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Baseball betting


by David Schwab - 6/1/2011

If you are a statistic junkie, than there is no better sport in the world to follow than Major League Baseball. Just about every conceivable aspect of the game is recorded in some kind of measurement and used to generate an endless amount of stats for the sport. If you are an MLB handicapper, delving into this mammoth pile of information in order to predict a matchup can be a daunting task unless you know which statistics carry the most weight in helping to predict the outcome of a game.

picture of a calculator.


by T.O. Whenham - 11/18/2010

Reverse bets are a type of bet you can make at most sportsbooks, but they aren’t a particularly popular bet, and they don’t even show up on the radar of most bettors. A large part of the reason for that is that the bets can be confusing if you don’t understand them. Once you figure out what they are, though, they actually make a lot of sense.


by Doc - 9/15/2010

My idea of alcohol abuse is opening a nice, cold beer and letting it go warm. My idea of a problem gambler is someone who doesn’t know how to properly manage their money and someone who bets more than their bankroll actually allows.

NFL Game Ball


by T.O. Whenham - 9/9/2010

The NFL season starts tonight. Finally. This is obviously a wildly exciting time - the best time of year for many bettors. It can be a very dangerous, costly time, though, if you aren’t ready for it. Many times I have heard stories about guys who get too eager when the season starts and blow all of their betting bankroll before a single team has had a bye week. That’s no good.

Wilson Football.


by T.O. Whenham - 8/31/2010

Next to baseball, football is probably the sport that best lends itself to statistical analysis to get an understanding of what a team is really capable of. Every year we see more and more useful stats as well as people spend more time studying the game and looking for ways to make it make sense. A lot of casual sports bettors probably don’t use as many stats in their handicapping as they should, and when they do they probably don’t branch out beyond the basic stats that are listed in the newspaper. That’s a mistake.

picture of a calculator.


by Josh Nagel - 6/7/2010

There’s an old saying that likely was coined by someone who had a gambling problem or, at best, probably lived by it far too often. “The less you bet, the more you lose when you win.” This motto is probably used more frequently by blackjack players that have a $400 bankroll and are betting $100 per hand than by seasoned sports bettors who know the value of money management.


by Josh Nagel - 5/31/2010

Your perspective on expectations has a significant influence on your long-term success or failure in most endeavors. Sports betting is no different; your expectations should play a big role in how you perceive your results, and you should be realistic with yourself about how much time and effort you are putting into it.

Derek Jeter of the Yankees.


by Aaron Smith - 5/19/2010

Becoming a successful sports bettor is largely about doing your homework and knowing every key factor that could influence the wager you are making. There is always an edge to be gained, and if you wish to stay ahead of the pack; you need to capitalize on every opportunity given to you. The opportunity to bet on overnight lines from some of the best sportsbooks in the industry is crucial to betting on every sport, but it is particularly useful when betting on baseball.

WNBA


by T.O. Whenham - 5/19/2010

It's safe to say that the WNBA isn't the most popular sports league in the country. In fact, I'm sure that if you were to ask people on the street th large majority of them would have no idea when the season ran, and they wouldn't care either. It may not be the most exciting or riveting league in the world, but it can be useful for bettors. In fact, there are several bettors out there who claim that it is their favorite sport to bet on. Here's a look at six reasons why you might want to reconsider the decision to pretend that the WNBA doesn't exist:

Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen.


by Richard Anthony - 2/22/2010

Many Web sites will tell you what the general consensus is betting. I'm a big believer of going against the public, often referred to as 'squares' in this industry, whenever possible. You are not going to win all the time, but in the long run you will win. Sometimes gambling can be easy: find the team the public is loading up on and simply bet the other team. If I had to guess I would say more than 90 percent of gamblers do not come out on top in the long run.

NFL Football


by Doc's Sports - 2/15/2010

Several years ago a professional gambler finally perfected what he believed to be an all-encompassing NFL football betting system: The “99 System”. This NFL betting system took into account a range of NFL variables like coaching, quarterback play, defense, and even weather. There was a point value assigned to each variable and teams were compared based on their scores according to the system list.

Chiefs Cheerleader


by Nicholas Tolomeo - 1/14/2010

There are countless options to choose from when it comes time to make a sports bet but before you can even start breaking down different teams and point spreads first you have to choose how you plan on betting. The following guide for how to make a sports bet is intended for novices.

basketball


by T.O. Whenham - 12/31/2009

Teasers aren't the first tool that most serious bettors look at to make a profit. In the right situations, though, they can be both profitable and a lot of fun. One reason why bettors don't always embrace them is the confusion over teaser betting rules.

Wilson Football.


by T.O. Whenham - 12/11/2009

Parlays get a lot of discussion when it comes to betting on sports in general and the NFL in particular. Parlays - bets that require wins in more than one game at a time - are particularly attractive to the betting public because they offer big payoffs when a bettor wins them. To bettors who aren't particularly sophisticated they don't seem very hard to win, either.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Tamba Hali.


by T.O. Whenham - 9/16/2009

In-game betting, specifically betting on ongoing games at halftime or the ends of quarters, is a potent tool in the arsenal of many basketball bettors. For whatever reason, though, the bets don't seem to be as widely embraced by football bettors. In certain circumstances that can be a real mistake.

Bill Stull, quarterback for the University of Pittsburgh.


by Doc's Sports - 8/12/2009

I have made a tremendous amount of money betting the second half of college football games over the years and now with today’s technology I can help you. Does this sound familiar? It’s Saturday morning, the day you have been waiting for all week. The adrenaline is following and you are set to watch football all day long.

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