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Let’s Bet on Golf

Guest post by Paul Micelli Summer can be a fantastic time for finding less-than-obvious betting action. The past fortnight has seen us enjoying the drama of the 2010 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships and even though the England national football side has failed us yet again after our humiliating defeat to Germany last weekend, our cricketers continue to go from strength…

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Betting System Testing Results

Guest article written by the Betting System Guru! Each month we shall be bringing you the latest updates from the systems that we are testing. All the figures quoted below cover the period July 5th to July 18th inclusive. Betfair Pirate – Reviewer Sgt Marc Not a good period for the service with 10 losing days out of 14 and…

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Winning Golf Strategy

Guest article written by Paul Micelli An Overview on Golf Betting Talk about the subject of golf to most sports betting enthusiasts and the chances are that you’ll find an amazingly mixed bag of different opinions when it comes to making profits from wagering on major tournaments. As the 150th Anniversary Open Championship begins in earnest at St Andrews this…

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Successful Gambling – Avoiding the Pitfalls

Guest post written by Paul Micelli Successful gambling can be interpreted in many different ways. For some, that success can only be interpreted in terms of profits while for others, the relative enjoyment that goes alongside a competitive flutter will usually be more than enough to provide a satisfactory gambling experience. Unfortunately, there will be those involved in sports or…

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Football Spread Betting For Beginners – Part 4

Guest article written by Paul Micelli This week I am posting the last part in my series on football spread betting. If you haven’t had a chance to read the other three parts then you can find them by clicking on the links below. Football Spread Betting for Beginners Part 1 Football Spread Betting for Beginners Part 2 Football Spread…

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Computer Betting Systems – Friend or Foe?

Guest post written by Paul Micelli Sports betting has been a consistent marketplace for individuals with a trained eye for easy profits. Somewhat surprisingly, many of those who make the largest sums of money rarely place bets or wagers of their own. In fact, the market is currently jammed with former jockey, trainers, sport stars and pundits who promise untold…

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Can Formula 1 be profitable? (Part Two)

Guest post written by Paul Micelli If you haven’t read the first part of this series then you can catch up on it here. Although individual drivers and constructors will inevitably dominate a Formula One season, sports betting enthusiasts should not make the mistake of thinking these one particular driver/constructor combination will be victorious in all 18 races that make…

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Can Formula 1 be profitable?

Motor racing actually presents a multitude of different betting possibilities. Enthusiasts in the United Kingdom will be more familiar with the world of Formula One and increased public interest in the sport owes much to the recent successes of British drivers Jenson Button, the reigning Formula One World Champion, and Lewis Hamilton, who secured the title in 2008. In terms…

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The Pitfalls of Greed

We have all seen claims of being able to make a fortune from betting. The sort of claim that you can turn a £50 bankroll into £5000 in just a few weeks! Although most of us know that this is just not going to happen we are still very susceptible to other forms of greed. Greed is an ever lurking…

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Football Spread Betting For Beginners – Part 3

Guest post written by Paul Micelli. The third part in our series continues looking at the different types of spread bets that are available on football. Betting on Football Shirt Numbers Betting on football shirt number is an incredibly fun option that adds a different edge to spread betting. The index is available on all live games and the result…

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Wimbledon 2010 – The Definitive Betting Guide

Guest post written by Paul Micelli. Monday 21st June 2010 sees the start of the most prestigious grass court tennis tournament in the world and culminates in the men’s singles final on Sunday July 3rd. The tournament is already shaping up to be one of the most fascinating showdowns for many years and bookmakers are already reporting unprecedented interest in…

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Football Spread Betting For Beginners – Part 2

Guest post written by Paul Micelli In lasts week article we looked at the advantages of spread betting, how you can get started and why football betting is a good sport to spread bet on. Supremacy Betting on Football The Supremacy Bet is usually available on all televised matches although most online sports spread betting companies will offer a market…

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Football Spread Betting for Beginners

Guest article written by Paul Micelli Traditional betting patterns have seen some significant changes in recent years and the rise in popularity of spread betting continues to see the conscientious sports betting enthusiast enjoy excellent profits. However, sports spread betting remains something of a mystery for the casual punter and the random collection of numbers will make very little sense…

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How To Bet On Cricket

Cricket has seen a recent surge in popularity as far as sports betting is concerned. Although the county game in the United Kingdom doesn’t enjoy the same profile it did several decades ago, the introduction of new formats such as the Twenty20 competition have made cricket a much bigger betting attraction. The game offers numerous opportunities to make profits and…

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Managerial Changes and the Impact it has on a Team (Part Three)

Guest post by Paul Micelli The concept of Honeymoon periods and trapdoor dismissals doesn’t just appear to be validated in the case of Tottenham Hotspur. A quick study of statistics relating to the Premier League since it’s inauguration until the end of 2008 would indicate that the vast majority of clubs who employed a new manager experienced improved form during…

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Under and Over 2.5 Goals – A Market Trading Strategy for Football

Guest Post by Paul Micelli Sports bettors are continually finding new areas to exert their talents and one of the most prominent areas of growth concerning football strategies has been the betting exchange market. In particular there are a number of systems that are designed to capitalise on the under/over 2.5 market. While many strategies applying to this particular form…

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The Double Chance Football Strategy

Guest post by Paul Micelli One of the most appealing soccer betting strategies to be found anywhere involves the rare situation where you don’t necessarily need to see your preferred side win to make a profit. The system itself is actually referred to as the ‘Double Chance’ strategy because the sports betting enthusiast will be backing a side on two…

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The Betfair Winning Greyhound System

Guest article written by Paul Micelli While many sports betting enthusiasts continue to make a respectable profit from laying horses, the world of greyhound racing continues to be clouded by uncertainty and inexperience. The utilisation of successful horse racing systems have worked for many years on the UK’s main betting exchanges but can profits actually be gleaned from greyhound racing…

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The Away Team Strategy

Guest article written by Paul Micelli One of the biggest advantages a football side can have is playing on home turf. Some managers have made a living out of turning their home stadium into a fortress and in recent years, the likes of Jose Mourinho have taken this concept to a whole new level. The self-proclaimed Special one hasn’t lost…

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Outright Tennis Betting – The Winning Strategy (Part Four – The Importance of Seeding)

Guest article written by Paul Micelli Having established in part 1, part 2 and part 3 that the type of tournament, draw and previous form will all be vital components in selecting the outright winner from a particular competition, the next final factor that needs to be studied before laying a bet is that of tournament seeding. Seeding operates in…

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