Submitted by rsteel on
I assume all of you are in this to make money either as a business or a hobby. I also assume like myself you love to watch as many games as you possibly can in every sport you bet. Not only games you have bet on but games that provide scouting opportunities for potential future bets of teams to bet on or against.
It is extremely important to differentiate watching a game as a fan or a bettor. Fans are emotionally invested while gamblers are financially invested. Make sure to keep your personal feelings out of it when watching the games and making monetary handicapping decisions. It is Ok to have biases based on your observations and statistics in fact it is essential. Just make sure your conclusions are not emotion based because you won or lost a recent bet or someone just had an off night. Make allowances for bounce backs and regressions back to the mean.