[MagicDiceFlow]

I recently had a poster reach out to me for betting tips. I thought it would be helpful to post my response here to help out any newcomers to the game. Here was his question:

"Hallo,

First of all excuse me for my bad english.
I appreciate all your work and your insight about tennis matches. I am at the end of my first year of betting and i got a balance that is around -500$ / -700$. I read much, I bought some useful books like Sharps Sports Betting and I think i am quiet good general handicapper. My money management is really shit, if I lose 3-4 bets i will go all IN on fifth. Every time i charge 20$ or 50$ i go up to 200$ and then i lose them all after series of shitty bets, i am bored of this.

Now i got 500$ that I can spend in betting but i don't wanna waste them all in 1 week. Nowadays you think it's possible to make some good gains with sport betting?

You got a regular work or you are a "professional"?

If you have time to reply me I will appreciate it.

Thank you, saluti."


My response:


Hi,

Don't put too much importance in reading sports handicapping books.

Instead, use that time to sharpen up on your sports skills. Read more about the players and tournaments, surfaces, etc.....It will do you more good than reading those books. It will help you get a feel for the matches. Also try to specialize and bet on only one or two sports at the maximum.

If you're down to only $500 remaining, don't bet big. Try to get on a winning streak of 4 or 5 games straight before you start betting more than one unit. Stay away from parlays until you built your bankroll to a good size(over 30 units positive).

To be successful, you need to have a love for that sport you bet on. Tennis is a tough sport to bet on blindly. You have to like the sport and expect to spend a good amount of time watching videos of previous matches. Youtube is a great place for this. This helps you get a good feel for the player's upcoming matches and can also help find betting opportunities that the books have missed. You should know every player in the top fifty and all their nuances, strengths, weaknesses, etc. If you are not familiar with all the players, try following maybe 3 players for that week and bet strictly on or against just that player for that week.

Before laying out my tennis bets for the day, I spend about 2 hrs looking and comparing data. I also watch replays of the player's previous matches over the last month. I have a slight advantage due to being a former tennis player (played at the collegiate level) thus I can spot weaknesses in form sometimes that books often miss.

I wish you the best of luck for the remaining season.

[marniblitz]

Great tips. Thanks for sharing this.

[Possum]

I recently had a poster reach out to me for betting tips. I thought it would be helpful to post my response here to help out any newcomers to the game. Here was his question:

My response:


Hi,

Don't put too much importance in reading sports handicapping books.

Instead, use that time to sharpen up on your sports skills. Read more about the players and tournaments, surfaces, etc.....It will do you more good than reading those books. It will help you get a feel for the matches. Also try to specialize and bet on only one or two sports at the maximum.

If you're down to only $500 remaining, don't bet big. Try to get on a winning streak of 4 or 5 games straight before you start betting more than one unit. Stay away from parlays until you built your bankroll to a good size(over 30 units positive).

To be successful, you need to have a love for that sport you bet on. Tennis is a tough sport to bet on blindly. You have to like the sport and expect to spend a good amount of time watching videos of previous matches. Youtube is a great place for this. This helps you get a good feel for the player's upcoming matches and can also help find betting opportunities that the books have missed. You should know every player in the top fifty and all their nuances, strengths, weaknesses, etc. If you are not familiar with all the players, try following maybe 3 players for that week and bet strictly on or against just that player for that week.

Before laying out my tennis bets for the day, I spend about 2 hrs looking and comparing data. I also watch replays of the player's previous matches over the last month. I have a slight advantage due to being a former tennis player (played at the collegiate level) thus I can spot weaknesses in form sometimes that books often miss.

I wish you the best of luck for the remaining season.

Where/when did you play, MDF?

[MagicDiceFlow]

U of H (University of Houston) from 1995 to 1997. I'm on the shorter side about 5 foot 10 so I was at a heavy disadvantage compared with other player's. Eighty percent of the male collegiate players were over 6 feet tall, many of them close to 6'3 or above these days. I was a scrapper which is why I appreciate guys like Ferrer and Fognini. Us shorter guys have to play incredible defense and beat our opponents through fitness, defense, and consistent groundstrokes. I had a knee injury which ended the collegiate career.

[ohdecas]

Thank you dude

[kaliboyz]

Very helpful info!!! Who's house? Coogs' houseeeee! Go Coogs..

[Semper Fidelis]

Hey MDF, just wanted to take a minute to thank you for everything you bring to this forum buddy. Every time I see you posting on here you are doing nothing but giving your insight and advising others, and I'm sure I can vouch for everyone else in this forum in giving sincere thanks and appreciation for all you do. It's clear you're a standup guy with a lot of class, and it's refreshing to see that on this forum amidst the negativity and arrogance of others trying to bring down people and rooting for them to fail. We're all in this together against the books, and we need more people on this forum like you who do nothing but help and advise. Don't want to write a book or anything lol, just wanted you to know everything you do is sincerely appreciated my friend. Good luck whatever wagers you have tonight, and I certainly look forward to seeing future posts and any other tips/picks you can give out.

[Possum]

U of H (University of Houston) from 1995 to 1997. I'm on the shorter side about 5 foot 10 so I was at a heavy disadvantage compared with other player's. Eighty percent of the male collegiate players were over 6 feet tall, many of them close to 6'3 or above these days. I was a scrapper which is why I appreciate guys like Ferrer and Fognini. Us shorter guys have to play incredible defense and beat our opponents through fitness, defense, and consistent groundstrokes. I had a knee injury which ended the collegiate career.

I played at SMU 87-91 before the demise of the Southwest Conference. At that time, Houston did not have a team due to financial constraints(otherwise known as Title IX) and I believe they are in the same situation again. It's a shame-you guys had some great teams in the 70's.

[Hardcoar]

Hey MDF, just wanted to take a minute to thank you for everything you bring to this forum buddy. Every time I see you posting on here you are doing nothing but giving your insight and advising others, and I'm sure I can vouch for everyone else in this forum in giving sincere thanks and appreciation for all you do. It's clear you're a standup guy with a lot of class, and it's refreshing to see that on this forum amidst the negativity and arrogance of others trying to bring down people and rooting for them to fail. We're all in this together against the books, and we need more people on this forum like you who do nothing but help and advise. Don't want to write a book or anything lol, just wanted you to know everything you do is sincerely appreciated my friend. Good luck whatever wagers you have tonight, and I certainly look forward to seeing future posts and any other tips/picks you can give out.

Clearly you've missed this thread:

www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/tennis-betting/2491066-pliskova-400-meltdown-alert.html

When he does contribute something meaningful (which is most of the time mind you) however I agree with you. Props!

[MagicDiceFlow]

I played at SMU 87-91 before the demise of the Southwest Conference. At that time, Houston did not have a team due to financial constraints(otherwise known as Title IX) and I believe they are in the same situation again. It's a shame-you guys had some great teams in the 70's.

Oh nice. Yes , 1995-96 was a significant era for U of H when we joined the Conference USA. That was also the year we built the large indoor facility with indoor tennis. They ended the men's side in 1997 and only kept the women's tennis. It's unfortunate that there wasnt much focus and interest in tennis as there are in the other sports.

Nice to see another fellow player on the board!

[MagicDiceFlow]

Hey MDF, just wanted to take a minute to thank you for everything you bring to this forum buddy. Every time I see you posting on here you are doing nothing but giving your insight and advising others, and I'm sure I can vouch for everyone else in this forum in giving sincere thanks and appreciation for all you do. It's clear you're a standup guy with a lot of class, and it's refreshing to see that on this forum amidst the negativity and arrogance of others trying to bring down people and rooting for them to fail. We're all in this together against the books, and we need more people on this forum like you who do nothing but help and advise. Don't want to write a book or anything lol, just wanted you to know everything you do is sincerely appreciated my friend. Good luck whatever wagers you have tonight, and I certainly look forward to seeing future posts and any other tips/picks you can give out.

Thanks Semper and glad to be of help. I know how hard it is sometimes to break out of a funk and sometimes it just takes some help from someone on a good streak. I never wish any negativity on anyone(unless provoked) and have always treated everyone with respect regardless of background. The success rate of beating the books for an entire season is incredibly low and it takes all of us pulling together and sharing anything useful to come out ahead.

I wish you the best Semper and I'll continue to post any baseball games and tennis matches that I find beatable for us.

[Dmoneytx]

U of H (University of Houston) from 1995 to 1997. I'm on the shorter side about 5 foot 10 so I was at a heavy disadvantage compared with other player's. Eighty percent of the male collegiate players were over 6 feet tall, many of them close to 6'3 or above these days. I was a scrapper which is why I appreciate guys like Ferrer and Fognini. Us shorter guys have to play incredible defense and beat our opponents through fitness, defense, and consistent groundstrokes. I had a knee injury which ended the collegiate career.

Hey MDF, you know I live in Houston right??? North side, Spring man. I went to St Thomas High School down on Memorial & Shep. Grad in 92. Played Div II soccer in Boston for college. Do you still live here in Texas?? I never even thought of asking. But when I saw the UH post, I was like "woaa". I went by UH yesterday going out to Homer Ford Tennis Center to bring a friend 4 raquets (shady over there man!). LOL!!!

I was just curious. I thought you knew I taught tennis here in Spring, I just had no clue you lived here or grew up here or still do??? Let me know if you get a min. Thanks brotha, BOL on all the plays

[RichardGeorge]

lol... this guy has posted more losers then winners since hes started posting, but yet is doing a thread about "helpful tips" cause he had a good month.

lmao

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