Top 5 Tips to Win More Sports Bets

NFL betting advice and common sense tips to win more

The NFL season starting is like the beginning of a new year for players, fans and bettors. For gamblers, this is a perfect opportunity to start with a clean slate and carry out a review of sports betting practices, much like the soul-searching on New Year’s Day that results in life-enhancing resolutions. With this in mind, we have assembled some Betting Resolutions to consider for betting on the NFL this season.

While you may already be aware of some of these best practices for improved gambling; others may be new to you. By carefully applying this set of sports betting guidelines, should help you become more successful at betting football.

1. Get the best price

If you make only one NFL resolution this year, promise yourself to ALWAYS obtain the best available price or odds. Finding a sportsbook that offers reduced juice on NFL sides can save players up to 50% of the juice other books charge.

Holding an account at a book that offers lower vig will save you a fortune during the season, regardless of whether you’re a professional handicapper or a novice sports bettor.

To prove a point, a player has to win close to 53% of their bets just to break even at traditional -110 pricing offered by mainstream sportsbooks. At a low juice sports book, you only need to win 51% of your plays to break even.

2. Use good risk management

Risk management is one of the most misunderstood and undervalued concepts in sports betting. If you bet for fun, the average cost for a bet is based on the juice or vig. For example, betting $100 on an NFL game using standard -110 pricing at a traditional sportsbook has an average cost of $5 per game. If you do no handicapping and just play for kicks, betting 100 games at $100 each, you should expect to lose $500 in a season.

Winning players must understand this too. It’s possible to be a successful handicapper, but still lose long-term by betting more money than your advantage dictates. A sensible tactic for winning players is to never risk more than 3% of bankroll on any given play and to always shop for the best price.

3. Understand and limit your bankroll

A gambling bankroll is defined as the amount of money a bettor is prepared to lose before they’ll stop wagering. Decide what your bankroll is before the season begins and stick to it. If you hit a losing streak (everybody does at some point), reduce the bet size relative to your lower bankroll. If you haven’t thought about your bankroll before, do it now, before the season starts. By failing to address this fundamental aspect of gambling you could easily lose more than you ever intended.

4. Keep good records

Keeping an accurate track record of your plays can reveal areas of weakness you may not have been previously aware of. You might find that you win in most markets, but consistently lose money in one particular area. For example, you may crush the book on NFL sides, but get killed on totals. A bettor may also flourish at a particular point of the season and be unsuccessful at another. It is best to keep records of your plays to highlights these trends, which can then be corrected, maximized or avoided.

5. Play for fun AND profit

Let’s face it, people bet for different reasons. But, it should always include having at least some fun. Even a professional gambler has a bit of fun betting on NFL and college football, despite treating it like a job. Sure, everyone wants to make money sports betting, but if you find yourself distraught after a big loss or chasing losses by using the SNF or Monday Night Football game as a ‘get out’ game, it’s time to look in the mirror. Bottom line, when the fun stops, so should the betting.