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Current BoDog Frontlines Articles:
Issue #96 – From the Mailbag
A couple of weeks ago I said that I would dedicate an upcoming
issue to answering your questions and I want to thank everyone
for taking the time recently to drop me a few lines. Your
emails are always appreciated (and read!). This first letter
comes from a bettor who is interested in a career in sports
gambling and it's a very common email that I get...
Hey Rob,
I have been gambling on all types of sports for the last
10 years. I would really enjoy working for a sportsbook, or
something in the sports gambling world. How would I go about
doing that? I know about all the sports, I'm very strong at
college football and pro football. If you have any ideas please
let me know. I would really like to start a career in the
sports world of gambling.
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Issue #95 – 2004 Sportsbetting Year
in Review
Curses, charges, flying chairs and wild controversies. Miracle
comebacks, Olympic heroes and football gods. For sports fans
and sportsbooks, it has been one of the biggest years for
sports in recent memory. With that in mind, I give you my
thoughts on the year that was 2004. Some of these will appeal
to every sports fan, but a lot of them will be memorable only
to bookies and bettors:
Jan 1st: Orange Bowl, Florida State -2 vs. Miami
Low scoring game, especially the 2nd half, where the only
score was a Miami field goal to take a 16-14 lead, when FSU
lined up for a go ahead field goal with 5 ½ minutes
to play. Florida State needing a field goal to win against
Miami…are you kidding me? Sure enough…wide right…again!
The year ended with no Florida team ranked in the Top 10 for
the first time in years.
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Issue #94 – The Best of From the
Frontlines
Michael Phelps, Lance Armstrong, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning,
Ichiro Suzuki, Vijay Singh, the Boston Red Sox - there have
been some pretty amazing stories to come out of the past year.
In this week's issue I was going to cover the year's best
games, but I thought I'd better wait and see how things unfold
in the NFL this weekend. Plus, with the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl
and Orange Bowl still to play there's plenty of college football
left to watch.
So, in this week's column I've rounded up some of my favorite
topics, digging deep into the Frontlines archives to give
you my personal 'best of' list, dating back to my very first
column. I hope you enjoy it.
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Issue #93 – Internet Sportsbooks
vs. Nevada Sportsbooks
I was lucky enough to have been recently invited to participate
in a night school class on sports wagering at the University
of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Las Vegas is one of my favorite
cities and getting to talk about sportsbetting with a large
group was a lot of fun; a big thanks to those who attended
and endured my presentation! The topic I was asked to speak
on was the difference between Internet sportsbooks and Nevada
sportsbooks. I thought that might also make a good Frontlines
topic, so here goes…
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Issue #92 - Betting on College Bowl
Games
The Super Bowl is still a couple of months away, but the holidays
are here and so is college bowl season! As a bookmaker, I
am thrilled with how many bowl games there are, but as a fan….not
so much. The New Orleans Bowl this week featured a North Texas
team that won 7 games with a schedule that didn't rank in
the top 100 for difficulty. They lost 65-0 to Texas and their
only two other games against BCS Conference schools, including
Baylor, who finished 1-7 in the Big XII. It just seems to
me that letting teams into bowl games for being mediocre with
a poor schedule takes some of the lustre away.
Anyways, that's one down and 27 to go. What's your best approach
when it comes to betting on college bowl games? Do you need
a system or a strategy? What's the difference between betting
on college bowls than, say, betting on any other football
game? Is there a difference?
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Issue #91 - Line Shopping Made Easy
In last week's issue we talked about teasers. The Monday Night
Football game was a good example of a game that was good for
the house on teasers as it finished more than 7 points off
the total and the spread.
This week I want to discuss how best to take advantage of
different lines books offer. And like the last few issues,
long-time readers will find the material familiar, but I think
these topics are important enough that every bettor should
brush up each football season. If you are new to sports betting,
this is a very important principle to learn.
When you are betting football and basketball spreads and
totals and laying 110 to win 100 on every bet, you need to
win 52.38% of your bets just to break even and cover the juice
you pay to sportsbooks.
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Issue #90 - Teasers and Sweethearts
How many times have you lost a bet to a last-minute field
goal, fumble or bad call? The extra 7 points you get with
teasers suddenly looks very reassuring, doesn't it?
In 2001 NFL teasers made up 11 percent of the book's handle.
That number has since jumped to 17 percent of the book's handle
so far this year. It would appear that more and more bettors
are warming up to the idea of teasers.
I decided to talk about teasers after watching Monday's game
between the Packers and the Rams. The house would have preferred
the dog and the under, but what good could possibly be made
from the favorite running away with the game and the under?
Well, it was so far out ahead and so over in totals that it
wiped out three out of four teasers placed on this game. Keep
reading to find out more…
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Issue #89 – The Truth About
Parlays
Happy Thanksgiving! Before I talk turkey and parlays with
you, I’d like to respond to an email I received with
regards to last week’s column on money management:
“You recommend keeping your bets a similar size, but
the service I use puts out plays that range from one star
to five stars. They tell me that a five star bet is worth
so much more. Shouldn’t I be following their advice?”
I’ve been asked this question before...a lot. Handicappers
that use a star system typically suggest playing one unit
per star. A one-star play should be bet for one unit, two-stars
for two units, etc. with a unit being 2-3% of your bankroll.
Thus, if you have $5000 to bet, you would bet $100 per unit,
$100 on a 1-star play, and $500 on a 5-star play. Ignore those
who advocate 10-star or 50-star games or sell ‘locks’
– locks are for doors, not sports betting.
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Issue #88 – How Good Are Your
Money Management Skills?
How do your money management skills stack up? Take the following
short quiz and find out:
1. After a short-term winning period, are you quick to raise
your bet amounts for the following week?
2. After a short-term losing period, do you then lower the
amount of your plays?
3. Do you (or have you ever) put all of your action on one
game?
4. Do you ever find yourself chasing your losses?
If you answered “yes” to any or all of those questions,
you may want to consider breaking a bad habit (or two). Poor
money management generates more losses for players than bad
handicapping. Even the worst bettors seldom lose more than
55% of their picks. On the other hand, good money management
skills will not always make you a winner (that still has to
come from choosing the right teams), but it sure will help
your bankroll last.
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Issue #87 – From the Gridiron to the Hardwood
It’s a Sunday afternoon and your favorite NFL team is
playing. Your bets are in, your beer is cold, your friends
are on their way over and your big-screen TV is good to go.
Next week? Same time, same place. Different matchups perhaps,
but you’ve pretty much got your Sundays booked from now
until the Super Bowl.
There’s no disputing the tremendous appeal of football,
but with a new NBA season stretched out in front of you, your
entire week just got that much more interesting.
From a betting perspective, football and basketball are very
similar. Both are bet primarily using pointspreads. But with
more games played over the course of a season, basketball
gives you more betting opportunities.
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Issue #86 – Props and Futures Betting Basics
“What are the odds that David and Victoria Beckham will
divorce before Christmas?”
“Who will win the Super Bowl this year?”
Props: Sometimes serious but always good fun, props are unusual
betting opportunities that can add a new level of excitement
to whatever it is that you’re watching, be it a major
celebrity, sports or television event.
Futures: Odds posted in advance on the winners of various
major sporting events, including the World Series, NBA Championship,
Stanley Cup, and Super Bowl, and can also be a valuable source
of entertainment.
Here’s how you can use both props and futures to get
more bang for your betting buck.
Betting on Futures
Many bettors simply do not have enough of a bankroll to tie
their funds up for months at a time betting futures, but those
bets can be very profitable. For example, bettors who took
the St. Louis Rams to win the Super Bowl at the start of the
1999 NFL season were getting them as high as 300/1. In addition
to the potential for a big pay day, there really is no more
rewarding win than cashing in a winner on your favorite team
that was placed months ago.
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