[Cgs1190]

Looking to begin making picks on my own instead of buying service plays and tailing others. Any tips to start off? What matchups/stats/referees/etc should I look at? Anything to get the ball rolling would be helpful. Thanks in advance

[JR007]

study line history

[easyliving]

always go with your gut feeling.

[stikymess]

wager on sports you know/follow.

[Sawyer]

Study pinnacle.

[jacksonbird03]

Read the good articles related to the topic then you will definitely get some benefits....

[huakhainguyen]

read the news and analysis.

[boeing power]

Cap the games by studying the matchups.

Only bet 1 game/day starting out IMO.

keep a journey log of your bets and reasons why you're betting that game.

dont chase ,

learn from your mistakes , this is where keeping a logbook of every bet will help.

[GunShard]

I have been sports gambling since 2009, my personal rules on sports gambling:


1. Money management. Bet less than 5% of your total current bankroll per bet. Be discipline.
2. Be a strategic gambler by picking your spots and wait for the right opportunity.
Never be an emotional compulsive gambler by betting because it's your favorite team or for the action or bet against a team because you hate a certain player.
3. Stay emotionless all the time. Bet like a robot. There's no place for emotions in this profession. Be unbiased.
4. Do your research by watching game footage, trends and statistics should be used on division rivals only.
Don't judge a team based on what they did in their previous game.
5. Never bet on heavily juiced/vig lines. Like a line at -1000 for example.
6. Never bet on heavily valued lines. Like a terrible team at 100 to 1 odds to win championship.
7. Parlays should be no longer than 2 teams, the bigger the parlay is, the greater the House Edge. Research and Secure your first pick before moving on to your second pick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89HtJmQgjww
8. Teasers should never pass through the zero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP3P9OJvukQ
9. Teams with home field/court advantage tend to win games. Sportsbooks know this and favorites the home team.
"Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight;
whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted." -Sun Tzu, the Art of War
10. Never bet on double digit road favorites. You will lose in the long run.
11. Never bet on preseason games on any sport. Predicting a 2nd string and 3rd string team is stupid because of the lack of game footage on mostly unknown players.
12. If you are extremely compulsive, arrogant, drunk and biased. The best advice is to "Don't Gamble".
13. Learn from your mistakes. Most gamblers don't learn from their mistakes. That's why I made these gambling rules.

[wild card]

Set goals to achieve, and stay patient and disciplined when you working to reach them. For example, think about a certain amount you want to make in a week, month, year. As well as, how much you are willing to loose in a week, month, year. And, then stop when you reach either side of that.

[Crystos]

Thanks for the info Gunshard.

Unfortunately, number 12 is me up and down the line.

But then someone "compulsive, arrogant, drunk and biased." wouldn't give a damn about that one rule

[Topo]

Treat all money wagered as entertainment expense. Over the long run, most of us lose to the house advantage.

[greglloyd]

Sorry Wrong chat

[shevabets]

never bet on DD away favorites; except in WNBA