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Quote from: just_Alice on April 15, 2021, 02:04:47 PM

Less than 2.0 in decimals I consider short. Why is always picking short odds riskier? I've never heard of such a thing. I don't play a lot, but so far picking short ones turned out not so bad for me.

It truly depends on the sport you're betting on. I mean, I've seen even the best players beaten in Tennis bets who had pre-match odds of less than 1.5 so odds less than 2.0 aren't a guarantee of win at all. I'd also like to let you know that I bet on cricket matches too and when it's about IPL (Indian Premier League), games changes every moment so even the best team with less odds stands no better chance at winning the match and while that's the case, I simply hedge my bets by first going for the higher odds team and then, if they start to win and the favorite team starts to lose, I bet on the favorite team to hedge out my bets.

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Quote from: Oasisman on April 12, 2021, 08:41:57 AM

Nothing much, just do a research watch replays from the teams you're interested to put your bet on.
In addition to what you have in the OP;

I agree about watching replays and concluding what that team is good at and if they've recently lost and you like the team, watch again if there's something wrong and see it closely. That will help you attain the satisfaction upon betting whether the odds are good or not for that team. But because you're betting, you're wanting to have the best odds for those matches and if you find it not so good, you can skip that match and just wait until they have a match again that has a favorable odds only for that team.

When checking out odds then its a must thing rather than letting yourself betting on 1.01-1.1x odds which i dont really see for these numbers to be worth risking.

Ive seen mostly with noobs that they do stick out with the heavily favorite which is normal but if you do really look up the odds then it isnt really worth.

Games could really flip upside down which might really result into a mess.Even if you are confident that you would likely to win but its never been an assurance.

I'd agree with that small odds, if that's the only odd that gives you for that match, that's really not worth of your money and instead you're going to win a very small amount against your big bet. Better just to ignore and match and move on to the next one if there's a possibility that the betting odds are going to be higher than what you've made. That was strategy before to just go with the favorites and not thinking about odds but that had taught me a lot that odds do matter.

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Quote from: chaser15 on April 14, 2021, 07:28:42 PM

Quote from: just_Alice on April 14, 2021, 06:27:27 PM

- mainly play short odds; while it won't bring a lot of money right away, it's less risky, perfect for beginners, and will bring profit in the long-term perspective

What range of odds did you consider short-odds?

Did you know that always picking those odds on that range is even riskier compare to the decent odds? Just do everything to analyze the game and since there are lots of betting options, try to take those you think you can handle.

Low odds aren't less risky. There are no safe odds.

Less than 2.0 in decimals I consider short. Why is always picking short odds riskier? I've never heard of such a thing. I don't play a lot, but so far picking short ones turned out not so bad for me.

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Quote from: just_Alice on April 14, 2021, 06:27:27 PM

- don't stick to "betting strategies", they will lead to a quick loss

Do you mean the popular ones like martingale or just any strategy in general? Having a strategy doesn't always lead to a quick loss since it still depends on how you'll manage your stakes after every loss or win.

Yeah, I referred to the popular ones. Of course, some strategies are good to follow, like the ones that help you manage funds, or help in picking the right odds.

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Quote from: ralle14 on April 14, 2021, 10:50:57 PM

Quote from: just_Alice on April 14, 2021, 06:27:27 PM

- don't stick to "betting strategies", they will lead to a quick loss

Do you mean the popular ones like martingale or just any strategy in general? Having a strategy doesn't always lead to a quick loss since it still depends on how you'll manage your stakes after every loss or win.

Exactly, there are two kinds of strategy, a losing and a winning stategy, if your winning strategy is still effective, why would you change your strategy, right?
Every strategy should be specific and we should not mix up sports betting to other games with house edge.

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Quote from: Fortify on April 11, 2021, 02:45:37 AM

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Another tip i'd include in there is probably the promotions as sportsbooks tend to offer certain promotions on popular events and sometimes you could get a lot of value out of it even if you're a small gambler.

Quote from: just_Alice on April 14, 2021, 06:27:27 PM

- don't stick to "betting strategies", they will lead to a quick loss

Do you mean the popular ones like martingale or just any strategy in general? Having a strategy doesn't always lead to a quick loss since it still depends on how you'll manage your stakes after every loss or win.

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Quote from: just_Alice on April 14, 2021, 06:27:27 PM

- mainly play short odds; while it won't bring a lot of money right away, it's less risky, perfect for beginners, and will bring profit in the long-term perspective

What range of odds did you consider short-odds?

Did you know that always picking those odds on that range is even riskier compare to the decent odds? Just do everything to analyze the game and since there are lots of betting options, try to take those you think you can handle.

Low odds aren't less risky. There are no safe odds.

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Thanks for the tips, I use quite a few of them myself. To what you've mentioned here I can add:

- mainly play short odds; while it won't bring a lot of money right away, it's less risky, perfect for beginners, and will bring profit in the long-term perspective

- don't stick to "betting strategies", they will lead to a quick loss

- if you're a frequent player, consider house edges in your calculations

- at least know the basics of probability; many players wrongly assume that if the odds are 1:1 this means that approx. every 2 bets they will win and therefore place big bets. This is wrong!! Odds only make sense in the long run

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Quote from: Oasisman on April 12, 2021, 08:41:57 AM

Nothing much, just do a research watch replays from the teams you're interested to put your bet on.
In addition to what you have in the OP;

I agree about watching replays and concluding what that team is good at and if they've recently lost and you like the team, watch again if there's something wrong and see it closely. That will help you attain the satisfaction upon betting whether the odds are good or not for that team. But because you're betting, you're wanting to have the best odds for those matches and if you find it not so good, you can skip that match and just wait until they have a match again that has a favorable odds only for that team.

When checking out odds then its a must thing rather than letting yourself betting on 1.01-1.1x odds which i dont really see for these numbers to be worth risking.

Ive seen mostly with noobs that they do stick out with the heavily favorite which is normal but if you do really look up the odds then it isnt really worth.

Games could really flip upside down which might really result into a mess.Even if you are confident that you would likely to win but its never been an assurance.

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Quote from: Oasisman on April 12, 2021, 08:41:57 AM

Nothing much, just do a research watch replays from the teams you're interested to put your bet on.
In addition to what you have in the OP;

I agree about watching replays and concluding what that team is good at and if they've recently lost and you like the team, watch again if there's something wrong and see it closely. That will help you attain the satisfaction upon betting whether the odds are good or not for that team. But because you're betting, you're wanting to have the best odds for those matches and if you find it not so good, you can skip that match and just wait until they have a match again that has a favorable odds only for that team.

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Quote from: Fortify on April 14, 2021, 02:22:46 PM

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Let's modified this statement a bit;

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Money management and emotional controlling, to me, are the most important issues which are the same in trading. I have seen many reckless gamblers who make like 10 bets in a day with a big amount of money which they cant afford to lose. Only a little research is required before making a bet, therefore, you must be responsible for what you are doing.

My strategy is simple. One football league is enough for me. I prefer Premier League because it is the biggest league with lots of money for license and media, and it is hard to manipulate any game (soccer corruption is frequently seen in my country). I will choose 2-4 matches each week to gamble. Thats it. I will never violate my rules by making extra bet which exceed 4 or joining other games which do not belongs to the PL

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Lots of great advice came in and to sum up the best additions (sorry if I missed yours!)

tyz - Money and balance management. With intelligent money and balance management you can survive even very bad periods in gambling. Variance is natural in some games and you must be able to handle swings.

Stalker22 - Choose your bookie wisely. Finding the right gambling site should always be your highest priority. Stick with the biggest casinos or you're taking a big risk that your money might disappear or bets not paid.

aysg76 - Transaction fees. have become a major issues for ERC-20 tokens and your winning amount could be sacrificed with fees so choose wisely. Keep an eye on any additional fees incurred before moving in & out.

bitbollo - Parlay or multi-bets are for suckers. The real odds of winnings will be drastically cut. You might not know it but bookmakers make the most money off parlay bets, as the odds greatly shift against players.

bitbollo - Avoid chasing big jackpots. Since lucky isn't a profitable way for earn money in long terms. Somewhat similar to the above, casinos loves to dangle large jackpots over players to entice more bets.

Joel_Jantsen - Protect yourself. Scammy sites will introduce a number of conditions like KYC/Bet verification to lock you out of your funds. They may even misuse those private documents if they do pay out.

Oasisman - Timing your bets. Use pre-game news to adjust your bets and mitigate the possibility of losing. If you bet too early and star players drop out, it could cost you big money - so bet close to the event.

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Quote from: Becky666 on April 14, 2021, 05:51:01 AM

All of OP points makes alot of sense to me but would love to chip some points: Team players verify; ensuring as a sport bettor you understand the team players you are likely to play with, sometimes these team start failure outside the pitch becasue of bad team players. Also, Funds managerial skills; is one of the most important in betting as without this skills your allocated funds might just went through into the wrong betting teams, instead diversify your betting.

That's called bankroll management in gambling term. Well, knowing the team or the game is very important, why would you bet a game that you are not familiar, that's not good, our intention is to enjoy and win at the same time and we can only do that if we are too familiar with the game we are betting.

If a gambler loves baseball, he should focus on this game, if its basketball then focus on it.. less sports you are betting makes you focus clearly, so you have a good chance of winning or improving in the long run.

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All of OP points makes alot of sense to me but would love to chip some points: Team players verify; ensuring as a sport bettor you understand the team players you are likely to play with, sometimes these team start failure outside the pitch becasue of bad team players. Also, Funds managerial skills; is one of the most important in betting as without this skills your allocated funds might just went through into the wrong betting teams, instead diversify your betting.

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Sports betting really requires or counts on luck, it is also a game of skill that can be learned and mastered to win more and have fun at the same time.
and having a betting strategy can help increase your chances of placing a bet with a good chance of winning, not just relying on luck as strategy, expertise, experience, skills and other things related to sports betting are also needed and to create winning chances.

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Quote from: Fortify on April 11, 2021, 02:45:37 AM

Make sure you understand the odds. I personally always go into the settings section of any gaming site and switch to the "Decimals" option to display the odds. This could come down to personal preference, but I've found it far too easy to make mathematical mistakes when trying to read odds in fractional format. Some examples: 1/1 = 2.0, 1/2 = 1.5, 2/1 = 3

Does anyone else have ideas on how to gamble successfully?

Agree, I am accustomed to using odds in decimal so when I use a new site and get a different number of odds I immediately go to the settings to change it, but if none is found then I would be better off leaving the site because I just don't want to push myself. There are many other sites that provide decimal odds but yes, that goes back to one's habits because for me betting is about understanding and being comfortable.

I'm just not sure there is a way to gamble with success over the long term even if it is sports gambling. But indeed, if you always have any info regarding the team that will bet maybe that will be the way for you to be successful all the time, but still the experience of long flying hours is very necessary for you to be able to control anything well in gambling.

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Quote from: Yamifoud on April 11, 2021, 06:03:43 AM

How come dice was included here when we are just talking about sports betting?

Maybe one suggestion that would help is don't bet on parlays, and don't chase your bets by doing live betting.
Based on experience, these kind of bets are killing our bankroll, especially on live betting, if we are chasing, sometimes it will result to wiping out our entire bankroll, so always stay discipline in controlling your emotion.

it was fun reading the OP though. why he includes it is just a warning not to go for dice but stick to sports. what was said was all obvious but these are also common mistakes in sports betting. i normally just bet for boxing and MMA but because sometimes there will be no fight on all weekends which i tried baseball and end up losing the fact that i don't know the sport and the teams.

what i can add is that. if you are to bet on boxing or MMA and you see that it's almost a mismatched fight, bet on who is going to win. NOT whether it will be a KO or by submission.

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Quote from: Fortify on April 11, 2021, 02:45:37 AM

Does anyone else have ideas on how to gamble successfully?

Those things you wrote are not how to gamble successfully. Instead, those are what should be done before placing bets but being successful in on the question. A gambler, after following those guidelines, once won big will be tested how far they can go without realizing they are now on the wrong path then eventually will lose. And after that loss, they will become aggressive to chase that loss.

Being a responsible gambler is being controlled only by us.

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Quote from: Fortify on April 11, 2021, 02:45:37 AM

~snip~
Know what you're betting on. It sounds super simple, and it is, but if you are new to a certain game, don't get carried away by thinking you have a certain way to win. If you are usually placing soccer bets and suddenly jump into horse racing, it is very easy to think that the top rated horses will always win but many times they do not.

^ Definitely right, there are other gamblers simply to jump in the games that they did not know as long as they have funds to gamble it and thinking on based of luck game. This is very basic, we should know first what is our betting on and then next know which team or player you betting on. That is very important most especially each weakness of the team. Nevertheless, there are too many factors to consider and it should possibly search first who is injured in the team if you are in a team match. But all in all, this was a matter of luck.

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Quote from: imstillthebest on April 13, 2021, 12:30:34 PM

Quote from: michellee on April 13, 2021, 11:55:49 AM

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thats a suicide if they follow tips from strangers because that tipper can be a lier but its okay to follow tips from the people that you know like in this forum there are pro sport bettors here that give tips and its not bad to relax and and enjoy by playing a dice game .
this can loose up the tension that build in you by too much foccusing on how to win in sports betting but nice post op i have increased my learnings especially in the decimal part (odds ) because im a noob in sports betting .

Yes, it is because we do not know who the tipster is. Maybe we can follow the tips from people here who have reputations and try to give us information. But we still need to search for more info because that will not be enough for us to determine the team, especially if we are a noob in sports betting. But the important is we can relax for a while and enjoy playing gambling games. There are many good lessons that we should learn to become wise gambler which knowing about when the situation to gamble.

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