Everybody says treat this like a business(which I agree) and to take the emotion out of your betting(I agree). Does anyone have a routine where they just bet and than wake up the next day and see how they did, day in and day out? I'm not sure this would be a great idea because you can learn alot by watching.
ice man said:
I follow the games online. You can learn a lot by reading the play by play of a basketball game while you do other things too, like record keeping or looking at other situations. You can really tell the momentum of the game when you see the little short descript play by play for any sport and it allows you to do other things and not get caught up listening to the TV announcers or watching the spectacle. I don't believe if you want to do well at this, you are watching the spectacle anymore. Also, I still can't go to bed before the games come in, but I get stuff done while following online....just my two cents. tulsa
arty: May try to do this the rest of year in hoops(probably won't last a few more days)
tulsa had a great point about not listening to tv announcers....in the past when i really wanted to get a feel for a certain team's play i would just keep the volume muted and watch the game. it sounds strange but if you try it, you will be amazed at how quickly your brain kicks in and you start analyzing things you never thought about...
in NFL it's great because you start watching things that you normally miss...like offensive and defensive line surges.
during MLB, i hardly ever watch a game...so much of baseball handicapping is based on recent statistical handicapping (for example: L10-15 games played for team evaluations, and L5 starts for pitcher evaluations)...
very few subjective factors come into play unlike NBA, NFL and NHL (i.e. motivation, travel/fatigue, etc.) watching the games really doesn't help you very much in evaluating teams. there are a few exceptions, of course, such as learning which pitches a certain pitcher throws well which can help you later on in the season.
anyway, i'm definitely not one of the guys who has to sweat out each play....
that would be like me checking the price on one of my stocks every day...this is a long-term investment. not get rich quick.
sure, it's a lot more fun watching an NFL game than watching the price tracker on shares of a certain stock...
but if i can't see a certain late west coast game (i live on the east coast now) or if i feel i need to do more research on the computer instead of watching the game, it doesn't bother me one bit.
but everyone is different...whatever works best for you!
in NFL it's great because you start watching things that you normally miss...like offensive and defensive line surges.
during MLB, i hardly ever watch a game...so much of baseball handicapping is based on recent statistical handicapping (for example: L10-15 games played for team evaluations, and L5 starts for pitcher evaluations)...
very few subjective factors come into play unlike NBA, NFL and NHL (i.e. motivation, travel/fatigue, etc.) watching the games really doesn't help you very much in evaluating teams. there are a few exceptions, of course, such as learning which pitches a certain pitcher throws well which can help you later on in the season.
anyway, i'm definitely not one of the guys who has to sweat out each play....
that would be like me checking the price on one of my stocks every day...this is a long-term investment. not get rich quick.
sure, it's a lot more fun watching an NFL game than watching the price tracker on shares of a certain stock...
but if i can't see a certain late west coast game (i live on the east coast now) or if i feel i need to do more research on the computer instead of watching the game, it doesn't bother me one bit.
but everyone is different...whatever works best for you!
I prefer to track the games online, unless I have just one play (then I'll watch more of the game).
If 2 or more of "my games" are on TV, I'll watch the one that's looking the best at the time (cuts out the frustration aspect) It's more enjoyable, while flipping to the other game and watching "key stretches"
If I'm betting a total, I usually just do brief "look-ins until til later on in the game (you seem to sweat EVERY play AND the clock when you bet totals, so I'd rather not)
If 2 or more of "my games" are on TV, I'll watch the one that's looking the best at the time (cuts out the frustration aspect) It's more enjoyable, while flipping to the other game and watching "key stretches"
If I'm betting a total, I usually just do brief "look-ins until til later on in the game (you seem to sweat EVERY play AND the clock when you bet totals, so I'd rather not)
