Suns do so well in the regular season, while they fall short of the title year in and year out (except for the 2006-07 edition of the Colts). Flashy offenses look great and is very marketable, but they simply do not win championships.

A good offense is great to watch, but rarely do they get the job done at the end of the season. For a team to be a championship caliber team, such a team must have a balanced does of both offense and defense. Offense puts up the numbers and scores, but without a defense to limit its opponent from putting up similar scores, a team will simply have to outscore its opponent if it stands to win a game. This idea works in the regular season, but not in the post. The Phoenix Suns currently have one of the most high octane offenses in the National Basketball Association (NBA), but their defense is often suspect. They beat teams by outscoring them, a feat that can be tiresome over the regular season.

Defense is the moneymaker in the post season. There is an ongoing trend in the National Football League, whereby teams who hold their opponents to an average of 17 points or less in the first two games of the playoffs usually wins and covers the Super Bowl. This fact showcases the fact that while defenses do win the title games, they also cover the games in which they play. During the regular season, good defensive teams also tend to cover the games in which they win (at a higher clip than less defensive-minded teams).

In summary, offenses wins games, but defenses wins championships.