Betting Against the Grain

Honestly, can you handle the one and only secret to winning sports betting? Ready or not, here it is - Look for anomalies. Your job as a sports bettor is to do your research and look for things that have not been appropriately factored into the odds or the betting line. This takes work. You cannot bet on feelings, or your general impressions of what happened last year.

You need to keep abreast of the latest news. Carefully review the team and player statistics. Look over the recent injury reports. Is the game going to take place outdoors or in an indoor stadium? If it is outdoors, what’s the weather going to be on game day? You need information and analysis, and you are best off doing it yourself.

Look for anomalies based on the thinking and opinion of the general public.

Remember, the sportsbooks are adjusting the odds so that there’s roughly an equal number of people on both sides of the game outcome. If a large percentage of the population is betting on a team to win basically because it is a popular team, the sports book may give the underdog better odds than it deserves to even out the betting - so go with the underdog.