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I have never met a professional-level sports bettor who hasn't read Education of a Sports Bettor. Most pro gamblers can quote
passages from the book, even years after having read it, and there can be no better
testament than that to the value of this work. The purpose of writing this review is
supposed to be to sell this new and revised and updated 2nd Edition to sports bettors, but
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It is safe to say that nobody in the sports betting industry is more universally
respected than Bob McCune. His work has been praised for decades throughout the gaming
world, and the original of this book was the most acclaimed of all. Now, in this updated
edition, Bob has even topped himself. This edition is better than the original. It's
expanded, clarified, more succinct, and guaranteed to make or save you money.
Here are the book's 'stats':
EDUCATION OF A SPORTS BETTOR
Bob McCune
ISBN 0-9636500-6-8
160 pages, 8.5" x 11"
comb-bound, paper cover
$39.95
If you're already a successful
handicapper, get ready to improve your bottom line immediately and dramatically. If you're
a recreational bettor wanting to expand your hobby this work will cut years from your
learning time. Expert or beginner, there is no doubt you'll be glad you got this book. The
author covers everything it takes to be a successful sports bettor, including sections on
how to predict winners in football, basketball and baseball, along with a thorough
explanation of successful money management. Includes interviews with successful pro
gamblers explaining 'how they do it'.
Check the contents at right. This book
is crammed with decades of sports betting knowledge. Be ready to 'unlearn' many of the
myths about gambling that are so prevalent. Be ready to take a giant step toward a level
of success you might never have thought possible.
"When
things go bad for professional athletes they go back to their teachers. We professional
gamblers turn to Bob McCune."
- Steve Ryzner |
Especially important is
the section concerning money management. It is shocking how many good handicappers are
done in by their lack of proper money management. Bob explains how real pros handle their
money, and if you're a beginner you may be surprised by what you learn.
Section VI deals with handicapping football, both college and pro. Bob explains the
different styles of some of the successful handicappers he knows, and exposes some of the
common mistakes committed by most non-professionals. This section has been an eye-opener
for countless handicappers.
The bottom line is, football,
basketball, baseball or handicapping in general, this is without a doubt the best book I
ever read on sports betting. Every premise, every conclusion, is backed up with
substantiated facts. There is no pie-in-the-sky stuff here. It's all about the real world
of professional sports handicapping. Buy
it, and get ready to start winning.
- J. R. Miller
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EDUCATION
of a
SPORTS
BETTOR
BOB
McCUNE
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CONTENTS
SECTION I
A COMPENDIUM OF BOB’S LORE
The
Evolution of a Sports Bettor 1
The
Professional Sports Bettor 3
An Indictment
6
This
and That
8
It’s
a Three-Way Street
10
About the Market
11
Indecision
14
The
Pavlov Syndrome
15
What
About Teasers
17
Prepare
Before You Execute 19
Paper
– Rock - Scissors
20
I
Resolve
22
Points
In Line
23
SECTION II
A CLOSER LOOK
The
Other Guy
1
The Gambler’s Mythology
2
Some
Monkey Business
5
Experiment
In Probability 6
Winning
and Losing ATS 8
The
Spread Myth
10
Can’t
Win for Winning
12
Observations
13
Rifle
vs. Shotgun
15
Interrogations
& Responses 18
Happy
New Year
20
The
Illusion Sports
21
Sports
Betting & the Stock Market 26
The
Las Vegas Zoo in the 1980’s 28
Rappin’
With Reizner
29
Patience,
My Friend, Patience 33
Cliches & Proverbs
34
SECTION III
HANDICAPPING HANDICAPPERS
The
Handicappers
1
Many
Ways to Skin a Cat
2
The
Diversity of Handicapping 4
The
Elusive (ILLusive?) Edge 6
For
the
Record
7
Evaluating the Handicappers
9
Hot
or Not (?)
11
The
Opinionated Handicapper 12
A
Player’s Dilemma
14
Why
Use a Sports Service?
15
Revelations
and Advice
16
Roses
Have Thorns
18
Sports
Service Marketing
19
New
Math
21
The
Rating Game
24
Integrity
and Rationalizatio 26
SECTION IV
BOOKIES & BETTING LINES
Bookie
Business
1
My Bleeding Heart
3
Opinion or
Fact
4
Betting
the Betting Lines
6
A Line on the
Line
8
My ‘Buy’ Line
11
Playing the Line
12
SECTION V
MONEY MANAGEMENT & MORE
Getting
Your Money’s Worth
1
Sopping Up the Juice
3
Illustration 5-1
4
3 M’s to Profit – Part 1
6
Illustration 5-2
7
Illustration 5-3
7
3
M’s to Profit – Part 2
8
Illustration 5-4
8
Illustration 5-5
9
Illustration
5-6
9
3 M’s to Profit – Part 3
10
Illustration 5-7
11
Illustration
5-8
11
Illustration 5-9
12
Illustration 5-10
13
Illustration 5-11
13
The Loser…A Short Story
14
Part 1 – The Loser 14
Part 2 – The Winner 16
SECTION VI
FOOTBALL
The
Mystique of Football
1
The
Pro Game
2
Around the Corner
3
Styles in Handicapping Football 4
Season Thus Far, Etc.
6
The Big Double EE
7
The Grand Finale
9
SECTION VII
BASKETBALL
Come
Play with Me
1
A
Piece of Cake?
2
Factoring
the NBA
5
The
Deviation Factor
9
SECTION VIII
BASEBALL
April
1
Odds and Ends ‘Bout Baseball
3
Illustration 8-1
5
The
Two-Headed Monster
5
‘Bout Baseball Bettin’
7
Bantering
Baseball Banker & Me 9
The Streak Myth
10
Thoughts on Angles and Theories 12
Thinkers and Likers
14
How I Make a Baseball Line 16
Questions for Answers
18 |
