Most gamblers thinking that they key to winning is picking the right side, total or prop. But the real success comes when bettors understand how to manage a bankroll and utilize bet size or units. This will yield HUGE benefits over the course off an entire football season.

You need to start by setting a weekly, monthly or season bankroll of cash that is available to bet. Knowing where you start is a key.

Once you know that, then making that bankroll last, using discipline and patience is a path to victory. Every bettor, pro or $5 guy, will go through a losing streak. It’s inevitable. Even the best of the best only hit 6 out of 10 over the course of a season. Using a consistent unit size prevents a bettor from overspending on a single wager. Generally using 1%-3% of your bankroll would be one unit. It is easy to see that firing away with 25% of your bankroll on a play could kill your entire wagering season should the bet lose.  Unit betting or flat betting helps protect your bankroll from significant losses during that unavoidable bad streak.

The Bookmakers Minute is knowing your overall bankroll and using a bet size or unit, and avoiding digging into your pocket when the bankroll is exhausted. This will save you time and again and make betting on football more fun AND profitable.