Sports Betting

If you want to be a professional gambler, you have about three choices of games that are beatable: poker, sports betting, and blackjack. Sure, you might win the lottery or hit the jackpot one day on a slot machine, but you can’t become a professional lottery player, nor a professional slot machine player, nor a professional roulette player, nor a professional craps player, nor a professional keno player, nor a professional baccarat player, etc. These games are all constructed so that the house has a built-in advantage against the players that can only be “beat” by getting lucky, then quitting while you’re ahead. But poker and sports betting are quite different. Professional gamblers can consistently win at poker and sports betting. It’s not easy, but my book will explain how maybe you, if you’re one of the rare souls who has what it takes as far as self-discipline and emotional control, can become a profitable sports investor.

And, I should repeat here that successful professional sports investors do not risk more than 1% of their bankroll on any one play, and they should not jiggle their bet sizes up and down based upon “star systems”.  Despite what touts may tell you, there is no such thing as a 20-star “can’t miss” or “lock” pick.  The lines are never so far off that you’ll have a sure thing.  As a professional sports investor, you’re looking to win over the long haul by wagering whenever you detect a slight edge of just a few percentage points (i.e., 54% chance of winning against a -110 spread).  Even a super-superb pick against the spread will lose about 40% of the time.  There are no locks, so don’t bet as if there are.  Lack of money management fundamentals dooms most sports bettors, even if they can pick more winners than losers.