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If you bet on American football, there is a good chance you lost money on this year’s Super Bowl XLIX (if you bet on the Patriots, good for you!).  This year’s game wrapped up with the Patriots 28, Seahawks 24 in a finish that stunned the world.  Most sports analysts declared that this was a pick ‘em game and there was no real favourite.  Betting on this game was a tough call, with two strongly defensive teams that were going to give it their all. 

When you decide how much money to put down on a bet, how much do you choose?  Do you pick a certain amount, whether it be £5 or £5,000?  How do you set your minimum and maximum bets?  Bettors are often advised to think in terms of pounds when they set their betting units, but you may want to think in terms of percentages instead.

I have talked in the past about the importance of keeping a betting journal.  In a betting journal, you can write about your wagering experiences, including not only your outcomes, but also your emotions, your strategies, and more.  A betting journal is a valuable tool since it allows you the chance to go back over your past and analyze the decisions you have made.  The insights you get from your journal can help you to come up with smart changes to your strategies, which in turn can lead to greater profits.  But a betting jour

Whether you are buying points for a wager or simply trying to decide what side to wager on sports, one concept you should be familiar with as a punter is fatigue.  Fatigue refers to the energy drain on a particular team, player, or horse.  This tends to be more and more of a factor as the season unfolds.  All players are only human, and fatigue can make or break any of them.  And fatigue itself has many factors going into it.

What are some common causes of fatigue?