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Best College Basketball Bets

Posted on 08 Jan by admin | 1 Comment

Now that college football is done, most sports bettors start to concentrate on NCAA hoops. Conference play has begun and the rankings have started to form into a reliable list of the best teams. A smart player uses that top 25 list to spot the better values.
Losing gamblers habitually bet on the top ranked teams. [...]

How to Win at a Game of Small Edges

Posted on 05 Dec by admin | No Comments

As humans it is natural for us to feel pain when we are losing and feel elation when we are winning. Unfortunately, both of these emotions are destructive when it it comes to playing probability games for money. We must eliminate them from our psyche, or learn to ignore them anyway, in order to be [...]

Gambler’s Ruin

Posted on 03 Dec by admin | No Comments

Eventually going broke is a mathematical certainty if you are trading or making bets that have a negative expectation. A small disadvantage is all it takes. In fact, it requires a very large bankroll in relation to bet size to prevent this even in a fair game! Throw a little percentage edge against you into [...]