Bet with your pockets, not with your heart - If you're a [insert favorite team here] fan and you think your team is going to win every game, I wish you luck.  However, odds are your team is not going to go undefeated, and I would bet everything on the fact that they will not cover every spread.  Personally, I stay away from betting my team at all - this is just my own preference, but it is the smart thing to do.  First of all, if you bet them as an underdog and they lose the game but cover the spread, where is the satisfaction?  On the other side, if you bet on your team and they win but don't cover the spread, you still aren't happy.  Obviously there will be games where everything works out for you, but the percentage probably isn't very high.

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Let me preface the rest of this by saying that I do not think gambling is the smartest thing to do, and it is certainly risky.  Even though I have had bets that seemed like locks from the start, there is no such thing as a certain bet.  I do not pretend to be a professional, and there might be a number of people out there - possibly even on this site - that are just as successful as I am.  This said, I have done very well for myself the last few years, mostly focusing on college football.  I would like to start by explaining my reasons for sticking with college sports, and why I feel NCAA football is the best way to win money. 

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