Sports Betting 101

Sports betting wages a war between persistence and resistance. Winning any war requires a supreme strategy to spark hot streaks, withstand cold spells, and ultimately, march forward in a positive direction. A successful sports bettor doesn’t need to graduate from West Point to achieve victory.

Betting on perfection pays in fool’s gold. Whether Daniel Jones or John Doe, everyone stumbles en route to reaching gambling goals.

This article highlights six common sports betting mistakes to avoid to help readers eliminate common, self-enforced errors.

In layman’s terms, you can think of juice (also known as “vig” or “vigorish”) as the tax that sportsbooks charge on each side of a bet.

The sports betting world revolves around wins and losses. What happens when the stars don’t align for an event to occur, leading to rescheduling/postponements, possibly even cancelations?

Whether dealing with a bookie or oddsmakers that would rather break your bank than legs, there’s always going to be a cut for the house. No matter how sweet a deal looks, the prices sportsbooks offer are never truly fair.

The reason for this is the “vig.” Alternative names for vig are “juice,” or “house edge.” This article explains how to use fair odds to even the sports betting playing field.

Bad beats don’t originate from questionable gardening practices. They leave a bad taste in bettors’ mouths when a conclusion nobody reasonably sees coming stunts profit growth.