Betting on sports has to be older than recorded history.

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

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

Like most 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 example blindly betting on a team that you support is not the answer. You need to stand back be analytical and detached with no personal involvement.

If you are a true sports fan that maybe easier said than done so pick a sport that you do not 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 even favourites play a great deal more tournaments than they win. Tennis I don’t know enough about and can’t judge. Look if you feel at ease with these sports do not let me talk you out of it.

Alright so you’ve got picked your sport or sports then what.

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

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

At the same time don’t pick the under dog. Sure they may get up and make you a good return though the chances are they will not and you may have lost your money.

Look-at middle ranking situations alright it may seem difficult to separate them but by doing your investigation you will find that you may. For instance does one side travel better than the other? What is the history between the two sides? This isn’t just the teams but coaches also.

Are key players available? This is vital and may 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 exact same result then the odds are which will be the correct one. Whenever they can’t make up their mind move on to another game as this one may be too close.

Limit the range 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.