saw this question on another site????

[betdogs]

thought this was an interesting question, and would like honest feedback from everyone willing to answer....."have you honestly been able to make money this year=2006, betting on sports?..........and how does this year compare with years past?...thanks for your response!!!

[TwoTonTony]

i am up a few thousand for the year....$3,060 to be exact....Not huge but i play for fun....I have made money in 15 of my 22 years betting....so 15-7......most are like this one...make between $1,000-$5,000 when it is said and done.....Most i won was $28,000 for the year and most i lost was 17,000

[10DimeBry]

i'm ahead in ncaa foots down more than i'd like to admit in nfl.

nfl kills me year in and year out, why i continue to bet it is beyond me? but hey. what can ya do?

[betdogs]

i think i'm in the same boat a lot of others are. after betting sports for 20+ years, i'd say i'm pretty close to breaking even.it seems to take up a lot of your time if you let it, sometimes i wonder if it's worth it....other times i realize how much i would miss it if i could not do it...

[robby_morini]

This has not been a great year for me, but I have had much worse in my younger days.

I have learned to tread lightly when my confidence is low. It reminds me of my baseball playing days. There were some days I was in the 6 hole saying to myself "God please don't let him hit it to me". Other days, I said come on mo fo, (the batter, not God) bring it my way. This year I have been second guessing alot, meaning low confidence levels.

To me there are 2 keys to wagering:

1. Keep it a hobby. My wife visits antique stores, I visit Bettors Chat
2. Wagering always has been, and always will be about knowing when to step out and when to step back.

Both lessons for me were hard learned

[betdogs]

i look at it the same way. i would like to think i could make a living in sports betting,but after many years of hoping, i guess a hobby is all i'll ever make of it...

[frankb03]

I've done well in NFL. I play mostly dogs. It's been a good season for dogs. College slightly profitable.

[macs37]

I'm down over 1,000. Really bad year for me. I did pretty well in college football, crappy in the NFL. I must be -25 turnover margin on games I bet. Lost $500 alone in the IND/NE total, had a major (for me) play on the over 48.5, had a 14-14 game 5 minutes into the second quater but the game landed on 48

[skyz]

this yr is mine only winning yr...been betting for 3 yrs

lost 2 yrs in a roll bc im was rookie prolly still are but now i learned a lil from those 2 yrs that i lost and its doing very good for me...

[Fast Eddie]

thought this was an interesting question, and would like honest feedback from everyone willing to answer....."have you honestly been able to make money this year=2006, betting on sports?..........and how does this year compare with years past?...thanks for your response!!!

Honesty is the best policy...


this year has been the same as last 3 years...i win at college football and college basketball and nhl...i lose mlb and nfl and nba...wtf ???

[BettorsChat]

i look at it the same way. i would like to think i could make a living in sports betting,but after many years of hoping, i guess a hobby is all i'll ever make of it...

The only way to make a living betting sports is to have good money management, full time job handicapping the games, some luck, decent bankroll to start with and several accounts with different books to shop lines. Then after that is said you might fall into the 10% or less category that actually makes it.

[bhs4life]

The only way to make a living betting sports is to have good money management, full time job handicapping the games, some luck, decent bankroll to start with and several accounts with different books to shop lines. Then after that is said you might fall into the 10% or less category that actually makes it.

thank you dr. phil

[molta02]

i'm down for the year. the problem for me is the bankroll or lack thereof, which makes it much harder to make money and manage it at the same time.

the killer for me is that i've been up quite a bit a few times, but lose it back. i've had some major swings this year, and without the proper bankroll, its hard to take these large swings in stride.

[betdogs]

i know the bankroll is a major issue... it's like all other business, it takes money to make money...

[jcindaville]

i am down a thousand dollars, i have never won money gambling as far as the whole year.

the g is from the start of college football in august to now. i wish i didnt like it so much, cause i never win at it. that is the honest truth

great thread, i was going to start one just like it