Whats's the easiest sport for you to make money at

**armyoflovers** · 03-04-08, 02:43 PM

soccer without a doubt. 1.20 quotes win 80% of the time. If you bet a dime on 1.20, youll accumulate 1.6 dimes per loss of one dime.

**Ganchrow** · 03-04-08, 04:00 PM

Originally posted by armyoflovers

soccer without a doubt. 1.20 quotes win 80% of the time. If you bet a dime on 1.20, youll accumulate 1.6 dimes per loss of one dime.

The edge on a a bet with an 80% win probability at would be 80%* - 1 = -4%.

Wagering at odds you'd stand to win $200 per $1,000 risked.

Were you to win 80% of these such bets then you'd on average accumulate ^80%/_20%*$200 = $800 for every $1,000 lost.

**jackpot269** · 03-04-08, 04:10 PM

I dont know!!!

**armyoflovers** · 03-05-08, 07:15 AM

Originally posted by Ganchrow

The edge on a a bet with an 80% win probability at would be 80%* - 1 = -4%.

Wagering at odds you'd stand to win $200 per $1,000 risked.

Were you to win 80% of these such bets then you'd on average accumulate ^80%/_20%*$200 = $800 for every $1,000 lost.

Yea I mucked that up bro, maybe I shouldve said 90% of the time, but nonetheless I am profitable, for the most part, at chasing low soccer quotes. I dont possess or opt to use any of the statistical rigmarole you do, I am rather crude about my betting. I guess that explains why I am broke

**RickySteve** · 03-05-08, 03:00 PM

Originally posted by LT Profits

RickySteve,

I'm very surprised you have CBB so low? For me:

To paraphrase Billy Beane: "My sh*t doesn't work in basketball!"

**losingmyshirt** · 03-31-08, 04:54 PM

Since it hasn't been mentioned yet I thought I would chime in with the sport that has been kindest to me....

Mixed Martial Arts

With the growth of the sport over the past few years the number of big events taking place has increased dramatically and with so many new uneducated fans combined with the solid job that the UFC does in hyping up fighters there is a lot of great value bets to be found on a regular basis.

**diogee** · 03-31-08, 04:55 PM

I thought football a couple months ago but seems like the NBA is pretty good to me now.

**frankiecheese** · 04-01-08, 07:51 AM

Nba

Originally posted by rake922

I suspect many answers will vary.

Please explain your rationale.

I like betting the 2nd halfs of NBA basketball games. When a good team is losing, I usually take them in the 2nd half.

**Robyn** · 04-01-08, 07:53 AM

College football.

The favorite and the over.

I don't really think that needs explaining.

**TheLock** · 04-07-08, 10:10 AM

I would think it would be MLB but for some reason I seem to do well on NBA games. Ive done very well with home team favorites and I rode the Celtics train from the get go this year until it cooled off.

MLB has a lot of info available though. I like going with an MLB team the night after a tough loss (Captain Obvious).

**thezbar** · 04-07-08, 07:17 PM

No one else will come up with this one!
Horse Racing at the Humbolt county fair in Northern California. They run for 9 racing days in mid August. This a half mile race track and a trip handicapper's paradise. Betting pools are very small. Lots of overlays. I love it!
I've shown profits seven out of the eight racing seasons.

j$ · 04-09-08, 02:56 AM

Hockey for phucking sure

**imgv94** · 04-09-08, 03:38 AM

My answer to this question changes like the weather. Even though I lost last season I still think NFL is the easiest, lifetime I'm well ahead and been betting it since I was a pre teen.

Guess I'd have to make it a three way tie between
NFL-College FB-College BB. Really excited about ML parlays in CBB.

**Dark Horse** · 04-09-08, 04:07 AM

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**imgv94** · 04-09-08, 04:18 AM

DH,

What did you post I'm curious?

**Dark Horse** · 04-09-08, 05:05 AM

It was a sports distribution, but I decided it wasn't low profile enough.

I'll pm you the link.

**mundane** · 04-09-08, 06:46 AM

nba for me!

**rake922** · 11-12-09, 02:05 PM

**u21c3f6** · 11-12-09, 04:02 PM

College football.

For me, I find college football scoring more consistent for my style of hedge wagering.

Joe.

**solring** · 11-12-09, 05:43 PM

This year - NCAA football. Last year - NCAA basketball. Two years ago - NCAA football.

**jds07v** · 11-12-09, 06:41 PM

mlb for me. more games = more opportunities for profit

**wisky** · 11-12-09, 07:08 PM

College Hoops

**Wrecktangle** · 11-12-09, 09:55 PM

WNBA so far...posted record ~60%

**eberetta1** · 11-17-09, 01:09 AM

I have had luck with NFL and College football. Years of following teams , can't but help the betting improve.
Haven't watched many other sports, except maybe the Olympics. It would be like blindly betting other sports, for me.

**juuso** · 11-17-09, 09:23 AM

Prop bets,small sports and small soccer leagues are the best. From US Major sports Basketball is by far the easiest for me, especially NBA and NCAAB totals. MLB is decent too, but football, especially NFL, is something I haven't invested much time or thought. NFL has Low amount of games and efficient markets. College football is more beatable.

**Dunder** · 11-17-09, 02:08 PM

The most logical answer, and it certainly rings true for me, are the sports/events that have the most inefficient markets.

For me this means Handball, Volleyball, European Ice Hockey and a few others. To extract the best value though you do need accounts at the all books which offer these markets, most of which will not accept Americans.

**Snowball** · 11-17-09, 05:14 PM

The "easiest" bet is European Soccer favorites.
I do them frequently daytime.
Basically, general rule only take -375 or higher when the Draw line is over +280.
Lots of games where there's virtually no chance at all the dog can win.

That aside, NBA.. home teams when they are due and rested
(like the Celtics tomorrow night hosting GS.)

**Moonpie0954** · 11-17-09, 05:31 PM

Basketball over/unders are the way to go

**filter15** · 11-17-09, 11:21 PM

NFL, lines are easy to pick apart

**pavyracer** · 11-18-09, 12:02 AM

Soccer. Very simple odds structure a two year old can win betting it.

**durito** · 11-18-09, 12:12 AM

Originally posted by filter15

NFL, lines are easy to pick apart

Originally posted by pavyracer

Soccer. Very simple odds structure a two year old can win betting it.

I was gonna laugh at you pavy till i saw the above post

**Emily_Haines** · 11-18-09, 12:23 AM

WPS soccer was money. The only thing was Pinny would only post 3/4 of the games.

**Dark Horse** · 11-18-09, 12:41 AM

It changes from year to year. The difference between a 54% and, for instance, a 59% season is often not within a person's control. Luck is subject to fluctuations. Many football games have a decisive bounce of the ball. It's really not so strange for five of those bounces to go in your favor one year and against you the next, but it makes a difference of 10 units. Therefore, in my opinion, it is important to know what your bottom level is in each sport. A 53% season in a 'poor luck' year may be much more impressive than a 60% season with the wind in your back. You can measure your luck, for a season, by nonchalantly entering picks (the more, the better) in a free contest, and see how close to 50% those picks are. It they hit at 40% your luck is low and you will have to work harder for success.

Also, more experienced players have to stay flexible enough to recognize that old systems may have gone out of date.

Typically, NHL is the easiest for me, because I spend the least amount of time on it, so the profits are worth more when measured against time invested. But my initial feel for the season in progress is to lay low. In reality, on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being highest, I'm only at level 2 for NHL. I'm at a higher level than that in NBA, MLB, and NFL, and at a lower level for horses, so there's plenty of room for improvement. As long as that process is dynamic I'm enjoying it.

**GELATINOUS CUBE** · 11-18-09, 12:57 AM

MLB and WNBA have got me the most cash profit. Don't know why. Dumb or 'dead' lines I guess. If you look for them.

**Robert Schroeder** · 11-18-09, 02:00 AM

13 pt nfl teasers, take home dogs with the pts and solid favorites

up 13 large on those with a win percentage of over 90%