The topic I want to discuss today is the odds that we can get on our side, especially in sports betting. These can be various methods and life hacks that increase the likelihood of winning in gambling. You know, if you analyze the statistics of wins and losses, it may turn out that we did not take a lot into account in our bets. I did a little research of my own and I can tell you what simple methods can help bring luck to your side. I invite each poster to add some new item to this list.
1. Play those sports or those types of betting that allow only 2 outcomes, not 3. For example, in tennis there are no draws and, accordingly, your chances of a favorable outcome increase slightly. In football, if you bet on one team winning, you must take into account that there can be 2 more outcomes - the other team winning or a draw. All other things being equal, it is more difficult to guess one outcome out of three than out of two. Therefore, in football, we can bet either on the total (over or under), or on 2 outcomes: the victory of one team on one side or the victory of the other team and a draw on the other side.
2. If in a game one team is the guest and the other is the host, take this into account. This is banal advice, but still.
3. Consider the overall performance dynamics of each player. With sports, too, there is a career and results gradually deteriorate with age after reaching a certain peak.
4. Consider the motivation of players and teams within the tournament. I'm talking about matches where a team or player can afford to lose without much consequence to their place. That is, there are significant matches, and there are those that do not decide anything. In such matches, teams and players do not have much motivation to play.
Write down additional factors that may increase the likelihood of a favorable outcome for your prognosis.
I would also add the factor of team motivation here. I mean that sometimes in some matches, the team has already achieved a result, for example, leaving the group, and they have the last match left, which does not solve anything for them, that is, if they lose, as well as if they win, they will remain in the same place. In such situations, the team sometimes releases a non-first team to protect players from injury, or the team does not play at 100% of its capabilities, because they previously ensured the result for themselves. While a weaker team can play against them, but which still has a chance to rise higher in the group and reach the playoffs if they beat a strong team. Such matches are sometimes unpredictable