Topic: What's your take? - page 5. (Read 898 times)

I've seen this happen before. One guy bet $1m dollars on a 1.1 odds game and ended up losing that bet. It should have been a quick buck but unfortunately, it didn't go his way. If you will be betting straights with a huge budget, better make sure that your pick is bulletproof and you have analyzed everything in the match. If that's not the case, bet low to medium on some other lines within the game like total scores on X time, total fouls etc, you get the point. At least with this way you'll only be losing less should the outcome do not fsvor you.

Not all the time, but I do as the spirit leads, or should I say, I do as my instincts lead. I can actually gamble exactly in the manner you describe, although it is not usually favorable all the time, but I can just feel so certain that a particular club is going to win the game and can decide to stake a huge amount on just that club with a small odd. Gambling is a game of profit and loss and also a game of uncertain results, so before gambling, one must already be aware that they may be profitable or end up losing. Before I make a decision to play just one game, I have already made up my mind that I will accept the loss that comes. Everyone has their own strategy for gambling and this particular one you describe is normal for a lot of gamblers that stake on football.

Opinions are not so important here, everyone can have their own opinion and experience, but that may not mean anything... the reality is that there are no rules. When it comes to gambling it's up to us to try but will we succeed in it, whether we will be "lucky" enough to win is something only time can tell.

I would say it's all about trying... each of us is different, so everyone should be free to try more things, we all have different approaches, but only after trying something we can see if it's working or not, and if there's a space for improvement or not.

So it's not about what's our take, it's about finding your own way and what works for you.

That is not a good idea. If you win, you are going to make just slight profit over your bet size, like 10% or so, but if you lose, 100% of your bet is gone... On long term I don't see this strategy bearing fruits, because for each loss suffered, you have to win the next 10 bets in order to recover your money, considering you aren't going to use a Martingale method or similars which increase bets progressively on sequential losses.

Many years ago I thought sports betting was simple, and that all I had to do was to bet on the favorite (with low odds) in order to make safe profit, and then increase my bankroll slowly, but consistently along the time. Then I joined an online platform which guaranteed free tokens for gamblers to start playing from zero, without having to put money from their pockets on it initially. So I started betting on Tennis' matches, going for the low odds like 1.1. However, I was still losing more often than winning, what seemed really strange and unbelievable to me back then.

Thankfully, I wasn't spending real money on it, but it was still annoying to see bad results when the chances were mostly by my side...

When it comes to betting, I have a unique approach. Instead of favoring specific teams, I focus on odds and the current performance of teams. I don't base my bets on allegiance or popularity; rather, I analyze the statistics and recent form. Moreover, my stake size varies depending on my financial situation at the time. I refrain from betting large amounts of money, understanding that gambling is inherently risky and success often depends on luck.

Therefore, I only wager what I can comfortably afford to lose without significant financial repercussions. Additionally, I've established personal guidelines for myself. If the odds don't meet a minimum threshold, typically 1.5 odds, I'm hesitant to place a bet. Even if I have a preference for a particular team, I opt for alternative options with more favorable odds. This strategic approach helps me mitigate risks and make more informed betting decisions.

For me personally, I treat every game almost equally in terms of staking power. Most times, those games with higher odds happen to play more than those with lower odds; those odds are just being made or selected based on their own algorithm, which states a club has a higher chance of winning, which might also be wrong. 
 
Selecting and staking on only a single game, irrespective of the odd, always increases the chance of winning far more than those who select multiple games on a single slip, but the odd being small should not be a reason for one to use a higher amount to wager in a single game. Gambling is gambling; no game is 100% certain, so one should always proceed with caution no matter what the odds are.

I doubt these people you are referring to are afraid. It's a matter of hesitation and stuck between the lines.

Actually, what you mentioned generally depends on the bettor's preference. There was no right pick until you knew the result.

How to know the result then? Be 100% with what you really think and wait for the result.

I learned from a very early age that sports betting should not be betting on games with low odds and wasting time and money, imagine someone spending $10 to bet on a game that has 1.30 odds and then that person makes a bet and ends up with $13, then that person bets $10 again in a game where the odds are 1.30 and wins, so that person ends up with $16, meaning they will have a profit of $6. but then that person bets $10 on a game with odds of 1.30 and loses, then that person ends up with $6 and bets again on a game with odds of 1.30 and loses again. see that even though this person had 2 consecutive victories, in just 2 consecutive defeats he lost everything. So it's pointless to keep betting on games with low odds, and worse to waste time on games with low odds

in the long term the person will lose everything and it really hurts to have had many victories, but with few defeats to lose everything, the most he knew is that you place bets with much higher odds, preferably place bets on games with odds above 5.00, because in a scenario in which that the person made a multibet bet with odds of 5.00 and placed 10$ and that person had 3 games in the parlay, and managed to get this bet right, then that person will have 50$, that is, they will have a profit of 40$ and it would be necessary for the person if he lost in 5 games in which he would bet $10 on each game so that he would be at a loss, something difficult to happen if that person has a good plan

I'm not going to talk here about my betting profits or my strategy, because I always advise people to look at gambling as fun and not a source of income, so that people only play with money they can afford. with the luxury of losing, with this mindset people play without pressure and manage to manage their bankroll well, so I'll repeat my advice: don't waste time making a simple bet with odds of 1.30 and below, I've seen people putting $1000 on a team with odds of 1.05 and I was very shocked by that, and the person lost on that bet

In the field of sports betting it's common that predicting game outcomes is risky and not always goes with logic. Whether it's both teams to score over and under, or straight wins, there's no magic way to guarantee a win. Often we find ourselves staking on big teams only to be surprised by the underdogs winning or at least getting a draw.
Many gamblers now just shooting away from compiling high odds and instead they go for lower odds with larger stakes hoping for a safer bet or worse, they always sure about it. However even this approach doesn't assure you a win.

Sports betting and the strategies people use are all known and similar. It's not just about predicting outcomes but also about understanding the psychology behind risk and probabilities. The confletct between going for lower odds with bigger stakes shows us how gamblers balance the perceived safety of certain bets with the temptation of larger payouts, I won’t say that I am different sometimes, but for what it matters is looking into each game’s information before making a bet.

If betting on a single match with huge amount of money is basically working for the gambler, I don't think there is absolutely nothing wrong with such strategy, the aim and objectives of gambling is predicting this and seeing it goes as you expected it or want it. Multiple odds are good return on bets but you know they have high risk and has probability of loss most often, you can't predict 10 games to go as expected and you will see that, if you bet 10 games for days, you might never have one in that 10 days but a single match can be won 5 times if you are good in making predictions.

If you look the two on their risk aspect, you will think it's faster to lose much money on a single bet but I think it depends on what you are staking, even with multiple odds, their are gambler that stake high amount of money and see it as nothing and we also have people that stake small amount of money on a single bets, it's all about individuality and personal ways of betting what we can afford to lose.

Sometimes the bookies give such odds to various teams because they feel that's how well they Percive such teams ability to be able to perform optimally but then if you have a better perspective as to you know that this team has got the ability and are able to perform in a certain way then you can aswell ignore their odds been accorded to either team and make your picks and chose an option you have a very good feeling would be the possible outcome of such game and that's what I usually do because football has got uncertainties and it's possible things can happen outside your expectations.

You don't have to really mind what the bookies are allocating as odds for those teams because that's the ability they Percive around such team which sometimes can actually work that way and the other times it can go other wise.

The choice of going for small odds and big amount of bet or big odds and small amount of bet depends on what the gambler wants to achieve. That it is small odd is not even a guarantee that it will come through so care must be taken when selecting to be sure the option being selected have high probability. What is constant is that selecting the big teams, which usually have smaller odds increases the chances of winning and the win rate and this is what many people go for even though there are times the big teams also lose. No system of playing is perfect, so the gambler just have to figure out what will give him the results he expects.

the best strategy is to take odds that are good regardless of which team is involved.
I don't think it's a good strategy to play heavily with big loads at high odds.
you increase the risk and it doesn't mean it's worth it...

Gambling is a matter of choice, you may not decide for anybody on how he / she plays there bet. Most people go for the big team with Smaller odd, even though they know that it might not turn out to be good Afterall. But there is always a higher probability of win than lost. But for me I think staking a game with an 2odd single, or staking with multiple of 1.5 * 2= 3odd . That will be more preferable than staking 1.3 odd game because it is as low as staking with 1.0 odd which of you play.

You are right betting on teams with lower odds helps to reduce the risk involved in the outcome of the game since the selected team with lower odds has players that are far better than the other opponents which makes their possibilities of winning games more convincing on paper as you had said already but most times the unexpected result always occurs and you will see the results of the games and get angry because one team among the selected picks has lost the game and they lost against a smaller team. Most times the odds are used to deceive gamblers who don't go with the performance of the team instead they bet according to the odd

Not just in football, every sports that exists now can won by an underdog player/team that is why those are still exists or else people won't be interested in a sport that keep repeating the same results for a team.

One who sell the predictions for sports betting will definitely use such term like risk free but as a player it's our job to make sure it's really possible or they trying to milk more money by selling useless picks.

Betting on sports can be hard because you never know what might happen in a game. Even if you bet on a strong team, they might still lose or draw.
Some people like to bet on strong teams with low odds because they think these teams have a better chance of winning. But if you win this kind of bet, you might not win much more than you bet.
Other people like to take more risk and bet on teams with higher odds. They could win more money this way, but it's also more likely that they could lose.
No matter how you bet, sports betting is always risky. You should always be careful and never bet more than you're okay with losing.

It is clear with low odds that we will consider it a win because this prediction says the favorite team but in this match it is unpredictable but in any football betting you can do and which team you choose.

When the two teams are evenly matched then it is in the individual's choice there are times when they bet on both teams scoring or asian/handicap - over/under.

While there will be more people choosing high odds because they want a bigger chance, choosing a high odds team also comes with the risk that they will lose and vice versa with the same odds, it's just that we can assume a bigger chance at small odds.

If the lower-odd one is more likely to win, I'd go for that one. I'm not really knowledgeable about other football teams except the ones in my country's league; these are the only ones I engage with in sports betting, but I tend to observe the week's matches and choose the ones that are at least more likely to return a positive result based on their performance and my experience. Betting on the most superior team and often skipping matches that are harder to come up with a result.

Thus, I'd rather guarantee I get a win, by opting for smaller odds, than taking greater risks with higher odds.

Actually, I can't say exactly how many odd takes I will do in a match.  It varies from match to match so when I think a certain team will win that match I don't have a high odds.  On the other hand, when I have doubts about which team will win based on the performance of the two teams, I go for lower odds. So it will be difficult for me to say which or how many odds I will take in any match