Betting on sports has to be older than recorded history. We realize that the Romans were fanatical about sports betting even though 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 has to be making a 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 a little thought and common sense could save me a lot of dough and possibly even make me some cash. For instance blindly betting on a team that you support just isn’t the answer. You should 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 whole lot 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 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 group of rules that we thought may help improve our chances they are.

Do not pick the 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 could get up and make you a great return although the chances are they will not and you shall have lost your money.

Look-at middle ranking situations alright it may seem difficult to separate them but by doing your research you shall find that one can. For instance does one side travel better than the other? What is the history between the 2 sides? This is not just the teams but coaches as well.

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

What are this Sports Writers and Journalists saying and read full article 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 that will be the correct one. If they cannot make up their mind move on to another game as this one may be too close.

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

Finally control 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.