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Sports
Betting 101 – How to bet on sports
Why
Gamble on Sports?
by
Jim Campbell of Footballforecastor.com
Men and woman have
in all likelihood been gambling on this or that since the
beginning of time, mostly for the sheer pleasure and excitement of
it all, thus the reason that bookmakers have been around just as
long as gamblers themselves. Read
more about Why
Gamble on Sports?
How
to use proper money management
by
Jim Campbell of Footballforecastor.com
Your
Bankroll must be protected at all costs, you need to have a
dedicated bankroll to get you thru the ups and downs of sports
wagering, you must think of Sports Wagering in the very same light
as you would Stock Market or any other type of investment, in the
big picture no matter what form of investment you choose,
you have to have a "Cushion"
to get you thru the ups and downs of a market that naturally rises
and falls during any given cycle. Read
more about How
to use proper money management.
Why
use off-shore sportsbooks?
by
Jim Campbell of Footballforecastor.com
Although
I started using online sports books almost 15 years ago, I still
maintained contact with a couple of local books for the
express purpose of getting better lines with regard to the
local or favorite teams of choice in my neck of the woods, the
reasoning of course was so that if I saw "Value"
in going against the local teams of choice then what better place
to get the best line when going against them then in their home
town or area?
Read more about Why
use off-shore sportsbooks?
How
to Bet on NFL Football
by
Jim Campbell of Footballforecastor.com
The
NFL has long since supplanted baseball as “America’s sport”
and for good reason when considering NFL and College football
teams play once weekly which in the end lends credence to the
saying of “absence makes the heart grow fonder”, however, in
the big picture one of the predominate reasons for the popularity
of football centers around how easy it is to understand the
mechanics of wagering on football. Read
more about How
to Bet on NFL Football.
How
to Bet on College Football
by
Jim Campbell of Footballforecastor.com
College
Football is still considered king amongst many for wagering
purposes due to the sheer number of games played by the various
teams in various divisions on a weekly basis, which means that in truth there are
indeed many more opportunities to be found in terms of “value”
in College sports over professional sports but most do not
understand that while wagering on College football is almost
identical to wagering on the NFL, the handicapping principles
involved is totally different. Read
more about How
to Bet on College Football.
How
to Bet on Hockey
by
Jim Campbell of Footballforecastor.com
The
most recent changes brought about in the hockey world centered
around the NHL lock-out of the 2004-2005 season, the end result
was a season without hockey and a flurry of new rules, most of the
new rules were created and designed to bring more excitement to
the game of hockey, however, these same rule changes also affected
the way a gambler now wagers on hockey with regard to the
elimination of ties and the new shootout format to decide games
which of course put an end to games ending in a tie and brought
about the introduction of the “money-line” to hockey. Read
more about How
to Bet on Hockey.
How
to Bet on Horse Racing
by
Jim Campbell of Footballforecastor.com
Horse
racing along with what is known as buggy racing is still
considered tops in many circles of the American sports betting
world. The annual highlight of this sport takes place every year
during the months of May and June with what is known as the Triple
Crown races which are held at three different race tracks. Read
more about
How
to Bet Horse Racing.
How
to Bet against the Point Spreads
by
Jim Campbell of Footballforecastor.com
Most
novice gamblers end up losing their proverbial shirts year in and
year out, most failures can be directly attributed to poor money
management practices but many more failures are also due to a
complete lack of knowledge with regard to how to handicap that
particular sport and the factors/situations that come into play
week in and week out.
Read
more about How
to bet against
the Point Spreads.
How
To Bet on the NBA
by
Jim Campbell of Footballforecastor.com
Basketball
can be one of the tougher sports to handicap for novices, most
believe that teams will perform the same (good or bad) in each
outing because there are no weather concerns like those that exist
in football, while it is indeed true that each basketball contest
takes place indoors, most fail to realize how hard it is to play a
sting of back to back to back games and especially if travel is
involved, in this article we will look at the various factors that
must be considered when handicapping hoops. Read
more about How
To Bet the NBA.
One
of the nations most prolific handicappers is Jim Campbell who can
be found at www.footballforecastor.com,
he once again showed his expertise by finishing the 2005-2006
college football season with an overall amazing and eye opening
mark of 49-32-1 ATS for a winning rate of 60.49%
which includes a record of 9-4 ATS with his College Bowl
selections and also includes his winning selection of Texas over
USC in the BCS National Championship Game, that winning result on
Texas means that Jim Campbell has now correctly picked the point
spread winner in the past EIGHT straight College
National Championship games.
Our goal here at www.footballforecastor.com
is to hit the 60% win mark year in and year out with our NFL and
college football selections, in the big picture few handicappers
are able to achieve this lofty goal on a consistent basis. I shake
my head in wonderment on how they get away with such outrageous
claims when I see the Saturday morning scam-you-cappers on TV or
in the advertisements listed in the USA Today newspaper touting
win percentages of 75% or 80% over the course of a season.
The simple truth is that only
the very best handicappers consistently produce seasonal results
that fall within the 55% to 60% range much like we do here at
footballforecastor.com year in and year out, my advise to all
clients is to use extreme discipline in the amount of games you
wager on each week, you must also adhere to good money management
techniques in order to get through the peaks and valleys of a long
season.
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