Betting Big Games
There seems to be an unwritten rule among most sports bettors that it is simply unacceptable not to have a wager on the biggest games of the season. By biggest games, I'm referring to the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, etc.Even worse, is that many bettors feel they have to have their biggest bet of the season on these events.
As sports betting legend Jim Barnes says, "The Super Bowl is the kind of wagering activity that I never recommend getting involved in. My experience has convinced me that the more a game is hyped and the more the public wants to invest, the worst the actual proposition."
When Barnes speaks about sports betting, it is generally a good idea to pay attention, as the man has probably forgotten more about successful sports gambling than the majority of today's self-proclaimed experts will ever know.
For serious sports bettors, a game like the Super Bowl is little more than another game on the schedule for that day. It's highly unlikely that their largest wager of the day will be on that particular game, as there will probably be other events that have better wagering value.
Since You're Going to Bet Anyway
Since you're not going to listen to me and bet anyway, don't be afraid to simply make a small wager on the game. Just because the Super Bowl is the final football game of the year does not mean you have to make your largest wager of the year on it. Football will return in August and in the meantime there will be hundreds of baseball, basketball and hockey games to bet on.If you must have action on the big event, partake in a few office pools. Yes, you're chances of winning are small, but your investment is typically minimal and most pools payout 100 percent of the amount they take in. So over the long run, it's essentially a break-even proposition.
Enjoy yourself and enjoy the big games. But remember to keep them in perspective when it comes to making a wager. There's no need to turn a good year into an average one or an average one into a bad one because of one season-ending wager.
