Sports Betting Strategies

Sports betting strategies are sometimes difficult to understand, but wizardofodds.com makes it easy to understand how to bet intelligently. Check out the article at http://wizardofodds.com/sports, but here is a small portion of the article about buying half a point if you just a small sample.

"The straight bet player has the option to move the point spread 1/2 point to his advantage. The cost of this half point is laying 120, as opposed to 110. The most opportune time to buy a half point is when one team is favored by 2.5, 3, 6.5, or 7. This is because many games end in a 3 or 7 point difference and the extra half point can either turn a loss into a draw or a draw into a win. However many sportbooks do not allow purchasing a 1/2 point on these spreads for exactly this reason. Over 1975 games during the 1993 to 2000 seasons the overall house edge by purchasing the extra half point is 4.13%."

Free Online Sports Betting Tips

Most first time betters bet blindly with little knowledge and are likely to lose. That's why you should check out sites with free online sports betting tips, like predictem.com. Here's what they have to offer, I got this from their site.

"Welcome to Predictem.com where we offer free sports picks, betting and handicapping information (with analysis) on NFL, college football, NBA, NCAA basketball, MLB baseball games and more!

Each day, these picks are posted FREE of charge to our readers. These are not second rate free predictions either, these PREMIUM PLAYS! made by professional sports handicappers.

You'll also find a full detailed list of sportsbooks and sportsbook reviews leading you to the best places are on the internet to place a bet!"

Illegal Sports Betting Is Big Business

Sports betting isn't just big in the US, it's a worldwide phenomenon. But sometimes, it's done the wrong way and is completely illegal. I ran across an article about sports betting in India and it's quite astonishing to hear how it's done. Here's a small portion of the article from asiasentinel.com.

"Police say that illegal sports betting amounts to well over US$5 billion a year in India. Some police officials estimate that the annual volume could be as high as $40 billion.

Usually, satta is at its busiest during cricket matches, when bets are placed on every aspect of the game: which team will win, whether a batsman will score a century, who will win the toss, whether a wicket will fall on the first ball, etc. The mercurial odds are followed as closely as the stock markets. Betting volumes during a crucial one-day international cricket match between traditional rivals India and Pakistan, sometimes exceeds US$500 million.

It is thus no surprise that the bookies have taken to luring politicians, who all too often have been open to bribery. When there is a lull in cricket, betting occurs on local election results or for high-profile international polls, like a US presidential election. Even the arrival date of the seasonal monsoon or the next major terrorist attack, in India or elsewhere, is fair game for betting."

Where To Get Sports Betting Advice

There are many people who want to place money on sporting events, to make some extra money and to make the matches more exciting. However, these people generally don't fully understand how sports betting works, and want to know more about sports betting, so that they can make smart choices with their bets. There's plenty of information out there on the Internet, some of its good, some bad, so how do you know who to trust?

One site that's worth checking out is bettingadvice.com. There you can pick up some information valuable to the first time better, such as understanding the spread and the art of the value bet. There's also great information for seasoned gamblers too. Best of all it's all free!

Sports Betting Odds: MLB All-Star Game

The biggest sporting event of the night will be in the Big Apple at historic Yankee Stadium. The MLB All-Star Game, a mid-season classic featuring the best players from the National and American Leagues, should be one of the bests in years and there will be a lot of betting going on for this years game.

The American League has dominated the All-Star game as of late. Since 1998, the American League is has a staggering record of nine wins, zero losses, and one tie.

Most of the popular online gambling sites like bodog have announced their odds for this year's game. Of course, they will also have sports betting odds on other sporting events going on around the world, like soccer and cricket. Get out there and place some money on this year's game!

Sports Betting Sites -- Making Casinos Jealous!

In Ontario, the federal and provincial governments are making strides towards offering Las Vegas-style sports betting in casinos.

Casinos in Ontario already have sports gambling infrastructure in place with large plasma TV screens, plenty of alcohol, adequate seating and scoreboards, but the gambling is limited to Pro-Line. Pro-line allows gamblers to choose the results of 3or more sporting events on a "parlay" ticket, but it is not enough for the sports gambler.

It's about time casinos around North America start to offer sports betting like in Vegas. Sports betting sites are insanely popular, and there's no reason to believe that sports betting wouldn't be popular in casinos.

Betting on Sports: So Popular, Even Movie Stars Are Doing It!

Producer and screenwriter Joseph Walsh, best known for his 1974 movie "California Split", is in the works of writing a book titled "Gambler on the Loose". Walsh says that he plans to turn it into a screenplay, and it the book he describes his life in the world of show business and gambling.

A popular star on television and Broadway, Walsh began betting on sports at age 17. In one unforgettable scene from "California Split", he and Elliot Gould turned $150 into thousands by placing wagers on football. They decided to celebrate with a trip to Miami using the winnings they earned. Their hot streak however ended at the dog track, when they couldn't even pick a dog that Walsh said wasn't "even remotely interested in the rabbit." HAHA.