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This month, I’ve decided to pause my series of articles on the basics of how to make your betting pay and look instead at some of those pesky cognitive biases that will try to derail you in your journey to betting profitability. Cognitive biases are systematic thought processes that are caused by the tendency of…

We went off piste last month with a quick look at tricks our own mind can play on us when betting for profit, the cognitive biases that will try their best to derail us on our journey. This month we are back to basics examining another of the pillars we need to put in place…

Although the world is constantly changing and we now have undreamed of technologies, it seems that ancient philosophers still have plenty to teach us about living life. One of the oldest philosophies which applies as much to gambling as it does to life in general is stoicism  A Brief overview of Stoicism Stoicism is an…

Whatever your long term aims from betting, if you are here reading this article in the On Course Profits magazine, I have to assume that you have some desire to put your betting on a professional footing and, ultimately make some money from it! That being the case, you need to get the basics right….

Set your minimum value point Before you even look at the live markets, you should have calculated the minimum price you are prepared to accept for your intended bet. Never be tempted to bet at shorter prices than your minimum value point. Best Odds Guaranteed (BOG) bookmakers Wherever possible, use Best Odds Guaranteed bookmakers. If…