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My topic is based on those who are majorly into sports betting, we know in this aspect of gambling it is very risky to predict the outcome of any game from both teams to score, over and under, straight win and many more. Most times we bet on the big teams to win and the reverse becomes the result, either the small teams securing the win or ending in a draw.

Straight to the point most people are afraid of compiling big odds and now decide to go for lower odds with huge staking power which is not even guaranteed to give the predicted results. For example, there could be a match between Newcastle VS Tottenham Hotspur and both teams are having 1.5 and 1.3 odds respectively, a gambler may decide to bet only on Tottenham to straight win by only selecting this one game on his slip, what is your take on this kind of gambling, risking bigger money on some low odds with a small potential win and still the possibility of your pick to win is not even certain.

If a gambler like, he should go for big odds, small odds, big teams or even small team as well as compiling several games together on a single bet or even staking a single game, if he will win, then there's nothing to stop him from winning and same way from loosing, we are gambling because we don't even know about the outcome of the bet we are playing, sport betting particularly is a game that cannot be manipulated, what you play is what you see and you will either win or loose even though you buy prediction games.

I don't like betting on much games, just one or two is cool with me. This enables me to be able to control my emotion and accept little wins. This is because, the more games that you bet on a single game, the lower your chance of winning. However, some gamblers are lucky enough to win all the games, and that is where they hit it big.

I love placing my bet, and get the outcome. Not waiting for somedays before I see the end of the game. Some games might not play out as predicted, this is why I don't stake my point on more than one or two matches. Lower odds are good, but it is gamble and sometimes bigger odds win too.

I'm not favor betting on low odds, I either go bet on underdog or parlay bet.

Bet on underdog, usually the odds is higher than @2.00 which is already good enough.

But when I see there are many favorite teams that convincing to win, so I will combine all the matches instead of hoping to get odds below than @1.50.

I've seen many match where the underdog pull the upset, so it's not wise to bet huge amount to earn small return.

Betting on lower odd games may seem to be risk free approach on paper while it's not in the reality. As you said an underdog can beat champion sides that can change the whole dynamics of betting while it's not everyday scenario that stage of uncertainty and unpredictability keeps the gambling exciting no matter what and one who tries to outperform the system will taste the failure at the end.

I think that's the whole system and it's designed that way and the crazy thing is that when you tend to bet with high staking power with lesser odds and the game don't go the way you planned the effect on the gambler then to be more destructive and that's a typical example of gambling for money because if you were actually planning for fun the fear of odds won't be a thing with you because you can boldly pick any odds as there is no guarantee to the winning and also the money used for staking it will be very small to avoid any heartbreaks.

Whenever the odds arent really that too far off then i do usually skip off this kind of bet on which you could really be having a hard time on choosing on which team would really be having that kind of chance to win up.
Of course people would really be sticking into those favorites despite of the low odds then some people do consider on having that kind of all in kind of bet on which i could say that it wont really be something that will really be recommended on which we know that upsets could really happen and just like been said that if these odds arent that too far off then they are somewhat match and its hard to distinguish not until you've seen the game live. Just like been said that i do usually skip out this kind of betting if odds arent that too far gapped. Also, having that below 1.5x odds isnt something that im interested on betting into 1.8-2
then i might reconsider.

In betting then you should really be that always be wary about those possibility of upsets on which no matter how far those underdogs as long the game isnt over yet
then there's always the chance of comeback. Betting on all in is never been that recommended.

Usually I prefer to bet with odds above @1.50 rather than lower as long as I believe the team will win so I will bet even with small capital, it is not a problem because it can be bet again in the next match.
I can even look for other odds that are likely to win according to my own analysis but in sports betting I prefer to parlay rather than single because of the accumulation of large enough odds.

Maybe you don't feel satisfied with the small odds of small bets, but when you bet big then even small odds will feel, it comes back to you when you are ready to lose and the favorite team loses unexpectedly, especially in Premier League matches.

At first I think it all depends on one's point of view. On my habits in choosing teams to bet on. I tend to choose teams with small odds by placing large bets rather than choosing teams with large odds.
Of course, I made this decision after going through various analyzes in looking at the statistics of the two teams.
For me, it is a personal decision of people in betting who are ready to lose if the results do not match what was predicted.

Another habit, I even prefer to bet on matches in leagues that are not well known.
In big leagues where big teams compete, I don't care what the odds are given to the team that I predict will win.

It often varies according to the kind of sport but with the kind of odds you are saying such as 1.5 and 1.3 is riskier for neither sport.
for boxing like 1.4 vs 2.5, its often very accurate that bookmakers will favor the favorite and most likely the skilled fighter.

In the fight of  Francis Ngannou 4.20 vs Anthony Joshua 1.X, its pretty clear its AJ's side that the bookmaker has set. The confidence in Francis however is growing because of how he knocked out Fury that's why they are banking on him. But normally the bookmaker is right.

What you are talking about is generally referred to as single betting and it is better, easier to win it than to bet on multiple. Betting in such way limit the chances of any other game interfering with it and thereby causing losing of the slip. Some gamblers prefer that they but the shortcoming is that it odd is reduced and therefore you will have to increase your staking power unlike in multiple bet where with like bankroll you could have a reasonable amount of potential profit  ;D

So to choose only Tottenham Hotspur to bet means there are no bonus to the odd and it will not have the kind of potential winning that multiple bet will have. However, most gamblers who have won their bets have done that through single betting not multiple bet slip.

 Like you said, there are times when you pick a smaller odd to win and it has enough potential to do so but since football is full of surprises, you end up seeing the reverse. I see sports  betting as a thing of luck and little of how well you can predict the game. It was before I'd take like seven or six selections with a mix of odds of 2.00 and 1.6 or lower but recently, I opt for just three selections whose odds when combined end up in 5.00 and stake with a big amount.

There is no such thing as "certain win" in gambling. There is always some kind of luck element in every game. Lets's say there is another game between Spain and San Marino and the odds are 1.01 for Spain and 15 for San Marino. What would be your choice? Would you bet on Spain for a sure win? If you win you'll only make 1%. What if Spain don't use their main players and they let the substitutes play instead? What if the game ends 0-0? See? There are many potential surprises in every game you can't think of. That's why we call it gambling. If you want to predict the results 99%, then get a job because you'll exactly know what you'll earn from it.

My opinion on this is that this category of gamblers are not greedy gamblers because they are just okay with winning any amounts that they can win from gambling and not necessarily chasing after huge odds. In a choice between winning small and then losing completely I would choose winning small because winning small is still a win and will always be better than a loss. There are gamblers who will prefer the choice to try to win big always, but when you win small consistently, you can be a more profitable gambler than a gambler who aims to win big and rarely wins.

In football, we usually bet on teams that have low odds which we hope will win, because the bookies will be aware of the chances of winning for a team when competing. But you are right, not everything goes well, there are times when we are shown something very surprising, where a big team has to lose when facing a small team which in terms of odds, the small team has very big odds if we bet on them.

You bet on a multibet so from small odds it can become big if we bet on several matches. I also often do the same thing, I choose teams that have a big chance of winning and bet on multibet. However, this doesn't always mean victory, sometimes there are matches where big teams have to be held to a draw or even lose to teams that are smaller than them. There are many factors that cause this, one of which is luck which favors weak teams, so that big teams that have a greater chance of winning experience defeat or unsatisfactory results.

Anyone who thinks in the line of thought that low odds are risks free is doing so at there own risk if they are gamblers and if they be adviser's it then means that they are giving out fake and falsely assumptions opinions, it lack the statistical data to complement it realities, because even though lower odds are given to the stronger team, it doesn't eliminate the chances that comes along the game.
I think a more flexible words to be used for bet on lower odds is to be selecting the stronger team and nothing more than that, but as long as it football, anything can happen within the 90+ minutes of the game

I used to believe like that.I have completely changed my mind,it is not worthy to play a lot of money in a small odd which has risks despite being a small odd,and I think it is better to play little money every day and put a big parlay with a lot of games over 2 goals or as both teams to score which are the most common outcomes for the majority of the games played,of course some leagues score very low amount of goals but I am talking about the major 5 leagues in Europe and the European competitions,we have seen that the most outcomes are both teams to score and over 2 goals so I would rather spend little money daily rather than losing a lot at once.There is no certain pick,if you see Basketball and Tennis games usually there are surprises there from teams with odds 1.10 and lower.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I totally agree with your opinion on the issue on discussion mate because it tallied with what I also have to say now. I've always told as many people that are ready to listen that when it comes to gambling, there are no perfect rules because gambling is majorly decided by how lucky a gambler can be. The same gambling trick Mr A applied to win big is unlikely to produce same result for Mr B if he decides to do it as well and that's why we should only try to figure out what works for us as individuals when it comes to gambling and not seeking unnecessary opinions from different people. The only thing I think a gambler should seek opinion of others to do is when he becomes addicted in gambling and decides to break free from it or seek people's opinions on issues that's that has to do with safety measures in gambling

What's even the point of tossing a bunch of money on something that's pretty much a sure thing, when the payout can barely cover a small cup of coffee? I don't say you gotta go all in on some wild longshot, but if youre gonna try your luck, take a bit of a chance instead of playing it safe with pathetic returns.  Do some homework first scout out places where the odds are good but still interesting, then lay some bills down.  No guts, no glory as my grandpappy used to tell me before he lost the farm.  ;) 

Anyway, point is liven things up if you really wanna make bank.  Careful though, don't get too crazy chasing the thrill. What I personally like is try building a parlay with smaller wagers on different games. It forces me to actually analyze multiple matchups, not just pick the "safe" option.

It seems like this depends on the goals and indeed the way of thinking about gambling of each individual because after all there are still those who will like single bet matches even if the odds are low but in other conditions many also like matches with higher odds.
I personally like the second option so when there is a match where the odds are quite small then I prefer to double it with a multibet and of course that is with the observation of several other matches that we have done.

As for both teams scoring although it is still possible and I still always do it but in the end this is looking further at what club will compete because it is indeed decisive in the end considering that sometimes even if something like this is still possible to be a bet but sometimes the situation in the match is quite difficult if you have to bet on this.

Straight win? This is never a scenario where you have 100% certainty. What if the team you bet on does not win? The fact that theam has 1.3 to 1.5 means it's favoured, so more people bet on them, but its not a given win. You can still lose. I've seen favored team s lose many times. It's never a straight win.
Bet on the teams with high odds and you might get lucky, but that one time out of x (like 3 or 5) you will lose and that loss will hurt because yo were always making less money than you would in lower rankerd games where odds are different.

This is like betting against the odds and many bettor are doing this for some reason.
If you have the money then you can gamble like this but if you value your money and don’t have that much, then better to bet on good odds where you can have a good chance for winning. Some gamblers still love to gamble that much and take bigger risk, and personally I’m not that type of gambler because I always bet on the good odds.

I prefer what I like even if it's big odds, but there's a certain satisfaction when you bet at big odds and then win it, so the satisfaction with pleasure will be even more passionate.

Unlike the small odds, for example you choose odds of 1.30 by betting a large amount and then the team wins then you are a little upset why not in a large amount again? Of course there is always a feeling like that, right?

Sometimes there are people who always choose with big odds and prefer the underdog team with great pleasure they don't care about losing, but when the underdog team wins then your satisfaction will be greater.

I think playing a particular bet is the best way to stay from lose , playing several games is not a guarantee for one to win. I prefer a playing one game, with this I'm playing with amount that I can afford to lose . The mistake people do make in gambling is that they feel if they should play several games it is a chance of winning  but doing this is very risky that it is even easy to lose all and this will be a painful lose.  Playing with amount that you can afford to lose is the best way to go about gambling,  it will help one from losing much money in gambling. I believe in playing one game with amount I can afford to lose.

I don't see anything difficult with trying to know the outcome of a particular match in sport betting. Sport betting is one of the easiest bets we can play because getting to win is not far from 80% most time. The mistakes many people make us greedy of winning continually. Some are so greedy that would want to make a win of 200k at these time with small bankroll. Thing does not work like that and doesn't have to see it has too late for us to make sure that we such kind of betting would not works for us. It may work for one in one million gamblers and maybe in every 10 months. We don't need to gamble too much and use good funds that would fetch us good earnings.

The strategy really depends on the circumstances and also the mood in gambling. There are times when I take bigger risks with small bets with considerations such as doubts and also considerations of having fun. We know that the results of some international sporting matches are determined by the mafia, yes... instead of risking a lot of money, it's better to risk small money in the hope of getting big money on a team that is not at the top.

But opportunities are still opportunities, there are still lots of losses experienced by underdog teams, so sometimes betting on the number of goals is more interesting when there is a big team against a small team in the match.

However, betting on the Man City and Arsenal teams is currently a fairly safe choice when the top 3 teams play against the bottom teams. The odds offered may be very small, even touching x1.1, but that is quite fair because getting 10% of the money in 2 hours is not easy either... only in gambling can that happen and other factors of luck must come into play.

No result is certain in sports betting. Making predictions is so difficult. One of the most difficult things is prediction. When you predict right, the outcome is left and when you predict left, the outcome is right. What makes this more difficult is that the odds do not give you glue as regards what the outcome will be. As you noted, accumulating small odds will not guarantee you winning because the outcome of sports betting is determined by factors before and during play and so even when a gambler is aware of some factors capable of making a decider before the match like home advantage, h2h record, officials etc, the gambler cannot predetermine factors like red card, referee bias and injury during the match and so this can affect the outcome of the game.

While betting on lower odds may provide a sense of security, especially when compared to compiling higher odds with bigger potential payouts, gamblers need to consider the balance between risk and reward. Placing large stakes on low odds can lead to significant losses if the prediction does not materialize so gamblers should assess their risk tolerance, set realistic expectations, and diversify their bets to minimize potential losses while maximizing profit opportunities.

This is the most hilarious thing I have hard while reading through this thread, betting $1 million on an 1:1 odds is quite insane and unimaginable thing, I am sure that that gamblers didn't know the risk and also the rewards,  or is it that he did not check the potential total rewards on a 1:1 odds, it's almost near zero let say he will be getting 100k return on the $1 million dollars stakes.

Quite sure the risk outweigh the possibility or even the advantage that come if he win the bet,  for me this is a near suicidal approach and not fair way to gamble at all, how can someone risk such an amount on a bet that have every chances to fail, or he was deceived in believing that lower odds will increase his chances of winning the bet.

Winning in gambling is not always guaranteed as one can not predict the total outcome of a particular game before it ends that's very correct and yes nowadays odds don't determine the outcome of a match but on several occasions you get to see teams who are doing very well in in terms of their performance for instance a team that is first in the table playing at home with a team in the bottom of the table, the possibility of winning the game is far better than making several selections with hope that luck will help you to win. Gamblers needs to understand that there are more chances of winning when the right selection is made adding few games with few points will help the bettor to win.

It's a mix of everything, you can't live off sure bets, you make individual bets with low, medium and high probabilities, and then you make multi-bets of equal categories, it's a mistake to always be thinking about low probabilities.

Then after you make that mix of bets, at all the levels that suit your criteria,, then just wait, see What worked, what didn't and make the corrections or leave everything the same for the next betting cycle.

Betting on small odds is good but the possibility of one winning is very slim though they are both risky because you can't actually predict whether your favorite team to win or lose to me what I do bet most time when a game happens to be so is to "home or away" with this option you are not certain that your favorite club to will win. At times if the game night come out draw then I will select over "0.5" if the both team score or even one score maybe they played 1:1 then you still win the game than giving your favorite club straight winning while the outcome is against your favorite team.

OP, it's not bad risking on low odds with high amount. As long as we are willing to lose the money in gambling then it is worth the risk. Of course, it is crazy to choose a team with lower performance to win against t a team with a better performance, but crazy things happen sometimes in gambling. Especially sports betting. I have seen a scenario where gamblers win huge money by betting on smaller teams to win bigger teams of which it became worth the risk.

I feel like we should try things like this sometimes. It's easy, whenever you see that the smaller team have strong defensive players in you can chose them to win. This is because in the game they would hold their defense so strong while looking for the slightest counterattack to use to score their opponent. This is not a new thing, that is how all of these smaller teams know they could win the big teams. At last, it's just luck!

Besides, it depends on your familiarity with the teams involved. There are so many betting lines in each game. So if you are into sports betting, I guess by now, you already know what money line you are more comfortable of or you feel have higher chance of winning. May it be the "home or away" betting line or "over/under" and other MLs.


The probability to win for each money line depends on the current performance of the team and other factors such as weather, home turf or not, coach, athlete's lineup and others. So if you think you have better chance to place bet on other betting lines, why not?

Honestly I couldn't care for how much the odds are, although of course as a big bag baller myself I oftentimes find myself betting on larger odds for larger wins, but if I were to be held at gunpoint and be asked to choose between safe plays and larger odds, I wouldn't really have much of a distinction between the two and I'd end up getting shot lol.

But in all seriousness, I don't see how different and bad playing larger odds is against playing small odds or whatever, at the end of the day you're still gambling, and if you're bound to gamble on a fixed budget, chances are you're still going to spend the money anyway, you're just stalling to make the money last longer, and that's not bad either.

I'm all for every type of gambling/betting playstyle and I wouldn't really have much to say against them, I can play both and you wouldn't hear me complain. As long as the gambler, or in this case, me, is gambling with a sound mind and a setup that couldn't be broken by back-to-back losses, I can play without much trouble.

Small odds are for newbies who are gambling to be on the safer side even when they recorded losses on their ends. It's high time to know what's good and start doing the needful, having excellent experience and doing everything to positioned tougher outcomes when they come, atleast one wouldn't be shocked. I'm coming for significant odds, not holding back from hitting my spots in the system, I know how complicated it can become but these are the necessary risks that's worth taking. Winnings is based on one's arrangements.

For any gambler to win their bets, it only take luck to be on their side, else they will lose their stake. If I want to stake on a single match, I will rather make sure to add more game with small odds too or I will just stake the 1 game but with a small amount that will not give me emotional trauma. Since gambling is not something that anybody can be sure about the end result when the game is still on, there is no need to game with much money on a game that is not sure of being successful.

Point of correction, there is no risk in predicting the outcome of a game, the risk is with only when you bet money on the prediction, then you stand a chance of losing that money.  
Any body can predict the outcome of a game, and it is completely harmless to do so, and when one does, he or she will either be right or wrong, no body will flog you if your prediction is wrong, but when you stake money on your prediction, the risk is that, you will lose your money if you are wrong..
So, it's a wrong wordings, or sentence, to say, "it's risky to predict the out come of a game".

Gambling is actually gambling, how ever we chose to go about it, or what ever form or style, or approach we try to take, the truth remains that, we can only win if and when luck is on our side.
Some people have lost millions betting on low odds which supposedly was supposed to be a sure game, few months ago, or I think some time last year actually, we did discuss on this board, about a gambler who lost around $1.4 million dollars in a single bet with a 1.01 odds, that is, if he had won, he would have made a profit of around $11k, and he risked $1.4 million dollars for $11k, now, can you honestly say that the potential winning worth the amount he risked? Of course no, but I believe he did it because he believed that game was a sure win for him, but unfortunately, he lost.

This goes a long way to she that nothing is guaranteed as long as gambling is concerned, how ever strategy we implore in our sports betting, one will still win only when luck is at work.

My take on that is that anyone who takes such a risk because they believe smaller odds can guarantee big wins is likely to lose it all to gambling if they continue that way.
 
There is no tactic or way to use in gambling that makes it all easy; no matter the oddity, winning is never certain.

Even in a live match, one team leading by one goal up to 88 minutes still does not guarantee winnings, and as such, risk should be minimised in whatever gambling activity one is taking.

That is a strategic and calculated approach to gambling. There would be times to focus on higher odds and take calculated risks to potentially reap greater rewards. Many experienced gamblers may prefer to target higher odds to maximize their potential winnings. They understand that greater risk often accompanies higher potential returns. Acknowledging the complexity and potential challenges of pursuing significant odds is an understanding of the nuanced nature of gambling.

Small odds may offer a sense of security, but targeting significant odds requires a willingness to embrace uncertainty and accept the possibility of both wins and losses. This approach requires discipline, patience, and a keen understanding of the factors influencing the outcome of each bet. Success in gambling often hinges on the ability to make informed decisions, manage risks effectively, and adapt to changing circumstances. Focusing on significant odds and taking calculated risks can position to potentially achieve greater success in gambling endeavors.

Wouldn't the lower odds meant that they're the most likely to win? I think that's the very reason why people do that odd accumulation because the lowest odds are the most likely to win, you probably just answered your own question OP. By the way, the things that you're talking about that's happening, it doesn't happen really often and when those things happen, most of the time the odds for the underdog team isn't that a lot which means that they've already got a know how on the things going on in the match.

I don't know where you got that but that's not the case most of the time for small odds, they're small odds for the reason that any higher and people would flock to that side since they know how good that side is and the bookie wouldn't get any profit because players are betting on the side that's likely to win, it may not guarantee but there's the factor that the those with the lower odds are great against other team and so they end up with this kind of thing.

Well let's be realistic, calculating the odds to come true on predicting multiple football matches correctly, you run at the risk of having impossible odds if you want to achieve a high multiplier.

The math goes like this:
0.33 (1/3 chance of loss, tie, win) for your prediction, and then to the power of how many matches you combine. 0.33^⁵ for 5 matches is 0.00391... that would be ~0.4% chance to come true. Add two more matches for 0.33^7 and suddenly the chances become 0.04% to come true. It gets worse the more you add. Now go on your favorite bookie and attempt to add 5 or 7 matches in a bet slip. What is the multiplier? You'll notice that it's ridiculously high, but still with win chances of 0.04% you could win more by playing dice.

So unless you have very good insight of certain outcomes, this type of betting isn't particularly advantageous. Yes, it's fun and you can do it with very low stakes, but let's not fool ourselves. It's like a lottery ticket, not a strategy based on evidence when you combine so many matches.

That is betting, the surrounding factors bring betting odds and we will choose it.

I also regularly bet on sports, although I am not a person who plays with large amounts of money, but I accept the emotions of the outcome whether it is according to my wishes or not?

And like many other things present in the game's rules, it forces players to accept the rules in order to continue operating.

So I'm a US citizen and don't watch much EU football ( though I like champions league) so my experience comes form the other football here in the US.  I don't bet based on odds what so ever.  I bet based on my feelings of how the game will go in my mind versus whatever the spreads are.  I mean I know that's odds, but I don't base how much I bet on the odds, but rather how confident I am in my side of the bet. Regardless of payout.  I've been betting US football for maybe 10 years or so now, and I have yet to come out of a season being in the red.  So, it works for me.  Though I don't bet crazy amounts or anything.

I usually put odds on the lower end of the scale when determining which team I want to bet. Heck, I usually make a decision prior to even looking at the odds on a bookmaker really. It might change my decision if the odds were THAT different from what I expected but other than those extreme cases, I usually just go for whichever team I really like and/or feel that would win.

When deciding based on odds though, I think a lot of others would probably prefer the team with the higher winning chances, aka the one with the lower odds. Still up to the person really depending on how well they know the team. Who knows, a team may have high odds but that person just has that belief that they'd do well because they have X player or Y player returned after a long break or something.

It depends on the statistics team, if a team like Newcastle has a good statistic previously, of course I will bet that team at the moment even if the odds are very low for them. Playing bets is also based on instinct, I ever bet the team has low bet on world cup, and got a big won, because my instinct at the time felt that the club will dominate the match and win. Normally, we will choose a strong team with have the winning tradition, but it doesn't always have to be like that, we can bet according to our conscience at that time.

If you're familiar with the sport, their players, their games, their tendencies, and so on and so forth, I guess the odds would only come second. Your analysis comes first. At least this is how I do it. Although there are times when you have to rethink your analysis over again because the odds are surprisingly too far from it, it may still happen that you'd stick to your analysis in the end.

Having said this, whether the odds are high or low, for as long as you're more or less convinced that your pick has a big chance then you bet for it. However, you also have to strike some balance because there are times when the odds aren't worth risking.

Strive for important results, I'm talking about good odds, there's more to handle on my watch and I don't think I would be needing any aides from anyone from you. I'm convinced that most girls are just present to beg them with the slightest opportunity they have in the system. It's understandable but they should atleast try to cover up their tracks. We have strategies and it's not polite to expose them to another person because it's exactly the techniques we're using to eat good food.

The betting odds have been reasonably calculated by the bookmaker to offer accordingly. If you choose a stronger team, you will have to choose a handicap bet, and with a low handicap bet, the amount of money you will receive will also be lower. The important thing is that your choice is based on the current performance of the two teams. If you completely believe that your team will win overwhelmingly, you can choose a high handicap to receive the maximum amount of winnings. On the contrary, we should choose low handicap bets to limit the probability of losing. How I choose the odds is usually analyzed separately for each match.

It gets riskier when you put it in a parlay but with singles, 1.30 seems decent to make a winning result.
Well, you are talking about football so it's really hard to predict it because of the "draw" option. Instead of a 50/50 chance, you only get 33.33 percent because a lot of times a draw can happen to the game.
There are good analyzers of the game but yes, it's not like they are 99 percent accurate. They are just there to increase your probability of winning the game by using statistics and history.
But if you are not happy with that kind of odds then you could always switch to a new sport without the "draw" being a wall to those probabilities. There are a lot of sports out there and there's definitely a lot of games without that options.
This is why I don't bet on football, I don't like that 3rd option out there and it happens a lot of times. You are right, even the over and under are difficult to predict but I see gamblers who are more focused on that kind of selection.

This is something very common and that must be checked in every sense, personally I am seeing that things can be very different when in a sports bet, in this case like soccer, you can see many possibilities, if I see that my team is and that their main players are injured, I would not bet on that team, not even on my favorite, because I know that for good results the team must be well combined with its stars, but when the stars are replaced by the bench players , they may be good, but they don't play or have the determination of the main team, when that is the case, I don't bet that much on anything, much less an amount like that that I have never seen in my life, those who do something like that, I would say They are compulsive gamblers, and they usually have a life full of emotions, but more due to mistakes, it is something that can try to lead to addiction.

No odd is that 100% sure to give you that win you're looking for and I don't see that smaller odd as a good idea when making selections, you can have like 5 smaller odd and you end up having a total of 2 odd or even less, I prefer to go with the risk to get a win and if I'm to accumulate smaller odd then I'd have it in mind that I'm going to stake high.
Betting or gambling is very hard to win but I'd better go for 5 odd with only 4 selections then stake higher rather than having more than 5 games and take low to win something big. To me the main reason why some gamblers don't win is because of greed, gamblers should try to not be greedy in selecting games.

Not a bad idea. Sometimes, It is better to have consistent small gains than always risking your money on an underdog. Most of the time, favorite teams always end up winning. So, If someone is regularly betting on underdogs with money line, they'd for sure having more losses than wins.
Therefore, it is really important to analyze the game, look for the new around the league for possible changes in rotation due to players who are not able to play, usually because of the injuries. Stuff like these can make a huge impact to the odds. Though it could also be noticeable if the odds are unusual both for the favorite and underdog team.

I agree with you but when you get the best analysis you some how fall into the wrong hands like a team who's suppose to win get to lose, the part of key players who might be absent due to injury as the case maybe, might cause the odd to be high and it will make you make a decision of selecting the smaller odd, at the end the bigger odd wins.
I prefer going for an option that favors both sides, either BOTH TEAM TO SCORE or DOUBLE CHANCE, those options do happen but is a 85% chance of happening, that's why I find it hard to go for a favorite team to win.

Yes, they'll get more loses than wins, but wins will be greater than if someone is betting on top teams. A victory or a loss don't value the same, it depends on the odds, and the casino has already "discounted" any advantage from the team which is expected to win.

maybe you're right from the context that sports betting can't be manipulated but from the angle making any not being calculative or trying to select options that will put you on a better side, I choose to disagree with you.

When it comes to sports betting, the teams involved aren't in most cases of the same strength and while one might be stronger than the other, others might not be that strong. It's just normal to play that a bigger team will win a smaller one and that's why the concept of giving bigger odds to the bigger teams because by the way the game is programmed, it's almost clear that big teams always beat the smaller ones and that's the reason why the smaller teams gets smaller odds to balance the whole thing up.

These are all factors of probability and chance of winning. I love sports betting. I don't always put my money on bets with small odds. It all depends on analysis and several other factors that allow me to determine my choice a few hours before the match. The favorite team has small odds. And not always choosing your favorite team will make you win. In football matches I often look at the historical and H2H factors of the two teams when they meet. I think some non-technical factors will also influence the outcome of the match. Like the City vs Mu match. MU is certainly the underdog in the match but the fact that the two teams have a rivalry means I will choose the draw option. It's the same as betting on Girona. I knew Girona's performance would decline at the end of the season because of their squad therefore I started to stop betting on Girona in the last few games.

No strategy for gambling is certain or sure to bring in a win, from what I can say from the strategy of those gamblers that picks smaller odds (due to the believe that it has greater chances of giving the predicted result) to then risk big amount of cash to stake on the odd in order to get a substantial potential win amount. This strategy just like every other strategies are all aimed at minimizing risk to loss and not based on certainty. And this risk reduction is in levels depending on the strategy used.

There is usually little chances to make successful predictions if predicting that a higher team would win a lower team. I am not in in cordial alliance that itis guaranteed but the influence of the team players and the clubs name would always stand some certain advantages to take the winning.

I am not biased towards those who picks lower risk predictions and stakes higher on it. I am only concerned to ask.... If the game cuts to bringing you loosing, can your emotions accept the fact that you loosed so solemnly, without being sentimental ? There are also gamblers whom we think they stakes be higher amounts but to them, it is a little amount because they can afford it while others finds the values not easily affordable and so, does not Worth staking on and gets it lost.

yes this is also my way in gambling sportsbetting , to take small gains even 2-5%

but we cannot deny the fact that the bigger we can earn/win bigger and this is
why risk taker keeps trying their luck.

and also try to seek refuge from other gamblers that knows those games and
teams more than us.

First of all, all gambling games has risk and risk is even higher with other games than with sports betting simply because most of those are dependent with luck alone unlike with sportsbetting wherein analysis do work as a factor to determine which team would possibly be winning. And if it is choosing whether engaging with small bets on high odds than with high bets on small odds, I'd prefer the low wager with high risk and high return. The reason is lack of assurance to win eitherway. Indeed chances of winning is higher with smaller odds which would be tempting to increase your wager but since nothing's certain, you could still lose and that covers your high bet. And with low betting amount to higher odds, at least if it would be a losing outcome, you won't be in much burden and if ever you happened to win, then congrats! Either betting strategy would be fine as long as you know your numbers for yourself.

Personally, I usually look for matches that are a little complicated and bet with odds above 1.5, but if it is below that, I usually combine it with other matches, so to make it profitable for me compared to betting on one bet with odds below 1.5, it is clearly a loss because I bet with a small bet, Unless I'm betting a lot of money, I'll probably be safe looking for odds below 1.5, even though it's not guaranteed that I'll win, that's how gambling is, nothing can be predicted and we can only analyze and predict.

There are many matches where we can see the club that is the favorite actually lose to the club that is not the favorite or end in a draw, that's why I prefer to bet close to a few minutes before the match starts. At least I know which players will be fielded too, it's important for me Looking at it, however, analysis and doing research are also necessary so that you don't choose the wrong club to bet on, that's why every sports bet is also inseparable from luck, even though this gambling doesn't require 100% luck, the final result is luck that determines it. The point is that winning and losing is part of gambling so just enjoy it.  ;)

I’m not how you do gambling but obviously the lower the odds means the higher percentage you will win. There’s no guarantee win on any gambling but there’s a choice to bet on less risky way and that is by choosing low odds. Bookmaker set an odds based on the statistics of the game which gives a huge impact to the outcome of the game.

If you are a gambler. A lower odds with high chance of winning is much better on higher odds with low chance of winning because having profit is the most important thing to consider and not the potential big outcome.

Usually I always choose games with the odds between 1.7x to 2.3x.
But if I have confident that a team will definitely win in a match, I will bet on that even with small payouts -  with note, the minimum payout is not below 1.5x, because I dont think its worth the risk when betting on the odds below 1.5x.
And sometimes I also choose markets with the big odds above 2.5x, but only bet on parlays, not single bets.

I understand your stand point but no strategy works out in gambling. Whichever strategy you intend to use you will not always win. I have always advocated that every gambler should approach gambling with the mindset that you will lose. With such a mindset, losing will not be a problem. When you place a bet with the mind that the money is not coming back you will be guided with how much you stake and also how you react when you lose. For a month now, I have tried different betting strategies yet I haven't recorded any significant win. I tried martingale no result. I tried rollover also no result.

I have come to realize that you need only luck to win as you mentioned. No amount of research and analysis that can guarantee you winning. This is so because there are a lot of unforeseen variables that influences a match result and this makes it difficult to rely on research alone to win. If you are lucky, you will win and if you are not lucky, you can't win.

         -   To be honest, I'm not really into sports betting; I only play there once, as it's too casual, and I'm not that familiar with the sports teams there. That's why I often just play slot games because there is no hassle.

That's why sometimes many gamblers who are obsessed with sports bet games are surprised; that's what I don't understand, and I'm also surprised that when I see someone winning, the amount won is the same.

Everyone wants betting shortcuts. It seems obvious to stick with the major names with those low chances. As a business veteran, I can assure you that same logic may burn you on the pitch. Underdogs? They constantly upset the apple cart, rendering "safe" bets useless.

The problem is assuming you can outwit the system. Like the stock market, it seems predictable but can cause whiplash if not watched. Smart individuals like myself dont play favorites. We bet broadly to reduce risk. You must study the game and see the complete field before betting on Tottenham vs. Newcastle.

But its not simply risk. Understand that sport, like business, is unpredictable. Before betting big on those low odds, remember that I've seen titans collapse. A smart bettor considers and studies. Sometimes the big payday arrives unexpectedly.

Facts on the ground and this can be seen from the odds that have been determined for certain clubs, for example: Newcastle vs. Tottenham. It can be seen from several meetings between these two clubs that Newcastle beat Tottenham with a score of 6-1, This proves that Newcastle has shown the ability to play well. This happened on 23/04/2023, even though in the match on 03/04/2022 in the Premier League, Tottenham were able to beat Newcastle 5-1, If I predict between Newcastle vs. Tottenham, both are the best clubs and both are equally strong in several matches.

Talking about small and big odds, although it doesn't guarantee the final result, I think the low and high odds are based on the points and ranking of the club, many sports casinos put odds like that, the fact high odds will end the match with a lead.

Therefore, if you want to bet on Newcastle vs. Tottenham on 13/04/2024 in the upcoming Premier League, try betting according to your own beliefs and instincts for them, don't rely on odds, who knows, luck will be on your side on 13/04/2024.

Totally get where you're coming from. Betting on low odds feels like a safer bet, right? But as you pointed out. Staking big on small odds is a game of slim margins. Sure, the logic is you win more often, but when the upset hits, it hits hard.

One thing i do is, if i want to bet on a match i will compare the odds from different sportsbook and only bet in that which offers a bigger odd, 3% or more than the average. Otherwise i don't bet.

Most at times, we may get very confident during placing the bet for our expected team to win just after the final witsle, the match might end in a draw or favors the oppositor. We should also include that having an odd as low as 1.3x and staking on it with a minimum amount of N1,000,000 which I know a few people who does it, will return a profit of N 300,000 on a single bet, that's a 30% profit, we can't just rely on the fact it doesn't worth the risk.

In this case should we blame them or the betting sites, cause those guys are smart enough, once they understand their is an 80% chances for the bigger team to win, they reduce the odds to 1.06 odds which will not amount to something significant and these gamblers are left with no better option than to compile more games to maximize the output, It may not be as a result of being greedy at times but most people aswell are cooperate of greedy profits.

When odds are small volatility is lower, so it's easier to predict how your bank roll will be in several bets. While when odds are high, volatility is higher and it's more difficult to guess if you will be in profit or totally rekt. That's why you should remain cautious and only bet small stake on those bets. All is about money management like for trading finally.

Of course, whatever the odds are in a match and if it's a strong and weak ti match, it still can't be confirmed because back again the problem of gambling is only on luck alone, the ball is round and can not be in accordance with what we expect in a match on the field, often a weak team match with a strong team does not match expectations, which we consider weak sometimes gets a win or a draw, I mean this kind of thing is quite difficult especially in matches that have very small odds with each other, there is no advantage that can be seen here no matter how much money you put in 1.3 and 1.5 it will be very difficult. If you want to calculate personally in the analysis, you need to look at the outline of the team, whether or not it is worth the probability that can be obtained, Newcastle and Tottenham are very competitive and cannot be easily predicted because both are quite strong in the current frame.

You need to look at the outline first, basically the smaller odds have a much greater probability of winning so it is possible if using big money can get a decent profit even though it is 1.3, but it will be a mistake if you think only on profit and the basics of betting are no longer for fun this will involve a lot of emotions if you lose because it includes the math of profit.

Doing an extra research may help before deciding if how you think will be your take in placing the amount of money that you'll going to risk, as mentioned,  gambling always have risk behind no matter how little or big the odds there's no assurance that you'll going to win, understanding the possibility and anticipating what might be the value of risk to take is very important,  we all know that in sports betting upset also happened.

Most of the time, it happened in a most unexpected  situation,  though  bookies understand how to play with gamblers emotions its a must that each gamblers  should work harder when picking the sports that they'll be going to bet on, the more you understand the game the better the assessment that you can take.

You are just there, lolz. Odd can be one factor that determines the volatility in gambling. though I know the higher the odd there riskier them game but we just play and hope for the best because some times the less risky games will come with small offer  and still disappoint you. I have had several issues of this my explanation by choosing a smaller odd to play thinking it will be more better , but it all didn't end well. So it's difficult.

Doing it every other time is fine because there are days when matches are too chalked and it's the best bet to take than to go for a toss-up play. If you're placing those bets regularly, always prepare for the worse results because your bankroll can quickly plummet with that strategy as favorites will eventually have a letdown day and sometimes would go on to lose more matches than you'd think. Not all favorites can deliver our expectations and only a few teams can remain consistent within their league.

It seems, you’re speaking more from experience and from some point of similar experiences and I just have to add that, nothing is certain in gambling as even very small odds also can lose a game. Gambling especially soccer gambling, is a typical example of the uncertainty we talk about always in gambling as not even the players are aware of the outcome of the match, as the both parties playing the match, are competing hard to get a win making decisions hard most times for gamblers.

Nothing, absolutely nothing is certain in gambling and as such, we ought to do some analysis while still hoping for a good luck and positive outcome from the game.

I think we have to do what is working for us and not following others to do what they're doing. When gambling we depend on our luck and every individual doesn't have the same luck therefore I'll say everyone should gamble the way that they're making profit as there's no guaranteed way of gambling that'll make us to make profit. You can bet on the big teams to win but that'll be the day that the smaller team is going to win or draw with the big team that was winning every team they played.

The higher the risks the bigger the reward, when you risk more money you'll be rewarded with a big win if you win and this is the reason some individuals love to bet with a bigger amount of money. I'll risk a bigger amount of money on a smaller odds instead of risking big odds with small money as this type of bet hardly give those playing it wins but when it gives you, you'll win a very big amount of money.

I do it randomly, sometimes betting on small odds and certainly not those below 1.30 because it's not worth it at all and sometimes on big odds and also sometimes on multi but with a smaller amount of money bet because I just want to test my luck.
Bettors certainly have their own preferences and sometimes can even do what is not usually done because they believe in something.
As you said, betting on small odds is sometimes not even worth it at all because bettors often to get bigger profits bet with big money and even the smallest odds will not provide certainty of winning so that the greater the loss obtained than if you win, I mean even a businessman only targets what percentage of profit so if it is only below 10% with a large amount of money it is not worth doing especially in gambling where the chances of winning will still be 50/50 even at odds of 1.01.

Wow! You are a high-risk taker but I do agree with you. Sometimes I also do not take x1.30 below because those are the odds that seem to be unprofitable when you are betting lower amounts. But, if I do need a boost in my parlay, I would probably add them. Just like in player props, if you want a higher percentage of wins, take the stats of players in lower amounts like x1.20 - x1.30 only, then combine them all. It could total to x3.00 - x5.00 depending on the number of players and stats that you will add.
But when it comes to team picks and I see favorites at low amounts of profits, I don't usually parlay them. I'd rather add some spreads and take the risk up to x1.4x and above. 3 team picks will probably take you to x2.5+ and that will probably win considering how the spreads are given.
Sports betting is analytical game but there are times we need to have courage and take a bit of that risk.

It's also called gambling, everything that is at stake has no certainty. Basically, gamblers have their analysis and instincts regarding the team they will choose.
betting bigger for smaller Odds will not minimize the risk, but in my opinion, it increases the risk. we can bet on other options like both teams to score or first and last goals.
once again it still cannot provide certainty of victory. The odds offered are only estimates based on statistics. and in the field, sometimes the readiness of each team will not always be the same in every match.

That's right, only gambling has two types, if I may say so: playing with other players, and playing against the system.
I think that gambling, where a player plays against other players, is more exciting and gambling.
After all, not only skills and strategy are important here, but also the ability to read the opponent, predict his moves. It's like a real intellectual duel, where everyone tries to outwit or outwit the other.

And in gambling, where the player plays against the system, everything seems more predictable and depends on luck. Although there is also its own charm here - the desire to unravel the laws of chance and defeat the system itself. In both cases, it is important to remember the measure and control your actions so as not to drown in the world of excitement.

I wouldn't say many matches go that way where the favorite team loses against a team that hasn't been performing very well, but it does happen with a few matches which isn't very often. So a person who has enough knowledge about a sport and better yet if they have experience in sports betting, can easily manage to win more matches than they will lose if they conduct enough research before each game.

As far as I know, squads are announced before the games, so you don't need to wait until the last few minutes before the game to make your bets because sometimes you might miss the bet in case you face a problem with the platform or maybe your internet connection, etc.

Indeed, that is the only catch there but it's fine as long as the capital they allocate is only the amounts they can afford to lose. As long as one keeps on trying, the chance to win is still there no matter how small it is and who knows? Maybe once they get lucky to win big, that compensates to all of their losses and an even good thing would be is they can still end up as net positive. Even though what we are dealing with is gambling, odds still plays a major role in our winning chance. They can increase it or lower it, and then our payout will vary on it. Epic come backs can occur in gambling, so our expectations can either make us or break us.

There is this thing that I believed about gambling , first of all before placing any bet I always have in mind that it is a game of chance and luck and that it is two sided either to win or lose.

The more lower odds you select or the bigger odds or the teams doesn’t give you any chance of winning the game, rather the outcome of the expectation will decide. If any game Is in your favour to win you must win the odds for me doesn’t actually decide winning from my own side of view . I actually place my bet irrespective of the odds and hope for luck to shine on me and that has been sustaining me in all through my gambling life .

what do gambling sites wanted to achieve? ofcourse the trust of players that in
the end will be their milking cow,
and safe bets? there are so much to expect than that safer bets.


favorites  betting is just tp show trust, but that trust cannot guarantee us
winning so why not explore the whole gambling world.
correct, this needs time and effort and of course broad and active mind.

Gambling usually depends on luck to win, and based on experience. But in both these cases gambling does not play a significant role and people can win by using other strategies. However, experience is definitely required to participate in gambling.

Usually if the odds arent really that too far off then i would be likely be sticking into the bigger one but there are really moments on which i do skip out such betting if i do see those odds.
Its not really that worth of taking up that bet because usually this kind of condition on which we know that this is a close match up. Analysis isnt something that would really be can be applied or its really that hard to consider on whose the match winner. Im not really that a fan off when it comes to having those under or over betting. I do always choose up that Match winner line and doesnt consider about even betting on Draw.
Actually it would really be just that depending on a certain individual or bettor because there would really be several factors which needs to be considered if we do speak about on which teams or players we would really be ending up on putting our bet into. If you arent that sure then you could always skip out.

Risk in sports betting must be depending on our ability and then there are also odds which can reduce or increase our chances of winning with the exchange of earning more or losing less. Anything is possible to happen in gambling like the ones you describe there where an underdog can still manage to win.

This is why it's sometimes not bad to bet on them. Not only that it is more exciting but we can also get more returns than usual. There are no guarantees in gambling no matter how good we are, except only if the match is being fixed and we know it but low odds are still more winnable than the higher ones, whether you like it or not.

I think the opposite situation is also not certain. This all depends on the way the gambler analyzes the strength of the team to bet on. Small odds with a large bet will not be worse than large odds with a small bet.
Entering several matches into a multi bet does not always involve a choice of win, draw and lose and does not necessarily have to be 1x2. If it is still possible, including a bet that both teams can score goals into the betting list can also be a safe bet.

Be aware that bets do not always end up winning. For example, three or four teams are bet on with different types of bets for each match, 2 matches are successful and it is still possible for 1 match to fail as predicted and be the cause of the losing bet list.

Actually, this is what makes sport betting amazing. There was a time I saw a bet slip online, the bettor staked a million naira, that's about $1300 on a single bet with 1.10 odd in favour of Barca to win but the underdog won and the gambler lost the bet.

We've a popular saying in my local language that if you want to eat a frog, go for the big ones so that if it kills you, atleast people would know you've a good taste. Sometimes, you'll be very certain that the favourite team is going to win but you'll get the shocker of your life. As a result of this, I prefer the going for the underdogs with big odds, I stake with small amount and even if I lose I won't feel it.

Indeed, even how sure you are placing your bet with a heavy favorite there's still a chance of suffering losing your bet, we just need to remember that we are inside gambling, and even how small the chances of losing upset can still happen to you, though there are many gamblers who deeply assess the game before placing their bets and most of them manage to win with the same strategy but there's no assurance that you can keep winning as what I mentioned that underdogs can bring upset to a heavy favorite.

We can't be sure with our bets because we must realizes that the match can change anytime and that can makes us select the wrong team. That's already happens in many matches before so we must be careful selecting the team and we don't have to had a big hopes that our wins will win. If we can used gambling as a fun things and one of the entertainment, we will not too passionate to chase the wins. We will act normally with place a bet and lets the things happens. We will not feel upset with anything happens, including if our team lose in the match because we knows that the opposite team can beat our favorite team. We can analyze the match carefully to knows which team have the big chances to win but we must be ready if we lose because a change in the match.

when it comes to small probability like this it's better to make only a small bet when you lose you gonna fine but when you win it jackpot for you right~.

Beside that this is small chance to hit win the jackpot but if you can manage your money with big money and stay inline with your budget I will go for it.

Just as you made mentioned earlier, nothing is actually guaranteed in the gambling industry and neither is a win on a big or small team even certain, hence there is no harm in trying something different.
With regards to the illustration you have earlier, I don’t think it’s even a bad or odd idea betting on the team with smaller odd as there are still changes of Tottenham winning the game but I think what’s most important while staking a bet is that we’re not betting more than we can afford to lose, be it a small amount or a huge amount, we shouldn’t risk what we can’t to afford to lose.

Just watch what happened to Liverpool Vs Atalanta, Liverpool has a very lower odd to win over Atalanta, most people staked on the game giving them a straight win and they ended up losing to Atalanta. It is completely difficult to predict a game even if the odds Is as low as 0.5, yet no assurance if it will be a good benefiting betting or not. The decision is actually made by personal choices, if it doesn't affect us or just enjoy betting for fun then it becomes a no big deal, either the bigger odds or smaller ones but always seems like the smallest odds becomes the safest.

That's the mentality of gamblers that feel they are actually playing safe but they don't know that they are actually just playing right into the hands of the system because it's not making sense to lose your 1300$ over a minor odd of 1.10. for me I think since nothing is ever certain with gambling it's probably best to play games that will give me atleast huge amount so that if the game enters I  take  the profit and of it goes wrong I still take it as good fate because that particular thought is already in place before the Gambling session took place.

There are numerous cases of this our current season. Participate in the activities that are suitable for our status as gamblers and not doing what we think is outside the box for us, we will only he harming our future past of earnings. Gambling favors those set of gamblers that are lucky enough to deal with the system, if you would notice earlier, they don't stress themselves but forced their ways through earning profits without involving in thorough pin down work.

It is very natural for some gamblers to be afraid of losing their bet if they decide to choose bigger odds even though the profits are more tempting, but most people prefer small odds which have lower risks, I also prefer smaller odds when entering them. My parlay bet is to minimize risk, even if we choose small odds, we still don't necessarily win if we are not lucky. Everyone definitely feels the same way, especially for those who use sports betting to make a profit, sports betting is also full of risks if we are not good at analyzing. the bet we will place.

Exactly as I said before, all types of gambling really need luck and that plays a very important role in the results we will get, gambling strategy and experience also play a role that will encourage us to know, usually sports betting requires skills not just in betting, they Those who have experience really know what risks they will experience and usually experienced people use logic more than their feelings and don't just follow their heart.