We received a valuable piece of advice years ago. It was more related to life in general than sports betting, but it holds true the same. The advice was geared towards major life decisions. A kind of checks/balances so to speak. A way to tell if your head is on straight and you are thinking clearly.
That advice was “Say it out loud”. Any time you are thinking of making a major decision in life, or in sports betting, this is sound advice. The concept is that when you are considering something important, that maybe is against the norm, to verbally speak what you are thinking of doing. Maybe it is to yourself. Maybe it is with a significant other. Maybe even friends or co-workers. But the point is, does what you are considering doing sound good when you say it out loud, not just in your head?
Relating this to sports betting can be key. When you see a number change drastically and are thinking it may be a good idea to go against the sharps/professionals, say it out loud. When you are thinking of betting on a team or coach that consistently chokes in big games, say it out loud. When the total seems too high or too low, say it out loud. If you have ever looked back on a bet and thought “What was I thinking” you know what we are talking about.
When we have looked back on some of the worst action we’ve seen, this would have been great advice. For example... “The line on Norte Dame vs. Pitt has dropped from -17 to -12, so now I’ll hop on the Irish”... Or ... “I’m going to bet on Andy Reid in a big game”. Or ... “There is no way that Big 12 Game goes over 77 on the total”. Having a sounding board, even if it is yourself, can help stop a bad bet before it happens.
The next time you are thinking of placing action that is to the contrary of what many others might do, say it out loud. You may just talk yourself out of a bad bet.
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