Betting on sports must be older than recorded history.

We realize that the Romans were fanatical about sports betting however the loser probably would not or couldn’t show up for the next game.

World wide the total amount of cash bet on sports must be absolutely phenomenal some one some ware has to be making a whole lot of money all I know is it certainly was not me.

Like the majority of people betting on sports was all about fun for me I never thought of making serious money from it.

Although I did start to realise that just a little thought and common sense could save me a whole lot of dough and maybe even make me some cash. For instance blindly betting on a team that you support is just not the answer. You should stand back be analytical and detached with no personal involvement.

In the event that you are a true sports fan that maybe easier said than done so pick a sport that you don’t follow and then you just do not care who wins or looses. I find team sports to be the best as games like golf just has too many variables and moved here even favourites play a lot more tournaments than they win. Tennis I do not know enough about and cannot judge. Look if you feel at ease with these sports don’t let me talk you out of it.

Alright so you have picked your sport or sports then what.

Well a friend and I sat down some time ago and put together a list or set of rules that we thought may help improve our chances they’re.

Don’t pick the most obvious favourite as the returns for a win are too small as well as the risk of a loss to great.

At the same time do not pick the under dog. Sure they might get up and make you a great return but the chances are they won’t and also you shall have lost your hard earned money.

Look at middle ranking situations alright it may seem challenging to separate them but by doing your investigation you shall find that you may. By way of example does one side travel better than the other? What is the history between the two sides? This isn’t just the teams but coaches as well.

Are key players available? This really is vital and will throw off rules 12&3 straight away.

What are this Sports Writers and Journalists saying and read more than one of their predictions as on there own also they can be notoriously inaccurate. However should the majority pick the same result then the odds are that may be the correct one. If they can not make up their mind move on to another game as this one might be too close.

Limit the number of bets you make if you bet on every one you will inevitable lose.

Finally manage the amount that you bet we had a fund and 5% of it was the limit on anyone bet.

All of this made us a small profit but certainly not enough to boast about but we did enjoy ourselves.