So last night was one of the worst nights I've had in months. I swear every time I see someone start a site or a blog they always start on the down side...anyways I've learned a lot from my downswings and I think that's what is most important.
In game betting- This has been the thing that would hurt me the most in the past. Although I do believe that in game can offer value in both football and basketball, it very rarely offers any in baseball IMO. The lines get drastic, the run lines aren't what they started to be and totals are either teeny tiny or gigantic. Needless to say when I would be losing I always looked for action to recoup my losses. This usually didn't work, and when my day was over I'd be disappointed because I had actually started to win but my losses from in game would basically break me even. I was proud to say the temptation to bet in game wasn't there last night and hadn't been there for quite some time.
Managing expectations- Everyone is going to lose. Its just the fact of the hustle that we are in. All the greats will tell you at best they are able to hit 60ish percent. That means they lose 40% of the time. I have come to the realization that I'm not going to win every night. Now it feels like I'm flying high when I sweep a big card, but I have to balance that with the way it feels to know you got the best of the number and it still ended up a loser.(I had more than one of those last night) You have to be able to lose with grace in this game and not go off the deep end.
Think of down swings and losses as tuition. You've got to pay to learn in most every aspect of life and its no different here. As long as you can learn something from each loss that you can take into account at a later time, it can be looked at as money well spent. I hope this helps someone from jumping off that ledge in the midst of a down swing; we've all been there.
