USE THOSE BRAIN CELLS IN BETTING

Welcome to yet another edition of Sports Betting Lessons, this is Professor Jeffdstuff, the prof with the stuff, and of course, I will feed you guys again with your daily dose of Sports Betting 101.

Today, I will teach you guys something you can practice to keep the Benjamins rolling. So on that note, here is today's Sports Betting 101.

Use your head.

Yes, using your head is as important to this sport we call betting as to that of real life. And in betting, using your head means betting with your head, and not with your heart.

For example, you're from Spain and you like the Fernando Alonso. Alonso is pitted behind the red scarlet Ferrari of Michael Schumacher and you very well know that Fernando will most definitely be creamed on this one.

Being the true Spanish local that you are, you bet on Renault.

What happens next is almost automatic. Another win for Schumi and another month's pay gone to the bookies.

Get it?

Got it?

Good.

A classic example of people betting with their hearts was the fight between Muhammed Ali and Larry Holmes.

Larry Holmes was the younger and stronger fighter, yet to taste defeat and he was going up against an old Muhammed Ali, way past his prime.

Common knowledge will tell you that Larry Holmes should be the odds-on favorite to win. It turns out that Holmes was only an 8-5 favorite over Ali.

That's another edition of Sports Betting Lessons. Keep it here on these pages because I'll keep on letting the truth be told. This is Professor Jeffdstuff, signing off. Peace!