| College Football is still considered the king amongst | | | | wager. A flat bettor would then wager either $100 or |
| many for wagering purposes due to the sheer number | | | | $150 on each contest but not exceed the 25% of total |
| of games played by the various teams in the various | | | | bankroll mark of $1250 (based on the same starting |
| divisions on a weekly basis, which means that in truth | | | | bankroll of $5000) over the course of the week. Once |
| there are indeed many more opportunities that can be | | | | the weekend results are finalized you would then have |
| found in terms of sheer "value" in College sports over | | | | a different bankroll total based on your winnings or |
| professional sports, however, most do not understand | | | | loses for the week, this becomes your new bankroll, |
| that while wagering on College football is almost | | | | the next week you would then adjust upward or |
| identical to wagering on the NFL, the handicapping | | | | downward the amounts wagered on a per game |
| principles involved are totally different, below you will | | | | basis based on your new "percentage of bankroll" |
| find some solid advice from Jim Campbell which has | | | | numbers. Remember that everyone will have their |
| greatly contributed to his achieving a total combined | | | | share of good weeks and everyone will have their |
| average winning rate of 59.88% in all sports over the | | | | share of bad weeks, the idea is to not place all of your |
| past EIGHT years. | | | | eggs in one basket, you must be able to survive the |
| 1) Use discipline in the number of games you wager on | | | | bad weeks if you want to come out ahead in the long |
| weekly, you must have a sound money management | | | | term. |
| game plan in place which from the outside looking in, is | | | | 3) A good strategy to follow is to focus in on the local |
| based on a wagering concept of "units per game", but | | | | teams in your neck of the woods, the reasoning is |
| on the inside is really based on percentage of bankroll. I | | | | simplistic in that in most cases a gambler first started |
| recommend NEVER wagering more than 5% of your | | | | as a fan, meaning that in general terms no one knows |
| total bankroll on any given game and no more than | | | | the local teams better than a local fan which in this |
| 25% of your total bankroll on any given weekend. | | | | case is YOU, however, you must be careful not to bet |
| Most wagers should fall within the 2% or 3% range, | | | | with your heart and instead use your head, for |
| you can then either use a "flat betting" system in which | | | | example, although I advocate using off-shore sports |
| you wager the same amount on each game or use a | | | | books as a means of having multiple outs for the |
| "best bet" format in which you rate your games | | | | purpose of "line-shopping", I also advocate using a local |
| highest to lowest and assign your betting percentages | | | | book when placing a wager against a local team, the |
| accordingly. | | | | reason is based on line "value", in many cases a local |
| 2) Most novices or beginning gamblers should use a | | | | line on a local team can vary by as many as one or |
| flat betting system based on percentage of bankroll | | | | two points, mainly because of the fact that the vast |
| for the best long-term results, for example, if your | | | | majority of local fans wager on local teams which in |
| starting bankroll is $5000 then a 2% wager on a | | | | turn means that a local line is often different that a |
| contest would be $100, meanwhile a 3% wager from | | | | national line on the very same game. |
| the same $5000 starting bankroll would be a $150 | | | | |