| The only way to make money betting on sports long | | | | games have access to tons of information and you |
| term is to stick to straight bets. If you are a parlay | | | | should always try to stay ahead of the curve, if |
| bettor, you may hit a few nice ones once in awhile, but | | | | possible. |
| you will definitely lose money in the long run. The | | | | There are many factors that go into handicapping a |
| sports books make their money on parlay bettors, just | | | | game. Depending on which sport you choose, you |
| look around any Las Vegas sports book and you can | | | | should find a method that fits your personality. I am a |
| see stacks full of parlay cards everywhere, especially | | | | numbers guy and maybe that's why I like NBA totals. I |
| during football season. | | | | make my own numbers (totals) on the games and |
| You should probably learn to handicap one sport at a | | | | then compare them to the numbers that the books |
| time. The way I went about it was to become very | | | | have up. If there is a big enough difference, I bet |
| proficient handicapping NBA totals. After that, I moved | | | | accordingly. There are factors like injuries, coaching |
| on to other sports like college football and baseball. | | | | and lineup changes, recent form, and revenge |
| During the fall, you have baseball's post season, the | | | | situations so these should be part of your handicapping |
| NFL regular season, and the NBA regular season in full | | | | routine along with other information that is available on |
| swing. I advise that you stick to one of them until you | | | | line such as average points, trends, etc. |
| are comfortable branching out to the others. There are | | | | If you would like to have someone else do the work, |
| enough opportunities in one sport to make plenty of | | | | you can sign up for a service like the one listed below. |
| plays so no need to spread yourself too thin. | | | | There are a million sports handicapping services on the |
| One thing about handicapping sports is that it is a | | | | Internet and you should be wary of anybody claiming |
| time-consuming hobby, or profession if you decide to | | | | to hit unrealistic numbers or percentages. Anybody |
| take it that far. You must stay abreast of everything | | | | who claims 87% winners over the course of a season |
| happening in order to have the biggest edge you can | | | | or year is most likely not telling the truth, obviously. |
| get. The people that make the betting lines on the | | | | |