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Lessons That Experienced Sports Bettors Have Learned the Hard Wa

Lessons That Experienced Sports Bettors Have Learned the Hard Way

Sports betting, like anything else in life, takes a great deal of struggle to get to the top of the mountain. In fact, the vast majority of slot gamblers never get to experience that feeling of figuring it out to the point where profitability over the course of a year is a given.

With that being said, after years of doing anything there are some lessons gleaned that are worth sharing with those with less experience. In this article, I’ll outline the truths sports bettors have come to understand…at a cost.

When in Doubt, Take the Underdog

The problem with trying to fade the public – as easy as that sports betting handicapping strategy might be – is that often times, neither side has a high enough percentage of the overall action to make the concept valid.

For example, if you’re betting on the Patriots vs. the Dolphins and 53% of the money is on the Pats, is that really enough to “fade?” I mean, the sportsbooks are going to win either way, so the information you can take out of where the action is doesn’t really have enough weight to help you make a decision.

Because of the reason I just laid out above, I don’t want this section to get confused with fading the public, even if the public does seem to have a preference toward the favorite, generally speaking. And for what it’s worth, if you look at the numbers, fading the public does generally work out in your favor.

Learning any kind of lesson often comes about after feeling a sense of regret for having done something wrong (in this case, picking the favorite) or not doing something you should have done (pick the underdog). In my experience, when I’ve lost a bet I can stomach the result when I take the underdog. When I lose because I chose the favorite, I feel like an amateur.

Sportsbooks are well aware that most amateur bettors (which makes up most of the betting action overall) has a preference toward the favorite. It makes sense – betting on the underdog means putting your hard-earned money on the team that is clearly inferior. However, your goal should be to do the opposite of what the house wants.

At the end of the day, it’s inaccurate to suggest that you should always go with the favorite or always go with the underdog, but when you’re stuck between the two, go with the one the sportsbook doesn’t want you to pick; in most cases, the underdog.

When in Doubt, Gamble by Betting the Under

I know, I know – this sounds just like the previous section. And if you’re wondering, yes, nearly the same philosophy applies here as well.

Most sports fans want to see points. Not only do they want to see points, but they also like to bet on seeing those points. Guess who is well-aware of this truth? If you guessed the sportsbooks, you’d be correct.

To reiterate the same message as in the section that speaks to betting on the underdog when you don’t have a lean either way, consider what the sportsbook wants you to do when it comes to betting totals. In most cases, over/under lines will be slightly higher than they “should” be due to artificial inflation caused by sports fans who simply want to see points on the board.

With that said, there are some instances where this philosophy actually works the other way around. Notably, in matchup between two defensive-minded teams things work in reverse. If you’re first instinct is “under, all the way” that’s probably the best time to go with the over.

This will be a common thread throughout this article, but if I keep mentioning it perhaps it will stick: In all cases, do what you think is the opposite of what the house wants you to do.

It’s About the Money, Not the Win/Loss Record

I’ll admit – it took me years to get this through my head. Make no mistake about it, there’s a massive difference between knowing something is true, and acting like it’s true.

Sports, generally speaking, puts the overall win/loss record above anything else. At the end of the day, both fans and players just care about putting a ‘W’ up on the board. Though all wins certainly are not created equally, all wins count the same. This is not the case with sports betting.

The epitome of a true beginner move is betting the moneyline favorite when it seems like the outcome of a game is a sure thing. When I say “heavy favorite,” I’m referring to games in which one team is at least -200 or below.

If you take nothing else out of this article, remember that it’s never a good idea to take these types of bets. Yes, it’s great to get a win, but the odds just aren’t in your favor with a heavy favorite bet.

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