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 veteran sports handicapper and founder of ATSstats.com, creator of the Raymond Report sports betting system. Active in the industry since 1996, Ron has nearly three decades of experience analyzing market cycles, performance indicators, and value metrics across the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and CFL. Ron’s data-driven approach has helped thousands of bettors think strategically, manage risk, and win with confidence.
Ron Raymond

Ron Raymond is a veteran sports handicapper and founder of ATSstats.com, creator of the Raymond Report sports betting system. Active in the industry since 1996, Ron has nearly three decades of experience analyzing market cycles, performance indicators, and value metrics across the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and CFL. Ron’s data-driven approach has helped thousands of bettors think strategically, manage risk, and win with confidence.

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