I had to build my handicapping acumen from watching the games and studying the local newspaper. However, at that time, it sure wasn’t much help for sports betting. I started betting in Las Vegas right around the time when the Internet was becoming widely accessible. Now, it’s extremely rare to see a total under 200 in any game in the NBA.
I used to love betting the “under” on NBA totals that were in the 170s or 180s. But now, pro football betting totals are regularly posted in the 50s, and there were only two running backs picked in the first round of the last two drafts combined. When I started betting NFL, defenses and running games ruled the league. And the sports world is always in a state of flux. What worked yesterday doesn’t always work today. Even the sharpest bettors in the world are constantly learning, adapting, and diversifying. If there’s anything I have learned in almost 30 years of daily sports betting, it’s that there is something new to learn every day. This article originally appeared in the 2023 Doc’s Sports Journal
