It was not all that long ago during the dog days of summer that the only betting action for football at your favorite online sportsbooks was on futures and props. Baseball was sometimes the only live game in town unless you are into various sports leagues across the globe.
Summer time is tough for avid sports bettors but it is amazing just how quickly a few weeks can change the entire scope of actually betting on daily sports.
When the calendar does turn the page to November it is a whole new story with the current betting board at your favorite online book. Both the college football season and the NFL are in full swing. The NBA and the NHL are back in action with regular season games and you might even be able to catch some action on the last few games of the MLB season if the World Series goes the full seven games. The start of college basketball is right around the corner in one of the most action-packed times of the year to bet on sports.
Even some secondary sports offer betting action this time of the year with the CFL closing out its season with the Grey Cup Playoffs. The Chase for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup title goes into November and a new season on the PGA Tour gives golf bettors something to be excited about. Sports such as soccer, tennis, boxing and MMA fighting all offer something to bet on to help broaden this scope.
It is almost impossible to not find something to bet on this time of the year, which is why you need to be scouring the betting board at your favorite sportsbook on a daily basis. Even if you have limited yourself to only betting on football, the lines are constantly moving each day with all the action coming in. Taking a day off here and there can end up costing you quite a bit of money over the long-run if you start missing a few key movements here and there that just so happened to be in your favor.
Anyone who bets on sports has won and lost money on a half point one way or the other. By simply checking the lines in the beginning of the week and waiting to bet on the games the next weekend is a sure-fired way to lowering your winning percentage when it comes to football.
Now that the NBA and NHL are back in action, taking a day off can cost you a golden opportunity to cash in on any number of bad lines that exist when any new season in a sport starts back up. If you wait until the New Year to add sports such as basketball and hockey to your betting mix, you have just given the Oddsmakers a free pass to sharpen up the lines once the season is well underway.
Another important reason to shop the betting board at your book on a daily basis is the simple fact that you never know what you might find. It is not uncommon for online books to add some betting odds for specialty props only to quickly remove them the next day based on the reaction from the betting public.
With so much action on the field, court or ice, there are bound to be any number of additional betting opportunities on the board. Futures odds this time of year are like the stock market with daily fluctuations based on the previous days results. Constantly monitoring the numbers on the betting board will give you the best chance to maximize your return at the betting window.
Posted October 27th, 2016
