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

World wide the total amount of cash bet on sports has to be absolutely phenomenal some one some ware must be making a lot of cash 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 just a little thought and common sense could save me a lot of dough and possibly even make me some cash. By way of example blindly betting on a team that you support isn't the answer. You should stand back be analytical and detached with no personal involvement.

In the event 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 even favourites play a great deal more tournaments than they win. Tennis I don't know enough about and can't judge. Look if you feel confident with these sports don't let me talk you out of it.

Alright so you have picked your sport or sports bookie then what.

Well a friend and I sat down some time ago and put together a list or group of rules that we thought may help improve our chances they can 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 do not pick the under dog. Sure they may get up and make you an excellent return however the chances are they will not and you shall have lost your hard earned money.

Look at middle ranking situations alright it may seem challenging to separate them but by doing your research you shall find that you may. By way of example does one side travel better than the other? What is the history between the 2 sides? This isn't just the teams but coaches also.

Are key players available? This 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 if the majority pick the exact same result then the odds are that may be the correct one. Whenever they can not make up their mind move on to another game as this one may 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 anyone bet.

All of this made us a small profit but certainly inadequate to boast about but we did enjoy ourselves.