American Football Betting Tip – Do You Know What Separates Winning Bettors From Losers?

Soccer betting is like running a marathon, not a 100 meter dash. Each soccer season lasts an average of nine months. Every bettor must be prepared for the long haul.

A very high percentage of bettors ultimately lost money. The proportion of losers could reach 95%. Therefore, there is this small elite group of 5% of bettors who can generate consistent profits year after year. What separates these gamblers from the losing crowd?

Here are the six factors that separate winning bettors from losing bettors:

1) Football betting should be treated as a business, not a hobby

This is a key factor that is often underestimated. When you are in business, every business transaction will be handled carefully to ensure that you make a profit. You do not transact business just for fun. Same with sports betting. Serious bettors put a lot of effort and time into running their betting campaign like a business. They will do everything possible to maximize profits and stay solvent during the grueling campaign.

2) Have a Strategy Checklist

Professionals set very clear strategy criteria that involve extensive research and analysis. They place their bets based on established strategies and not on the “sure win” advice they heard or the “lucky hunch” they feel.

3) Keep a log of systematic bets

No business exists without proper documentation. In football betting this is called the bet log and is used by all successful bettors. Documenting your bets will help you identify the reasons behind winning bets and the causes behind losing bets.

Record keeping takes a lot of time, effort, and discipline. But the bet log will reveal an accurate picture of all your bets.

Losing is bad. But losing without knowing why is worse. Most losing bettors don’t try to figure out why they lost. If they knew, they would have done something about it, reversed the tide, and then become winners.

From the bet log, you might be surprised to find that some things work better than others. Do more of what works and less of what doesn’t.

4) Have solid money management rules

Winning bettors know that even though they can pick more than 50% of the winning bets, they can still lose if they bet more money on the losing ones. They know that no betting plan can turn a losing selection into a winner, BUT a good selection can be ruined by a poor betting plan.

The pros will establish solid money management rules, especially when it comes to bet sizes. The amount will be carefully determined so that their betting pool can remain solvent to allow them to weather any downward swings in the long marathon of betting.

The biggest mistake losing bettors make is to vary their bet sizes frequently in the belief that this is the fast track to profit. They doubled to “make a killing” when they won, and also doubled to “catch up” when they lost. They risked too much of their bankroll on some of those “emotional” bets. They didn’t spend enough time to understand that sound money management practices can maximize their profits and help them avoid losing their entire bankroll. Inefficient money management can cause them to settle much faster than they expected.

5) Stick to the plan at all costs

Winning bettors follow their plan religiously. Of course, this is easier said than done, since we are all human beings. There are many temptations to stray from the plane. There is always a good reason to do it.

There are bettors who can refer to your rules 100 times but have trouble sticking to some of them, especially the bet size. Remember, you can pick 60% of the winners and still lose if you’re putting more $ on the losers.

Professionals have the mindset to be firm and not deviate from your plan.

6) Be very patient when the chips are low

Those punters who expect to be profitable every week will be disappointed. You are going to win and you should expect to lose. You will have ups and downs. Stripes happen on the road.

Losing is inevitable and it’s part of the game. Professionals accept losing streaks as part of their business. They are prepared to take losses in the short term, but they never lose sight of their betting business for the long term. Your priority is to make sure your betting pool doesn’t run out.

Every bettor should remember that cash is his inventory, like tools for a mechanic. Without cash, you’re out of business and with no chance of coming back.

Conclusion

The above six factors may sound easy to understand and follow, but when there is real money at stake, it may not seem so easy to do anymore.

It takes a lot of efforts to devise a winning strategy. It can be psychologically more difficult to religiously stick to the plan. This is the reason why most bettors fail to win consistently. I hope you have what it takes to be a member of the exception.