Updated: July 22, 2009, 2:51 PM ET

Playing the percentages with DDHD

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By Rich Podolsky
Special to ESPN Insider
We've been talking about Double Digit Home Dogs (DDHD) for a month now, and they are an amazing 73 percent (40-15) since Oct. 1. There are a few reasons why these big home underdogs are doing so well.

First, they're generally taken for granted. The favorite often is coming off a big win which has inflated its price to begin with. Then said favorite looks at the sniveling DDHD and laughs, thinking all it has to do is throw its uniforms on the field to win.

The DDHDs, on the other hand, see the opportunity of a lifetime to knock off a big team. They're sky high, and they are at home. It's always nice to be home and getting a ton of point.

This week we're jumping in with both feet, grabbing four DDHDs: Temple, Baylor, Mississippi State and Alabama. While these are not our best bets of the week, maybe anything that wins 73 percent of the time should be.

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