Submitted by rsteel on
You can be the most skilled handicapper in the world however if you do not have DISCIPLINE you will NEVER be successful. Discipline relates to money management and selection. Money management is covered on my website in depth on the fundamentals page. Today we will deal with selection.
When you are handicapping every morning and setting YOUR lines to compare with the sports books and nothing turns up having value; guess what DO NOT BET! Line makers are good at what they do as well. Do not be afraid of passing on a game and then winning after the fact. There will be just as many if not more that you pass on that you would have lost. The play had no value it was a pass scout the game to see how it played out.
Your units what comprise your bankroll are your inventory in this business. If you have no inventory you are out of business. Just as big an impact on your inventory as your wins are the bets you do not lose. For you poker players the comparison is you cannot lose what you do not push into the pot. You always try and win a pot with exposing as little of your money as possible.
Next week we will deal with another common discipline fault that is chasing.