Bet with your head not your heart

When gambling leave emotion and fan appreciation at the ticket window. When betting on a sport you are here to make a profit nothing else. If you live in Jacksonville and bet on the Jaguars you are a homer meaning you bet only on teams that are close to your home. Besides being a homer your an idiot the Jaguars have won as many games as you and I have this season zero.

Bet smart don't give in to your favorite team and waste money on them. Bet with your head and use information that is provided to you. In most circumstances betting against your team will benefit you because you know this team inside and out. Who's hurt, who's playing, and what kind mood or demeanor the team is in.

Remember keep your mind uncluttered and clear your team is the winning team.

Homer Fans

Stay Alert on Teams

In betting in sports you want to give yourself the best opportunity to win. In betting knowing who's playing and who's not is a great way to understand who will win and why?

Teams posts who on their team are starting and who is injured. Most web sites give you this information. There are more and more analysis on players practicing and what coaches think.

When betting on sports making sure the best players on that team is playing and keeping up to date on these concepts will increase your chances of winning bets and making money.

The More You Know. The More You Win.

Im no doctor but not sure about this leg 

Quit Milking it 

Home Field Advantage

When betting team sports there is a home team and an away team. More often than not the home team is favored. The reasoning behind the home team being favored to win has more to do than being home.

The home team is well rested and are used to their surroundings. Players especially athletes need and have a routine. The home team goes through the same routine as usual when playing at home. Familiarity gives comfort to an athlete knowing that they are home.

The home teams have clear advantages over away teams especially in Football. The fans in football are loud and crude towards away teams. Being loud can create a loss of concentration which will not allow away teams to perform to their highest capability.  Fans can create false starts by being loud. A false start is when a player moves before the quarterback hikes the ball by doing this it provokes the defense to jump off sides.

When betting on a game and both teams are evenly matched bet on the home team.

The Home team runs down hill

Cheese Head Fans

 

Playoff Betting

Betting on sports in the regular season is different and not as challenging as in the playoffs. Most team sports have a regular season and a form of an extended season for teams who are better and have shown they are the cream of the crop.

In the regular season games have no effect or sense of urgency to win because there are so many games. For example there are 162 games in Major League Baseball. On the other hand the National Football League has only 16 games during their regular season. Each game matters in the NFL because each team plays only once a week. Each win or lose is dependent on making the playoffs.

The differences in placing bets is the teasers are more prevalent during the playoffs. For example in the Super Bowl there are bets on heads/tails, which team scores first, who scores first, will a running-back score the first point, will a field goal be the first points of the game. All of these bets are teasers. They create action for gambling junkies who need to bet on every little thing during the game.

Make sure when placing a wager during the playoffs look at the injury report.  Pay attention how many times both teams have played each other. Make sure its a big sample size so you can compare how they play against each other. 

Betting during the playoffs is hard because teams are even and have parody .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playoffs?

Knowning Your Limits

Gambling in general is tuff and should only be done recreationally. Sporadic betting is a great way to go if you wan to stay steady and not go on a betting rampage. It is very difficult to know when enough is enough. This goes will all gambling.

When betting on Basketball, Baseball, Football, Horses or in a casino. You should limit yourself to bets you can afford. Do not bet when angry or you will never win. This is known as going on Tilt. Tilt is when you lose a bet and want to get all back the money you should have won. Tilt can make you lose your entire bankroll.

Sometimes you just have to realize its not your day and stop. Take a week off or even a month off to clear your head and reboot.

When you are winning and on a streak you feel invincible like you can't do anything wrong.   But it can turn at a drop of card, shot, hit, basket, or even a bad call by a referee.

BE CAREFULL KNOW YOUR LIMITS

Horse Racing

Horse Racing has become an almost dead sport but not for betting. Horse Racing has many different kinds of bets. The most common are Win, Place, or Show. Win means coming in first. Place means coming in second. Show means coming in third. If you are a novice better in Horse Racing these are the bets that are simple and will keep you interested.

Horse Racing can be a little boring because there is 30 minutes between each race. You have to put in your bet in that time for the bet to count. The Horse Racing regulars call this MTP meaning minutes to post.

The real money is in the parlays of  Horse Racing. Quenelle's, Exacta's, and Tri-fact a's. These bets can increase your chances of winning. But if betting incorrectly you can accidentally bet against your self. For example you bet on the #1 horse to win and you then bet on every other horse the same. You will win but not as much. This is why i usually bet on a favorite and a middle of the road underdog quenelles. This means you pick two horses and they have to come in first or second in either order.

In conclusion Horse Racing isn't that exciting but nothing is when you are losing.

Winning by a nose 

Ouch

Sunday Night Baseball Braves vs Dodgers Game 3 of the NLDS

I bet on a parlay today with the dodgers winning -140 money line and the over/under 6.5 runs going over. I bet $20.00 profitable income is $44.10 if this comes to fruition.

5:07pm: The first pitch of the game was called strike one.

5:11pm: I'm in trouble already the braves scored two runs in the first inning.   This can ruin my bet with the Dodgers winning but it helps  the over/under.

5:57pm: Boom I'm back in it 3-run homerun Carl Crawford with two outs. Clutch. Now I need one more run for the over to be a lock.

6:15pm: Dodgers give two runs away with two mental errors by the same player the pitcher Ryu game tied 4-4. On the plus I locked in the OVER. YES.

6:36pm: Dodgers take the lead 6-4 in the bottom of the third. The Dodgers put in pitch-hitter for Ryu. Thank God!!! How many more runs can they allow him to give up. Lets go Dodgers.

7:10pm: Big inning for the Dodgers six runs 10-4 only in the fourth inning this game started at 5:07pm-? Long game. Dodgers "Si se puede"  yes we can.

7:52pm: The game has gone into a stall where neither team has scored in the last two innings we have made it to the 7th inning my bet is looking solid with the Dodgers up 6 runs and the two teams are combined for 14 runs.

8:18pm: Carl Crawford has done it all with a three run shot home run and a running diving catch into the stands in the 8th inning to bring some excitement to a game that is going through the motions.

9:12pm: Just about a four hour game my bet has come to fruition. The Dodgers won 13-6. The 19 runs combined also established my with on the Over.



Dodgers vs. Braves



Ryu thinking he blown the game for the Dodgers

Betting on Football

The basics for betting on football and when I mean football I do not mean soccer. Mostly I'm talking about the NFL the National Football League. There are some common bets you can make for instance you pick one team to beat another team, you can bet the over/under, and you can bet on the spread.

The picking one team to beat another team is simple enough. For example you pick the Denver Broncos to beat the Oakland Raiders. Dah no brainer. The money you win will very small because Denver is and will always be the favorite. If you decide that this is the easiest way for to win then I suggest you parlay your bets. Parlays are stringing your bets over many bets. For example You can do a 5 team parlay meaning you pick 5 teams and they all have to win to win the bet. This is where you get the most bang for your buck. The odds are a lot lower if you  pick each teams individually. Instead of just picking one easy game that is obvious to you pick five. The more teams the higher the odds get. From personal experience I have won an 8 team parlay for $1,020. What a nice Sunday that was.

Betting the over/under is another route to go. The over/under is the amount of points you think will be accumulated over the span of the game. When you go to a sports book online or in Vegas they will have posted the over/under. So you decide if you think the number they came up with is to high or low. For example the Chicago Bears are playing the Cleveland Browns and the over/under is 60. There is no way both teams would average 30 points each so you would bet the under. In my opinion it is mostly a gut feeling of how well you know both teams that are playing and what offenses and defenses both teams have.

Betting on the spread is the standard for betting in football. The spread is the amount of points a team has to win by in order to win. Either a team lays or gives. Lays means that this team is the underdog and is  getting points even before the game has started. Gives means that this team is the favorite and is  loosing points even before the game has started. For example the Detroit Lions are favored by 2.5 points against the Atlanta Falcons. This means if you bet on the Lions they have to win by a field goal which is 3 points.

In conclusion betting on football can be lucrative and gut wrenching. The NFL has an on going slogan its what have you done for me lately.