Online Betting Strategy Tips

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BETTING STRATEGY TIPS - CALCULATING MONEYLINE TO SPREAD CONVERSIONS

With many months to go ahead of the new NFL season, bettors have plenty of time to decide which teams they like to make an impact. During this period, bettors should study how to maximize your football betting earning potential . If you like a particular team in a match-up, you should decide whether to bet the spread or the moneyline. To decide which line offers better value, you need a “moneyline to spread” conversion chart. Most linesmakers’ have made one of these charts by tallying wins and losses for favorites of different spreads. You can make your own chart by looking at games at each spread, and comparing the wins versus losses.

BETTING STRATEGY TIPS - INTRODUCING THE BASIC BET TYPES: SIDES, MONEYLINE & TOTALS

Pinnacle Sports is the Internet’s largest bookmaker offering discounted pricing on sports betting, horse racing, casino gaming and multi-player poker. The most popular types of bets at Pinnacle Sports are individual wagers on the outcomes of the major North American sports – NFL, NBA, MLB & NHL. Our Sportsbook typically offers two-way betting on Sides, Totals and the Moneyline, all of which relate to the outcome of a game, and the basic of each of these main types of bet are explained below.

BETTING STRATEGY TIPS - UNDERSTANDING VIGORISH ON SIDES

Every bettor should have at least a basic understanding about the vigorish, juice or margin - the bookmaker's cut for taking your bet. Sadly most of this weekend warriors have no clue that there is a basic cost to placing a bet. What all the professionals know, is not only the size of the bookmaker's cut, but what a huge impact it has on whether you have won or lost at the end of the season.

BETTING STRATEGY TIPS - UNDERSTANDING VIGORISH ON MONEYLINES

As a basic piece of betting knowledge every player should know about vigorish - the bookmaker's cut for taking your bet - also known as margin or commission. What all the professionals know, is what a huge impact it has on whether you have won or lost at the end of the season. This article looks at the vigorish (commission) on moneylines.

BETTING STRATEGY TIPS - WHAT DISTINGUISHES LONG-TERM WINNING & LOSING PLAYERS?

In the betting world you’ll often here talk of "sharp” money, but what does that actually mean? At leading online sports book, PinnacleSports.com, we consider a sharp, or professional player, as a customer that we expect will win in the long-term but what is the practical difference between a long-term winning and losing player?

BETTING STRATEGY TIPS - THE TEN GOLDEN RULES OF ONLINE BETTING

The football off-season provides a perfect opportunity for players to carry out a health-check on their online betting. With this in mind, PinnacleSports.com – the Internet’s leading sportsbook - has compiled a list of the top ten Gambler’s Resolutions for the new season.

BETTING STRATEGY TIPS - WHAT IS A PARLAY? PARLAYS EXPLAINED

Every once in a while, despite the best bookmaking and balancing of positions, sportsbook managers find a surprise in their daily summaries, like a player hitting a $1 million 8-team parlay. Though the occasional player hitting a home-run on a parlay should be expected, when a big one hits, it can catch sportsbooks off guard. Parlays are one of the most misunderstood bets in the industry, which is why books offer them. Like the familiar proverb, give a player enough rope, and…… well, you know the rest.

BETTING STRATEGY TIPS - IMPLIED PROBABILITY: KNOWING WHEN THE ODDS ARE AGAINST YOU

Risk is part of everyday life, more so than most people probably realize. From crossing the road to the more obvious financial decisions such as buying a house, or starting a business, all involve varying amounts of uncertainty which must be considered. Betting is the purest expression of risk, yet even when presented with a seemingly simple choice of potential outcomes, for an unknown event, such as a football match, many bettors display a worrying ignorance of the fundamental mathematical principals involved. In simple terms, if a bettor cannot recognize implied probability and whether sportsbook odds represent ‘value’ they will never make any money in the long term. Take a look at this simple mathematical puzzle and test your betting knowledge.