Betting for beginners

No matter what sports you like to bet on, one thing that you are going to run into time and again is hype.  There are certain teams that get talked up not only by sports analysts, but by the media and the betting public.  There are all kinds of reasons that teams get hyped.  Sometimes they really are as good as everyone believes.  Other times, they had a lot of factors playing to their advantage that aren’t necessarily going to be present in the future.  St

While handicapping NFL football teams, you need to be able to handicap the individual players.  You have no way of knowing whether a team has a strong defense unless you know whether each of the defenders is strong in turn.  That is why you need to know the traits and abilities which make for a good defensive lineman.  In Part 1, we discussed some of these qualities: size, speed, toughness, and strength, particularly in the arms and hands.  Now let’s talk about a few more important traits!

In this series, I have been discussing how multi-tabling in poker can teach us useful lessons for managing bets while wagering on sports and juggling multiple bets at a time.  If you haven’t already, start with Part 1 to learn what multi-tabling is, and why we can relate it to sports betting.  Then check out Part 2 for a couple of different in-depth lessons.  Once you have caught up, read on to find o

When you are handicapping NFL football teams, you need to be able to handicap individual players.  While a team may be more than the sum of its parts (the gestalt principle applies), each of those parts needs to function for the whole to be effective.  An NFL team needs a strong defense to do well on the field, especially when they get to the playoffs.  Here are some of the important qualities to look for in a good defensive lineman.

In a recent article, I discussed briefly how multi-tabling in poker can be compared to juggling multiple bets when wagering on sports.  If you are not familiar with multi-tabling, be sure to check out Part 1 for a brief introduction.  In this article and in Part 3, as promised, I want to get into a number of lessons which multi-tabling poker can teach us about managing your bets.

Many people who enjoy wagering on sports also enjoy playing online casino games.  In fact, your online sportsbook may also double as a UK casino site.  If so, you may have played online poker before, and may be familiar with the concept of multi-tabling. 

A Super Bowl 50 Case Study: Is The Best Defence Really a Good Offence?

There is an old maxim which is applied to many areas of life, particularly warfare, business, and sports, and that is this: “The best defence is a good offence.”  This adage is liberally applied when analysing association football, NFL, and basketball teams (among others).  Many punters will automatically back teams that have displayed offensive strategies and strengths, and will shy away from more defensive teams.

A Super Bowl Case Study on The Surprising Role of Emotion (and Flukes) in Sports

Have you been following NFL football?  Did you watch the Super Bowl 50?  If so, you may have been shocked that the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers.  Most people had their money on the Panthers, and many believed they would take a huge lead on the Broncos right from the start of the game.

In the past few articles in this series Part 1 and Part 2, I have talked about what business guru Seth Godin refers to as “The Dip,” and how it can impact sports bettors.  “The Dip” happens when you are putting a lot of money, energy, time, and work into sports betting but it is paying you less and less back. 

If you have reached a point in your sports betting career where you feel like you are pouring time, money, and effort down the drain, you may have reached what business guru Seth Godin refers to in his New York Times Bestselling book as “The Dip.”  This is the point at which you have hit a plateau in your profitability measured against your effort, or maybe even suffered a drop.  Please read Surviving the Dip as a Sports Bettor, Part 1 and Sur