Two Contrasting Approaches

The approach that I like the best, and that has served me well, is to play simply one main game on a Sunday. I will bet one unit on this game and often use the money line if the team is a chalk. If the team is an underdog I will almost always just take the points rather than the plus money of the money line. I will also confess that, if I have a play that loses during the early session I will, in fact, bet more on a second later play in order to try and still make a profit for the day. If the second play also blows I simply write the day off and do not try and chase my losses any more.

I used to play multiple games but was never comfortable with it and, when I was fed up with losing and realized that I had to change my style, I settled for a “one game at a time” approach that made me a far more selective, and effective gambler.

I also learned to be “contrarian” and to use a “Sportsbook Outlook” by opposing consensus plays and the mainstream gambling public. It was quite difficult at first, and even scary to spit into the hurricane of group thought, but I quickly learned that it was also intelligent and profitable to put myself on the same side as the oddsmakers whenever possible.

A close former associate of mine was totally different. This guy would bang several different sides and totals both in the early and late games and have more action on both the side and total for the Sunday Night game. While there is no way I would ever play that way this guy would often catch incredible streaks and do quite well, but that was offset by other Sunday’s when he was blown out with bad luck. Overall the odds would catch up with this guy and he would pay the price with losses by betting too many games for too many reasons.

You will find that when you visit online gambling chat rooms or hang at a sportsbook that most gamblers have a lot of different action going on and seem to be “playing” rather than “working.” You will also learn that there really is merit to the old saying about “quality over quantity” and that the less games you play and more selective that you become; the better your odds will be at making money.