| If you are a casual bettor and do not mind losing your | | | | team have you bet on a favorite and seen them |
| money to the man every wekk then this article is not | | | | clearly winning the game only to lose against the |
| for you. If you are looking at sports handicapping as a | | | | spread at the last moment. |
| way to make money then this article is for you and | | | | Clearly an equal number of favorites and underdogs |
| should be regarded as your first lesson to successful | | | | win. The first thing you ought to do as a bettor would |
| sports handicapping. | | | | be to circle the underdogs that beat the spread and |
| The most common mistake that the lay bettor makes | | | | win outright for a couple of weeks and analyze them. |
| when analyzing a game is that they tend to bet | | | | Try to find patterns and situations that are common |
| favorites no matter the spread. The theory is that | | | | among all of them. |
| "Team A should beat Team B" so winning by X | | | | Once you start knowing when to fade favorites and |
| number of points is very likely. What you must realize | | | | bet on underdogs, the sooner you will begin to start |
| is that the favorites are not looking at the spread | | | | winning. Check out our other lessons on sports |
| when trying to win the game. How many times does a | | | | handicapping tips. |