Sports Betting Tips

to make sports bets Have you decided? You’re right. I talk about it a lot on this blog, and I really think it’s a good way to earn money sustainably.

Of course, it’s like everything. If you want to win a lot, you need to know how to do it correctly, avoid beginner mistakes, and lay the groundwork for future gains.

To help you, I will give you sports betting tips so that you start off on the right foot. Some suggestions are obvious, but hearing them again will help you avoid making mistakes.

Tip #1 (the most obvious) — Bet only what you can afford to lose.

If you are going to start, you are probably thinking, “Here, I will deposit 1000 euros on this site and start betting.”

But it’s more complicated than that. There are many sites, with different odds. We therefore recommend that you register on a large number of these sites. Additionally, each site offers a bonus to encourage you to sign up. Your first deposit should take this into account.

But the most important thing: your initial capital. You need to decide how much money your capital will accumulate. Because that is the amount that will determine the size of your bets.

In general, it is recommended to bet only 1% of your bankroll (capital). 1% may seem small, but it allows you to recover from losses.

And you will have losses, believe me. Sometimes, weeks of losses continue. So, if you put 10% of your capital each time, it will melt away like snow in the sun and soon be the end of your career as a professional predictor.

So, the first of my sports betting tips, and the most important, is: create a bankroll for yourself that you could eventually lose.

And manage your bankroll by betting only small amounts (1% or at most 2%).

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Tip #2 — Accept that you will lose bets. Many bets.

Losing bets is part of a bettor’s life. It’s normal. Some will lose more bets than others; it depends on the bets you make.

But you have to be ready to lose. Simply. Because it will be part of your daily life.

No professional bettor wins in the long term with 80 or 90% winning bets. Pros usually hover between 40 and 60%, which is already quite good.

Because unfortunately (or fortunately), you cannot predict the outcome of a match. It’s impossible. Unless you have paid the athletes themselves. So, many parameters come into play and will affect the outcome of the game. Some cannot be controlled. Luck also plays a part, sometimes.

So that sometimes, despite all the sports betting tips you have read, you will end up with a string of losing bets. Many. Perhaps too many for your liking.

But this is where you can move from amateur status to professional status. The amateur bettor will stop, while the professional bettor will understand that it is the result of variance, and that if their betting system is good, then they will come back.

It has a nice name too: variance. There are times when you will have more luck, and others when you will have less luck. And it’s not just up to you to take.

Remember, these are human beings you are betting on. With their flaws. With the pressure that comes with it. This is what sometimes makes Real Madrid lose to a small club in the league while being able to win the Champions League three times in a row. This is what often allows small teams to reach the final of the Coupe de France.

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Tip #3 — Control your emotions.

A good bettor controls their emotions.

Even if you are a fan of Marseille, you can bet on PSG when the context is right.

Even if you are on a long losing streak, you will remember my first sports betting tips and continue to bet only 1% of your bankroll instead of trying to recover and betting 10% at a time (which you will probably lose).

Controlling your emotions is one of the keys to making money in sports betting.

Tip #4 — Choose your bookmakers wisely

You were probably expecting the fourth tip on sports betting.

Choosing your sports betting site well is essential.

From afar, all sites look the same, but when you start to look closely, each site has its own specifications, its sports where it excels.

There are sites with more interesting and less restrictive welcome bonuses.

Sites with a good app for your smartphone.

Sites with excellent odds.

And sites that will continue to take your bets even if you are consistently winning. Conversely, some sites will block you when you win too much money (because you make them lose too much money).

ARJEL licensed sites

If you live in France, you should normally register on an ARJEL licensed site (this is the regulator of online gaming, which allows certain sites to operate in the French market and denies others). Licensed sites are reliable, meeting a long list of constraints to comply with and will always pay you the money they owe you. Your bets are unlikely to be blocked if you win too much.

I specifically recommend for France the ARJEL licensed sports betting site of La Française des Jeux, Parions Sport, and the site of Netbet. These 2 sites refund you up to 100 euros on your first bet in case of loss.

The concern with these ARJEL approved sites is that the odds are less attractive (because taxes are taken at the source, so the odds reflect the taxes). And the first rule of the professional bettor is to look at the odds.

Non-ARJEL sites

So, to get around this, you can bet on a non-ARJEL site. They are also called bookmakers.com. Because these are sites accessible from around the world. Like Betfair, Pinnacle, Bet365, 5dimes, or Matchbook. They do not block players and offer excellent odds (much better than those of ARJEL sites).

These bookmakers are used by professional bettors because they provide the best return on investment. Also, it’s such that the same bettor can be negative when using an ARJEL site and positive when using one of the non-ARJEL sites. In fact, a small difference in odds between two sites, multiplied by 1000 or 2000 bets, quickly shifts from positive to negative…

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Sports betting tip #5 — It’s not just football in life!

This is what I know. You think you really know football, so you will bet on football.

But remember, you need to ignore your emotions. You need to bet scientifically and analytically.

But football is a sport full of surprises (remember that Greece won the Euro ten years ago).

It is also the most scrutinized sport by bookmakers, and therefore the odds are very precise and well chosen. (Unlike other sports where, due to a lack of knowledge, bookmakers may not assess the various possible outcomes and thus good deals are possible).

So be careful with your football predictions. Take the time to analyze everything well, measure everything…

Tip #6 — Beware of combined sports bets.

A recent way is to combine more bets. This is combined betting.

On paper, it’s interesting. By taking fairly safe bets (with lower odds, let’s say, 1.30) and combining them, you can easily double your bet.

But, of course, multiplying the matches makes the outcome of the bet much more uncertain. It only takes one match you bet on not to have the expected result, and that’s your entire bet that loses.

You then need to use combined bets wisely, without betting everything.

Tip #7 — Start on paper.

Among all the sports betting tips on this list, I am sure this will surprise you.

In fact, at the beginning, I advise you not to bet for real. Practice on an Excel file or on paper. Your first 100 or 200 bets will allow you to adjust your technique, see what went wrong, measure your progress, and see if you actually won anything.

I say 100 or 200 first bets because I know you are impatient. But really, you should make your first 400 or 500 bets on paper. Just to be sure and to avoid the variance effect I already mentioned.

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Tip #8 — I am an expert.

You don’t have to analyze the games yourself. After all, your goal is to make money, no matter how.

Then, you can follow one or more professional bettors. That’s what many people do. It will cost you some money, as they often offer a paid subscription, but once you find the right one, your investment in the subscription pays off.

Be careful, however, not all professional tipsters (or whistleblowers) are the same. By the way, most of them are incompetent. Knowing how to choose a tipster is an art.

To choose correctly, you need to rely on the following:

He has a verifiable track record (and it’s better if this record is on an independent site like Blogabet).
He has a history of at least 1000 verifiable bets. Below this threshold, their good results may be due to variance.
He has an interesting return on investment, more than 5% if possible.
It is easy to follow. If he sends predictions five minutes before the match, it will be more complicated and may not suit you.

Sports betting tips: in conclusion

So are you going to start soon? Let me know everything below!

If you are a little afraid of losing your money, I suggest you sign up for the 350 euro program (in France), where you have the guarantee of 350 euros in minimum winnings through sports betting (or the 400 euros program in Belgium). This will allow you to put all these sports betting tips into practice without taking any risks.

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Sports Betting Tips