Climbing the ranks in NRL footy tipping is all about finding the match ups that will give you the best odds of success each game day. By extension, giving yourself the best odds is all about possessing the necessary level of understanding so that you can determine which club will come out on top. Now keep in mind, there are a number of different strategies that tippers use to go about acquiring the knowledge needed for success, but all of it essentially boils down to a few fundamental steps that are guaranteed to improve the accuracy of your selections. So here are the specifics as to how you can work the odds in your favour for the best NRL footy tipping 2014 season.

Study the Statistics and Know Them Well

If you want to give yourself the best odds of success, the most proactive step you can take is to study all the relevant statistics behind each club in a particular match up. These are the statistics that will provide you with the means to make an accurate tip based solely on how two teams have performed in the past against each other. You’ll also be able to view their most recent match outcomes against other clubs in the league. Obviously, the broader the statistical gap between two sides the clearer it will become as to which side you should tip for, but you can only determine that gap in the first place by looking at the data for yourself. You’ll want to check the results that each club had against each other in their previous match ups, overall win/loss percentages on the season, overall points for/against on the season, positions in the standings, and the outcomes of all their most recent games. By informing yourself as to the current state of two clubs competing in an NRL match, you’ll be working the odds to your advantage by being able to predict the final outcome more clearly.

Remain Current on News from Around the League

In addition to statistics, another way to build the odds in your favour this NRL season is to remain as up to date as possible on the news and developments from around the league. Any changes that a certain club experiences between their matches can have a dramatic result on how they perform the next time they’re out on the field. So it’s important to monitor any and all information throughout the season that might pertain to injuries, suspensions, trades, roster adjustments, scheduling adjustments, coaching adjustments, or anything else that might have an effect on the clubs you tip for going forward. The worst thing you could possibly do would be to keep yourself unintentionally in the dark about a certain issue that occurred prior to the start of a match that, had you otherwise been aware of, would have probably changed how you went about tipping for that particular match up. To prevent yourself from falling into such a predicament and to keep the odds on your side, use as many different news sources as possible so that you’re always getting the full picture from across the league.

Keep Track of All Your Tipping Results

Maintaining in depth records of your tipping results is an active way to improve your odds of success as the 2014 season progresses. Being able to go back and reference your successes and failures can show you the clubs you should continue to tip for going forward and those that you’ll have to change your strategy for when you analyse their future matches. Records of your results also provide you with the chance to correct any errors in the kinds of statistics and league news you pay attention to. You’ll be able to go back and check what type of information actually ended up having an impact on a particular match and what information had little to no impact whatsoever. From there you can re-hone your focus, either shedding or adding to the potential pool of data you collect on each club before a match for making your selection. By not keeping some sort of personal performance records, you’ll only be hurting your odds in the long run.

Improving your odds of success in NRL tipping is all about the work you put in to better position yourself for success. That work includes studying all the relevant statistics before a match, keeping as knowledgeable as you can on news from around the league, and maintaining records as to your various losses and wins. All of these measures will contribute to you having a more profitable NRL tipping season this year than ever before.