Anyone making a living with sports betting?

[wesleysnipes]

If so, how hard was it to get to that point?

[paste_me]

doing this for a living has got to be more stressful than coaching at florida, only people who are making a living are the ones who sell their plays

[PAULYPOKER]

Great money management skills and astranomical self discipline

[PAULYPOKER]

doing this for a living has got to be more stressful than coaching at florida, only people who are making a living are the ones who sell their plays

Sir with all do respect your comment is right to a point but you see selling plays is not really making true living at sports betting it is more of a broker position using O.P.M.

[wesleysnipes]

I have another ?- does anyone know if marc lawrence's plays profit year in, and year out? I am still trying to get a format of who i should follow. So far- i have maddux free selections- which have hit about 60 percent the last 3 years, and i have logical pick's free selections- which they have hitten around 60 percent with their picks in the last year.

[BT]

Dr. Bob

[20Four7]

Learn to do it yourself, don't follow anyone. If you are going to follow people don't ever pay for picks.

[Fishhead]

Scalp/middle

[Wrecktangle]

Define living.

BTW, if you gotta ask, you ain't gonna get there.

[investor]

Learn to do it yourself, don't follow anyone. If you are going to follow people don't ever pay for picks.

if your gonna just follow other people's plays, you may as well go play the slot machines instead. Doesn't take much thinking to play the slots

[johncrud]

ill be surprised if there are a bunch of people that could even go over the 10k mark.

[Thomas]

Scalp/middle

Word

[durito]

ill be surprised if there are a bunch of people that could even go over the 10k mark.

then be surprised. that's absurdly easy

[johncrud]

haha you are not one of them. how about you post your picks and i will do a formal tracking..

you self-proclaimed that you make a bunch of money.. so you own farms and oil fields in your country?

if everyone were to communicate by face to face instead of using the internet, 95% of all scams, frauds, and lairs will be exposed. internet make a perfect haven for lairs, scam and frauds.

[durito]

i think this forum might be more up to your speed: www.therx.com

[johncrud]

read my post again.. i will do a formal tracking if you post your picks. i have username everywhere not limited to only SBR..

[xyz]

If you find free picks hitting at 60% or more on point spread, then you can make a living by betting those. But are you sure it is really 60%?

[MrX]

wesley,

This gets asked here at least twice a month. The question should be "Can I make a living sport betting?" and then the answer would almost always be "no." I'm not trying to be mean, but those who are taking the right approach don't have to ask. Or, at the very least, they have the kind of research-mindset that will use the forum search function before asking a question that's been posted 100 times.

My advice would be to step back and don't try anything too seriously until you have a better idea of what your doing. If you're insistent on actual handicapping, you'll probably need to brush up on your math and statistics and you'll also probably want to get your hands on a lot more data (including line archives) than you have. Trying to make a living with pure handicapping on a small bankroll without rigorous back-testing is very unlikely to lead anywhere that you want to go.

Arbing, playing soft lines, steam, bonus-whoring, etc. are all probably much better ways to make some money while improving your understanding of the sports markets.

[Thremp]

These threads are invariably infested with idiots.

[Peeig]

These threads are invariably infested with idiots.

Welcome to the Think Tank Fish Tank

[goblue12]

There are a few people who you can just tell are professional gamblers by the style they post.

[PAULYPOKER]

These threads are invariably infested with idiots.

[IrishTim]

Arbing, playing soft lines, steam, bonus-whoring, etc. are all probably much better ways to make some money while improving your understanding of the sports markets.

Don't dismiss this advice. I am speaking from experience.

[wesleysnipes]

Dont give up, and the impossible can be possible, can be accomplished.

[MrX]

Dont give up, and the impossible can be possible, can be accomplished.

I'd recommend a lot of solid research over motivational platitudes.

[johncrud]

stick with the john morrison system you will reach 10k very fast.. handicapping is impossible- everyone can tell you that.

if you bet to win 500 bucks, all you need is 20 games. easily done.

[filter15]

no im not

[Johnny 55]

JohnCrud is the man, he is a winner, a man without peer, a giant among little boys, an intellectual genius of the highest order.

[wesleysnipes]

This is a real powerful piece of advice: "Success is a journey, not a destination." The road of success may be blinded at times, but remember no matter how blindful- there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

[Johnny 55]

I think more powerful advice is this: Pay your taxes or you will end up in prison with spotty internet access trying to make a living off of sports betting when you used to be a big movie star. Maybe White Men Can Jump.

[wesleysnipes]

lol. That is true. The only problem is- i dont know how to pay my taxes??

[TopDog]

lol. That is true. The only problem is- i dont know how to pay my taxes??

[mintybetmachine]

http://forum.sbrforum.com/handicapper-think-tank/288147-think-tank-guidelines.html

Where are the numbers?

[bettilimbroke999]

Only ppl who make a living at this are bookies and Brandon Lang

[jjgold]

Wesley go to sleep, do you want a fukkin life of waiting in line for bank loans?? Divorces?? Jail??? Loan Sharks??

Wesley forget it

Scalpers/Middlers only people that grind out money and it is chump change compared to real jobs.