PLAY LESS GAMES. Most bettors spread themselves too thin. If you wager on 10 games, you would have to check in a 6-4 to show a profit, and even then the juice will cut heavily into your take, which it is sure to do by seasons' end. The fact is that most of the time you will not go 6-4, and in the end you will probably beat yourself up for wasting your best game. Stay with your top opinions, and play more on fewer games. If you bundle your betting bankroll into 3 games and connect on 2, you will make just about the same money if you were spread it out amongst 10 games while going 7-3. Get the picture?
USE MULTIPLE BOOKS. By having at least 3 or 4 betting 'outs', you will spare yourself the misery of half point losses or pushes that could have been ties or wins. Betting lines vary, and also be advised that many offshore betting venues offer free half points if you call your wagers in at certain times. Take advantage of the -105s that are available both offshore, and in selected Vegas venues like the Barbary Coast . This is a 'no brainier.
DON'T DOUBLE UP. I cannot overemphasize the 'Don't Double Up' rule as this is the paramount reason why bettors end up broke. If you have a bad Sunday or Saturday, do not look to bail out on the night game though the temptation will be great. Your decision to bet the night game and to what extent, should be unaffected by how you fared during the day.
BEWARE THE TV GAME TRAP. Neff said.
AVOID PARLAYS .....
and other wagers that shift the odds in favor of the house. You are effectively laying more than -110 by accepting 13 to 5 on a two team parlay, or worse yet, 6 to 1 on a 3 tamer. Stay with straight wagers and look to lay the 'reduced juice'.
AVOID TEASERS…..
except in rare circumstances. If you must, shop it as the odds vary much more than that of straight wagers. A few betting shops offer 6 pointers at even money with a tie voiding the wager. Other shops prey on the suckers by forcing the bettor to lay 6 to 5 with ties losing. I confine my teaser betting to the last two weeks of the NFL season, emphasizing those teams that are motivated versus those squads that are resting players and/or eliminated, in essence, playing out the string. I would caution you to never bet teasers on college football as it is a losing proposition.
AVOID THE CROWD.
If you like a side, but find that everyone is on that same side, I have always found that it is better to sit the game out rather than to ride with the herd. For some unexplainable reason, the public is usually wrong on these 'can't miss' games.
See the Bankroll image on the left in the middle of the page? That has to be a Flash image showing the graph going up (not straight up but with some edges) from left to right showing that the bettors are making money. On the horizontal axis you will have Sept, October, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, March and on the Vertical axis you will have the title as Profit and have $5K, $10K, $15K, $22K, $28K, $32K, $35K corresponding to the 7 months.
