A piece of advice that all beginning bettors should take to heart in looking to
get started in the wild world of sports betting is to use a handicapping service
to learn from. A lot of beginners start out thinking that they know enough about
sports and they don’t want to just play someone else’s selections but be able to
create their own. To those of you who feel this way, good for you, but if you
are getting your foot in the door and want to learn as much as you can about
sports betting, and specifically choosing winners, why not spend a season using
a handicapping service to help you learn, as well as make some money to boot.
The foundation here is, of course, to find a reputable handicapper. We all know
about the scamdicappers and touts out there looking to take your money,
promising to hit 65 or even 70% winners. Stay away from these people. Once they
get your phone number, it’s all over. They will call you constantly, and harass
you into buying their ever escalating expensive packages, which coincidentally
everyday they come up with a new “High Roller Club” that is only for his VIP
clients. These people are salesman looking to take your money and don’t know
anything about picking winners. They employ many scams and will stop at nothing
to get you to sign up. If these touts could actually hit 65 or 70% winners, do
you think they would really need your money? Absolutely not. Plain and simple no
one hits those percentages, and if they could they could make ridiculous amounts
of money and wouldn’t need your $2,000 dollars. These folks are in the business
of scamming money. You can read countless horror stories about them on the
internet. I figure its better avoiding these people from the get go, rather than
learning the hard way. A true handicapper would charge a reasonable amount,
enough just to make it worth is while to share his selections with the public,
plus if they know what they are talking about they get enough clients that even
a reasonable fee leaves them with a healthy bonus to their sports betting
incomes.
So a reputable handicapper, do they really exist? The answer is yes. And quite a
few exist actually. These are your guys in the trenches, grinding out the
profits and winning consistently over the long haul. They don’t claim to hit
outrageous winning percentages. These guys employ the proper money management
techniques, hit 55-60% over the long haul, and in the end show a healthy profit.
They will help you learn and develop your own handicapping services, because in
the end they know that they will win enough that you will stay with them as
clients even after you develop skills of your own.
I recommend getting into contact with the capper and get a feeling for what kind
for person they are. Generally good people do good things and you can get feel
for what kind of person you are dealing with by exchanging a few emails. Try to
come across a capper that is willing to help you out with your own selections
while giving you some insight as to why he makes his plays. Ask the handicapper
going into it if you sign up for his baseball package, would he be willing to
help you out with questions and feedback? Find someone who you can trust and
follow his selections for awhile, if you like his style of betting lots of
games, few games, a play-of-the-day, or rare big play then try him out. If his
bet sizes change drastically, that may an indicator that you should look
elsewhere. After tracking picks for a few weeks, send him an email with your
proposition. I will buy your package for the rest of the season, if you agree to
help me understand the handicapping process better. If the guy is a good person,
he will agree and chances are that you will be making some units following his
plays AND learning from him along the way, which is what you are after. Remember
for every one hundred handicappers, there are one hundred different styles of
handicapping, but with the proper help and guidance you can be pointed in the
right direction and develop your own style after learning from someone who is
making his living betting on sports.
This article has been produced by
Jimmy Boyd of Locksmith Sports. You can find his
sports picks on a daily basis
right here at Top of the Line.
