LESSON 13

KEEP YOUR INDEX BETTING PSYCHE COOL

Welcome to yet another installment of Sports Betting Lessons, this is Professor Jeffdstuff, the prof with the stuff, the one that gives you only useful stuff and I will feed you guys again with your daily dose of Sports Betting 101 for this year's hardwood encounters in the NBA and the NCAA. Yup, you guessed it, you'll be unceremoniously schooled again.

Last week, I thought you guys what doesn't help the team and that's you betting or not betting on them. In case you forgot, betting on your favorite team does not help the team win because what do they care about your scrawny little bet?

They don't know about your bet or any bets that you will make on 'em. The fact of the matter is, betting is just trying to predict whether your favorite team will win. Simple as that.

This week, I will teach you guys something you have to remember and must not forget. Hang on folks, this is today's Sports Betting 101.

Keep a cool head.

Yes, too simple to say but so hard to practice. No matter how good a handicapper you are, losing streaks happen and it will happen again. You see, trying to fend off a losing streak is like trying to fend off the inevitable.

Like real people, professional teams and athletes make mistakes. And if you're following a certain team for your wagering activities, you are bound to go down with 'em. The least you can do here is rethink your betting strategies.

Keeping a cool head is the key. Rethink your analysis of the game or games you've lost.

This will sound difficult but you have to do this.

Stop betting for a while.

If you want, you can wager smaller amounts than you are used to, this can be called ''mind bets''. If you start winning again, then by all means, return to your usual betting habits. However, if your losing streak continues, God forbid, study your line and analysis of the games one more time.

This happened to me once and it surely hurts. I was on a roll for three straight weeks then suddenly, wham, two straight weeks of painful pay-the-bookies.

That's another session 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!