Do You Need To Be A Sports Expert To Succeed At Betting?
Here’s a question that’s likely to get very different answers depending on what type of bettor you ask it to: do you need to be a sports expert to succeed …
Betting Strike Rate Explained | The Importance Of Win/Hit Rates
The Strike Rate is a term used to quantify, in terms of frequency, the amount a system, tipster or bettor wins. Here’s everything you need to know what the Strike …
How Much Do Pro Gamblers Earn From Sports Betting?
It’s estimated that professional sports bettors typically earn upwards of $25,000 per year. But it’s incredibly hard to verify that figure, because most sources of data are non-existent, inaccurate, and …
Avoid Bookmaker Account Restrictions & Closures
There are several reasons why Bookmakers restrict, limit or close betting accounts. Usually it’s because you’re betting smarter, or making more money, than they want you to be. If you’re …
The Paramount Importance Of Sample Size In Betting Analysis
Sample size, in a sports betting context, refers to the amount of data items you base your analyses around. Short-term results from a small (and insignificant) sample do not say …
What’s The Best Sport For Betting? What’s Most Profitable?
There’s several factors that make a particular sport the ‘best’ to bet on. It ultimately depends on your personal outlook. This article extends the answer I provided to the Trademate …
How Efficient Are Sports Betting Markets? Can I Beat Them?
With any market, the more participants, the more efficient it becomes. The same applies to sports betting markets. In order to become a profitable bettor, it’s important to be aware …
How Do I Know If My Betting Results Were Luck Or Skill?
I recently contributed an answer to the Trademate Sports ‘Industry Experts’ blog series for the question: how can I determine whether my betting results were based on luck or skill? …
10 Common Betting Strategy Mistakes (Biggest Flaws)
Trying to devise your own profitable betting strategy? It’s highly challenging, time consuming — and there’s a distinct lack of resources to guide you. So there’s many wrong turns you’re …
Staking Plans — Betting Bankroll Management Guide
Here’s a big piece of advice: don’t fixate on staking plans. They won’t improve the profitability of your strategy/system unless it already has an advantage or positive ‘edge‘. Always verify …
Betting Variance — Am I Really Winning?
One of the biggest problems in gambling is that people convince themselves that their winning streaks were more than just pure chance. But it’s not about what you’ve made before, or …
The Flaws In Placing Multiple Bets All In One Sitting
I’ve noticed that many punters are accustomed to backing multiple selections in one sitting e.g. the night before a race. For practicality reasons it makes sense; not everyone is able to bet when they’re …