The NFL betting lines playoffs got underway this past weekend, with eight teams in action, and four ultimately going home. Thanks to the bye system, eight teams still remain with an opportunity to win the Super Bowl. However, for sports bettors, just because the playoffs have begun, doesn’t mean you should change up your routine when it comes to handicapping the NFL. Here is a guide to why you should bet with your brain and not your heart.

As sports fans in general, we’ve been known to make the age old mistake of doing what our heart tells us, rather then what our brain does, after all we are human. Yet, with that in mind, it’s important to understand, that making a mistake once is easy enough to let slide, but doing it multiple times, is not. In other words, you should learn from your mistakes, and play within your budget. Here are a few steps to consider when using bookie software on your wagers.

Don’t bet more then you normally would and don’t get sucked in by the hype – We can’t stress these points enough, as many people will risk more because their team made the playoffs, then what they would have, if their team was playing a regular season game. Since there are only 12 teams remaining, when the playoffs start out, the lines become sexier for teams that may or may not deserve such high or low praise. As a result, bettors may feel the urgency to risk more money on a specific line. Before doing that, consider, that the team with the lucrative line, is the same team that played okay for 16 weeks. Meaning to say, why would you want to risk more during playoff time?