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3Oct/090

Make more money betting on NFL Week 4

The most hyped about match-up of this 2010 NFL betting season is here. Everyone will be betting on Brett Favre wearing the purple against his former GB Packers.

So if everyone is betting on this GB vs. MN match-up, why are we telling you to bet on the Bengals vs. Browns match-up?

It's exactly because the betting public is distracted by some of the key games, because of the weak teams involved, and most importantly, because the betting line movements for this game have already seen it sway from -3.5 to -6 on some sportsbooks. These are the type of betting situations you want.

1. Games that the betting public may not betting on at all, leading to easier line movements when any money is placed on it.

2. Games where the bookmakers might not be focusing on as tightly as they should be.

3. Divisional games where the data, news, reports, and trends are all these to give you all the info you would need to place a winning bet while working the line movement to control your winnings/risk

NFL Week 4 is stacked with great games and we wish you the best on all of them. Don't get discouraged by last week's upsets, use them as a reason you need to control your bankroll even tighter so you can minimize risk and dive deeper into the data to support your bets.

Do your research, pick your big losers of the week, and drop your bets in now.

23Sep/090

Betting impact of MLB teams clinching the playoffs

As much as the sports radio and tv want to keep talking about the Major League Baseball playoff races as being still active, almost every single one of them is done.

When looking at the standings the AL Central Detroit vs. Minnesota race is the only one with a real shot of turning into an all-out war 'til the last game.

What bettors and line movement specialists need to know is that as much as the media want every other divisional race not to be over, they are. If you want to make money of line movements over these last weeks of the baseball betting season, follow these instructions to pin-point your next winning wager.

  1. Isolate teams with injuries, they are most likely to sit key players (Boston)
  2. Target teams which will sit players in case of blow-outs, bad weather conditions, or have absolutely no change of missing the playoffs (St Louis)
  3. Find key pitchers who are reaching pitch-counts or need to rest to be effective in the playoffs (Beckett, Joba, Carpenter)
  4. Pinpoint the teams that have a bench full high value rookies or very valuable veterans that need to get into the rotation before the playoffs start (St-Louis, Colorado, Boston)

Once you've done these things, bettors that want to make money from MLB line movements now have a simple recipe for success:

  1. Follow weather conditions the night before, this will impact the line-up
  2. Keep an ear out for pitch-count talk from the coaching staff and decide how much that should effect the bet
  3. Monitor starting line-ups about 30-90 minutes before game-time. If key players are sitting and you see a good money-making opportunity, jump on it.
  4. Place your bets and wait to win.

19Sep/091

Bet on UFC 103 / Bet on Mayweather vs Marquez

Saturday September 19th
A huge night for MMA and boxing bettors, much more than for actual MMA and boxing fans. While both events may not be the top-of-the-line match ups that the general public choose ahead of football or playoff-hunt baseball, these are the types of events that will make bettors consider putting their money on something other than betting NFL, betting NCAA, or betting MLB.

We don't want to sound like we're beating a dead horse here, but these overwhelming weekends of sports are the ideal scenarios for smart bettors like you to increase your bank roll and carry even more money into the meat of the NFL betting season.

Line movements depend on a highly excited public and with these events being hidden below a few layers of competing league PR offices, either the event lines will be managed poorly or they the action will be overweight against the general expectations of the action. The undercard on this UFC event may only receive 50-100 wagers at most online sportsbooks and that leaves alot of room for aggressive betting behaviour if you can target poor lines or lines that have moved strictly to cover.

Keep your eyes on the newswire and insider updates because you are likely to be able ot adjust your betting tactic off of breaking news much faster than bookies would be able to move the betting line.

16Sep/090

NFL is back but don’t forget about earning big from smaller sports

Yes yes, NFL and NCAA football betting is back. Most of the country is jumping for joy (and so are bookies).

But please, please don't forget one of our top rules for making more money from betting here at linemovements.com - you make money by focusing on the non-mainstream game/player/story/sport/event. Bookies don't have the time, budget, or incentive to monitor small events now that the gold rush of September is back.

Even if you are a die-hard football bettor, take some time to study up on everything else on the sports schedule:

  • Tennis betting
  • Nascar Betting
  • NHL preseason Betting
  • Non-UFC MMA Betting

Stop being a sheep to sportsbooks, start becoming the player that you see on TV raking in the cash because you are smarter than the general online sports betting herds.

14Sep/090

Beware of Monday Night Football, unless you know how to play it

Week 1 has pretty much come and gone for NFL bettors. For most bettors out there, week 1 usually ends up a financial disaster. As we outlined in earlier articles, there is no where near enough hard evidence of a team's 2009 play level and there is way too much background noise from the media and PR teams feeding you bad ideas.

Now comes Monday Night Football betting:
Buffalo vs. New England
San Diego vs. Oakland

What smart bettors need to know about Monday Night Football is that there is an ungodly amount of money put down on these games. If you saw the numbers you'd be surprised... it can often be equal to what's normally bet on 3-6 Sunday games.

Want to make more money betting on Monday Night Football?
Follow these rules:

  1. It always starts with research. You can't make money betting without digging into all data and news.
  2. Keep an eye out for special promotions. Refunds, kick-backs, free bets, free casino chips, etc. Books don't want you to lose all your cash right away.
  3. Do not follow the herd on MNF. Because of the high amount of cash being managed by bookies, and so many bettors trying to recover loses, the lines offered by sportsbook are highly swayed by the money. Line movements are a huge factor on MNF, so as soon as you see a media story that tell you people will rush to bet the opposite side of where you think the game will go, take that opportunity to cash in. If you can leverage two online sportsbooks, do it.
  4. Don't panic if this week doesn't go well for you. No one can stop the 80+ yrd tip hail mary TD passes or season ending injuries.

9Sep/090

Make the most money possible out of sportsbooks with NFL betting: week 1 pt2

Ok, we're here. Season kick-off and www.linemovement.com is going to help you win more money from sportsbooks and stretch your online betting dollar.

As mentioned in part one, your advantage with NFL betting is highest now. Smart sportsbook bettors can make more money because:

  • Souring gambling revenues means more aggressive promotions
  • Sportsbook already consider now their make or break time to get good customers like you playing
  • Bookies are more concerned with managing both sides of the line than controlling the action
  • Most bettors can't wrap their head around reality and tend to bet based on media hype
  • Inconsistent betting play now will lead to better long term bonuses being offered to you

This is all about sportsbooks being to wrapped up in trying to get deposits and not being able to properly manage their risk right now. If you avoid being type-cast by their systems and make a killing off erratic line movements, you will make a lot more money than you normally would.

Remember, you need to act like their most important player and get more ot of your experience. Bet smart. Bet like its a whole new analysis every time. Bet like you are playing to get into the playoffs, not to win just this week.

Enjoy the NFL season kick-off and start your research as soon as possible so you don't get caught up in the hype.

7Sep/090

Make the most money possible out of sportsbooks with NFL betting: week 1

The wait is over.
The Brett soap opera is resolved (until next year).
The teams have made their marketing pitches and changed Jerseys for no reason.
Rookies and returning vets are being projected to put in huge numbers.
Analysts have made their predictions.
Bookies have set their title run lines and team handicaps.

But guess what....

After week 2, it all gets thrown out the window. The NFL is the biggest hype machine outside of US presidential politics. Wild claims, innuendo, regional preferences, and vague things like 'chemistry' and 'hustle' set the betting lines at sportsbooks now... not the actual results.

This is when smart bettors must take advantage of bookmakers to make the most off their NFL bets. Yes bookies do their research and have team informants letting them know of any line-up changes, BUT, online sportsbooks are financial institutions ahead of actual win-loss projectors.

If you want to win more from online sportsbooks this season, remember what we always say here at www.linemovements.com, use every advantage possible to leverage books against one another, manage your money to get the most out of bonuses, and most importantly, leverage actual bets vs. media hype.

Smart bettors do not get caught up in media hype. Smart bettors do not leave all their cash at one sportsbook. Smart bettors do not have consistent betting habits. As soon as you fall into the trap of following patterns, favorites, or bonus offers - you'll end up 10-50% less wealthy than you could have been if you leveraged every opportunity strategically.

We'll be back in few days to get into some of these much more detailed.
Do your research and we'll start making money on this NFL season.

31Aug/090

2009 US Open tennis betting

Make money off US Open tennis betting

Make money off US Open tennis betting

The US Open tennis major starts today in New York and if you don't know how much linemovement.com likes tennis betting, you haven't read enough of our posts.

Tennis tournaments give smart bettors some of the best opportunities to work over and make money off of lazy sportsbooks. Tournaments like these are so big with so little valuable betting history for many of the players, plus its right in the heat of the MLB season... and even better yet, the start of the NFL/NCAA seasons. No sportsbook is staffed well enough to track all of these sports, so non-top 25 tennis players are usually not properly graded.

If you're a tennis fan and bettor, do your research, get upt-to-the-minute player updates, and leverage your sportsbook accounts to take advantage of poor lines and late movements.

14Aug/090

Line movements: NFL preseason betting

The NFL preseason betting has already started and there's a big slate of games this weekend for bettors to win off of.

As always, we advocate smart bettors to take advantage of lazy bookies who fail to move lines based on major line-up changes, and to move your money in the best way to earn more/minimize risk.

Keep an eye on major roster changes, coaching decisions, weather factors, or over-hyping of key games so you can make even more money betting on online sportsbooks.