By Holden Kushner (@HoldenKushner)
About 3% of sports bettors are profitable. There’s a reason why sportsbooks make money hand over fist. One way to give yourself the best edge to be a profitable sports bettor is to tail a sports bettor who is profitable. That’s why we put together this “how to tail sports bets” guide.
The only way to really know if the person your tailing is profitable is if they track their bets.
At Nuke The House Sports Betting, each one of our cappers is tracked so you know exactly how many units they’re up. In 2023, our team was up 343 units and we continue to nuke the house in 2024.
Let’s discover how to become a profitable sports bettor by tailing expert handicappers.
HOW TO TAIL SPORTS BETS
There are a few key points that a bettor needs to know when tailing bets.
- Keep your bettor pool to one or two guys/girls for each sport. Over-tailing will lead to more variance and we don’t want that.
- Just because a capper is good at one sport, doesn’t mean that they’re great at another. Research handicappers that track their plays, find out how successful they are at each sport and then make an informed decision as to whether or not to tail their bet.
- Don’t blind-tail unless you have 100% faith in your sports bettor. Blind-tailing is when you make bets without researching the play because you have the utmost faith in a capper.
- Once you find the bettor that you want to tail, you might want to make your unit size smaller until you have full confidence in him/her.
- Even the best handicappers have their losing streaks. The Nuke The House Sports Betting team was up 343 units in 2023, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t rough patches. If you trust the expert, stick with him. If you notice that he’s in a rut, decrease your unit size until you feel comfortable that he’s back on track.
- Which leads us to our next point. Don’t tail for just one week. Six months is actually a number you can target to get a good read on a capper. One month is fine to make a snap judgment. One week is a crapshoot.
Nuke The House Handicapper Advice
Nuke’s Lead NBA handicapper Spread Astaire says, “I would say be patient and commit to the person you’re tailing if you don’t know the sport. If it’s something you’re not familiar with, tail everything blind. If you feel you know the sport you can pick and choose the plays that you feel match your handicap. Also Be Patient. Being a long-term winner doesn’t mean you win every week.
Johnny Bravo from Nuke The House Sports Betting says, “If you see two cappers that you trust on different sides, it doesn’t hurt to do your own research or ask questions”. Cappers at Nuke are always here to give their reasoning behind the bet and why they like it.
Conclusion
Tailing handicappers can be a profitable betting strategy. Follow the advice of someone who tracks their picks, is transparent and is open to answering questions about his process. If you stick with the capper for an extended period of time, it’s reasonable to expect that you may achieve similar results. We hope you found this “how to tail sports bets” guide helpful.
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