{"id":518,"date":"2012-05-08T09:38:49","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T13:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?p=518"},"modified":"2013-03-24T13:51:15","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T13:51:15","slug":"why-most-sports-bettors-lose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/library\/you-as-bettor\/why-most-sports-bettors-lose.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Most Sports Bettors Lose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two things you can be reasonably sure of when it comes to sports bettors &#8211; most bettors are long term losers, and most of them will tell you that they are long term winners. The more you talk to bettors, the more you see that there are a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/library\/you-as-bettor\/why-most-sports-bettors-lose.html#more-518\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Why Most Sports Bettors Lose\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two things you can be reasonably sure of when it comes to sports bettors &#8211; most bettors are long term losers, and most of them will tell you that they are long term winners. 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