Beating The Point Spread

Beating the point spread is not as easy as one may think. Oddsmakers are no dummies and it's no coincidence that casinos and sportsbooks are plush and give away free drinks, free grub, and free bets to their patrons. Folks, vegas wasn't built on losers and bookies don't drive cadillacs because they lose. When betting a point spread you are betting at odds. Not a moneyline, but still at odds. There are some things you can do to increase your odds and some things you can do to decrease your odds of winning. This article was created to help you increase your odds of beating the point spread. It can be done but it's up to you to apply the necessary tools to do so. Too many sports bettors LOSE by not sticking to their guns. What are your guns? Let us show you....

1. The TV Game. Oddsmakers creating the point spread know exactly which games are on TV and know that most bettors are "square" and want to root for the favoite. So with that being said does that turn on any lightbulbs in your head? It does ours and we think that on nationally televised football games the point spread is inflated which gives value to the underdog. Now this value may not be apparent to the eye, but to us we see a half point here and there as an opportunity for free cash to we watch these games closely! How many Monday Night Football Games have you bet on the fav and had it lose by a half point, a field goal, or less? TOO DAMN MANY! We'd be assenine to suggest taking the underdog in every big game, but please, for the good of your betting bankroll, consider taking the underdog in these matchups! You will be glad you did...Besides, what's better than being a few points ahead to start the the game? Many envision the favorite winning the game, but try this...envision being up 3.5 or 6.5 points ahead to start the game! Football is a grind and anything can happnen! The ball is shaped odd and when it hits the ground it can take a bounce in any direction it damn well pleases! Don't be a pussy cat! Consider being the dog!

2. Your Favorite Team. Stay the @#$# away from your favorite team. Let's fantasize for a minute here. Your wife is a nag, rag, bitch right? Sure! Ours are too! So let's say your out at a show or a restaraunt and some punk ass tells your wife she's a nag, rag, or a bitch! Holy smokes, whatcha gonna do? It's time to go to battle right? You may agree with the puke that called your wife a name, however your ready to stand up for your nag-rag-bitch wife and and fight for her because you are blinded by love and biased in your opinion!

Well, let's face it, your a man, and you love football otherwise you wouldn't be here. You have a favorite team and that team can be a nag-rag-bitch (mine is the Minnesota Vikings) and you refuse to believe it in your heart so you stand up and fight despite knowing your team is a nag-rag-bitch which will more times than not will result in you losing your loot on the game. Don't bet with your heart or not only will your wife be a nag-rag-bitch, but your wallet will be empty too. It's bad enough we all have to be married, don't let your favorite football team @#$# you too! ;)

3. The "Coin Flipper" Oh man, the coin flipper really gets us. "I gotta have action so I'm gonna just pick a team and bet". Holy smokes, do you spit in the wind? Fart in elevators? @$#% where you eat? Hell no! Take a few minutes and handicap the game your betting! This may be as simple as checking to see if the team your betting on is a weak passing team and the opponent has the best pass rushing defense and secondary in the league. Don't commit finanical suicide! Check into what your laying your loot on otherwise you may be walking into a financial death trap!

4. Watch the Lines/Odds. Lines and odds move throughout the week. Be sure your not betting "against" a line move. Line moves can be caused by heavy wiseguy action on one side of a game, a late breaking injury, or heavy action coming in on one side in which the linesmaker is adjusting with the hopes of getting action on the other side that's not getting much action. Don't live and die by this though....Line moves can be what are called "head fakes" by wiseguys in which they bet a bunch of cash on one side, the line moves to accomodate this wiseguy move, then they come back and nail the other side for twice as much. This is the new "thing" in wiseguy moves/steam plays so be very careful. There's no rush to get down on your bet. Just sit back and watch what happens and make your move when you feel comfortable in doing so.

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