Betting on sports must be older than recorded history. We know that the Romans were fanatical about sports betting although the loser probably wouldn't or could not show up for the next game.

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

Like 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 a little thought and common sense could save me a great deal of dough and possibly even make me some cash. By way of example blindly betting on a team that you support is just not the answer. You will need to stand back be analytical and detached with no personal involvement.

In the event that you are a true sports fan that maybe easier said than done so pick a sport that you do not follow and then 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 funny post also favourites play a lot more tournaments than they win. Tennis I don't know enough about and can't judge. Look if you feel at ease 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're.

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 same time do not pick the under dog. Sure they could get up and make you an excellent return although the chances are they will not and also you shall have lost your hard earned money.

Look-at middle ranking situations alright it may seem hard to separate them but by doing your research you will find you can. By way of example does one side travel better than the other? What is the history between the two sides? This isn't just the teams but coaches also.

Are key players available? This really is vital and also can 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 if the majority pick the same result then the odds are that may be the correct one. Whenever they cannot make up their mind move on to another game as this one could possibly 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 any one bet.

All of this made us a small profit but certainly not enough to boast about but we did enjoy ourselves.