Categories: Sports Handicapping

Understanding Risk Management on Making a Sports Betting Pick

Professional Sports Handicapper Ron Raymond of the Raymond Report, follows the basic fundamentals of sports handicapping and those 3 key components are the following:

  1. Value
  2. Percentage play
  3. Performance Cycles

Risk Management Decisions

Here are some of Ron’s keys to making a final decision on a pick by identifying the main risk.

  1. Identify and Understand the Situation (Matchup and Game Odds)
  2. Identify both Teams Winning Percentage (Type of Teams)
  3. Identify both Teams Current Performance Cycles
  4. Investigate the Risks
  5. Investigate both Teams Percentage Play (Home, Away, Dog, Fav, etc.)
  6. Shop for Value (Get the best price and/or Line)
  7. Make the Pick and Live with it!

Catch Ron’s Premium videos on the Raymond Report YouTube Channel to get a full instructional video on how to understand the calculated Risk of making picks on sports betting.

Ron Raymond

Ron Raymond is a well-known sports handicapper who runs ATS Stats and the Raymond REPORT. He has over 21 years of experience in the industry and provides expert analysis and predictions for various sports, including football, baseball, hockey, and basketball.

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