Michigan's lottery is perhaps one of the toughest state lotteries to try & figure out. 

I have been trying for 6 months now & it still eludes me.  But it is starting to beginning to come together for me.  Here are some common mistakes made when playing the lottery that a large majority of people make.  So if you're starting out:  don't let this happen to you!  And if you do this "PLEASE STOP NOW"!!  

Let's look at the midday games

You can see that the "6" is the most due number at this time.   

Once a digit has been out 6 draws, I omit it from my combinations.  I do however play it's mirror digit which is the digit 1. 

SURE the digit will eventually come, but for the past 11 days it has not come.  So consider the combinations that you would have played with the digit "6" X whatever your bet amount was.  Then decide if it is a good idea or not.

Now let's look at the positional hits that are due. 

You see that the "5" is the most overdue digit due to hit & is overdue in position 3. 

Once a digit is out for about 20 draws, I omit that digit from that position.

However, I take into consideration whether the digit is odd/even/ high/low.

The digit "5" is a high/odd number so I then look for a high/odd digit (i.e, 7 or 9) to hit in position 3.  As well as the digit "5" to hit in ANY other position EXCEPT 3rd position

If you look at the skip/hit pattern in the midday for the last 7 draws, you begin to get a feel for numbers that may or may not show & in what position.

Also, look at the H/L pattern in general. 

HHL=8 times hit

LLH=6 times hit

LLL=0 times hit

HHH=2 times hit

So your best pattern right now would be a HHL one in nature. 

From then on, it's trial & error!

I mostly filter out the doubles & almost always the trips as the "6 way" combinations have the greatest chance of occurence.   

Without filtering too much, it's 47 combos for a straight hit. ($11.75 cost)

307, 309, 350, 357, 359, 370, 379, 380, 390, 397, 407, 409, 470, 479, 480, 490, 497, 503, 507, 509, 530, 537, 539, 570, 573, 579, 580, 583, 590, 593, 597, 703, 709, 730, 739, 740, 749, 750, 753, 759, 790, 793, 803, 830, 840, 850, 853

If filtered down to what I expect will occur, I'm left with 31 combinations for a straight hit.  ($7.75 cost)

307, 309, 350, 370, 380, 390, 407, 409, 470, 479, 490, 497, 503, 507, 509, 530, 570, 580, 583, 590, 703, 709, 730, 740, 749, 750, 790, 803, 830, 850, 853

After filtering to obtain the LHH/HHL/HLH patterns, these combinations are more than likely where your greatest chance of winning is at the moment. 

479, 497, 507, 509, 570, 580, 583, 590, 709, 749, 750, 790, 850, 853, 358,508,538,794

($4.50 cost)

Studying the lottery is an ongoing process, but if view it with a non-biased eye, you can spot a few patterns that may increase your chances of staying ahead of the game.