The Complete Guide to Sports Betting

I watch the games I bet on live less than five percent of the time

A more productive pursuit while the actual game is taking place is to rest, or as stated, to prepare for the next day’s betting slate

keeping track of the betting picks you make and giving you statistical graphs on both your betting performance and bankroll management. Some noteworthy ones include Pickmonitor, Cappertek and Vegas Sports

The temptation to double up and chase a bet after a tough loss is strong, but this, for obvious reasons, is never a good idea

If the Florida Panthers and Arizona Coyotes are both listed at -105 for a midweek NHL game, the books are of the opinion that roughly speaking, if these two teams were to play 100 times against each other, both teams would finish around the 50 wins each mark

Similarly, if the Carolina Panthers are listed up as -7-point road favorites over their divisional rivals, the Atlanta Falcons, this line tells us the books estimate the Panthers to win the game roughly 75 percent of the time to the Hawks 25 percent. In other words, in 20 games played between the two teams, Carolina should win around 15 of them straight up

smart bettors usually stick with moneyline underdogs or spread betting when betting on favorites. Continually betting large moneyline favorites is unfortunately the road to ruin for most bettors

in-play betting is an extremely valuable tool and enables you to either hedge out (a term used to describe backing the other side of a bet to either minimize losses or gain profit) of an existing pregame wager or to take advantage of public perception and get the best possible number available

Three, seven, and 10 are referred to as key numbers in terms of NFL betting because these are the numbers most games are commonly won or lost by

In American odds, everything revolves around the number 100. Odds of +100/-100 are an even money prop (bet). Odds listed at -150, a favorite, mean you must risk $150 of your own money to win $100. Conversely, a +150 price, an underdog, means risking $100 of your money to win $150

The golden rule is to never have any more than five to ten percent of your betting bankroll in play at any one time, dependent on your risk tolerance, no matter which system you decide to use

Power rankings are designed to show you, in a numeric format, where each team stands from a point spread perspective

Home court advantage in the NBA can be anywhere from two to six points, depending on a variety of different factors including location, crowd noise and even referee bias

Thepredictiontracker.com even gives you the current rankings for each set of power rankings, so finding which ones to use by sport is made even more effortless

it is nearly always better to bet ON a streak rather than against one

If a team is coming off a successful road trip, there is usually a “hangover” feel in the first game played after returning home

Squeeze spots occur when a strong team is scheduled to play a relatively weak team in-between two important games or two strong teams

Look for these types of situations in the NFL where teams looked either particularly good the previous week or particularly bad, as generally they won’t perform to that same level the following week

The premise of the zig-zag theory is to bet on teams who lost against the spread in their previous game and therefore against teams who covered their last game easily

to be truly profitable in college football, it is paramount to specialize. What this means is focusing your handicapping efforts exclusively on one or two conferences at most, as spreading yourself too thin will inevitably lead you to overlook certain factors or not put the required work in, and will be detrimental long-term to your overall handicapping ability

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