Originally Posted by
chilidog
Does it make you feel better to attack people that have a different opinion than you do?
If you were realistic about sports betting and actually treated it as an investment rather than entertainment, then the reality of why good handicappers sell their plays rather than just betting them is quite simple. Good bankroll management means risking around 1% per bet. 2% if your edge is sufficient and 3 would be about your maximum. Regularly risking more than 3% of your bankroll per bet statistically means that you will have to reload your bankroll at some point in time. You will fail.
Therefore, the reason why a lot of good handicappers sell their plays is because they lack the bankroll to fund their business. Selling plays is a way of financing that bankroll. What if you're good at what you do, but you don't have a spare $100,000 to invest in your business?
JJ frequently says that if a tout were good, he would just bet $5k a game. Well, in order to bet $5k a game, you should have a bankroll of $500,000. Do you have half a million sitting around? Does JJ? Maybe he does, but I would guess that the vast majority of people do not.
Most touts are bad, absolutely. But to label them all as bad, especially when the stats are there, is just wrong.