If you find yourself saying that sports betting sucks, then you really need to learn sports betting secret #3.
Sports Betting Secret #3: Keep Your Emotions In Check
Like I said above, this is something that is much easier said than done. This is the part that kills most sports bettors. Sports betting, in theory, should be 100% logical. You set up some rules and you follow them 100% of the time. However, it can be very difficult to not get upset if you are losing; especially if you are betting a lot of money.
But if you understand the law of averages, you will know that losing streaks sometimes happen just like winning streaks happen. Losing money can be a very emotional thing for people. As much as I advise people not to, they often bet money that they cannot afford to lose. NEVER DO THAT. Then they start making panic bets hoping to get lucky, and that almost never works out.
You have to set up your betting system so that you will not let your emotions get the best of you. This includes proper money management so that you are not betting with money that you cannot afford to lose. This also includes sticking to the system and commit to only taking the bets that the system tells you to take. That way you will be able to set your emotions about the games aside. You want to run your sports betting as if it was a business, not entertainment.
I have found that merely starting to view my sports betting objectively as a business, has helped me completely detach my emotions from the betting. And right at the time that I was able to realize this, I really started having a lot more success as a sports bettor. I firmly believe that mastering your emotions so that you can effectively handle the ups and downs really separates the sports bettors that make big bucks and those that do not.
