When you hear people talking sports betting the discussion usually revolves around the English Premier League, Super 14 rugby or some other major sporting event. The high profile nature of these events grabs the public’s attention and there is nothing quite like watching the game with some money riding on it

 The football season is nearly upon us and while I usually reserve my focus for the English Premier League and the PSL this year I am going to be taking more than a parting interest in Coca Cola League 2 which is effectively the English 4th division.

 I have been betting for long enough to know that making money from sports betting is about far more than just picking lots of winners. Sure it helps if you go on a run where you can do no wrong but trust me on this one, your luck will turn and you will go through a patch where you could not back a winner in a tennis match between Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer. 

 This past week saw two of my long term bets go up in smoke and while I was able to cover my stake in the one I missed a trick in the other and took a needless loss. 

 After taking a hammering in the spreads markets on Saturday morning I desperately needed the Boks to win to keep my 3-0 series bet alive. They duly obliged but only after making me sweat before landing one of the best kicks under pressure I have ever seen. 

 They say form is temporary and class is permanent and if that is true my class had better kick in soon because my form is nowhere to be seen.

 It was another late night for me sitting up till 01h30 watching my 40/1 shot Brian Gay close out the St Jude Invitational. He won by 5 shots so it could be argued that I could have hit the sack earlier but I have seen amazing collapses before and simply had to be there to guide him home. 

 

The Confederations Cup starts on Sunday and the reasoning behind hosting the event exactly a year ahead of the World Cup is to provide some sort of a test as to how ready we are and whether there are any areas that need extensive focus over the next 12 months.