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The pandemic is affecting many areas, including sports. There've been discussions of how the home advantage doesn't fully come into play on empty stadiums, and on many events getting cancelled, resulting in people betting on stuff they would not normally be interested in. But yesterday happened something I did not think of before. It was football match France vs Ukraine. I've looked at predictions and France was expected to win, so the outcome of the match did not change. However, the score was predicted to be around 3-0, whereas Ukraine actually lost 7-1. One could think that things happen, and what does the pandemic have to do with an unfortunate game, but it has lots to do. According to Ukrainian Association of Football, due to traumas and positive COVID-19 tests more than a half of the current squad (https://en.uaf.ua/article/40379) wasn't able to play yesterday. Three strong players tested positive on the eve of the match (with two more testing positive a few days ago), and Ukraine was left with only one goalkeeper (https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2020/10/6/7268970/).
This match went not as expected, but the outcome did not change, but this is just one case. What if the outcomes will change due to key players testing positive and weaker ones playing? Wouldn't it twist the games a lot, making them less predictable and less satisfying?
Do you think it's a big factor to take into account given the current situation?

Definitely. I think also in Champions League or Europa League cannot remember which one but odds did not change for one team that had to fight against a team from Estonia IIRC,,, they sent a team of youth players and reserves, and odds did not change. They lost big or something and still everyone was paid out. Wish I knew about it but only read in the news:) Good for those who can keep up.

This is what I hate about sports betting about pandemic. The game was very unpredictable since we don't know who will play on the actual match because the team management didn't disclose the team roster night before the game. For me it's very risky even though the odds is below 1.5 since any moment, the key player might be out on the actual game.

As of now. I only bet on e-sports like dota2 and cs:go because they are not affected by the pandemic.

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There's something bothering me. What if an e-sports team bet on the enemy all-in then decided to throw 1 game during qualifying match only. Do you think is that possible because I saw some games from a strong team that looks like they throw 1 game to an underdog team.  ???

I agree,physcological conditions can impact the game result a lot.Not only on the specific game you are talking about but if we compare the first weeks of the Premier League to the weeks in the previous years you will see a big difference in results,the main one being less and less draws.

If strong players of a team get infected then obviously the result will be different. In short quarantine also cannot guarantee a players condition. Either ways this pandemic has ruined every sector. It is not only sports but sports related events like betting on sports are also getting affected. Imagine if France was facing the same issue then the match outcome could have been very different.

Athletes needs not just to be physically fit but also to be mentally fit in order for them to play well. Yes, the impact of this pandemic is not a joke but the team management has to do something about this one so the team will remain their composure and to remain healthy at all times. Playing on a big stadium with a less crowd is the new normal now, not until we finally beat this virus. France is a great team, they are more focus compare to their opponent and the result is win for them, a great battle of mind and body.

We are in a pandemic now, anything could happen, one player could be tested positive and the whole team will be shut down for a while.

Like this one ;
Juventus vs. Napoli off as visitors fail to show for game due to coronavirus quarantine
 (https://www.espn.com/soccer/napoli/story/4200534/juventus-vs-napoli-off-as-visitors-fail-to-show-for-game-due-to-coronavirus-quarantine)
So as a bettor, we have to think of all the possibilities and don't be too confident with out bet especially if we are rooting on the favorites to win most of the time.

If you are placing bet on certain teams, you must have done the homeworks obviously. It is possible to know who will play or who won't as the team announce the squad long before the match starts. So, why would yoy only depend on your assumption? Check the squad and see who will play or who will not. Well, the outcome may also change but your expectation must not be as you can be informed.

It is true as i have encountered this while wagging bet on basketball and NCAA where there were many huge underdog wins with big odds simply because the favorite teams was not able to play the best team possible and i have seen the same situation in soccer too. Considering these situations the problem here is that you cannot place a bet well before the match as you never know with what team they are going to play and it is a real problem when it comes to betting stand point.

You cant tell but its possible but for sure on the time they had been caught on throwing up the 1st game then that will really raise up lots of question specially into fans and viewers.

You can also tell if they did really throw in purpose via seeing those gameplays that's why its really hard to execute if the said team decide to give it into the enemy just because they do bet out on the other side?

back to topic about sudden change in roster due to covid infection in last hour or minute then that's really a fucked up situation.You cant really be sure on what would happen even if theyre the favorites.

They may not win the match but if they're able to hold down France to 3-0 it would be a big difference for the handicap bettors. There's a lot of cases that affected teams during this time like PSG went 0-2 as their starting players were still in quarantine. Recently in the NFL the Patriots' quarterback was tested positive and they're forced to play with a backup. That game ended up being close as the first half score was 6-3 an upset would've been possible if their quarterback wasn't infected.

Last minute changes happens, and the majority is not aware of them! This story and the one from OP is similar, I think we can say that just some people knew what's really happening. Some of them could pass information to interested parties, and I believe that happens, maybe more often than we think! Simple there can be a huge profit for people involved, and once you get big money you will do try to do it again!


I heard for people who follow the psychological conditions of important players. They know if some close family member get sick, or something bad happens that can affect his mental state, also they know if something positive happens and if a player is totally ready for the game. To have access to information of this type you need to have contacts, you can read about all this in newspapers, or you can, but it will be after the game, that means it's already too late for placing bets!

Well conclusion is simple, if something (anything) affects the psychological state of player or players, that will affect the game and score!

the pandemic is affecting many things and it would be no different with sports betting. But in case someone wants to bet on a game that person must first follow the news about the teams that are going to play and naturally that person will know who will play and who will not play and why the X players will not play , the news sites are very quick to give news 24 hours a day and in this time of pandemic it seems that they are even more active. so when it comes to sports betting for those who have been following the news, you won't be too surprised when a certain team wins or loses a game! now there is another factor that I also consider very important: "the rhythm". the pandemic continues to force many stops, which makes certain players on the teams have much more training than other players and the results can also be influenced by this reason

While its certain that the pandemic has affected certain teams in sports, there are proven solutions that could work to boost a players morale to play despite the pandemic.
We can see, virtual audience is effective for players to gain energy especially with a digital world. Its more easy to connect with many people in social media platforms.

Its a huge factor, forget about the trauma, just the fact that they had HALF of their main team out of the play for that match is enough for them to go down like that. If we add the trauma? Then hell, I wouldn't be surprised even if the match was cancelled, quite surprised it actually pulled through.

Wouldn't it actually be more predictable, less satisfying? Mostly because you're watching a game with their main team vs a team with their main players being subbed out. I'm not underestimating the subs or anything, but the fact that they aren't the main players are more than enough of a testament that they wouldn't be able to hold that long against the main team of a famous team. The outcome didn't change, yes, but the end result as you said was quite different from expected, which means a lot imo.

This can really be one of the dilemmas of having a match during a pandemic because even players armor exempted from possibly getting a virus. As you have said, the Ukraine team experiences problems prior to the match that's why they probably had a hard time coping up while practicing. I guess it's really best for the players if they have upcoming events, to take care of their health, and be more cautious to avoid problems like this, especially there's still a pandemic.

This pandemic is really affecting us in various ways, even sports betting.

If there are many more players positive Covid-19, there is no other way to cancel all of the sports because that can have riskier for each player. The Covid-19 is not going to end, and many people are worried about the infection. It's not just about the strong team or weak team, but it's about the whole team that will match because we don't know who will get the infection later. But we need to wait for more to see what will happen, and we hope that all players in all sports will be okay.

Yes of course it will have an impact testing positive in CoVid will have an impact on one's team even if it's not the star player, the star player is out of the game and the game will be very much different because plays that revolves around the star players will be delegated to weaker players and the play will not materialized at all making the team in big disadvantage.

The no audiences stadiums already made an impact on teams in various sports events, we really are in a different scenario. 

I agree with you. The effects of pandemic especially in sports can be obviously seen especially on how players react nowadays. Just think of this, if one player gets affected by the virus, then the whole team is compromised already which would result to an unfavorable situation and an imbalance in betting. Imagine, you are rooting for a team to win JUST to find out that their star player got infected with the virus. This could actually be a game changer in the history of betting due to this goddamn virus.


The virtual audience is indeed, a solution in order to boost morale of the team. But when you think of a home-court advantage, it speaks of crowds cheering the team and giving all the cheers for them. Even with the virtual fans all over the world, nothing can literally beat the spirit of a physical crowd cheering in a competition.

Psychologically, COVID-19 brought a low morale to sporting events, particularly to players who are sometimes using the crowd's cheer in doing better and playing better. Physically, the bubble-dome setups being used in most sporting events actually increases the risks of localized transmission of the disease, further hampering the morale and increasing the anxiety of the players inside the said dome. This may or may not reflect on bets, though, until after one contracts the disease and players lose their shit inside the dome. Normally, sporting events would continue as usual and H2H stats will still count as a reliable source of data for bettors since nothing much has changed except for the lack of audience in the field and a somewhat low morale from players constantly thinking whether they'll catch the virus or not. After all though, they are still the same players, playing the same game for years, and it is already ingrained to them to play well and beat the opponent whatever it takes, so yeah.

Well, it is a solution also for the league to gain people from watching the game. Another thing is that it is still different with a live audience or fans in an arena or a stadium. It is fun to see NBA games with homecourt advantages as they said it, it could also changes games and I think we will not be seeing a Miami Heat vs. LA Lakers finals if the series is not in the bubble.

its not that vitual audience can give boost to the players but if its an official game , playing without any audience virtually or not can make the game looks so bad . if there were no means of audience , players will not play on thier full potential because they think that the game is like simillar to a practice game . this can be wierd but there are also players that are shy and will play more effectively on less or no people at all . having a no audience because to covid can be the advantage that they are waiting for a long time

Oh that's unfortunate! It means Ukraine could not play the match with full strength and lost the match by 6 goals! So no wonder that bettors are affected as well as the game result was far more worse than expected.

But that's how it is! COVID is a serious threat to the human race and like every other sectors, sports is affected as well. Similar thing is happening in IPL as well where a lot of players have tested positive and the clubs are just unable to make use of them! We all just have to accept the fate!

Does the league doesn't have a bubble just like what they have done with NBA? The management should have seen this happening before they have decided to get back and start the matches again. The possibility of having a contact with other people as it's a contact sport. But how did the others became infected? Correct me, if they are not the same as the bubble of NBA. These infections are likely to happen again.

There is no choice for them, during this pandemic, all sports must also follow the health protocol. And whatever about the prediction, it can be out of the prediction because of that thing. The condition where several players are positive COVID-19 obligates them to follow the rules, cannot send them tot he sports, and cause loss. Here, it will really influence how the prediction is nothing probably because of some unexpected condition.

For several people, it may be boring and not willing again to make such a bet. However, for others, it may be one of the challenging and curiosity of how they predict the sports bet during this pandemic. There will be some X factors that cause a team will be lost or even win in a game.

There are some people who look at odds when betting and right now, I think it's totally useless and I think even experts in this field can't give right odds on certain matches. The bad thing here is that for example in soccer and let's take FC Barcelona VS Sevilla for example, the fact that game was in Barca, there was higher chances for barca to win and historically, it was always very hard for Sevilla to get any points in matches when they had to play in Camp Nou but as for now, no fans, no motivation words in stadium, no old vibes... So, it doesn't matter where clubs play, whether at home or not, it makes no sense right now and because of this situation it's very hard for betters to make a right decision.

I also noticed this...
The psychological condition of players in the field greatly affects the final outcome of football matches in this outbreak. One of the reasons the players' psychology has changed is the absence of cheers from the crowd, which is actually an encouragement for the players, now we can't tell which team will win even though they compete at home.

The environment may not be the same as when they have audience.
But I think the main factor that will affect their game is the players in the team.
If before the match, some of their tough players will be tested covid positive, they have no choice but not to let them go inside the field.
And that will have significant impact on the game results. And of course, sports bettors will be caught off guard by this situation.
So right now, for sportsbettors, particularly high rollers, maybe they need to lay low and just enjoy the game.
If not, just make small bets and not take it too seriously.

Having no audience isnt really that a viable excuse for players not to play into their fullest potential or maximum performance.When it comes to covid talks then we have seen on what happened
on NBA too where players had tested out positive on said virus and the entire season havent been resumed out until everyone been cured and look at on the current situation where
the entire season had resumed out and there are no problems having that sudden infected player as long they do follow the health protocol then everything should really be fine
but we cant really deny the fact that this current pandemic situation do really give out effects not only on sports industry but also in other industry as well.For bettors then
this is one of the hindrance.

There's a thing called an adjustment. Not just because a certain superstar or good role player misses a certain game, it does mean that it's a weakness already on the affected team. The only thing I'm seeing a factor that creates a big change in every sports today is the environment.

Some players, even how professional they are, doesn't used to play on less crowd. They are like playing like a scrimmage so the thrill is not there.

Adjustment will surely be made by these players over time but for now, there's a difficulty.

I saw some news lately that Chinese was banned for match fixing in tournament. 3 of them caught throwing the game so it means that the rest of the team don't know what's going on and playing well. So it will be very hard for us to know whether they are really throwing the game. Check my link below for source.

https://afkgaming.com/articles/dota2/News/4346-match-fixing-na-team-disqualified-from-bts-pro-series-2

And also, I watch some streams from Dota2 professional players that they are playing sports betting during there streams. There's a chance that they might purposely lose the game especially if they are the strongest team while they have placed bet.

But those actual games is better than we have right now.

You can hear the roaring crowd that would fuel the players and could show or give more great plays for their fans. They are still doing that but I see them more outside the bubble. The funny interactions of the players, their fans and some celebrities that are watching the game. Still, I am thankful that the games continued as it also help other people cope being in their houses for a long time.

IMO, it's okay for me.
I am betting in basketball games especially NBA.
What I try to do is be updated on every event that will happen. That includes injuries, virus-infected players, or whatever the reason for them not to play.
That way, you could still make an assessment of what might happen in-game before you put your bets.

It's part of the game even before but only with injuries, not viruses.
The worst-case scenario is when the news comes out last minute.

But we can't do anything about it now though. As you said, I am also thankful that the games continued. It may be different if the pandemic happened and they didn't play in the bubble but still, there are players that did shine in this series and we've seen some performances that may be different to the usual games that they are having.

The pandemic has a huge effect on sports and sports betting.
How many of us here realized that the homecourt advantage isn't literally about the comfortability of the players playing on their own court, but it's actually the home crowd?
Unexpected outcome also happened in the NBA. Underdog reaching the finals, all time low NBA finals tv rating (which supposed to be expected to become higher as majority is staying at home), and betting odds became a bit harder to predict.

I don't know how long are we going to live like this.

It's affecting as in many ways. Even in sports, bettors nowadays are having a hard time because of unexpected circumstances that make it hard for us to predict the result of the game. I can't really wait for this pandemic to end and be back to normal where we can watch and bet like before. However, I just like to mention what you have said because I think that home-court advantage can be both the crowd, and the comfortability since the players are just probably not used to playing with no crowds.

I've seen a few pro players promote betting sites on their live streams but I doubt they'll throw their matches on purpose when they're only getting paid to promote it. These weird matches only happen on small tournaments and lesser known teams that's why it's always best to bet on the popular tournaments with bigger prizepools (esl, dotapit, etc) and top teams when they're unlikely to throw their games.

We cannot avoid this one. The games will definitely change as well as their performance. The change may not be a big deal if the player which is temporarily lost due to COVID-19 is not the most dependable one or the superstar. But the big deal happens if and when the player lost is the superstar, the one which normally carries the entire team for a win or for a goal.

Let's take for example the Los Angeles Lakers. I don't expect the team to perform the same way if Lebron James is gone. So there will definitely be a huge twist to the games as well as the betting odds and the overall performance of teams. Expectations will also change.

Unfortunately this is a pandemic and it's bound to happen, this is the reason why matches are delayed for a while in other countries . I believe in the near future we might be able to understand for a fact that it's not good for sports and games to open during pandemic. You cannot expect the players to get a mask and run after the ball.

Not only the players might be scared , they might also be in a huge risk of getting the virus , since people can be asymptomatic and this spread it.Not only that , there are countries who are firmly banning the players if they do take part in betting etc... Especially during pandemic the government is getting super strict.

Right now we are seeing an alliance between many countries to help develop the vaccination better and faster : COVAX . So I believe players can get a shot first if the economy is that dependent on their health?

This got me thinking that the covid19 test could be manipulated in order to changes the game into a wild wild unpredictable one.

Can't be ignored the fact that fans presence has big impact. Those big score come because there is no pressure from the fans and the match often run like a friendly match or a charity that's why you can see a bold difference in Premier League especially where there 144 goals scored already just within matchday 4th.
36 goals average per matchday
3.6 goals per match in average

Damn that's wild right? Should we go for over 3.5 goals in every match? That could be profitable if the situation remain like this.

It is a factor definitely. We are currently in a health crisis and for athletes to perform well, they need to be physically healthy. And we already know that even healthy ones can acquire the virus. Ukraine was really unlucky having players with the virus, I don't want to say that it's better if the weaker ones will get it but it will kind of change too. Virus doesn't choose actually. It's my concern with the NBA before too but it wasn't affected as much as this one. If I would gamble too, I would want to know who will play or not, it's the same thing even before the virus, whos injured? Who's going to play, a star player got traded. It's just a different scenario but somehow the same thing. It's even worse now cause some players would even want to choose not playing because of the threat.

But it's not just psychological. It's also strong players literally getting sick and weaker ones playing who would not normally be in an important game.
Maybe in this particular case it was even more obvious that Ukraine would lose, that's true. But it can also decrease predictability if a team that would normally win suddenly has key players out of the game with substitutes on the field. Since people know more about how the team normally plays and the strengths/weaknesses of the main players, such sudden changes might make betting problematic.

A situation like this is going awry I think, because if the league or match is not continued then management might go bankrupt but on the other hand, the covid test and of course this pandemic really affects the game because I myself also feel it is useless to predict the match in the current situation. So I guess betting is not a problem because basically gambling is a game of luck but, if the results are as unpredictable as they have been, it might be better not to bet at times like this, but if you really want to test your adrenaline, I think the current situation is perfect for enjoying the game of every bet made.

It's too hard to become fun right now because this pandemic gives us a lot of problems and killing our joy with the sports betting for sure some of us are waiting for the basketball sports bet and also with the e-sports betting which is I prefer the defense of the ancient (Dota 2).

Few sports are accepting to continue the fight some of these are the boxing battle recently AFAIK there is a thread already created about this and I'm glad they still got and set the fight another hype for the sports bettors like me.

Hold your money and wait for another winning wage.

I'm fan with the foot ball game at the same time is basketball mostly I checked the database of the scores and standing of the time.
In football I'm getting hard time to choose about the odds because there is a chance could make a possible comeback with those players.
In basket ball you could see easily who is the underdog of the game even this happen you easily assure who is the game winner.

I'm waiting for now for the next game will open and accept to continue by the government.

I think it is a big factor which strongly affects the result of a match as well as the satisfaction of the gambler. But, I guess there must be a way for us to be aware of the news about half of the current team is infected with the virus, right? This means we can avoid making a bet like this. It is careless to make a bet without a piece of deep information.

Nevertheless, to be honest, I rarely make research before putting any bet cause I don't think it is necessary. Just lets God decide whether I will win or not lol

Interesting facts though, the pandemic carries a great risk over the soccer predictions. Taking into consideration the unpredictable factors such as positive test results can change the game outcome drastically and this is the last situation the Ukraine football team has faced. Team games are under great risk still, for achieving the best gambling results gamblers can avoid team games and focus on boxing, tennis, cricket, etc. New normal of sports betting should be accepted because the social distance rules can be a double-edged sword for many famous soccer teams. Ukraine team fans shouldn't feel bad because the pandemic has changed the game outcome, the final score can not be a reason to blame the Ukraine football team.

I think there is way too much being made about the pandemic no fans in the stands ordeal.  Personally I've found it to be more of an excuse than anything else.  While home-field advantage isn't not fully there, there is definitely without question still an advantage to being in your own stadium , waking up in your own bed, having your own locker and equipment you're used to etc.  So no I don't think it's had an effect nearly as bad as people are making it out to be.

I once made a topic that discussed more or less the same as this.  in this "NEW NORMAL" era, it will be very difficult for us to predict the final outcome of sports events (football, basketball, and others).  at this time, teams at the lower level and the top level have the same chance of winning, there have been many matches that have disappointed bettors because the final result did not match expectations and analysis based on past matches (before "PANDEMIC").  for now, I think we can't expect much to get a right and accurate decision because the players had lost their encouragement, that is the cheers of the crowd's support..

Spot on, and some pre match rituals that you can do on your own stadium, like steven gerald liverpool ex player like to touch the Liverpool club logo on the tunnel leading to the pitch, you correct excuse is not of any use, you know the fans are watching from else where you and you should not disappoint.

Now teams has to unite more in the reality of things in this covid-19 period and adjust to it, although am sad about the
+ job loss -club employee-
+ stadium ticket -club loss-

Yeah, everything is really different on this new normal because everything has no crowd on it which is really the main factor on why sports neither physical or online ones is really enjoyable to watch
specially on tournaments or finals.
Im also a esport lover too even though they arent that affected much but still the main event was still on hold due to the current pandemic situation.Its more enjoyable if you can hear out
chants and words from the crowd around.

When it comes to affecting inside of team aspects then it can really happen from time to time on the last minute which will really greatly affect the outcome of such game
if main players cant really able to play due to virus.

As a bettor then it will really be frustrating into things that you would unexpectedly to happen.

There's no need to avoid team sports since they will still be able to play right as long as safety protocols were done before the game. Like being quarantine for days before they play or set their games. It will be hard for them at first but they should do it for themselves and for the team as they still need to play to have a living and to start back in these new normal that we need to face.

If you are a sport bettor then it is important to check the recent form of player/team and lot of other stuffs which can change the result of the match to be analyzed before going to bet, and it is better to go with very last time you can bet so you will have more accuracy on your collected information.Maybe it is affecting the gambler's fortune but still people will adapt to it and this is new normal in everything.

This is the new normal and many sports are affected by this pandemic happening globally. That’s important to check all the necessary details of each team before betting, though in every game it is unpredictable. The new normal that other players still had the difficulty to adapt. The physiological conditions of each player may impact the game and possibly the outcomes are not good so as a bettor we should also consider that these may happen.

It’s hard to tell if the players is experiencing a mental health issues since the team wont expose that so we can only trust them knowing the history of the team and that is very hard to analyze. Anything can happen now on the sports betting, the team may look more fit but when they step in into the battle field, the result can change. This pandemic makes the situation more unpredictable, players are still doing their best though.

Even prior to the pandemic, that was an obvious thing to do before placing a bet.

Starting from analyzing the individual and team stats to recent game stats (past match).

As for the new normal, try to read the player's rhythm during their early matches on that setup if you aren't sure where will you place your bet. We can actually see or noticed if there's something affecting the player's performance due to a new nature. Take example on NBA, it's clear that the environment changes the way of some players in terms of their performance.

But in the end, a new normal setup shouldn't be the reason for players not to show up their true skills. That specific sport is their interest for a long-time so adjustment should not that difficult.

Covid19 have got everything to do with the outcomes in football today. I don't just know but the pandemic has been so devastating on every sector or field of human endeavor. I see what sports is doing today as just a sacrifice for the love of the game and to keep the fire burning in the fans. We love you our beloved sports and athletes.

It's not unusual for results as these France 7-1 Ukraine on the score board this season as we've witnessed so many times in the likes of Barcelona, Liverpool, Schalke04 amongst others and this could be traced to have links with Covid19. Not just about the testing positive but the fan aspect of it. Having fans in the stadium to cheer and boo the players helped them to put their head in the game and make it more business in an entertaining way.
Look what you've done, Covid19!

I totally agree that the current COVID-19 pandemic will affect sports betting, especially for football fans, there must be a lot of losses
when betting. Because some strong teams have lost by weak teams, this happens a lot in pandemic situations like now. We also don't
see the current home field advantage again, this makes it even more difficult for us to predict the outcome of the match.

There has been a widespread emotional and practical response to the epidemic like tearing a hole in our now-defunct global village. Which is why all live sports and entertainment miss out on real bets after the domino effect is suspended or canceled. Our most cherished tastes of escapism are now out of stock when all your favorite sports teams and bands have been unable to play at the same time all the capitalist owners of the Premier League, IPL, NBA and F1 teams have decided that they should keep their profitable sports leagues to deal with the healthcare crisis.

How come that Big losses will happening when betting?can you please describe what you mean by these?because i see no connection for you to lose in betting just because pandemic is here.
and also this,what is "LOST" of the strong team in weaker teams?
well the fans really added the momentum in every game because they are boosting the team or player,but at least they will still do the best to win each game.

Not every one is fully recovered other experience mental problem or stress during the long lockdown and it can really affect thier gameplay when it's started its hard  to predict now  who's team has advantage and who's not. But as long as the esport is back they can still regain the energy they once had.

Yes, i have experienced the same on sports betting. I bet few times on the team whom i thought was favorite based on performance prior to pandemic but they disappointed in the game. I am also very careful in selecting the team to bet on and do not depend on the performance which they had 4 -5 months before.

indeed pandemics affect so widely in any sport that it is difficult to predict when betting, and I decided to be more careful when choosing a team because a team is good or not, unpredictable because of the pandemic and always the wrong choice.
and at this time when I want to bet I have to follow my conscience to choose and when in doubt I will choose not to bet.

Actually the Outcome change because Ukraine Predicted not to get Any score but they Got 1,and also France to only make 3 when they ended up 7 points this
means lots change in the outcome.
And the answer is Given,Ukraine Team is devastated with having 1 Goalkeeper and many strong players being positive in Covid,
also Their Squad is Half short than usual games.
this is a proof that the match is not really fair and there is only miraculous chance for Ukraine to win.

But this also affect the sportsbetting though i don't see the effect in Boxing and other ring type sports,but in team effort?they mostly really on fans cheering
to boost their skills and abilities to win.

You can't be successful if you just follow the information available for the public, sometimes you need to implement psychological strategies of your own against the players which is for the too deep sport betting individuals and they are making bets only after they calculated every risk factor on the following match.

All this situation with the pandemic has made serious adjustments in sports events. The pandemic has added more randomness and now the outcome of the match is influenced not only by the athletes' preparedness (many of them have lost their form), but also by such factor as their sudden illness.

we can exlcude the illness because they players can be excluded in the game if they have positive from the ill and what do you mean by lost thier form ? posture ?

but this pandemic wont have an affect on thier preparedness as long as the game is schedule to be played on fixed dates . lack of preparedness only means that they dont train/practice properly . sure there will be no audience or no lived audience to some game but if they are on thier home courts , that will still give them some advantage .

I didn't really notice a difference in competitive sports due to corona pandemic. Sure the stadiums are empty and the atmosphere feels very different but in terms of gameplay and outcomes it feels pretty normal to me. After almost a full sport season with corona the results are pretty normal, top tier teams are at the top of the score boards and the bad teams are at the bottom. Also the corona infection of top tier players was not really severe this yes.

As for sports betting I find that more people are involved these days. Probably due to more time at hand because of lock down and social distancing.

I'm sorry, maybe I misspelled it. By lost form I mean that many players are not as good as they were before the pandemic due to lack of training for several months. Intensive training is very important in team games.

Unless they needed that, I think they are fine.

They are millionaires so I am sure that they have their own place to do their exercises even before then went to the bubble. Some are even performing so well here in the bubble instead of the normal series where the fans are there. These players know their priorities so I don't think they will just be letting their body not feel some trainings or exercises.

There is a saying that there is no way to buy health for any money.

I don't know how things are going in your country, but for a while we had a complete cessation of collective training. An athlete can train alone, but it is collective training that is important for games like soccer.

I'm still enjoying it to be honest, I just watch in TV that's the usual thing to do, so nothing big time has change into my experience. Even with the NBA now, though we can't see a crowd but everyone are still enjoying as they understand the situation.

For other leagues like those teams that will have to travel in and out in the venue, that's too risky that one could be carrying the virus and could affect everyone who are in contact with such player, and the game will be affected.

Yeah, I fully agree with it as this virus can really cripple a good team if they will get infected to it like a key player will get a virus then he cannot play for sure and the result of the match will surely to change.

This is one of the problems that we are currently facing right now in sports gambling especially if we cannot get the latest data of the game before it will start like who are the players who cannot play or who are the players that are absent in that certain team.

Well, in the case that I explored in the post, the news about two people not playing became available one day before the match. I'm sure many place bets earlier than that, and the flexibility on the bets isn't always available.It's not possible to train properly for a game played by a team without the team being put in place! And it's not just the team, but also doctors, people in the hotels where the teams stay and other contacts that make it hard to eliminate the possibility of getting infected. And these two guys I've mentioned in my post were asymptomatic! They got tested only because a few days before some others tested positive. As for the games and trainings, people cannot play in masks because they need proper breathing on the field, and sometimes they can be very close to one another to make a move on the ball. Oh, and lastly, Ukrainians don't care about maintaining precautions, unfortunately. Even though were currently #8 in the world by the number of active cases of COVID-19, most people break the masks and distancing rules.

We don't know the mentality or the toughness of every team that we are betting or supporting, this is an extraordinary situation one athlete could easily get infected and it happens to be their main player then the team will not be up to expectation but there are teams who rise above the challenge, it's on how these teams handle this pandemic.

I mean there are these gym coaches that adapted the pandemic, right? And yes, you can't buy health from your money but you can use that to be healthy, right? That is why these people are spending their money to build themselves up since that is their investment, their body.

They've adjusted by doing some online workouts where they would watch their people do their exercises and point some things that needed to be emphasized or needed to do more. Before the bubble, I think they are doing the exercises needed and I think what you told about the team without there is gameplay or a teamplay which obviously would be practiced by the team but I am talking about them individually.

The attendance and the motivation of the team are affected, the organizations although are following health protocols are not sure on the condition of all the members of the team and every players playing have fear that their team mate or competitor has Corona Virus and they fear that they could be next infected.

Some of the changes I have observed in some of the past games being played. There could be a multiple factor involved in it. Firstly, due to pandemic there is no audiences so due to which players who get boosted when the audiences cheer for them it is missing and, I think is important factor to motive any player during the game. Secondly due to pandemic and virus still being active the player may be little tensed since they meet many during this time and are out of their homes to play the games and they may not get infected due to it. This may be reason of affecting their games and have seen some games which I thought should be an easy win as it was a very strong team as compared to their opponent turned out to be otherwise.

This is a point that affects bettors not athletes on the pitch and it's virtually true if you look at it. In most aspects, while looking at your statistics to take a guess at the possible line up of a game, line ups is one of the things to watch out for. Now following the advent of the pandemic, the pre-line ups for a game before the start of the game is in disarray and as such, it affects bettors predictability.
Following the fact that, the coronavirus disease is airborne, contained in infected persons fluids and with the fact that, football is a game of contact plus, they have several places of attachment before the games, one can hardly tell where the Covid19 would be contacted from. Which leads to a player being suspended from the games, reduced team morale which in turn has an effect on the results.

Because of this pandemic, some of the team are working out all of their practices to build their strength and win the game. This happens at the start of the quarantine but it takes a lot of months so for sure they are now temporarily breaking first because some of the games right now on the sports are will not continue to prevent the virus from quickly spreading.

And also it's not good if you want to play without an audience.
 The sports community will bring back to this virus. I think that country who already does not have any cases or new cases will continue their normal life with happy gambling
I wish we have zero cases too.

That's something indeed you cannot see every day. Damn! that was an unexpected result. They might be some sort of misunderstanding especially there chemistry in the field. Their opponent caught them with that. anyway, this is some sort of normal thing especially in the field of sport. Where the underdog will not always remain underdog forever because these guys do their practice and daily routine too. No wonder they beat up one of the heavyweight teams in the tournament.

Actually one thing that I hate with betting right now being a sports bettor is the amount of virtual and Simulated reality sports going because it is like betting on dice with a humongous house edge since the game is not happening anywhere and there is no way to know how and why a particular event ended in that manner. I was betting on SRL games a few days ago and some weird things happen like service were getting broken too many times and I felt like I am being cheated.

I understand there are less sports now because of the pandemic but that should not mean that sportsbook add just any SRL matches and if you offer such markets at least improve the house edge, because these games are nothing but more like dice or other instant games.

You know even match fixing has increased after the pandemic because every player needs more money and one such instance happened recently at the Roland Garros where a doubles women's match is being speculated of being fixed as abnormal amount of bets were being placed during that event on a particular game on service break and it happened too. I think while it is good that sports are good and I loved the whole French Open but the fact that match fixing levels might increase is real.

Talking of home court advantage look there should never be a option of home advantage in first place I believe because sports means competition and you do not want to award a particular team home advantage as we all know it is so dominant in cricket to beat a home team for a touring team so I a happy that the effect of home team is getting lesser and lesser even evident during the IPL.

Match fixing instances were present before the pandemic. You cannot blame pandemic for it. Increase in bets does not constitute to fixing but yes abnormal bets can come under scanner. Match fixing if proven can ruin a players career but still some greedy fools indulge in such activities.

Well that is only your feeling mate but Gambling site don't cheat unless the site is Fake and scams but i believe that you are playing in reputable casinos that has been trusted for long time.maybe what you need to do now is just rest in betting sportsbet and just play in Dice or slots  ;D
Let their Support learn about this issue,so the site operator will be aware about the pulse of their regular gamblers.
surely they will do action because they don't wanna lose players just that way.

I really agree if it is said that the COVID19 pandemic has an effect on match scores and also sports betting. Because some home
matches now make no difference to away matches, this is because there is no live audience. Then many players were infected with
the corona virus, making several teams lose their star players. This ultimately gave many surprises to the results of the match,
many strong teams were defeated by weak teams in pandemic situations like now. So it's no wonder that many bettors experience losses.

Sports betting has been change because of the pandemic the overwhelming crowd is gone some sports has been cancelled.
The athletes that has been fired up due to the crowd cheering doesn't feel the warm of it anymore the pressure that has been put in the opponents team is also gone.
I think the only thing that hasn't been affected much by this pandemic is E-Sports since those player doesn't really care much about the crowd since they are too focus on the game and their tournament could still go on.

but it doesn't change the fact that popular games like basketbal,soccer and baseball is now starts to  run again though the fans is absent because of physical distancing.
this means gambling is taking part and the gamblers blood is giggling again.
E-Sport have not been affected because how can they be when they even start since then in online betting.

It actually did and you mentio it already that change happen in basketball sports like having virtual audience. This is far from having an actual audience for we know the audience could change the coarse of the game through motivation to win having lots of fans on your team behind.
Possible too that in gambling many are now doing it online and higher chances that betting in the next game will be like more online because it is more fast and easy way to bet.

We can see on this pandemic what teams are better even without the crowd cheering for them, we can see on who got the best character if they do not have the crowd cheering for them.
On E-sports it's still business as usual they can still go with or without the crowd in fact they have all time in the world because of the quarantine and lock down and the limitation of people going out.

Because of the COVID19 pandemic there is some rules and regulations have imposed over this sector and obviously it make big changes. Few months back we have complete isolated, that cause immediately stopped most major games that's why sports betting industry has severely affected but right now sports is gradually returning once more, and that implies sports betting is returning as well.

I think it is temporary until the scientist can found the vaccine. While the pandemic still out there, we should accept the situations, and we better watch the match from our home. We know that the passion for watching directly on the stadium reduces, but we can not do anything except trying to enjoy the game. Maybe the number of the E-sports audience will increase in this pandemic, but we don't know what will happen if the pandemic ends.

There are significant changes in sports that need to be adopted to keep everyone safe during the pandemic and this is affecting sports events, teams, and even fans/bettors.

Since you have mentioned e-sports I think e-sports are affected positively because they are getting more attention nowadays. More people are currently staying at home and e-sports is one of the ways to entertain ourselves since there are lessen sports events.

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Now all sports betting is back to normal and there are no delays except in the case of every country that is applied, but the results of the sport we can know that every change must be there and of course this will be one of the few obstacles they face during this pandemic, which I pay attention in the sport of football we know this game has no delay and i am already happy to bet it is back again after a long delay.

There are definitely changes as long as covid-19 is around but the stakes in the gambling industry will continue to increase and this could affect how you run it.

well, this increase in gambling players is due to the influence of people working from home and there are also people who are not working at home so that many people are looking for ways to still earn a lot of money by one of the ways is gambling so this industry has experienced a very significant increase.

I think it would also depend on how experienced/skilled the coach that is coaching the team with so called weaker players. A good coach should be able to use the "weaker players" to win the competition. I wonder if there are lots of such coaches around.

The outcome of this game would've changed if the key players of the team that is expected to win were affected more by the illness(and assuming the coach is not that good), while all the players of the other team in the match are healthy.

For obvious reasons the pandemic can have a much greater effect in individual sports than in team sports, particularly where the competition is based on cumulative results over a long period of time. Considering the Formula 1 World Championship as an example... Lewis Hamilton is currently a long way ahead of the rest, and looks set to be world champion. But... this is dependent on total points acquired over the course of the whole season. If he contracts Covid and misses a few races, he can find himself out of contention. The issue is not that people have Covid, it's that some people have it whilst others don't. Sports are carrying on as best they can, but we can expect weird results and unpredictable absences to continue for a while yet.

Obviously. In the case of individual sports, if the player is infected, then he is gone. The game cannot go on. There is no way his point could move forward without him.

As opposed to football, basketball, and other team sports, the team can still go on without their player who got the virus. The games can still go on despite having temporarily lost a player or two. But it is expected that if the player who is gone is the main player of the team, the prospect to win or to become champion or at least end the league at the top spot might not happen.

sad but true that is why team sports is much better than single in our time now,though in the last soccer game i have read here,half of the team was infected so their players cannot sustain the needs of all so they lose the battle.
that is what i'm pointing above though they can still play yet not enough to beat the opponent.

They are back but we can't say that they are back the same as the past. We have rules right now and they need to follow them for the sports to continue. It is a big help to people as most of us are so bored in our houses with this pandemic. In terms of sports betting, I guess we could say that it blows up since the games that they could bet right now are limited.

It's not all business on esports they're also affected now that most of the tournaments are played online and that means the teams are only playing within their region. Currently the biggest lan tournament this year which is Worlds dropped two teams that qualified from their region since they're not allowed to go out of their country. With lan tournaments being rare some teams were forced to release their players. 

I'm glad that it did not happen to NBA where the strong and highly favored to win which is the Lakers dominated the series so many teams did not lose their players because of the virus, they lose them because of injuries, that means the team and the organization have set up and followed the right protocol to avoid getting infected.

Often associated with the word bored, even though I think this is commonplace in many people because it is a worldwide pandemic, I think there are no limits to online betting because there are so many online gambling games that we enjoy in various ways except sports, of course it is a gambler. physically so of course there are rules from the existing regulations, so for us football lovers will be a little bored in the previous month because there are many pending views that are ongoing and now we can enjoy the bets we want again.

Even though the sports matches have returned, I'm not sure some gamblers will be able to enjoy them. This pandemic case has changed many things and of course with this new habit it will at least change the game and this will certainly affect the bet in every match. With many of these changes and the current financial difficulties, I find it difficult for gamblers or maybe I personally can enjoy every bet made, because high hopes of winning in this difficult situation will certainly create pressure, making it difficult to enjoy every game and bet.

One thing that I bet the most during these tough times is actually esports and specially dota2 because there is some dota2 match always going on and I had zero knowledge how it works but now I have seen so much of dota2 that I recognize a few champions like spectre and morphling which usually win whichever team takes them.

I would love to bet on dota2 and league of legends even after the pandemic gets over and the sports betting market returns to the normal speed because after I bet so much on esports I realize that this is actually the future of betting and the traditional sports are good but it is just some different level of fun when betting on esports and dota2 is surely good.

I don't know mate if we are from the same country but if I'm not mistaken you are also living here in my country in which the Dota2 and League of Legends are one of the favorites sports betting of the young ones aside from mobile legends. Before the pandemic occurs most of the computer shops here are occupied with a lot of players and individuals who finds these games as past times and sideline to earn money from betting.

Yes, this pandemic has an impact on unexpected things and makes every sporting match less enjoyable, especially on betting because it is difficult to predict.
and sports matches, so I often miss, because sports betting during the pandemic is difficult to win and cannot be enjoyed.

IMHO, there's no difference w/ or w/o pandemic still most of the games are unpredictable. I don't think that this pandemic made betting harder.
There's nothing have changed since the day we've been betting. Odds, rosters, team issues, management, injuries, they haven't changed except that there's this pandemic in the midst of any match.

That is true I have seen the NBA and that was a very exciting championship series I don't see it being different if there is no pandemic, well I guess these players are professionals, they will play under any condition because that's where they are paid for and of course they know that they have fans watching at home and cheering for them, they have no choice but to give everything they've got.

You don't have to guess. They are all professionals.
They wouldn't get in to the league if they are not professionals. They are professional athletes, basketball players and been through a lot before being selected.

Agree, they have been through a lot of trials and experience before being a professional player in a popular league. A professional player or an athlete player will do everything on their ability to win and experience and sports battle. Pandemic isn't a hindrance to a player, and besides protocols are implemented to avoid cases of COVID-19.

They already planned all of the possible situations they might encounter during the tournament and we should be happy that they still continue the league. Also, organizers really wanted to continue this event since there's a lot of profit on this, and the gambling industry also benefits from this sports event.

I think we cannot blame pandemic for that but surely such instances are occurring more and more after the pandemic because it is indeed true that everyone has been thrown back by these times and at such times it is easy to convince players or teams to throw games and make big amounts of money than it was before.

I recently was watching a lot of Dota2 games and I do not want to point finger at a particular player or team but I felt like something strange was going on as a team with 20-25k gold gold lost a game quote easily, I understand comebacks happen but they lost like it was meant to lose after 25k gold lead and called GG which is the usual term for surrender in Dota2 way too early.

There could be some times that things happen like this we know of that which players or team managing them could just let them lose in pro match for some reasons.

Here is my speculation

1. That they are betting on the other side for them to make more money for making rounds or games that is in favor in their part without making it hard to win.

2. That they had been into misunderstandings like not having in good terms during the play especially in the roles that they portrait.

3. That they get upset with the management like not getting enougy pay for them playing in that pro game.

There could be more reason but we could not verify what could it be. Anyway, it seems that reason I stated in number 1 probably be the reason of them getting lose in that game.

Yes the case in pandemic might change the score and affect the game play of the team. Just like your example with the only goal keeper left which could really affect the game since he would likely forced to play throughout the game and without any rest this might change his performance and so would affect the score and will affect the sports betting.

Guess the bettors should have factored the losses of star players to the disease. I think this is why it's very important to properly analyze a match before betting. This's something that will take alot of data, thinking and time to do.  Some probably don't spend time on this because they see it as luck-based or mere guessing thing

But most of the athletes are fairly young, and most of the corona Infections among young very healthy people is almost always a mild illness. I think the chances for a top athlete to die of corona is very very small. After all they will get the best doctors and medical attention from their teams.

So a top player if really infected with corona will maybe miss out on one or two weeks of games. Sure if you bet right on these games it's bad, but in terms of the hole season it shouldn't really affect the performance if the team that much. The top teams will likely finish the season among the first.

Yes, online tournaments have a lot of problems as I was watching some Chinese dota2 tournament and there were like 8 pauses in a single map because players were being disconnected because of poor internet speed which also affects their overall gameplay as we know dota2 and other multiplayer real time strategy games can be greatly influenced by a few milliseconds difference also known as ms in most games.

LAN tournaments never had such problems because a proper server was setup for the game and there were no internet issues and both the teams had the same speed as well which means the team winning won't be because of the internet speed difference which is happening in online tournaments.

sorry but is there update for young athletes without serious internal problem died in corona?because it seems that there are no news i have watching regarding this.
i don't think gambler in bright mind will bet in a team without their star players right?unless the other side is experiencing the same issue because of pandemic.

In sports games, everything can be at betting in all events, but it is true that we can do that at home, we cannot see firsthand this pandemic, we still have to stay at home and of course this is very boring for us only on sports weekends that are played while the other games other.
We can not do anything before the pandemic disappears, therefore we must be prepared to face and work together so as not to infect more, our homes are safe enough.

Internet connection is a big problem now since many started to use Internet every seconds now during these Pandemic new normal since many are into online activities now might be for online schooling, Work from home jobs, online businesses and etc.that will affects also the online gambling and betting especially those live ones. Dota2 and Mobile Legends Tournament can have Internet problem and issue if Internet provider been having a connection problem due to bulk users and these games or any live casino or betting games is really in need to find a stable Internet provider to solve these issues.

Definitely yes! it should be take in count and could be a strong boost for betting strategy.
if you are aware that some players or an entire teams is suffering from this situation is really easy take an advantage even if the odds are small (@1.10). Until the distribution of a vaccine or any other therapeutic agent we will see more and more of these events.

The good thing that their managements have come up with a strategy which they can still play and continue whichever league or sports they are playing.
The consideration and resolution that they have for these players and their organizations made us, the fans really happy.

If you know the situation before hand then it is more than helpful while placing a bet but they will not usually leak these kind of things to the media so that the opposition would make a game plan around it, even in the recent match in a normal circumstance i would never think about Cádiz CF defeating Real Madrid and this is just an example as we witnessed many upsets already this year playing in a bubble.

It's true that internet connection problems are a big problem in today's situation, The pandemic has forced many people to do most of
their activities at home. And one way of connecting to the outside world from home requires the internet. So it is mandatory to use
a stable internet provider so that internet connection problems do not occur.

Especially for me who often watch streaming esports tournaments and football matches, I need a good internet connection, so that it does
not disconnect because of poor internet connection. Fortunately in my area there are many good internet provider choices, so I don't have
internet connection problems. And can do sports betting without any internet connection problems, then can watch streaming sports matches
smoothly.

Indeed. The management of each sports events make it possible to continue even the pandemic still exist, trying to make the sports still alive and surviving, even they'll going to proceed with the bubble types  set ups. Those promoters are doing the extra mile providing entertainment even  the covid crisis is strongly hitting out.
We all knew that aside from the potential incomes, the management needs to work it out for the fans to encourage them to continue enjoying their favorite sports, while for sure it excite the gamblers after seeing the availabilities of their favorite sport bookies, though inside the bubble there's a lots of unexpected outcomes it really affects the games, players are focus with the games without any interruptions from the fans, from this the eagerness of so called underdogs are really rising and surprising the fans.

Ofcourse. I don't think "taking advantage of the situation" is the most appropriate words to use. The important thing is to bet/predict the team that will win based on your analysis. What matters is to be able to predict right based on available factors.

I suppose we do see this sort of thing already to a lesser extent with flu and other viruses sweeping through a team, and players perhaps missing a game or at least playing at reduced capacity. The difference with CV19 of course is that the effect is much more dramatic, with players being forced to miss matches entirely for a couple of weeks. It's more obvious to people betting, because rather than the name being on the team sheet but the player carrying a bit of a virus, they are simply not on the team sheet at all, and the fact is announced beforehand... whereas with flu or a cold, perhaps nothing is announced.

The problem here is not with the game, players might already acquire the virus outside of the game which results in massive postpone of major games. In order to avoid these from happening, sports associations should always provide the necessary caution for the players to prepare and double their sanitation.



Perhaps, there's still a lot of poor management from various teams. If this keeps on happening, we should really need to have a pause in sports betting, stay at home, and play other alternative casino games online. Though we have the option to support Esports, in that case, there's no way people could transmit the virus as players are playing on their respective homes.

They have tried it and we're all satisfied.
As a fan, I really recognize and appreciate those efforts that they've made. Although we know that it's part of their business and as a fan, we really are the ones that they're sending those entertainments and actions in sports that they're focused.

That is a big problem that every player should face because we don't know what the players do outside of the games. They can be anywhere they want, but we don't know if they are still following the health protocols or don't follow the protocols. When many players are infected with the Covid-19, that can lead to the postpone of major games because they will be reduced, even if they used backup players.

But we hope that the players can take care of their health, so there are not many postpone games that will happen while we are all waiting for the vaccine. The sports association needs to watch and be ready for any situations, but hopefully, all things will be okay.

And the team needs to do it because they also needs to be paid and if the game wont progress then there should be a chance that the management will give them up so things must go to proper place again.
But yeah fans like us will be very happy now that action is back though we wanted to go in real watching and not just Via Online that sometimes making me Bore as i use to watch my Fav Team in live gaming.

The pandemic surely has a huge effect on the whole sports industry. You have mentioned most of the key points, home-court advantage plays a huge role when playing, audiences have a huge impact on players. Most athletes are hesitant to go back to playing due to the risk of getting infected even with careful screening the risk is still present. The fear of corona hits the sports industry real hard. Some athletes gamble on playing on leagues since they also have to earn money.

We can't take it from what is happening mate because this pandemic really affects everything in Life and not only in gambling world.

Players are being infected or afraid being one so they tend to go for quarantine and the best players sometimes are the one who are missing the game.

But this not talks generally because scores in other sportsbetting does not affected in this case like Boxing .

I guess the Homecourt advantage is now taking place again as the players are getting use to none fans shouting for them and now getting back their senses .

That's the problem of some teams in sports. They are too focused on stronger players making them more strong than before, but that's contradicting a team sport goal. They need to make everyone stronger and focus more to the players who needs attention to be train more and more to be equal to those stronger players on a certain team to avoid being a weaker team just because stronger players couldn't play.


Yes it is. I think what concerns here the most is the health of both team players. When some of their players tested positive in COVID-19, that's already a sign to postpone the game to assure that COVID-19 will never spread anymore on the team, because it could be asymptomatic and being too confident that the rest of the players didn't get it could bring chaos in the end.

Well life must go on even with different way.

This kind pandemic occurred once in a century, noone can expect this coming though.
The most affected sports for me personally it's football where a lot surprises happened, the one who usually had 1.5 multiplier gets more than 50% to win now dropped to 40 even 30% due the unexpected results that too often hit the market.
It's a benefit for me who in daily routine eyeing an odds more than 3x , it's like i had 50/50 chance now lol.

This is part of the problem. Sometimes I wonder if they are taking the risk to entertain their fan or it's for the sake of the money or both. I wouldnt mind if they are taking the risk for the sake of the fans, as long as they follow the safety rules/protocol.

I can relate, I have to change to two internet providers and check who can give the best speed in my location, people who wants a good speed here in my location should not opt to broadband and instead go for Fiber, I've been using broadband for the past six years and when many people now are online it reduced my speed I have no choice but to switch to Fiber, now I'm back to my old desired speed I can bet in ral time without lagging and do my online works and finish it on time.

There's been lots of discussion on the pandemic here, thanks for that! I wanted to raise another question which is of interest to me, but apparently not to the forum moderators because when I created a topic about it, it got deleted. The question is about the pandemic and predictability. I believe the pandemic makes matches less predictable, and thus betting is riskier. Some others, however, mentioned that perhaps the matches are more predictable and that the bets are safer (this was arguable the case I described in the original post in this thread, since Ukraine was probably going to lose, but with a weaker team it was definitely going to lose). So at least the outcome was more predictable. Do you think there's a tendency with predictability, or is there no significant difference?

On the contrary though, this pandemic as also affected boxing as athletes can't train fully because of so many hurdles due to it and that's why boxing upsets could happen? I just think of this situation, although physically they are tough as nails, but inside they might be suffering and it will just manifest when they fight and loss specially if they are the favorites.

This pandemic affects almost all aspects of life of people from career, financial aspects and even economic growth of each every nation were totally affected. So not impossible even in the world of gambling and sports. For the seek to stop the spread of virus, we have required by our own government to stay at home being in quarantine, distance ourselves from other to keep us safe from infections of virus but this also left sporty people no choice but to stop their training and we all know how important training was for an athlete. The worst case if an sports was made of a team, then one of the player being tested positive this well probably affect the game of the team.

There's no reason to stop gambling at this point, we have been developing various techniques to the point that online gambling casinos are now prevalent these days. Though instead of going outside and watching live casino games particularly sports betting, it is better to use your computer or device to bet online. I can say, there are sports betting game that is available to be streamed, in addition, Esports is also easy to watch. If we don't like sports betting, then try to search for provably fair casinos that use cryptocurrencies. I can say, gambling in this generation is way better than physical gambling in terms of reliability because the underlying logic or codes for the game is transparent and verifiable. Lastly, it could lessen the transmission of the virus to 0%.

It worked well with NBA, I don't know if it works with other sports but if that is the case I think that would be really hard. But it is the pandemic and I don't think it would resume completely with these kinds of handicaps. It might be something that happened because of coincidence or maybe we can say tha this pandemic really affected the sports.

I think even if players are afraid of getting a virus, they have no choice but to take a risk than to starve to death since they also need income. Also, I think we are mostly just afraid at the beginning of this pandemic but now, we are slowly adapting and continue living with a new normal setup.

We can see sports events are now starting to reopen and players just need to be extra careful with their health and to prevent getting a virus especially if they are already scheduled to have a match.

That's more likely the reason. Players of different sports are believed to be rich especially those who are being broadcasted in televisions and other means of platforms but sad to say, not all players do earn that much. It has been more than seven months since the pandemic. And everyone should continue their career. If almost everything is trying to move forward, those who will choose not to will be more likely left behind. Despite of the risks everyone should continue.
But I wonder, will organization of different leagues I think  be held responsible if they would pursue continuation, if players are endangered, or not? Hoping things won't be worsen from now.

With the new normal, many people, not just the player adapt to a new habit, always follow every health protocol from the government. We are afraid of the virus, but we need to do something if we want to survive. If the players can protect themselves in the field or the public area, they don't have to worry.

If they can take care of themselves, we will see the number of players who get infected will reduce because they can know how to adapt to the new normal, and they must do.

Soon, many sports will re-open, and even if there is no audience, it doesn't matter because after the vaccine can distribute to people and the Covid-19 end, the audience can come to the stadium and watch their favorite teams or players.

Interesting.
Mine is fair except for few short outages I experienced few days ago. I used another isp during the period and it worked fine.  I'm not sure about speed though. I watch videos or listen to audios occasionally and their download speeds are fair.

I guess in this situation what is important is that those who don't do very useful things with the internet reduce the amount of time they spend on the internet doing those things,so that those who do very useful things can spend more time doing them well.

Yes, it's part of the plan. They get a salary based on their contracts and if they wouldn't follow the agreements, they'll receive no salary.
The protocols are their utmost priority to be followed to continue the events. We saw them how they've come up with an idea and I guess most of us didn't thought of it.

It is why the organization and sports association have managed to continue their sports events for the fans and sports bettors, even we are in the middle of a pandemic, as long as players, managers, staff members, and fans are following the safety protocols. Their salary truly depends on their contracts, whether they lose or win, so if there will be no games or events, they definitely won't get paid.

And relating to the topic, if a player didn't play for certain matches I think it will affect their salary and contracts. I'm not so sure about how it works but there's also some incentives and as well as deductions basing on their performances.
It could possibly be or someone who knows how contract works can explain more of it.

There will be no deduction of salary based on their performance as that is already in the contract, but if they will not perform well, they might be traded or they will not be re-signed when the contract expires. However for incentives, it's possible as that's additional compensation for the player, no one would complain that as it does not violate a contract.

There can be a condition that's saying, "right to terminate or modify the said terms". I guess we have signed a job contract and I think it's not that much different from these contract signing of these professional basketball players.
Obviously, there's an expiry for the contract and it can be renewed if the management and the player agrees.

Terminate or modify, I think it would only possible under a certain circumstances, maybe like the covid-19 as this is considered as an event that cannot be foreseen, and it's destroying us now which affects businesses profitability.

There are lots of factors we need to look at in any sports games considering this pandemic that hits some of the players which have a huge effect on their team performance.

Some of these factors are how would it affect the team if a lead player couldn't show up because they are infected by the virus and how the remaining players who could make it to the game but still will hold them back to perform well because of the anxiety that they are going through since none of them don't know who else among them has the virus but doesn't show any symptoms yet.

Furthermore, these factors will definitely affect the result of the games, a little on who will win but on the scoring, there is a change that is obvious and different from what it is supposed to be. I guess for bettors like me who take betting for entertainment, it is perfectly fine since it gives us more twist and excitement as it became more unpredictable now.

They probably include the incentive in the contract but separate from "main salary". Maybe only such incentive is modified when a player performs, doesn't perform well or is absent from matches without good reasons.    Maybe the salary is basic and guaranteed while the incentive is used to reward/"punish" them for their performance.
  
This model could work really well in encouraging good performance in other areas of life and it's kind of fair. If I'm an employer, I would offer 60% main/basic salary and 40% incentives in my contract with employees. The incentive will be adjustable, based on their performances