What is the True Winning Percentage of a Professional Soccer-punter?

Many people believe professional-level sports bettors win at least 60% of their bets. It's understandable that people think that, but it's just not true. The fact is, the difference between the percentage of bets won by successful sports bettors and the percentage of bets won by losers is relatively very small.

Anyone can expect to win 50 percent. After all, the only thing required is to flip a coin and pick a side. The bookmakers' profit comes from the difference between what a bettor must risk and what a bettor expects to win. Every time a player wins, the bookmaker withholds slightly more than 9 percent of the winnings ($1 for every $11 risked). Consequently, a bettor winning only half his bets will ultimately go broke.

Professional sports bettors, by comparison, rarely sustain a long term winning percentage higher than 57 or 58 percent, and it's often as low as 54 or 55 percent. People find that hard to believe, and they understandably get even more skeptical when told that, for a genuine professional-level sports bettor, a long term winning expectation of 60% or more is actually too high.

The measure of success of a sports handicapper is not his percentage of winning bets, but the relative amount of profit he made over any given period of time.

Best regards
Winder Liao
Winder sports
http://www.windersports.net/winderexp ertsoccerpicks.htm winder expert picks - Asian handicap specialist to european soccer fixtures.

http://www.windersports.net winder sports portal - Your guide to winder's interest on sports : provides tips and techniques to improve your game.

email:winder88@lycos.com

---

Craps 101: What You Need to Know About

Alternatively called as Hazard, Craps has been here since centuries.... Read More

Casino Craps - Easy to Learn and Easy to Win

Craps is the fastest - and certainly the loudest -... Read More

A Beginners Strategy Guide to Online Micro Limit Hold Em

It's hard to miss the fact that the last two... Read More

TOP 10 Biggest Betting-Gambling Mistakes

Our aim here is to highlight these common areas of... Read More

Bingo Basics

Bingo is one of the most simple and general game... Read More

Poker Revenue Basics

Poker is one of the most famous card games across... Read More

Gambling Stories 101

A win at a gambling table can be fun narrating.... Read More

Wisconsin Casinos, The Top Three

I have been gambling in Wisconsin since I was 16... Read More

Casino Business Opportunity

There are really two main options to owning a casino... Read More

Online Poker --- Is It Safe? --- Is It for Me?

Online Poker RoomsRapidly Growing in PopularityPlaying online poker is fast... Read More

More On The Endings Of Poker Tournaments

Previously I've written about tournament end games, and about how... Read More

To Muck Or Not To Muck?

After a hand is completed in online poker you'll never... Read More

What Your Poker Table Says About Your Personality

Who does not have tables at home? Such a queer... Read More

Virtual Casino Games

Looking to find out what kind of games can be... Read More

Halftime Wagering Part 1 - Hedging Your Bet:

Halftime wagering is done exactly how it sounds...at halftime. If... Read More

Why TV Poker Can Make You Wealthy!

There's an awful lot of poker on the television these... Read More

How to Master Low Limit Texas Holdem, Part 2 - The Online Poker Game

I continue my articles about learning to master online poker... Read More

The Truth Behind The Limits: What Minimum and Maximum Bets Are About

Have you ever thought about the reason behind the existence... Read More

Roulette Strategies - The 10 Commandments for Bigger Profits!

You will see many roulette strategies on the net.Here we... Read More

An Easy Way to Become a Good Blackjack Player

Learning to play the game of casino Blackjack reasonably well... Read More

Discover YOUR Online Poker Room

As all the poker sites on the internet call themselves... Read More

Slot Machines - Good and Bad Locations

Although no one will ever truly know where the casinos... Read More

How To Choose a Sportsbook - Guide To Online Sports Betting

Online Sports Gambling is a growing business with thousands of... Read More

Poker Online Freeroll Tournaments

Poker online freeroll tournaments are a huge way to leverage... Read More

Online Poker - Learn to Play for Free, and the Chance to Win Real Cash Prizes

All of the online poker rooms offer you the opportunity... Read More

Virtual Casino Etiquette

There are a few points of virtual casino etiquette that... Read More

Just The Best Online Gambling, Casinos, Poker, Sports Book

BlackJack, Slots, Roulette, Video Poker, Bonus Slots, Stud Poker, Texas... Read More

Shorthanded Poker, an Untapped Gold Mine

Feuled by seemingly nonstop television coverage and internet access in... Read More

Secrets of Texas Hold Em

First if you are tired, angry, drunk or your condition... Read More

States Lottery Basics

For those who dream of quitting their jobs and being... Read More

10 Tips That Will Give You Unfair Advantage At The Poker Table When Playing Texas Holdem Poker

Playing poker and winning is a very difficult task to... Read More

The Secret of Making Odds Only Bets

Pssst...! Wanna know a secret?How about the secret of making... Read More

MGM Mirage to build a city on Las Vegas Strip

Plans include a 4,000-room hotel and casino, three 400-room boutique... Read More