Betting on sports has to be older than recorded history. We realize that the Romans were fanatical about sports betting even though the loser probably would not or could not show up for the next game.

World wide the total amount of money bet on sports must be absolutely phenomenal some one some ware must be making a lot of money all I know is it certainly was not me.

Similar to most people betting on sports was all about fun for me I never thought of making serious money from it.

Although I did start to realise that just a little thought and common sense could save me a great deal of dough and maybe even make me some cash. For example blindly betting on a team that you support is not the answer. You need to stand back be analytical and detached with no personal involvement.

If you are a true sports fan that maybe easier said than done so pick a sport that you do not follow and after that you just do not care who wins or looses. I find team sports to be the top as games like golf just has too many variables and also favourites play a great deal more tournaments than they win. Tennis I do not know enough about and can not judge. Look if you feel confident with these sports don’t let me talk you out of it.

Alright so you have picked your sport or sports then what.

Well a friend and I sat down some time ago and put together a list or group of rules that we thought can help improve our chances they can be.

Don’t pick the most obvious favourite as the returns for a win are too small as well as the risk of a loss to great.

At the exact same time don’t pick the under dog. Sure they might get up and make you a good return although the chances are they will not and how you can help will have lost your money.

Look-at middle ranking situations alright it may seem challenging to separate them but by doing your research you will find you can. For example does one side travel better than the other? What will be the history between the 2 sides? This is not just the teams but coaches as well.

Are key players available? This really is vital and may also throw off rules 12&3 straight away.

What are this Sports Writers and Journalists saying and read more than one of their predictions as on there own they may be notoriously inaccurate. However in the event the majority pick the exact same result then the odds are which will be the correct one. Should they cannot make up their mind move on to another game as this one could be too close.

Limit the range of bets you make if you bet on every one you will inevitable lose.

Finally control the amount that you bet we had a fund and 5% of it was the limit on anyone bet.

All of this made us a small profit but certainly inadequate to boast about but we did enjoy ourselves.