| One thing that you will want to look for is whether or | | | | remember that you will not get your lost bets back so |
| not sports handicapping services have their picks listed | | | | it is better to be careful right at the outset. |
| by a sports monitoring service. This is a pretty good | | | | One of the red flags that you should look for when it |
| indication about how different sports handicapping | | | | comes to sports handicapping services is the |
| services feel about their own picks. If you have | | | | percentage that they advertise. It is reasonable to |
| difficulty finding them, then they might not be worth the | | | | expect that a good service should have a success |
| risk. You will be spending some money for the | | | | rate of somewhere around 55 to 60%, particularly |
| information that they provide you and you want to | | | | when it comes to something like football. If they are |
| make sure that it is well spent. | | | | telling you that they can get somewhere between 70 |
| You might want to look for some kind of a guarantee. | | | | and 80% of their picks correct then you should be |
| Many of these services will include a guarantee that | | | | rather suspect. Even the best sports analysts that |
| you can have your fees refunded to you if your picks | | | | have played the game and have talked to the players |
| and up being particularly bad. This might be an indicator | | | | and coaches do not have a success rate like that so if |
| of a reputable sports handicapping service and it is | | | | they tell you they can win that much you should |
| great to get your money refunded to you but | | | | probably proceed with caution. |