Betting on sports must be older than recorded history. We realize that the Romans were fanatical about sports betting however the loser probably wouldn't or couldn't show up for the next game.

World wide the amount of cash bet on sports has to be absolutely phenomenal some one some ware has to be making a lot of cash all I know is it certainly was not me.

Similar to most people betting on sports was all about fun for me I never thought of making serious money from it.

Although I did start to realise that a little thought and common sense could save me a whole lot of dough and perhaps even make me some cash. By way of example blindly betting on a team that you support is not the answer. It's important to stand back be analytical and detached with no personal involvement.

If you're a true sports fan that maybe easier said than done so pick a sport that you do not follow and then you just don't care who wins or looses. I find team sports to be the best as games like golf just has too many variables as well as favourites play a lot more tournaments than they win. Tennis I do not know enough about and can not judge. Look if you feel comfortable with these sports don't let me talk you out of it.

Alright so you've got picked your sport or sports then what.

Well a friend and I sat down some time ago and put together a list or group of rules that we thought may help improve our chances they're.

Don't pick the most obvious favourite as the returns for a win are too small as well as the risk of a loss to great.

At the same time do not pick the under dog. Sure they can get up and make you a great return but the chances are they will not and you will have lost your hard earned money.

Look-at middle ranking situations alright it may seem hard to separate them but by doing your investigation you will find you can. For instance does one side travel better than the other? What is the history between the 2 sides? This is not just the teams but coaches as well.

Are key players available? This is vital and can throw off rules 12&3 straight away.

What are this Sports Writers and Journalists saying and his response read more than one of their predictions as on there own they may be notoriously inaccurate. However if the majority pick the exact same result then the odds are that can be the correct one. If they can't make up their mind move on to another game as this one could possibly be too close.

Limit the number of bets you make if you bet on every one you will inevitable lose.

Finally manage the amount that you bet we had a fund and 5% of it was the limit on any one bet.

All of this made us a small profit but certainly not enough to boast about but we did enjoy ourselves.