Betting Tips for the Smart Punter

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The thing to remember is that most of these bets have been devised by bookies to improve their chances of taking your money – the more variables your accumulated bet depends on the less chance you have of winning. The key to consistent success is keeping things simple, don’t voluntarily stack the percentages in the bookies favour because they’re dangling a slightly bigger carrot in front of you. Indeed, professional punters would always advise against accumulators, they just don’t offer good enough value for money.

The key to successful sports betting is sticking to what you know and being as objective as possible. Of course there’s nothing wrong with sticking a bet on your team to win 4-1 with the right-back to score the first goal as long as you don’t seriously expect it to be a consistently effective approach. It’s like putting a bet on a horse in the Grand National because you like the rider’s colours; a fun once in a while bet by no means a sensible long term strategy.

To improve your chances you need to take a disciplined approach; don’t be swayed by the tempting possibility of escalating your potential winnings by adding more and more to your bet to the point where success becomes wildly improbable. If you’re putting together an accumulator look at the fixtures as objectively as possible., in fact its best not to look at what your winnings could be at all; don’t favour a team with longer odds if you don’t genuinely believe they stand a better chance.