I was having good success betting the NBA starting in March, when the playoffs hit i was doing well the first round or so then I hit a 2-18 stretch. Like how does that happen?
Things work differently at that point, pro, college, bb, fb. Pretty much everyone doing well fades at the end of the year, unless they have a plan.
In the back of my head i keep thinking if i can actually become successful at it it could be a reliable income stream but the % of successful sports bettors is like 1/1000, if that.
I got up to #2 or 3 in a major NFL contest last year and got free money out of that, in addition to sportsbook winnings. It's all about making it happen. Going over college bb angles from last year (did well in the tournament), there were ways to win a lot ATS and OU for sure. Even better than fb and NBA. They say the bettor that books fear the most are good at college bb totals, but ATS was just as easy last year. The problem with taking betting very seriously like quitting your job serious is what happens when all the books limit you to $2 wagers if they let you in at all. Or when AI figures shit out, either at the hands of books trying to figure your system, or with setting lines in general.