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Sep 18 2008

Most Successful Sports Betting Systems

Published by J. Kim at 9:19 am under Online Gambling

by J. Kim

There are numerous sports betting systems a person can use that will help to increase the chances of them winning when placing bets over the short term. But what one needs to realize that these systems are not designed to help win over any extended period of time.

Using such systems a person needs to be made aware that they risk losing more than they and one such sports betting system that is beneficial over the short term is the Martingale one. Certainly if used for any extended period of time you could end up losing vast sums of money if not careful.

When you use this system after each bet that has been placed and where you lose you need to then double the amount you place on the next bet. So if you placed a $5 bet on a team to win a particular game and they then lose, the next game that you bet on that they play you put a $10 bet down. If after this game they then lose you double your bet again this time to $20 and continue to double your bets until you finally win. Only after you have won can you then return to starting with just placing a $5 bet.

However as long as you understand the risks involved then using betting systems can be fun and there are plenty of others ones available that are much less risky than the one we have mentioned above. But with any of these sports betting systems you need to be aware that you are only going to be winning over the short term rather than the long term.

The system we have discussed above is known as a negative progressive system and there are others which are classed as being positive progressive sports betting systems. These are designed where you place bets and increase them only when you are actually winning and so give you the opportunity to take full advantage of any winning streak and will end up making you more money than if you do flat betting.

One simple positive progressive system to consider trying is the one where each time you win you increase the next bet by only 50 per cent. Therefore if your initial bet was for $6 and you win you increase the next bet by 50 per cent ($3) so you now bet $9 instead. Then if you win again you increase the next bet after this by another 50 per cent and you either bet $13 or $14. But as soon as you lose then you start again by just placing the initial $6 bet.

The big advantage that this system has over some of the others is that you only increase your bet amount when you are winning, and so when you do finally lose you are only losing one unit at a time. However, if you are winning not only do you have the funds available to increase the bets but you are actually holding on to part of your winnings also.

Although these kinds of sports betting systems will help you to win over the short term there is no guarantee that using them will ensure that you do win. Be aware also that there are plenty of systems being advertised online which the people are only after your money and won’t be of any use to you at all. Instead you should be thinking about the sports betting systems we have suggested above to use.

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