I do follow guys on alot of my picks but the ones I do bet from my own opinion I make a line for and than compare to real spread. I do use some other intangiables when deciding to who I'm going to bet, but for the most part it is based all on my line vs the real line. This is also why I follow some people in sports I don't handicapp (NBA,CBB) I dont put in the neccessary time( I am a HUGE numbers and statistics guy) to come up with ratings to make my own line.