Betting on sports must be older than recorded history. We realize that the Romans were fanatical about sports betting even though 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 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 lot of dough and possibly even make me some cash. As an example blindly betting on a team that you support just isn’t the answer. It is important 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 as well as favourites play a great deal more tournaments than they win. Tennis I do not know enough about and can not 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 put together a list or set of rules that we thought can help improve our chances they are.

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

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

Look at middle ranking situations alright it may seem hard to separate them but by doing your research you will find you can. By way of example does one side travel better than the other? What will be the history between the 2 sides? This is not just the teams but coaches as well.

Are key players available? This really is vital and quality football can 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 if the majority pick the exact same result then the odds are which will be the correct one. Should they cannot make up their mind move on to another game as this one might 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.