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Three tips every beginning sports bettor should know

Three tips every beginning sports bettor should know

Max Meyer shares three lessons from his betting experience and time working at sportsbooks

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Ben Fawkes
Dec 10, 2024
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I’ve known Max Meyer for many years, going back to when he was running sports betting content for Sports Illustrated. Since then, he’s worked at various sportsbooks — Caesars, Fanatics, PointsBet and William Hill — over the past five years.

He’s also trying to help people become better bettors in his FREE discord by providing access to important betting information and strategies to help grow your bankroll. No big deal, but his live bets (mostly college basketball) are posted in the discord and are 76-63, (+7.85 units) heading into tonight’s games. He’s been sharing some wisdom in my paid chat on a daily basis as well.

I asked him to share some more of that wisdom to help out my subscribers, especially those just getting started in sports betting.

Here are three tips from Max to become a smarter sports bettor:

1. Stop Betting on Parlays

Yes, parlays with long-shot odds are enticing since you only have to bet a little to potentially win a lot. And it seems like…

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