Topic: Why I avoid betting on non-pro sports - page 2. (Read 1248 times)

Yes, absolutely. I have seen many friends of mine gamble on TT matches randomly and that too on any random players just by comparing head-to-head matches of the players and ending up betting on the player with more wins. But sadly they lose the bets most of the time. I think it’s best to bet on games that you have personally played and know about the playing conditions. Bet on teams that are popular and have a good squad with good form. Else if you just want to gamble for the sake of gambling, then it’s your own hard-earned money, and no one can stop you from betting.

You’re only in control if you’re the one fighting or playing, but when it’s a team game, that control is out of your hands. However, since nost of us are just bettors, we’re here for the thrill, and that includes the unpredictability of the game. Honestly, you don’t need to win all your bets (since that’s impossible), but winning most of them should already make you a satisfied bettor, even if you’re not ready to call yourself successful yet.

The key on here is that you should really be that only sticking into the sports on which you do seem that you can have that knowledge and advantage. People are really just that wanting to cope up on everything even if it means that it will really be that out into their interest and scope on which this is something which not really that good at all i should say. Betting into something that you dont have the idea on what it is really just that not a good thing to mind on. Its always better that you should really be sticking on where you are knowledgeable on which we know that in sports betting on where it is really that more preferrable i should say because you do really know on what you are doing and having the idea about it.

Each one of us does have that preference when it comes to selection and choices on which there will really be those times or moments that you will really be that skeptical on doing something just because you do believe that you will be having that disadvantage on which this is indeed true. Stick on where your knowledge fits in and same goes into the interest because if you do find yourself having forcing into something then this isnt really that giving some good result because it will turned out to be that  a desperation for you. So its better that you should be sticking on where you do find yourself fits out.

It's that if we put it in the plane of Investment vs Betting, then here the one that has the most weight is the Investment and if it is BTC then I completely agree with you, what happens is that when I bet it is more than anything on soccer or boxing because they are the sports that I have appreciated the most in my life, and I am passionate about them, especially soccer, in soccer I bet because I am a big fan, so sometimes those emotions are what lead one to bet on sports, to prove to oneself that what one knows can be profitable, but it is also a question of taking risks, it does not matter if you are wrong, if you make bets with low money and if you win it is little, it does not matter it is a profit.

Honstly i've avoided betting on sports in general simply because there are sooooo many factors outside of my control and I would rather take my chances betting in some other place on something else. Even though i've often thought about placing some bets in these types of favorable match ups I find myself rather wanting to invest in some other crypto investment of some sort.

This is a nice write up and something that I don't think I've actually seen anyone post before, so that's always a plus lol. 

When it comes to betting I certainly bet mostly on sports ( I like go play poker and blackjack) for whatever which reason it's just more enjoyable for me.  Anyhow non-pro sports has always seem too risky for me.   Lets say with baseball for instance, there' so many different levels of play, well each level is meant to get your prepared for the next level.  It's not uncommon to see coaches "testing" players out at new positions and things like that can cost ya the game. 

Yea about manipulation, there's bribery in sports, and since such games are not much popular, any one can just decide to pay off some officials to make the game play to their favor. This used to be something they hide in football back then. Such games that aren't much popular can be altered to someone else favor eventually leading to a massive loss. No one would be Happy if they had found out that this was the reasons for their loss. It's just better to play games that are well known and you are at least familiar with

Aside from that, we don’t want to risk our funds on bets that have less connection to us, that we seem aren’t familiar of, so the end line there will be higher probability for us to lose than to see us winning. And just like you’ve said, it’s important for us to also enjoy our bet, even if we lose, at least the excitement and the experience will remain valuable for us.

For those teams who are not known and not popular team then the result can be manipulated and the game provider may give wrong odds to win a good amount of money to the gambling site. And that's why I always avoid all the sportsbook (soccer/cricket) if I do not have a good idea about the team.

Except for luck, not having a good idea about the teams and their performance will have an effect on your chances of winning the game and in some cases you may even not really get the chance to even win any game amongst numerous trials but if you are skilled gambling or have a good money management, provided you aren't wining at some point you will eventually get to a point you will have all of your funds exhausted so its also important to have the best information so you know how best to handle such.

Maybe not popular to us but the numbers don't lie.

check this out. https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/betting/super-bowl-betting-handle-no-match-for-march-madness-3019279/
That data (las year) was in 2023

That's a big number, and with that wageres, bookies are making a lot of money from that, so it's not a surprise why the are listing NCAA in their market, and it was never delisted.

NCAA is just a college basketball and few of the players only knew this game, and I just wonder that the casino will support this kind of game. Instead for sure they will support a known games to gain more number of players or bettors would like to participate on the game, another thing is its not ideal to make a wage to the game you don't even know the players, and team itself because there's a higher risk on it like you are giving a free money, well if you are rich enough just want to make a yolo game play. Lets accept the fact players and teams possible makes an under the table transactions even in professional so make a bet at your own risk that you think are trusted enough to win your wage.

Thats the best way to check your luck to a non predictable game. But will be a loss of interest for a sure win since just like you've said you know little to the players, their games, etc. Well, some players tend to stay for 2-3 years in the team, since we're talking to college students here, so you knew their past games on the competition too so you will have at least a hint. But for the sake of getting a dependable bet, and a sure win, it's not possible.

For me it is simple not to bet on non-professional sports, it can be very easy to rig the games, control decreases, one cannot trust the referees, everything has many consequences in that sense, at least in my country things are like that, one can notice the shamelessness of the referees, of the players, there is no control over this, so that does not encourage me to bet, because many mafias are created and it is even dangerous to get into betting or even playing in one of those teams, I avoid that a lot.

Parlay is very much a game of chance because of the numbers of games it carries. So whether professional or unknown sports, betting strategy on parlay could be more risky than a single bet of few games.



We actually need to make our research on a player's performance and activeness. However, I see some local leagues are also doing great, like my local league get some bookies interested in pushing out some players to different continents because they are well showcased through sports betting.

When we are too blind to the information about that the team or sport, of course betting on it will only make us likely to lose money, so far betting on teams and non-pro matches actually has a lot of risk of loss, because with the lack of accurate information and uncertainty of results makes it difficult for us to make the right betting predictions, In addition, as bettors of course we also want to enjoy the match, but I think the matches played by the teams or amateur athletes clearly do not provide an attraction for us to watch it.

That is what I feel when I tried to search for the information of unpopular sports so I think it is better I avoid that sports while I trying to seek from the other places.

Besides that we may difficult to understand how to play the sport and not many people interest with that. Maybe the fact we can win on non-pro matches because not many people betting on that sports.

But we must realize that we don't have much information or knowledge about the sports. So that will not help us to win if we only guess which team or player that will win. We can not improve ourselves for that sports and the last, we still need our luck to win.

My thoughts too. Since it's an unpopular game, fewer people are betting on it, which means your chances of winning are higher. However, it's essential to be cautious and not bet with a lot of money, just in case things don't go as planned.

Just because the players aren't as popular as Ronaldo and Messi in football doesn't mean you can't find interesting players to bet on. If you're not familiar with the game, it's better not to bet at all.

But if you genuinely like the sport, such as handball, take your time to follow it, and you'll discover talented players. When you make a bet, you'll be able to understand the games and potentially win. Just be sure you're certain about betting on the game and stick to your budget.

It is difficult to get information about the players and the team, I once looked at the teams of the first league of the local championship and realized that I have no idea what is playing there. In addition, there are no broadcasts of these leagues, and I can not even watch the game, or previous games to understand what these teams are. I do not know about their honesty, but I admit that there are also many doubts about this. After some thought, I came to the conclusion that it is better to get by with the top championships.

In most cases, only players or athletes in popular sports are well paid. It doesn't matter the level the sportsman is competing at, if the sport does not have many supporters in the country the pay will be small. There are professional cyclists, runners, high jumpers, gymnasts, etc in my country that are finding it difficult to make ends meet because of low pay.  

It is just sad to know that some people in top sports positions are making so much money from these less popular sports while players get the crumbs that fall from the dining table.

Crypto bookies are not non profit organizations or sports developing agencies, they are businesses that want to make more money. They will like to support sports that have more fans so that they can be attracted to their betting platforms. However, it will not be a bad idea if they sponsor these unpopular sports as their social corporate responsibilities.