Top 10 Pro Sports Handicapping Tips

by NFLSystems.com Staff
1/25/06

If you are reading this page then chances are you are interested in becoming a successful pro sports handicapper. Maybe you already are but this article will be written for the novice sports investor who has been systems for a while and has seen little success.

Most novice sports investors go through the same learning process because they all make the same mistakes. Listed below are the Top 10 Reasons the Novice Handicapper Fails.

10) When you analyze the games on the board, you instictively look for the home teams / favorites you like to win and despite staring at an ungodly spread, you lay the points anyways.

9) After a couple of bad systems days, you try to make up your losses by systems bigger units.

8) You fall for the "Game of the Year" and "Game of the Month" advertising gimmicks of most pro sports handicappers and purchase them at your own peril.

7) You bet too many games on the board instead of locking in on a smaller number of games.

6) You bet at only one book taking their horrible money line odds and spreads. You need to bet at a couple of more sportsbooks to get the better price and line if possible. Check out our list of Top 10 Most Recommended Online Sports Betting Sites and begin getting more value in your picks.

5) You always buy points.

4) You bet on your favorite team.

3) You believe in riding a team by systems on them multiple games in a row.

2) You double up at halftime with the same side if you see your original wager losing.

1) You are more likely to bet on a game if it is on TV.

Honorable Mentions

A) You bet on a game only because you know you would feel pissed off if you did not bet on the game and it had won. ----------

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