Sports Handicapping Picks’ Most Common Myths Revealed

In order to enjoy the full potential of tried and tested sports handicapping picks, it is imperative that you are aware of the traps and myths associated with sports investment. Before you can go on a winning streak, it is essential that your great system and angle are coupled by your ability to avoid these traps and myths.                                      

Good rankings do not necessarily indicate better chances of winning. Don’t get too tied up with the win-loss record and offensive and defensive rankings of teams. Seasoned sports bettors and investors consider these data as the most overrated parameters when it comes to sports handicapping picks. In truth and in fact, there are other statistics that are more important, and you need to go beyond the winning percentages of teams when making your pick.

For instance, there are systems that rely heavily on net yardage record, and the teams that get more yards usually have higher winning clips. This is in contrast to the traditional betting systems that only take into account the straight-up win-loss ranking. When using net yardage record, you compare net yards per game of each team.

Betting on a better defensive team may not yield the desired results. In most cases, a football or basketball team that has better statistics on the defensive end is not necessarily the better defensive team. A team that performs on the offensive end is normally the one that dominates the possession. In the same token, betting on a team with the most offensive-minded players may not necessarily mean that you will end up with the one with the highest point production. Instead, you need to go for those teams that are known to have efficient offenses as they are the ones that win big games most of the time.

It is also not wise to bet on teams that are in must-win situations. These do not only refer to teams that are eliminated from contention if they don’t win the game, but also those teams that have little chance of making the playoffs. You have to remember that teams that are proficient in winning games do not usually need to go through ‘must win’ games.

There are also instances where people are not inclined to bet on the ‘spoilers’ during the last stage of the season. These are teams that are usually undervalued, those playing with nothing to lose. However, those who understand the dynamics of professional teams are aware of the fact that an also-ran team would most likely have more players in their roster fighting for their own survival, and this is enough motivation for them to fight tooth and nail to notch that win.