Betting on sports has to be older than recorded history. We realize that the Romans were fanatical about sports betting although 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 has to be making a whole lot of money all I know is it certainly was not me.

Like many 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 lot of dough as well as maybe even make me some cash. For instance blindly betting on a team that you support is just not the answer. It is important to stand back be analytical and safe soccer 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 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 and also favourites play a lot more tournaments than they win. Tennis I do not know enough about and can not judge. Look if you feel at ease 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 set of rules that we thought can help improve our chances they are.

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 could get up and make you a good return however the chances are they won't and also you will have lost your hard earned money.

Look-at middle ranking situations alright it may seem difficult to separate them but by doing your investigation you shall find that one can. As an 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 is vital and 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 in the event the majority pick the same result then the odds are that may be the correct one. Should they can not 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 manage 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.