{"id":51194,"date":"2018-03-19T10:28:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T17:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/?post_type=guide&#038;p=51194"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:31:08","slug":"strategy","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Betting Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Ever wanted to know the sports betting strategies that the professionals use? You&rsquo;re in the right place, as we&rsquo;ve created a comprehensive guide on the most popular &ldquo;sharp&rdquo; strategies. In time, these betting strategies will make you a stronger sports bettor.<\/p>\n<p>We equip you with the essential strategies for a better ROI on your sports bets. From the basics like line shopping to more complex strategies like hitting the &ldquo;middle,&rdquo; we cover it all.<\/p><div class=\"\" data-freestar-ad=\"__300x250 __300x250\" id=\"sportsbettingdime_InContent_1\">\n        <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({\n                placementName: \"sportsbettingdime_InContent_1\",\n                slotId: \"sportsbettingdime_InContent_1\"\n            });\n        <\/script>\n    <\/div>\n\n<p>Learn betting strategy with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/middling\/\">How to Middle Sports Bets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/zig-zag-theory\/\">The Zig-Zag Theory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/hedging-sports-bets\/\">Hedging Your Sports Bets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/10-strategies-better-sports-bettor\/\">10 Strategies to Win More Bets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/round-robin-betting\/\">Round Robin Betting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/line-shopping\/\">Line Shopping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/arbitrage-betting\/\">Arbitrage Betting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/avoiding-sportsbook-restrictions-arbitrage-betting\/\">Avoiding Sportsbooks Restricting Your Account for Arbitrage Betting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/home-team-advantage\/\">Using Home Advantage <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/removing-the-vig\/\">Removing the Vig<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/season-win-totals\/\">Betting on Season Total Wins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/truth-about-futures-bets\/\">The Truth About Futures Bets: Why to Avoid Them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/chasing-steam\/\">Chasing Steam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/why-the-line-moves\/\">Why the Line Moves and How to Capitalize on It&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/reverse-line-movement\/\">Reverse Line Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/maria-staking\/\">The Maria Staking Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What the Sharps Use<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/best-stats-sites\/\">Get an Edge with Sports Stats Sites<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sports Betting Systems<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/sports-betting-systems\/\">An Introduction to Sports Betting Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/kelly-criterion\/\">The Kelly Criterion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/martingale-system\/\">The Martingale System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/poisson-distribution\/\">The Poisson Distribution Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/dalembert-betting-system\/\">The D&rsquo;Alembert Betting System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/oscars-grind-betting-system\/\">Oscar&rsquo;s Grind Betting System&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>College Football Strategy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/3-winning-college-football-tips\/\">Three Winning College Football Betting Strategies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>MMA Strategy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/finding-the-golden-underdog\/\">Finding the Golden Underdog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>March Madness Strategy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/best-home-teams-college-basketball-betting\/\">The Best and Most Consistent Home Teams To Bet on in College Basketball<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/kenpom-vs-sagarin\/\">Should You Use Kenpom or Sagarin in Your College Basketball Bets?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/7-attributes-of-march-madness-winners\/\">Picking March Madness Champions: 7 Perennial Attributes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/sweet-16-elite-8-march-madness-trends\/\">Crucial Sweet 16 &amp; Elite 8 Trends for Evergreen March Madness Betting Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/final-four-trends-to-win-your-march-madness-bets\/\">Win Your March Madness Bets Using Final Four Trends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/the-11-march-madness-first-round-trends-you-need-to-know\/\">11 March Madness First-Round Trends You Need&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/strategy\/spotting-a-march-madness-upset\/\">How To Spot A March Madness Upset: The 4 Trends You Need To Know<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":305753,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"template-guides-category.blade.php","content_buckets":[219593],"class_list":["post-51194","guide","type-guide","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","content_buckets-content-bucket-money-evg"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide\/51194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guide"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide\/51194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":450177,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide\/51194\/revisions\/450177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"content_buckets","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content_buckets?post=51194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}