A very good football handicapper is expected to win 62% of the games he picks against the spread. That is where the term spread makes its point. By this they try to even out the betting on each team as much as possible. Like football there are also basketball experts. The techniques and challenges involved in basketball picks are the same as in football picks. For these there are basketball experts who know about the game in depth and the players. They can give better advice and suggestions.Whether it is a basketball pick, or football or another sport pick, you should be conservative. When your win and want to do more bets spread out you bets rather than raising them. The last thing, which you must keep in mind, is that, the chances of loosing are more than the chances of winning. When you loose tolerate it but don't accept it. Even the experts loose. Making money through betting is difficult and needs patience.