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 amount of cash bet on sports must 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 begin to realise that a little thought and common sense could save me a lot of dough as well as maybe even make me some cash. For instance blindly betting on a team that you support just isn't the answer. You have to 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 good soccer then you just don't care who wins or looses. I find team sports to be the best as games like golf just has too many variables as well as favourites play a lot more tournaments than they win. Tennis I do not know enough about and can't judge. Look if you feel comfortable with these sports do not let me talk you out of it.

Alright so you've got 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 may help improve our chances they can be.

Do not 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 the best return though the chances are they won't and you shall have lost your money.

Look at middle ranking situations alright it may seem hard to separate them but by doing your research you will find you could. As an example does one side travel better than the other? What is the history between the two sides? This is not just the teams but coaches also.

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 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 can't make up their mind move on to another game as this one may very well 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 inadequate to boast about but we did enjoy ourselves.