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 fundamental 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 that game wins after the fact. The play had no value it was a pass just scout the game to see how it played out.
Your units which compromise 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 poker players the comparison is you cannot lose what you do not push into the pot. Secondly for discipline you do not play marginal hands out of position with lousy pot odds. You always try and win a pot with exposing as little of your money as possible.