The betting I heard about sports betting from other students many times, but my curiosity always ended up with just a small talk with some guy who bet on football and had lost all his money or something like that. One day I decided to try to win some money just for fun and I won… it was surprisingly for me. And I did it again then again and I realized that gradually it is becoming more and more interesting. Just for the record, I am not a big fan of sports games and I never was, I consider sports betting as a mental exercise: you need to analyze many factors such as motivation and ability of the team to defeat competitor, current squad of players, and many other things in order to choose the best wager and eventually to earn some money. In this post I want to share my approach in betting on football. From my personal experience there are three principal factors in betting. These are psychology, money management and the game selection. Let’s begin with the first one. Before even thinking about sports betting you need to clearly understand that the betting was meant to get money from gamblers, people who obsessed with a game, an addicted people. Don’t even think about any kind of betting if you are one of those. It’s not a secret that successful result of the betting depends on ability of bettor to keep a cool head. When the wage is too high and your favorite team is playing, in that moment bettor can make a quick and often wrong decision that may result in significant loss. One can imagine how emotional tense affects on bettor’s mind after large money loss. If you are able to handle with emotions and to make rational decisions, then it is time to consider the second key moment, which is money management. It is necessary to allocate some money for sports betting only, the money which you are ready to lose. Obviously, you shouldn’t bet with your last money and also you need to know how much you can spend per one wage, so having the strategy here would be great option. And the last one. The game selection strongly depends on your style of betting and quality of your game analysis. The rule of thumb here is to avoid games you unfamiliar with in terms of what to expect, even if it seems predictable for other bettors. In conclusion I could only add that sports betting is just another game where you can lose or win or to become addicted to it, so it is highly recommended not to rely on betting when it comes to earning money.