Habits of Highly Effective College Football Handicappers Articles | Gambling

By: Richard Bleuze

Habits of Highly Effective College Football Handicappers

College football can be exciting and rewarding for many sports bettors by following just a few habits that can boost your bottom line.  Below are a few habits that I recommend if you bet on college football for a living or just for recreation.

1. Get the best game odds by shopping around for the best price.  You should have a minimum of 4 books to choose from so that you can get the best odds available.  Line shopping can turn several losers into winners.  Compare sportsbooks at our reviews page.

2. Do not bet on parlays.   Many recreational players play a high volume of parlays.  These bets are considered sucker bets and require a large house edge to play.  However, if you must play parlays, then do only 2 or 3 parlay team bets.   If you stick to straight bets you should see your bottom line increase.

3. Analyze your wager after the game is completed by keeping notes in a spreadsheet or just a notebook!  This is important for future reference.   Many times you will handicap a game correctly, but you will still lose.   By doing this, you will at least know that the wager you placed was sound and should similar circumstances in the future arise, you can play with confidence.

4. Watch the line moves and try to determine why it is moving.  Is there some information that you aren’t aware of such as an injury?

5. You must employ a sound money management approach and stick to it.

6. Use only money that is above and beyond your normal living expense.  This is often called your bankroll.   If you are playing with money that should be set aside for your living expenses, then you are setting yourself up for trouble in the future.  The one thing that I know,  is that there are not any sure bets in sports betting!

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