General Betting Philosophy
Shopping Around for the Best Odds
Like anything in this world, shopping around for the best available line is another important tool to add to your sports betting tool box. Different sportsbooks will have different odds on the same game, so depending on what side you like it's important for you to get the best bang for your buck. When looking to make bets, it's best to have at least two or three different sportsbooks where you can make bets. I have a list of some [...]
Analyzing Line Movement: Important Tool for Finding Winners
When you begin you sports betting career you should think of the handicapping process (breaking down games/lines) a job you need to have the right "tools" for. One of the most important tools to have is learning how to successfully watch the lines (odds) move throughout the day and up until game time. You can get the answer (correct wager) by doing this and cross-referencing it with applicable trends and situations to get you to confirm a bet on a [...]
Bankroll Management: Discipline is the Key
Percentage-Based Wagering Sports betting can be a profitable business and/or recreational past time as long as you remember and adhere to strict bankroll management guidelines. There have been many good handicappers that pick winners throughout the numerous sports that end up going bust and giving up because they used poor money management. No matter how much you like a certain play on a given day, you should not be putting 30, 40, 50 or dare I say it 100% of [...]
Moneyline Betting Do’s and Don’ts
With NFL and CFB around the corner I wanted to touch on playing the point spread vs. the moneyline. I only believe in playing the moneyline day in and day out in two sports: Hockey and Baseball, where moneyline dogs cash daily, which in turn increases your return on investment (ROI). There for some reason there seems to be a trend to play the moneyline in sports like NFL, CFB, NBA and CBB. In sportsbetting, it's important to get the [...]
Implied Probability Chart
This is an implied odds conversion chart for your reference when needed: […]
The game AFTER a win streak is lost
I put this up as a post of its own, because this profitable betting situation applies to every sport. This is one of my favorite situations to PLAY ON and it continues to cash at a high rate year after year. This situation is pretty simple and works just like this. Teams in all sports go on winning streaks during the seasons and instead of playing against them each time thinking they will lose that game, all you need to [...]