View Full Version : Sports betting = free money?
Sponger15SB
10-26-2005, 02:04 AM
Is it possible for me to find good, free information out there on picks for all sporting events, just make the exact same bets and rake in the cash?
I mean, uh, there are people out there who are winning sports bettors beating the vig and putting out there picks, right?
My post sucks but basically I'm looking for as much information as you can give me cause I know jack [censored] about sports betting and don't really care enough to make my own picks, I just want to use people to make money for me.
TheRover
10-26-2005, 02:27 AM
I'll sell my NFL picks for $10 a week.
Sponger15SB
10-26-2005, 02:39 AM
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I'll sell my NFL picks for $10 a week.
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See but why would you do that when you could just make more than that upping your bets?
Guarenteed money? Bleh, I dunno.
I need more info!
MasterShakes
10-26-2005, 02:41 AM
Follow Fezzik's advice over at Fezziksplace.
Follow the advice in Stanford Wong's book.
There are no trustworthy handicappers who consistently pick winners against widely available lines in the long term. This is an extremely tough area of gambling to make money at and it takes a much bigger bankroll to make money at this than poker does.
Rather than answering a bunch of individual questions, the best advice I can give you is to read Sharp Sports Betting by Stanford Wong.
natedogg
10-26-2005, 03:04 AM
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Is it possible for me to find good, free information out there on picks for all sporting events, just make the exact same bets and rake in the cash?
I mean, uh, there are people out there who are winning sports bettors beating the vig and putting out there picks, right?
My post sucks but basically I'm looking for as much information as you can give me cause I know jack [censored] about sports betting and don't really care enough to make my own picks, I just want to use people to make money for me.
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Hell yeah. Just bet on Atlanta and Philly each week. They can't lose man!
natedogg
TheRover
10-26-2005, 03:09 AM
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Is it possible for me to find good, free information out there on picks for all sporting events, just make the exact same bets and rake in the cash?
I mean, uh, there are people out there who are winning sports bettors beating the vig and putting out there picks, right?
My post sucks but basically I'm looking for as much information as you can give me cause I know jack [censored] about sports betting and don't really care enough to make my own picks, I just want to use people to make money for me.
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Hell yeah. Just bet on Atlanta and Philly each week. They can't lose man!
natedogg
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Not only that, but Philly is getting points! +3.5!
POTC.
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Follow Fezzik's advice over at Fezziksplace.
Follow the advice in Stanford Wong's book.
There are no trustworthy handicappers who consistently pick winners against widely available lines in the long term. This is an extremely tough area of gambling to make money at and it takes a much bigger bankroll to make money at this than poker does.
Rather than answering a bunch of individual questions, the best advice I can give you is to read Sharp Sports Betting by Stanford Wong.
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Your telling me that there are no long term winning handicappers. Yes, sports betting has its variance just like poker, but there are handicappers who win in the long term.
sublime
10-26-2005, 06:14 AM
There are no trustworthy handicappers who consistently pick winners against widely available lines in the long term
You misworded this I think.
There are cappers who can beat WA lines, the only problem is the lines they are picking at usually dont last long.
Runner Runner
10-26-2005, 10:55 AM
There are winning cappers on the net who you can follow blindly for free if you want. Go to fezziksplace, go to sharp sports betting bleacher pages and then wade through the b.s at the prescription and you will find some winners over there as well.
Also, take advantage of sportsbook bonuses and additional bonuses available by way of biggerbonus.com. Use a few different books and always be rolling bonuses over while you bet.
Sportsbetting can definitely be beaten but winning cappers still only hit about 55% winners so if you are betting say $100 a game in the long run your profit will be $5 to $7 a game, which makes it not nearly as profitable as poker.
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Follow Fezzik's advice over at Fezziksplace
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But fade his challenge picks.
King Yao
10-26-2005, 10:27 PM
making money betting sports is tough work. not only do you need to know intricate details of the sport you are betting, but you also need to know the betting details. there is no free lunch.
dogmeat
10-27-2005, 01:10 AM
I really like Jim Fiest. He's a Las Vegas sports handicapper, and I've played poker against him and picked his brain - he's been there for maybe 20 years - but I still wouldn't take advice from him on specific games.
I've been betting sports since 1984 (when the Tigers made me a ton of money by winning about 35 of their first 40 games) and I can honestly say that I almost never have a losing season in any sport - but it's because I put a lot of time and effort into it. You can not get reliable information that will make you a winner at sports betting by taking "free" advice on the internet.
FWIW, my best advice is just don't ever bet sports unless you are really going to learn a sport, and love it, win or lose.
Dogmeat /images/graemlins/spade.gif
"but winning cappers still only hit about 55% winners"
Americans forget there are other sports out there lol.
"so if you are betting say $100 a game in the long run your profit will be $5 to $7 a game, which makes it not nearly as profitable as poker."
55% with bonuses, free points, low vig etc. $100 units, well you just need a decent BR.
"making money betting sports is tough work. not only do you need to know intricate details of the sport you are betting, but you also need to know the betting details. there is no free lunch. "
Tough work if your handicapping yourself. Profiting off sports is actually quite easy. You just need decent capital.
You won't find many profitable cappers giving free picks at all. There are a decent number of honest&profitable services out there though if you look hard & get lucky. Thank god there are so many scamdicappers out there.
sublime
10-27-2005, 11:42 AM
but winning cappers still only hit about 55%
55% is probably upper win % of many good handicappers.
sports is tough. even for a schmuck like me who just follows the advice of others.
"55% is probably upper win % of many good handicappers."
FWIW a resourceful sportsbettor could easily outperform the stock market if he had a few sources of breakeven picks.
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