Five Aspects of Being a Professional Handicapper

There are many differences between a recreational sports betting fan and a professional sports handicapper. A typical sports fan that wants to bet on the game or event is 50/50 on being right or wrong in their decision. The professional handicapper needs to be right an average of 52.5 percent (or higher) to make a living out of their sports betting decisions.

A winning record on the sports predictions is only one of five aspects of being a professional handicapper. All five aspects are listed below if you want to make sports picks as a pro.

A Minimum Winning Record

You only have to be right with your sports picks on an average of 52.5% to be a professional handicapper. That percentage is based on odds of -110 which allows the sportsbooks to charge 10%. The ambitious pro handicapper touts the fact that over 75% of the picks are right, but there is a limited time frame to their statement.

Most pro handicappers generally fall between 55% to 60% in their sports picks on a continuous basis. They include a point spread between a favorite and underdog, the over or under on the total line and money line odds in a straight-up contest. These are documented sport predictions under a reputable sports service offering picks for the game or event.

Be careful in picking out a pro handicapper with a high percentage of right selections. They could be taking heavy favorites to boost their claim of right picks.

Paying for the Pro’s Sports Picks

Free picks from a pro handicapper is a promotional incentive to get an avid betting hooked on the daily, weekly or monthly package of selections that they pay for. A pro handicapper makes money in their right picks as betting on the game or event, but the real advantage comes with selling their selections to the betting public.

The typical pro handicapper is part of a sports betting service. The reputable sports service uses common transactions such as credit and debit cards, a bank wire and money transfer services. Progressive sports betting services also use Bitcoin to process money transfers in a safe and secure environment.

A legitimate professional handicapper can apply their services for any reputable sports betting service. The business transaction between the pro handicapper and the avid betting public via the sports betting service is performed all the time with very few glitches and problems.

Transparency in a Pro Handicapping’s Sports Predictions

One of the most important aspects of a professional handicapper is transparency. The pro handicapper should document their sports predictions whether they are a free pick or rolled up in a paid daily, weekly, or monthly package.

As an avid sports betting fan, there are ways to track and monitor the selections. Also as a sports bettor is interested in transparency, there will be a way to see the published report on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

As a professional handicapper, transparency should be relevant in the short-term and long-term sports picks. Checking references and publishing the results should also be done as a form of transparency for the pro handicapper.

Finding Value in the Handicapping Profession

If a recreational bettor is serious about their return of investment from betting on the sports games or sporting events, they will want a professional handicapper to lend insight to those picks. Sometimes, they can pickup what they need from a free pick. Other times, they will pay for the pick in a daily, weekly or monthly package.

Either way, avid sports bettors find value in a pro handicapper’s prediction on the particular game or event. There is a great deal of potential in a pro handicapper’s pick and the value should meet the cost. A professional handicapper can make a living out of the perceived value in their sports prediction.

Money Management with a Professional Handicapper’s Sports Selections

If an avid sports bettor is paying for a professional handicapper’s pick, they will also get a unit bet on the game or event. An average sports pick comes with the individual sports service’s recommendation. If the average pick has three or four units, the elevated pick has seven or eight units.

Money management and the unit pick on the game or event is a common practice in a professional handicapper’s paid selection. Their probable confidence of the selection is evident in the units bet per game or event. The promotional tool of the selection is laid out with the units bet and the set result.

The success (or failure) of a pro handicapper often lies with big-unit plays for big-time games or events with national television audience.

All Five Aspects Make Up One Good Professional Handicapper

These five aspects of a pro handicapper rolled up in the definition of someone that is an expert in how they perceive each individual sports betting game and/or event. They take a detailed and calculated view of the situation and plug in probable results in the outcome. If they like what they see, the game or event is worth another look.

The main difference between an avid sports betting fan and a professional sports handicapper is an objective viewpoint. The avid sports betting fan lets a bias stance creep in to make a bet. The pro handicapper takes an objective path to the stats, facts and recent betting trends. These come together and form a probable situation for the outcome.

All five aspects make up a good professional handicapper, but they must be objective in their approach to picking the particular game or event. The pro handicappers often call this intuition on who will win (or lose) the contest. This intuition is based on the knowing and understanding the stats, facts and recent betting trends along with the probability of the situation.

A pro handicapper basically does this work for a living. They cover all the scenarios that both teams (or individuals) possess alongside the tangible and intangible situations they will encounter. Above all, they make an objective and probable outcome of the individual sports game or sporting event based on the intuition they have.

Previously posted on RDG Corporation