Sports Betting to Win

About the Author
Acknowledgements
Preface - Bring Discipline and Professionalism to Your Betting

Introduction
- Why Do People Lose at Betting, and What Can Be Done About it?
- Why is it that so few people are able to win at sports betting over time?
- Are there any commonalities in the 10% that do win?
- Can someone improve their betting performance to become a long-term winner?
- Becoming more successful and profitable
- Core contributors to this book

1. Think Differently
Thinking differently
Mindset - the foundation of success
Key components of the winning betting mindset
Training your brain, changing your mind

2. Bet for Profits, not Excitement
What is your motivation for betting on sport?
What is your betting type?
Uncovering your core betting motivations
Creating inner drive for long-term success

3. Prepare to Win
Know the game
Betting success factors - stacking the odds in your favour
Developing a betting plan
Creating your betting strategy
Specialise to get an edge
Warming up - PREParation

4. Keep Score
The benefits of record keeping and evaluation
Keeping a written record of your bets
Evaluating your betting

5. Make Rational Decisions
Why rational decision-making matters
How do you make a decision?
What stops us from being rational and what can we do about it?
Mental shortcuts - biases
Summary: 10 ways to help you to make more rational decisions

6. Don't Chase Losses
Why do people chase losses?
Are you making matters worse?
How to stop chasing losses

7. Control the Frequency and Size of Your Bets
Controlling the frequency of your betting
The costs of over betting
Control the size of your bets: size matters

8. Manage Your Emotions
How emotions affect your betting results
Understanding how emotions are created
Creating performance-enhancing emotions
Dealing with performance-limiting emotions positively

9. Manage the Ups and the Downs
Sports betting is a rollercoaster
Losing streaks and the downside of sports betting
The winning run and when times are great

10. Focus on Continual Improvement
The path to betting success
Kaizen
Development, learning and performance improvement
Keep raising the bar, and learn and earn more

Extra Time - Going Pro: Sports Betting Full Time
Important considerations
Making the move
Living the life - full-time betting practicalities

Appendix - The OODA Model
Bibliography
Index