Betting on sports has to be older than recorded history. We know that the Romans were fanatical about sports betting however the loser probably wouldn't or couldn't show up for the next game.

World wide the amount of cash bet on sports has to be absolutely phenomenal some one some ware has to be making a whole lot of cash all I know is it certainly was not me.

Like the majority of 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 whole lot of dough and maybe even make me some money. For example blindly betting on a team that you support is just not the answer. You should stand back be analytical and detached with no personal involvement.

In case 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 don't care who wins or looses. I find team sports to be the top as games like golf just has too many variables and even favourites play a lot more tournaments than they win. Tennis I don't know enough about and cannot judge. Look if you feel comfortable with these sports do not 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 set of rules that we thought can help improve our chances they may be.

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

At the exact same time don't pick the under dog. Sure they can get up and make you a good return but the chances are they will not and also you will have lost your money.

Look at middle ranking situations alright it may seem difficult to separate them but by doing your research you will find that 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 also.

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

What are this Sports Writers and Journalists saying and Read A great deal more more than one of their predictions as on there own also they can be notoriously inaccurate. However in the event the majority pick the same result then the odds are that can be the correct one. Should they cannot make up their mind move on to another game as this one might be too close.

Limit the number 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 not enough to boast about but we did enjoy ourselves.