Adam Meyer's Ultimate Fraud - Not Taking It Seriously
By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2011-06-14 20:26:56 | Word Count: 886
Sports betting can be a profitable undertaking even for newbies as there is significant line value. But you can defraud yourself if you don't take it seriously, and treat your sports betting like any other investment or business.
Adam Meyer is America's top sports handicapper, and host of Real Money Sports radio. Adam has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ESPN Insider, E News and has been handicapping sports for over 22 years. He teaches new sports bettors how to be patient, manage their money, and how to avoid frauds that will decrease your winnings over time.
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For example, in MLB games on any particular night, the league-leading team can be routed by the league's worst team in more instances than in any other sports events. MLB sports betting requires extensive research and analysis of an assortment of information and statistical data. When you get your feet wet with MLB betting picks and handicapping, there are quite the number of critical variables that you have to consider.
Baseball can be bet in many ways: moneylines, runlines and totals. In baseball the moneyline is most frequently played. Basically you are simply picking the winner of the game. The "line" you pay is based on the starting pitchers, location of the game (do you have the home or away team) and the strength of the teams involved. Consideration must be made to certain teams known as "public teams," the public seems to play no matter what the line is. These teams include the Yankees, Dodgers and Red Sox, but there are others as well.
Besides picking the side in a baseball game, you can play over or under the total number of runs that will be scored in a game. The listed total is what the odds makers believe will be the approximate number of runs scored by both teams. A bettor may feel that two good offensive teams may go over the total, depending on who is pitching or he may feel a game will go under the total because two good pitchers are going against weaker offensive teams. The real money gets made when you have a "Premium Pick" which involves a much deeper understanding of where the line in Las Vegas is going.
So, what constitutes a reliable sports handicapping service and premium MLB betting picks?
- Focus on the Relevant Stats and Right Information - Sports betting and sports handicapping is predominantly a work on the numbers and sports betting picks will always come down to relevant stats and right inside information. And there will be instances where the numbers will contradict the inside information that you get. You must remember that it is a game of numbers and you will have to go for relevant stats such as won-loss record of teams, the sum of the starting pitcher's hits and walks and divided by the innings pitched, comparative analysis of the batting averages of the right-handed and left-handed pitchers, day and night performances of teams and the earned run averages of the bullpen.
- It's a Long Season, Have Patience - You have to remember that your chances of success will be determined by how well you manage your bankroll and patience is one virtue that you must possess if you want to harness the full potential of your premium MLB betting picks. Investing on America's no. 1 pastime will surely be more profitable than any other sports event if you develop the right betting philosophy. Remember this golden rule - don't get frustrated when you have losing days and don't get overly excited when you have winning days.
- Sharp Eye for Profitable Betting Situations - Premium betting picks will always be able to throw the noose on the betting situations that will give clear advantage to sports investors. There will be instances where the numbers will line up in such a way that you will end up with the team that gains a clear advantage in practically all of the essential categories that are taken into consideration in sports handicapping. Profitable betting situations also refer to those instances where we have MLB teams gunning for a sweep or even also-ran teams fading after a road win.
- Focus on the Bullpen - With the way things are going for most teams today where starters normally don't go beyond the sixth inning, special attention on the bullpen is in order as far as baseball handicapping is concerned. Although the betting lines are generally set by the starting pitchers, we should not forget that the bullpen takes up the slack and account for at least a third of the game. This means that you will go for premium MLB betting picks that will have you go against teams with overworked bullpen and play for teams with rested and more solid bullpens.
Don't guess - learn how to bet on baseball before jumping in. Only deal with reputable sports handicappers, sports books and others who will help you to make serious money and not fraud you out of your winnings.
Author Resource:-
Adam Meyer is Americas top sports handicapping expert and has the inside track on betting on football, basketball, baseball and hockey. Las Vegas insiders rely on his expert sports picks and advice when betting on sports.
