Betting on sports has to be older than recorded history. We know that the Romans were fanatical about sports betting however the loser probably wouldn’t or couldn’t show up for the next game.

World wide the amount of money bet on sports must be absolutely phenomenal some one some ware has to be making a great deal 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 lot of dough and maybe even make me some money. 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 don’t care who wins or looses. I find team sports to be the most effective as games like golf just has too many variables and also favourites play a whole lot more tournaments than they win. Tennis I don’t know enough about and can’t judge. Look if you feel confident with these sports don’t 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 group of rules that we thought can help improve our chances they are.

Do not 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 don’t pick the under dog. Sure they may get up and make you the best return although the chances are they will not and you will have lost your hard earned money.

Look at middle ranking situations alright it may seem challenging to separate them but by doing your research you shall find which you can. As an example does one side travel better than the other? What is the history between the two sides? This is not 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 source website Journalists saying and read more than one of their predictions as on there own 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 cannot make up their mind move on to another game as this one could 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 inadequate to boast about but we did enjoy ourselves.