Shocking breaking news most casual bettors do not make money from sports betting. This is not a terrible thing. For the casual bettor looking for entertainment like a dinner/movie out putting money on a game and watching it on TV nothing wrong with that. Secondly if every bettor won there would be no sports books left to pay us out.
The above adage does not apply to sports betting. Luck is short term it cannot sustain you. Being good will have you profitable long term. Good bettors are going to get “unlucky” sometimes for extended periods of time. Accept it handle it and move on.
1)Teams IQ are always an underrated area. Focus on coaches and teams that know how to win that know how to close out games in difficult hostile environments and situations. Back the smarter players with smarter coaching staffs that know how to implement and execute a game plan.
2)Shop until you drop. Every penny on the money line every half point on the spread is extremely important to your bottom line. Timing the market to get the optimum price and having enough outs to get the best price possible is making money without even increasing your win percentage.
Understand the following concept and you will be in the TOP 1% in the industry knowledge wise. We DO NOT try and pick winners of individual sporting events. That is impossible no one can and if someone says they can either they have tomorrow’s newspaper or they are just lying.
We recently discussed in a previous grapevine about not chasing or forcing plays when you lose a game or are on a bad run, today we will talk about not chasing a line.
There is no excuse if a sports bettor can consistently win at a 52.38% rate that they do not turn a profit long term. However the reality is many do not. Why?
The NHL regular season gets underway this week. For those of you that have been following me for a while this Grapevine will act as a reminder for those of you new please take note. As is detailed on the NHL page of my website, ALL NHL bets are for regulation time ONLY. I am not interested in risking money on a 3 on 3 overtime which is basically shinny or even worse a shootout which is nothing more than a glorified skills competition. Could you imagine an MLB game tied being decided by a home run hitting contest.
We have now added to our social media abilities to communicate with you. Along with Twitter and Facebook we have added Instagram. You can follow me as usual at ricksteel99. You can also click the link on the today’s picks page or home page that will take you to Instagram in order to start following.
Updates and new pick alerts will also be provided on Instagram. In addition pictures along with more in depth explanations can be given on Instagram because we are not restricted to 140 characters like Twitter.
Is there even such a beast as a legitimate honest handicapper? Touts Touts Touts they are everywhere especially this time of year. Professional marketers more than sports bettors or handicappers. Their main goal to separate you from your money. I will NEVER NEVER recommend anyone EVER pay money for sports selections.
Last Call! Just a reminder the deadline to qualify for our 2015 NFL Survivor football contest with a grand prize of $5,000 is Thursday September 17 at 5pm EST. This is when your first pick for the contest is due.
For all the rules and how to register go to the home page of the website for the details.
Good Luck!
Rick