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Scamdicapper is a term commonly used to refer to a con artist posing as professional sports handicapper. These are the guys who have tarnished the industry. These guys know nothing about sports betting and couldn’t care less if the picks they give out win or lose. These scamdicappers prey on sports bettors who have tried to bet on their own with little to no success. They prey on uneducated sports bettors who believe 70% winners (or better) is possible over the long haul. The sports bettor seeks an honest sports handicapper, but quite frequently gets sucked in by one of these silver-tongued con artists. Scamdicappers have several different ways of luring you in.
There are those scamdicappers who advertise in sports betting line rotations and magazines. Now, there’s nothing wrong with advertising your business. In fact, it’s necessary. These guys place these ads weeks and even months ahead of time, which is also fine. You’ll find an ad for a handicapper that states, “10,000 Star Lock of the Year on Patriots-Colts! Get it now! Only $20! 1-900-123-4567.” There are a few things you should find disturbing about this ad. First, there is no such thing as a “lock”. Second, how can anyone honestly handicap a game weeks or even months ahead of time and proclaim it as their strongest pick of the entire year? An honest handicapper does his handicapping the day before or the morning of the games. And in the case of NFL or college football, maybe a few days ahead of time. But never, ever weeks or months ahead of time.
There are those scamdicappers who advertise a toll-free 800 number where they may offer you a free pick if you call. So you call and instead of a recorded message giving you the pick, there’s a high-pressure salesman on the other end. He may inform you that today just happens to be their “10,000 Star Game of the Year and it could be yours for just $20!” This guy’s probably shouting and being very pushy. Even if you don’t cave in to his high-pressure sales pitch, he’ll require you to give him your phone number before he gives you the free pick. If the pick wins, you’ll get a call from this salesman about buying their premium picks. If the pick loses, the salesman knows you probably won’t be calling back or buying any picks. So he trades or sells your phone number to every other scamdicapper he knows.
There are also scamdicappers who give out both sides of a game. Let’s say the con artist is giving out picks on Patriots versus Colts and Packers versus Bears. 25% of the customers will be given the Patriots and Packers. Another 25% will be given Patriots and Bears. Another 25% will be given the Colts and Packers. And the last 25% will be given the Colts and Bears. So 50% of the customers will go 1-1 and may continue using this con artist. 25% of the customers will go 2-0 and will most likely invest more money in this scamdicapper only to be on the 0-2 end of the ledger the next time around. The last 25% will go 0-2 and probably be done with this joker. But he does not care about that 25%. He only cares about the money he already made from that 25% and the possibility of repeat business from the other 75%.
The same could be done with four games and the scamdicapper looks really good to those who went 4-0. This plays right into his phony claims of 80% winners. But next time you’re not so lucky. You’re on the 1-3 or 0-4 end of the ledger and you’ve probably increased your bet amounts because this guy went 4-0 for you the time before. So now you’re in the hole and you’re thinking, “He says he wins 80% of his picks and he’s only 4-4 or 5-3, so a win streak must be coming.” So you increase your bet size again only to lose even more money. The moral of the story is: Even a scamdicapper gets lucky a time and again. But you’ll never profit over the long haul by falling for one of these jokers’ claims.
A majority of the sports betting public believes 70% winners over the long haul is possible. The truth is there are just too many variables working against it, one of which is the law of averages. The public doesn’t want to sign up with a sports handicapping service who wins 55 – 58% when they can sign up with a service winning 70% of their picks. The problem is the service boasting 70% winners really isn’t producing 70% winners. If you see such a service, ask them to point you to an independent sports handicapper monitoring service where you can view their record. They either won’t respond to you at all or make some silly statement like “We monitor ourselves.” On the other hand, the service advertising 55 or 58% winners is actually hitting that number and can prove it.
If you’re foolish enough to believe in 70% winners over the long haul, then Bullseye Sports is not for you. You’ll probably end up getting ripped off and lose your shirt with one of the scamdicappers mentioned above. But if you’re looking for an honest sports handicapping service that can deliver 55-58% winners and turn a profit for you over the long haul, then Bullseye Sports is where you need to be. Stop sports gambling and start sports investing. Join the Bullseye Sports family today. You’ll be glad you did.
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