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For this article, please understand there is no 100 percent right or wrong answer. Bettors are going to do what they are going to do. However, the smartest thing to do is understand your situation based on time.
Everyone’s time gets tighter leading up to Christmas and even the period between Christmas and New Year’s with kids off school or added work responsibilities that can occur when missing a few days that all adds up.
Here are ideas that could align with your schedule to help you win bets.
Super Busy Life – Hard to Make Time for Betting
Here are three suggestions to maximize profits when betting around the holidays.
1) Less Can Be More
Five sports are going on at the same time, the NFL, NBA, NHL, College Football bowls and College Basketball. That’s hard to keep up with in everyday life, let alone the holiday season.
If you like to wager on all five sports, make a concerted effort to pick your spots. For the NBA, NHL, and college basketball, there are definite slow days and most don’t overlap over a week. Choose the slow days to pass. On the days you have more options, that’s where you focus your attention to hopefully give you the best chances for success.
The bowl games have mostly workable options, with only three or four days with more than four games. If you always work two to three days ahead you should be fine even with the transfer portal.
2) Consider Cutting Back on Sports
With the NBA and NHL playing into June, to miss a week or 10 days is not the end of the world. If you are passionate or strong at handicapping one sport, stick to it because you probably have a method to make it work.
In college hoops, the Saturday and Sunday cards are generally the heaviest before Christmas. These days, Dec. 23 through Dec. 26 offers just a few contests, which is the perfect time to give yourself a break before conference play kicks in just before the New Year.
If you really enjoy betting on football, taking a break from the other sports, and putting all your attention to football, both college and pro will save you time and hopefully build your bankroll unburdened by other sports.
3) This Suggestion Might Make the Most Sense
If traveling before and after Christmas is part of your agenda, annually or every other year, why bet on sports at all? You should enjoy all facets of family and friends and the last thing you need to worry about is how your games are turning out or being frustrated by a half-point loss or a fluke occurrence that caused you to lose.
Let it all go and you’ll be shocked how refreshed you will feel getting back to wagering.
Take Some Time to Enjoy the Season
Sports betting is a challenge. It is often fun and maddening at the same time. When the five sports intersect, which doesn’t include those who do soccer, MMA or betting on any other sport, it can be overwhelming in normal times, let alone trying to find time for the holidays.
Most serious bettors or those like this writer who also write articles, do videos and podcasts, you need more life balance.
That doesn’t mean walking away from betting sports if that is a source of income for you and your family. Most bettors should “check out” and do something enjoyable like looking at Christmas lights, going to the mall or shopping area and seeing people smiling (something not all bettors do a lot other than when winning).
If this is you or someone you know, after Christmas, make a point to see friends during the holidays. You can watch a bowl game or two, just make sure not to have any action on it.
One thing most people don’t understand is bettors don’t need a vacation during the busiest betting season, they only need a break, and taking a few hours or an afternoon or evening is great for the mind and soul. (Personal experience)
We hope this article helped bettors of all sorts to understand your options. Ultimately, sports betting should be fun and the period from Dec. 17 through the New Year should all be enjoyable, find what works best for you!
