Sports Betting Shortcut

If you ask the average sports bettor what percentage of their bets they needed to win in order to profit, I would bet that 98% of them would say 52.4%, or some other number like that. It is not coincidental that statistics show 98% of all sports bettors lose money. If you think you have to win half of your bets to make money, you don't know what game you are playing.

The truth is, you can win substantially less than 50% of your bets and still pocket some nice profits. If you need proof, check out Best Sports Picks Today. If you look at the lifetime history of the site, I am the All Time leader by 11 units over the number 2 handicapper and almost 20 units over number 3.

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My lifetime record as of April 30, 2012 at BSPT is 70-93 (.429) with a profit of +3210 since September of 2011. Every sport, the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL has been bet during this time with equal success. The same strategy was used for each sport, and I have shown a profit every month with the exception of February 2012.

What happened in February?

Let me tell you a little story, that, had it not happened to me I would probably not believe it could happen. Still, it did happen. In February 2012, I went 0-18 in my betting for the month. That's right. I lost every single bet I placed for the entire month. I won my bet on January 31, and I won my bet on March 1, and lost every single one in between. Fortunately, I was Expert of the Month in January with +1250 units so my 20 unit bankroll was never down more than 5.5 units.

That streak is included in the numbers from BSPT shown above, and I am still by far the biggest winner. In spite of that 18 unit catastrophe in February, I am in 4th place for all of 2012 with over 10 units of profit. My record for the year is 29-49 (.371) through April, +1175.

I tell you these things for two reasons.

First, I needed to get February off my chest and fess up to the world how fallible I can be. Who would really want to claim an 0-18 record? But, since I do sell my systems and strategies, I owe it you to come clean about even the worst of times.

During that stretch, even I questioned my systems and strategies. Maybe I was just lucky in 2011. I was the biggest winner of the year at BSPT. Maybe that Expert of the Month award in January was my peak. Maybe, the thought occurred to me, that I was not as good as I thought. It took me March and April to recover the losses, but I did. My faith was shaken, but never broken.

The second reason is to show you proof that you don't need to win more than 50% of your bets to win money. In fact, you don't need anywhere close to it if you bet right. Most people do not bet right.

Carolina Capper, the current leader for the year at BSPT, is hitting 64% on 53 bets. I tip my hat to the man. He has far and away the best winning percentage, but still, he is only 1.5 units ahead of me right now while I have won only 37%.

How about for just the last two months?

DIY Sports Betting Systems

19 14 +1725

CarolinaCapper

30 16 +1260

Carolina Capper made 1260/46 = 27.39 per bet. I made 1725/33 = 52.27 per bet. That is a BIG difference in betting styles. If I were to lose my next five bets and my percentage dropped to 50%, we would be even and I would only be down to 45.39 per bet.

The point is, winning percentage is nowhere near as important as winning money. If you are betting with a strategy that requires you to win more than 50% of the bets you place to profit, you are almost certain to lose in the long run.

I submit for your consideration that it is insane to risk more than you can win on any game. Still, that is the way most people do it. They will take negative bets all the time. I have seen top handicappers pick teams at -190 or even more. They are crazy enough to put two units up on a baseball game, when the best they can hope to do is win one. And people pay to receive these picks.

Even betting on point spreads at -110 is a losing proposition in most cases. The books charge you 10% just for the privilege of betting on their best guess at what constitutes a 50-50 chance against the spread. Yet many supposedly skilled bettors do it all the time. My view is that if a team needs the points it is not worth betting on.

If you want to win money betting on sports, don't worry about trying to win more games. Instead, focus your attention on winning more money on every game you do win. Instead of churning away your bankroll on point spreads, learn to pick money line winners that pay out +150 or more.

Sports Betting Shortcut

DIY Sports Betting Systems lead you to the games that show the most profit potential, then give you the tools you need to decide if it is really a good bet.

Learn more at the link below.

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New Sports Centres Indoors

New and more ambitious indoor sport complexes are being planned all the time and even some of the world's newest and largest sports stadia are being built with the option of turning them into indoor facilities.

The new Wembley Stadium in London, the most expensive ever built, does have a sliding roof which, although it cannot completely close, does afford protection from the weather for fans while still being able to retract and provide the conditions for the pitch to grow. Wimbledon famously added a roof to its centre court, after several tournaments were interrupted by rain and now there is hardly a major stadium design process that doesn't at least consider including a roof.

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In the US the redevelopment of the Dallas Cowboys NFL stadium will be the most expensive NFL stadium ever built when it is completed in 2009. It will have a 660,000 square foot retractable roof and will have a capacity of 100,000. In Japan, the Oita Stadium was nick-named the Big Eye, after its closing roof section which resembled an eyelid as it was being closed.

In the UK the popularity of sport as a pastime has allowed the investment need to build facilities to bring ever more sports indoors and away from the vagaries of the British weather. Indoor ice rinks date back to well before the first world war when Richmond in Surrey already had a rink that was taken over during the war effort to make hand grenades. The rink was used by some of Britain's most famous skaters including john Curry and Robin Cousins, both Olympic gold medallists who used to train there. For a time it was the world's biggest indoor ice rink until Vienna Stadthalle opened in 1950.

Streatham Ice rink in London has also been around, having existed as an indoor skating venue for over 75 years. Back in the 1960's and 70's there was even more interest and several new indoor ice rinks opened around the UK including the popular Silver Blades rink in Sheffield that opened in the late sixties.

The next sport to receive the indoor treatment was the wave of interest in water theme parks. These types of venues had already been built in warmer holiday resort areas such as the Costa del Sol, but again Britain's cooler, wetter weather made outdoor complexes unsuitable. So, indoor water parks were built. Again Richmond in Surrey was one of the first towns to build an indoor facility in the 1980's. Canada claims to have built the world's first indoor water park with West Edmonton Mall in 1985. Now there are several of these waterparks in the UK including Coral Reef in Bracknell, The Dome in Doncaster and WaterWorld in Stoke.

In the 1990's motorsport was the next sport to find itself transformed for indoor venues. Indoor gokarting tracks were opening up all over the country, from small tight tracks built in empty warehouses to long custom-built tracks that included bridges, pit areas.

One of the largest is the Speedkarting complex in Warrington that claims to have a main track of over 1 kilometre in length on three different levels and even boasts a Monaco-style tunnel!

Back to the present day and it seems adventure sports are no receiving an indoor focus. Mountain climbing now doesn't require any mountains. Climbing walls are often included as a special area in many general sports centres around the UK and there are now several dedicated indoor climbing centres. Facilities like the Craggy Island centre in Guildford Surrey have over 1000 square metres of wall, providing 100's of different routes, while the Awesome Walls Climbing Centre in Stockport has 23.5 meter tall wall area. Skiing is the latest mountain sport to come in out of the cold, into the cold as it happens. That's because indoor skiing is no longer restricted to artificial slopes. Technology has allowed indoor skiing centres to offer real snow slopes, with snow cannons capable of generating snow that provides slopes as long as 160m, such as those at the new Snow Centre just outside London. This impressive venue provides indoor facilities for both skiers and snowboarders on two wide slopes.

Of course the 2012 Olympics that will be held in London are sure to enhance what is already an impressive list of indoor sports venues in the UK. These include a 6000 seater velodrome, a basketball arena and an impressive aquatics centre which will house two 50 meter pools and a 25 metre competition diving pool. A separate temporary building next door will house two pools for the water polo competitions.

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Sports writer Mark Bartley reports on the latest indoor snow sport centres. Indoor ski slopes are appearing all over the world now with the UK being one of the leading countries.

Developing a Career in Sports in the UK

In 2010 research was published showing that growth of the sports sector in England had outstripped the UK economy and that the number of people with sports related jobs had reached 441,000, nearly 1.8% of all employment in England. Sport and fitness covers a large sector of employment comprising professional, commercial and voluntary sports clubs, leisure centres, swimming pools, gyms and fitness clubs and Stadia. These are run by a variety of Local Authority services, Trusts, private operators and voluntary or community organisations.

The great news for people considering developing a career in this industry is that the workforce has a high proportion of young people working within it - some 24% are in the age range of 16-24.

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Golden Decade of Sport
There's never been a better time to consider entering the sports industry. Over the next 10 years we have lots of big events happening in the UK which the government hopes will help establish sport and fitness as a much bigger part of our daily lives and encourage younger people to be more active. Here's a few examples of the main events happening over the next 10 years:

2010
Ryder Cup, Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales
World Lacrosse Championships, Manchester
Women's Rugby World Cup, London
ATP Tennis World Tour finals, The O2, London

2011
World Short-Track Speed Skating Champs, Sheffield
Football Champions' League final, Wembley, London
ATP Tennis World Tour finals, The O2, London

2012
Olympic & Paralympic Games, London

2013
Rugby League World Cup

2014
Commonwealth Games, Glasgow

2015
Rugby Union World Cup

2019
Cricket World Cup

Bidding for:

Super Bowl (2015 or 2017 rumoured)
Football World Cup 2018
Commonwealth Games 2018 (Cardiff, Sheffield or Liverpool).

What Can You Expect?
The average salary after training is between 20k and 35k in the sport and fitness industry. You can expect to have to work shift patterns and weekends in a lot of cases. Working in the industry can offer international opportunities as sport transcends boundaries typically there in other industries. The sports industry is expected to continue to grow at a much faster rate than the rest of the UK economy so domestic opportunities should increase.

Which Sector or Specialisation
There are far more opportunities in the leisure industry than in sports in roughly an 80/20 split. Everyone has heard of the big names in the industry but most clubs and organisations are actually quite small in terms of numbers of employees. This means that you can feel like you're contributing much more than with a small organisation but also that it may be harder to find work initially.

Planning Your Career
An absolute priority has to be to plan your career. Investigate what routes are open to you and think about what is realistic but challenging. You can change your plan as often as you like but you should always have a career plan.

Summary
There's never been a better time to develop a career in the sports industry. With some detailed research and career planning you should be able to carve out your ideal career with the very real possibilities of international travel and working for big brand names.

Developing a Career in Sports in the UK

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Promotional Stress Balls - Promote Your Business With Sports Shaped Logo Printed Stress Balls

With the London Olympics quickly approaching and of course all of the other professional sporting events regularly scheduled, have you ever considered promoting your company with sports shaped stress balls? There are stress balls manufactured in the shapes of almost every type of sports ball. From stress tennis balls to basket balls and soccer balls to bowling balls they are all available. There are also many other sports related shapes such as referees, sumos , and smiley football players. 

It is fun to base promotions around popular sporting events. If you have customers that you know follow sports, they will really enjoy receiving your promotional stressball in the shape of their favourite sports ball or sports figures.  In order to get the most out of your budget, you will need to plan ahead. Stressballs can often be express pad printed but for the best results, you will want to find a company that can supply transfer printed stressballs. This can take up to four weeks but the print is second to none. Even full colour logos can be printed and look spectacular.

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Listed below are the dates of some of the most popular upcoming sporting events and the stress shapes that go with them. All of these products can be manufactured in the colours of your choice. That's right, you can order stressball footballs in your company colours! It is hoped that this list will help you plan ahead so that you can have the most successful of promotions!

The 2010 Super Bowl: The Super Bowl will be played in early February 2010.  The obvious choice is an American football shape. Also available are NFL helmets and referees.  If you want to ensure delivery of American football stress balls in time to build a promotion around the Super Bowl, allow yourself four weeks for delivery.

The 2010 South Africa World Cup: The South Africa World Cup starts on June 11,  2010. In the UK, large quantities of soccer ball stress balls will be held in stock so express lead-times will be possible. For best results, however, allow four weeks for your balls to arrive so that they can be transfer printed.

Wembledon 2010: Played annually at the beginning of July. Tennis ball shapes are kept in large stocks but bespoke colours and/or transfer printing is possible if you give yourself four weeks for delivery.

The 2010 Ryder Cup: Scheduled between the 29th of September and October 3rd 2010. It will be played near Cardiff. Popular golf stress balls include a golf ball stress ball, a golf bag with clubs shape and a golf trophy shape. The golf ball shape will be the most popular and will be held in stock. The other shapes will take at least four weeks to delivery.  As with the other shapes, each of these can be manufactured in your company colours.

The 2012 London Olympics: Scheduled between the 27th of July to the 12th of August.  There are so many different shapes to choose from for almost every sport played at the Olympics.  Plan early and place your order as the most popular shapes will sell out and lead-times will be longer.

Promotional Stress Balls - Promote Your Business With Sports Shaped Logo Printed Stress Balls

Dan Toombs is the Managing Director of CompuGift Limited, the UK's first internet based promotional gift supplier. The company was established in 1997 and is a leading supplier of promotional gifts to businesses in the UK and Europe.

CompuGift's popular promotional stress balls website features hundreds of popular stress ball shapes that can be printed with your logo and details.

Sports Programming In DIRECTV

DIRECTV is the leader in Sports Programming that contributes many sports packages to their subscribers. NFL SUNDAY TICKET, NASCAR HotPass, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN FULL COURT, MLB EXTRA INNINGS, NBA League Pass, NHL CENTER ICE, MLS Direct Kick, CricketTicket, Setanta Sports, NCAA MEGA MARCH, Sports Pack, Golf, Tennis, UFC and WWE are the sports packages present in DIRECTV.

NFL SUNDAY TICKET

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Subscribers can enjoy football like never before in NFL SUNDAY TICKET that is available only on DIRECTV. Subscribers can watch up to 14 games every Sunday with real time scores, in-depth stats and player - tracking. Up to 18 players in real time can be tracked on the screen. Live Big play alerts for players will be given every time when players perform game changing play.

Multi and single game score boards will be displayed on the same screen. The scores can be displayed quarter by quarter in the scoring plays. Subscribers can check the stats of the top performers and also the top three players in each team in rushing, passing and receiving with the help of Player Stats. The team stats comprises of first downs conversions, rushing and passing yards. Subscribers can view the performance of the team with real time division by division standings accompanied by wild card race information.

Supercharge NFL SUNDAY TICKET with SuperFan, benefits every game in crystal clear HD and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound that delivers up to 14 NFL games on Sunday and telecasts Sunday games live on your mobile phone and computer. In Game Mix channel, subscribers can view up to 8 live games on a single screen and also televises 30 minute commercial free replays of entire games. The Red Zone Channel delivers final yards of every scoring.

DIRECTV SUPERCAST allows subscribers to watch NFL SUNDAY TICKET games on the computer. Subscribers can view the scores and game status for the completed and in-progress games, Acquire Game and player stats right away for each game. They can enjoy every NFL SUNDAY TICKET game with Red Zone Channel and switch from one game to the another at any time.

SUPERCAST MOBILE allows subscribers to view NFL SUNDAY TICKET games on the mobile phone. SUPERCAST Mobile is free to all SuperFan subscribers that provides all features of SUPERCAST Computer Application such as Highlights, Streaming Video, Scores and Stats.

NASCAR Hotpass

Subscribers can experience all races with excitement that is accessible only on DIRECTV and its free to all subscribers of DIRECTV. In NASCAR Hotpass subscribers can feel every turn, every lap with four dedicated driver channel that is available in HD.

The Four dedicated driver channel centers on one Driver throughout the race. Subscribers can watch multiple camera angles, inside and out from the driver's in-car camera on one screen and also broadcast network audio and the driver's team radio. All the four channels will be broadcasted in HD. Every thunderous turn, near-miss wall scrape will keep subscribers on the edge of the seat every second by DIRECTV HD. NASCAR Hotpass is available to all subscribers of DIRECTV for free of cost.

ESPN GamePlan

ESPN GamePlan is the college football on TV where subscribers can view up to 12 college football games from eight major conferences and watch up to 150 key rivalries and match ups even if subscribers live out of the area.

Atlantic coast, Big East, Big 12, Mid American, Pacific-10, Southeastern, Western Athletic and Sun Belt are the main conferences of ESPN GamePlan.

ESPN FULL COURT

The ESPN FULL COURT will provide up to 30 college basketball games a week including key match - ups from the top conferences. Subscribers are able to follow the team as they battle for conference titles no matter where subscribers live. Atlantic coast, Big East, Big 12, Colonial Athletic, Mid American, Metro Atlantic, Pacific-10, Southeastern, Western Athletic and Sun Belt are the main conferences of ESPN FULL COURT.

MLB EXTRA INNINGS

Subscribers can follow their home team throughout the season in MLB EXTRA INNINGS with up to 80 games a week that comprises of 40 games a week in striking crystal clear HD and eight games can be tuned on a single screen and one can be selected to view full screen.

NBA LEAGUE PASS In NBA LEAGUE PASS, subscribers are able to follow their favorite teams with up to 40 games per week, in that eight games will be displayed in the night. Subscribers can experience up to 20 of these games per week in stunning HD clarity.

NBA TV offers the best basketball coverage, award winning original series and live events. It also displays live games, latest scores, in depth analysis or Interviews. It is easy to go with NBA LEAGUE PASS STATS CENTRAL that affords real time updates, scores and stats of all game. NBA LEAGUE PASS BROADBAND gives access to live games online.

NHL CENTER ICE Subscribers can watch up to 40 games a week and select play off games from NHL CENTER ICE. They can look out the ice spray in crystal clear HD. The Dual feed feature in NHL CENTER ICE allows subscribers to listen to the opposing team's commentary.

NHL CENTER ICE package includes Live games, Daily Highlight Shows, Up to the minute hockey news, international and vintage hockey, player profiles, interviews with 24 hour NHL coverage in both SD and HD.

MLS Direct Kick

MLS Direct Kick brings soccer action from all 15 Major League Soccer teams throughout the season. Subscribers can catch up to 130 regular season matches and opt playoff games no matters where they live to watch.

Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, D.C.United, Kansas City Wizards, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC belongs to eastern conference of MLS Teams.

Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC belongs to western conference of MLS Teams.

CricketTicket

CricketTicket is an intensive U.S home for major international cricket events, comprising the ICC tournaments, IPL tournaments, Champions League Twenty20 and many other cricket events. CricketTicket brings an entire season of exciting matches from Australia, India and Srilanka.

Setanta Sports

Setanta Sports channel in DIRECTV displays the most soccer and rugby action around the globe. Subscribers can enjoy 24 hours access to the Barclays premier league, 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Six Nations and Super 14.

Barclays Premier League, UEFA champions League, The FA Cup, England Internationals, UEFA Cup, Carling Cup, 2010 FIFA World cup qualifiers, English Championship/ League 1 & 2, International Friendlies, Scottish Premier League, Scottish FA Cup, MUTV, Chelsea TV and 2012 Euro Qualifiers are the soccer leagues in Setanta Sports.

Heineken European Cup, Guinness English Premiership, Super 14, Tri Nations, IRB Rugby Sevens, The British & Irish Lions Tour 2009, Currie Cup, Air New Zealand Cup, The Fall Tour England International, Six Nations, Powergen Cup, Magners League, Super League and Rugby League are the Rugby Leagues in Setanta Sports and Gaelic Football & Hurling, Aussie Rules are the other Leagues.

NCAA MEGA MARCH MADNESS

NCAA MEGA MARCH MADNESS provides all games of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament in HD. Subscribers can find NCAA MEGA MARCH MADNESS only on DIRECTV. In Game Mix, Up to 4 games can be viewed on a single screen and one can be selected to watch the game in full screen. Subscribers can acquire scores and real time updates from the tournament at the press of a button. They can create picks and track their progress throughout the tournament.

SPORTS PACK

SPORTS PACK in DIRECTV allows subscribers to enjoy more than 35 sports channels 24 hours a day that comprises of NBA TV, The MTN, GoLTV, MSG, YES Network and International Sports, College Sports, extreme seasonal sports - all in one fantastic pack. Subscribers can grab the games around the country with over 20 sports network. Any game can be recorded and watched later with a DIRECTV DVR. The favorite sports of subscribers can be enjoyed with HD.

NBA TV HD, TVG - The Interactive Horseracing Network, Outdoor Channel, CBS College Sports HD, The MTN, Fox Soccer Channel, GoLTV, Fox Sports en Espanol, Comcast SportsNet New England HD, Madison Square Garden, YES Network HD, New England Sports Network HD, MSG PLUS HD, SportsNet New York HD, Mid - Atlantic Sports Network HD, FSN Pittsburgh HD, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD, FSN South HD, SportSouth HD, Sun Sports HD, FSN Florida, FSN Detroit HD, FSN Ohio, FSN Cincinnati, SportsTime Ohio HD, Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD, FSN North HD, FSN Southwest HD, Altitude Sports and Entertainment HD, FSN Rocky Mountain HD, FSN Midwest HD, FSN Arizona HD, FSN Northwest HD, FSN West HD, FSN Prime Ticket HD, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Comcast SportsNet California are the channels available in DIRECTV SPORTS PACK.

Grand Slam Golf

Subscribers can feel the Grand Slam Golf with spread out coverage on multiple channels that can be viewed in full screen or all the four at once on one screen. The bonus coverage of the PGA Championship from Hazeltine National Golf Club will be displayed on three dedicated channels. Subscribers can enjoy the coverage of three channels on a single screen or opt any one of it to tune in full screen. They can feel every swing with breathtaking clarity in HD. Subscriber can visualize the real time scores for players without missing even a stroke and keep tabs on all popular golfers throughout the tournament.

Grand Slam Tennis

The U.S open, Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon can be enjoyed by subscribers on multiple channels in full screen or all at once in a single screen. Having the most reputable Grand Slam Tournament from the All England Club is the compliment of DIRECTV. The bonus coverage of multiple matches can be viewed on separate channels or on a single channel, Wimbledon Mix Channel. With Match Guide, the scores of the matches and the real time scores of the top most players will be progressed on the court channels. Subscriber can feel the antagonism and actions in crystal clear HD.

UFC

DIRECTV's Pay Per View UFC delivers the passion of world class kings of the cage like Georges St-Pierre, Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture and many more. The fight can be recorded in the DVR from any computer or mobile phone. Subscribers can experience every blow and the bead of soil in clear HD. The names of the contenders and the results can be viewed with the help of the Past UFC Events if the seer didn't watch the live match-ups.

WWE

WWE in DIRECTV Pay Per View delivers the power, rage and finishing moves of the wrestlers. Watch WWE Superstars and all the destruction. Grab the best of the up coming wrestlers. TripleH.John Cena, Undertaker, Edge, Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton are the superstars of WWE fight to hold WWE Gold. DVR can be fixed to record WWE events from any Computer or Mobile. DIRECTV induces the most WWE events in HD. The names of the wrestlers and the results can be found out by the past events in WWE.

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How To Back Big Winners In US Sports - What's The Key To Making Money?

Winning big on US sports... it's all about patience.

No matter what the sport you care to mention, it's amazing how often a new season starts with one particular team blazing a trail at the head of the standings.

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New signings, a new coach, a run of good form.

They quickly become 'the team' to beat.

Bookmakers similarly latch on. Reducing any liability, they react by slashing the odds. They over-react, you could say.

But, then again, so do punters.

How many times have you seen traders falling over themselves to get a piece of the action... when the market has barely formed. When the season has such a long time to run.

A case of 'bet now, think later'.

Often the best thing is to do... nothing!

That's right. Strange as it may seem, the best policy can be to watch... and wait.

This is certainly the case when it comes to the US Sports... be it American Football (NFL), baseball, basketball, ice hockey and even major league soccer (MLS).

And the main reason for this is the format used by these various sports in the US.

What could best be called a 'regular season, post-season' model.

This characteristic isn't unique to the States but it tends to be the exception rather than the norm when it comes to the majority of global sporting competitions. They tend to be one, or the other... not a mixture of both.

In simple terms, there's an initial phase (regular league format) followed by a concluding phase (knock-out competition).

And as we know. In league situations, it's usually a case of the best team which ends up the winners. The cream rises to the top as everybody competes on a level playing field.

However, in cup competitions, anything can happen. It's all on the day. It's not always the best team which wins... more the luckiest!

How does this explain your betting strategy?

Well, it's quite simple really.

What you have is a situation where during the first part of the campaign, whether it's in baseball's MLB standings, basketball's NBA tables or the NFL rankings, a team starts really well.

They record win after win, generate a good win/loss record and head the rankings...and are put straight in by the bookmakers as favourites for the Super Bowl, World Series or Stanley Cup.

And that's to be expected. If the best regular season team isn't deserving of outright favouritism... then who is?

All perfectly logical it has to be said. But only logical if there was a proven record of these early season trailblazers going on to win the outright competition.

Because if the stats show that they don't... why make them the favourites?

And I can tell you... they don't. Not nearly enough to be backing early season pacesetters at ludicrously short prices.

Just recently we've seen the Green Bay Packers start the regular NFL Season by winning their first 13 matches. Prices were slashed for 'the Pack' to follow up their Super Bowl win of 2011 with another success in 2012.

Made favourites to win the Super Bowl XLVI the Packers were the No.1 ranked team from the NFC... but lost their first play-off game at home to the New York Giants (who then went on to beat the No.1 ranked team in the AFC, New England, in the Super Bowl).

So 2012 was another blank year for the top rated teams in the NFL.

Too many teams fail to 'see out the trip'

And of even more interest to this study is that fact that the best record in the regular season doesn't just mean you're 'the best' team but it also means you get the best route through the play-offs. Taking on the weakest opponents, with that all-important homefield advantage.

So if teams still aren't sealing the deal with all this in their favour, just why do we continue to fall for these market leaders.

Why rush in early and take falsely short prices about a team who could easily slip up in the play-offs?

Looking at the available data... since 2000, across the five major sports in the USA (that's the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS) there have been 59 annual championships - as strike action scuppered the 2005 ice hockey season.

Of those 59 titles only 20 were won by No.1 seeded teams. That's a rather measly 34%. The best team in the tournament barely winning 1 in 3 times.

You've got teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers (2006) winning the Super Bowl as No.6 seeds and No.4 ranked New Jersey Devils winning the Stanley Cup (2000).

The St. Louis Cardinals were No.4 in the National League standings prior to baseball's World Series in 2011 and Real Salt Lake were the No.4 team in the MLS before they won the play-offs in 2009.

Time and again we see so-called favourites losing in the post-season.

Great.. I get it now. But how can I win money?

Depending upon your knowledge there are a couple of ways in which this type of situation can be addressed.

The most obvious one is to lay the top seeds (and, we presume market leader) on an exchange like Betfair.

The price is a crucial consideration... but the example of the Packers shows just how over-bet these teams have become.

On the stats, they were a solid lay.

However, a more appealing option is to go hunting for teams at bigger prices.

Those with (i) good late season form and a bit of momentum going into the play-offs (ii) not too many injuries/suspensions (iii) past play-off experience always helps a team (iv) managerial expertise is similarly a plus when the competition intensifies (v)... a good price.

These factors all come into play once the post-season kicks in and can make the difference between winners and losers.

Yes, you might need your team to win 'on the road'. For sure, they might need a bit of luck along the way.

But when you're opposing a short-priced team with one, or possibly two others (hedge your bets with one team in each conference / side of the draw), then you can easily locate bets at double-figure prices.

So the over-riding advice...

Bet smart. Don't follow the crowd in trying to lump on a team which has impressive early season form.

The format of US Sports makes it a real lottery once the play-offs begin... and it's asking a lot for a team to hold their form right through the 'league programme' and match-by-match in the 'knock-out phase'.

The strategy, whilst keeping an eye on the odds, must be to oppose these short-priced market leaders in the US.

How To Back Big Winners In US Sports - What's The Key To Making Money?

Matthew Walton. Author, journalist and broadcaster, Matthew has worked in the betting industry for the past 20 years. His articles can be read online at http://www.goldcall.com and you can follow his daily updates on Twitter by following @MattWalton_uk.

Premium Sports Packages

Just because football season ends in February, that does not mean that premium sports packages suddenly become useless. Plenty of other sports continue through the winter or start up in the spring, and you should have access to these on a great TV sports package. Your Sunday afternoons will feel empty after football, so fill them by holding onto these channels and watching some other great sports until the football season begins again at the end of the summer.

These are just four of the most popular sports viewing options:

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1. Hockey

Hockey is the next best thing for big plays and powerful collisions when football season ends. As a winter sport, the season is just getting interesting after the Super Bowl. You will be able to see all of the best match-ups leading to the championship because Hockey runs through April.

2. Basketball

The professional basketball season begins at the end of fall. Turn to basketball for fast-paced games that extend into May when the football season is over. Plus, of course, you don't want to miss all the excitement of March Madness as you watch the NCAA teams battle it out.

3. Olympics

Having the full available set of sports TV channels is the best way to view the Olympic Games and you don't want to miss any of them since they only happen every two years. Because so many events happen at once, there is no way to fit them all on one channel. Keeping your cable package ensures that you get to watch your favorite events, even if they aren't the most popular ones that end up airing on the network channels. The summer Olympics in London begin in July 2012, so keeping your premium programming is the best way to ensure you have access not only to the games themselves, but also the Olympic trials to select the athletes to represent the United States.

4. The NFL Draft

At the end of April, the NFL runs its draft, which has the potential to give teams an edge in the coming season. Ensure you will know who the experts are watching in the months leading up to the draft and see the draft itself in its entirety by having the full package of sports TV channels. Plus, you will have an edge next season because you know the back stories of all the best rookies.

With all of these options and so many sports happening at once, premium sports packages are the only way to stay on top of it all.

Premium Sports Packages

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Quality Sports Games Created By EA Sports

EA Sports, is the brand name of Electronic Arts, which creates and develops sports games. Over time they have released games like, NBA Live, FIFA, NHL, Madden NFL and Nascar. Many of the games are distinguished by the year in which they come out (IE: Madden 09, NHL 11 and so on!) EA Sports, also determined to make the gameplay as realistic as possible, uses real athletes names and likeness, as well as adding feature's to the game that already exist in the live sport. By doing so, EA Sports games could be very addicting, with the ability to immerse you totally into the game.

Madden 12 and NHL 12 are the next two sports games ready for market with release dates of 8/30/11 and 9/13/11, respectively. EA Sports has added a new dimension to each game, bringing live action from the game, into the game. Examples of this are as follows: Madden 12 has added Real Time Physics and Customizable Playbooks. The Real Time Physics will provide crushing hits, while guaranteeing that no 2 tackles will be the same. The Customizable Playbooks is for the coach in all of us. It will bring a new experience and excitement to the game. NHL 2012 now has Full Contact. This means that everything in the arena is live. You now have the ability to shatter the glass with body checks, knock opposing players into the bench, knock off helmets and so much more. Goalies are live now for the first time. This enables the goalies to make sprawling saves, have the crease crashed by opposing players, knock the net off its moorings and last but not least.....Goalies Can Fight! If this isn't already enough, they added the Winter Classic in Pittsburgh on New Years Day! The game is played outdoors and the weather conditions are able to be changed. You get everything that you could possibly want in these games, except a ticket.

Nfl 2012

EA Sports continues to create quality sports games, that are so realistic, that you feel like your part of the action. Each year they add the necessary elements to keep up with whatever sports game they are creating at that time. With all the sports games being created, I feel that EA Sports is miles ahead of the competition. The level of fun, excitement, competition and the way that they can immerse you into the game is second to none. For a high quality sports gaming experience, EA Sports in my opinion, is at the head of the class.

Quality Sports Games Created By EA Sports

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