Originally posted on 01/05/2013:

Been doing it for over 30 years, both sides of the counter. Learned a lotta tricks along the way but dam if I still don't make stupid mistakes. I know a lot of people who make a living playing poker but very very few who carve out a living betting sports. Poker players get to play against lesser players every now and again. Sports gamblers are always playing against the house.....and the house ain't no lesser player. Talk of sharps and squares is very over-rated. Squares like to play favorites and overs. Betting against them means taking dogs and unders......which often translates to bad teams where bad defense kills ya. There is no scientific evidence that dogs and unders bring home the $$ in the long run. My advice is to bet for amusement purposes only, never chase, never go full-tilt, and expect most of the bad beats to go against ya. And don't listen to touts.