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The ideal would be for each player to bet on what he has the most affinity for and identifies with the most, i.e I really like football, so the tendency would be to bet on football, however I have heard from my work colleagues that in basketball, like the moves are very fast, the court is small in relation to the field, players can bet on these moves to obtain advantages over bets based on guesses. Do you agree with this friend of mine?

He said that basketball is more profitable than football because of this.

Every now and then I make some football bets, betting on my club that I support for now.

However, I don't watch basketball and I don't know the basic rules of this sport, despite it being fun.

I agree with this point of view. There isn't a general more profitable alternative between Basketball and Soccer. It will depend on what category of sport each gambler has more affinity with. If you have no clue about Basketball, it's not a good idea to bet on it, because you won't be able to launch any grounded guesses and predictions regards the games, so it's definitely not going to be profitable for you.

I don't see it this way. Basketball matches are so random and uncertain like any soccer match, I suppose. It's still pretty risky to bet on minor moves and events of a match. Maybe your friend has been very lucky recently on his bets, so he is saying Basketball is more profitable than soccer. But that is just his current profits talking by him.

Which is more profitable in sports betting? The ones that you know more because you're going to bet based on your knowledge and not with the pulse of the other bettors.

The more you are familiar with any sport that you're going to bet on, it means that you're doing better there. So, what you're doing with football is right because you know more about it.

But it doesn't stop someone to literally gamble to the sports that we don't know as we're all free to do that. You can start knowing more about basketball as it may look hard at the beginning, but you'll get to that point on how much knowledge you've got in football by watching games and being updated to the league and you can start it out with the NBA. As of now, they're on the break though.

All sports are profitable although I understand your explanation but still there are over 50 sports out there and in some countries basketball and football are not their national sports. And even in these countries they also bet on sports and it is not basketball or football because they know nothing about betting on these games. And should they bet on it with their limited knowledge, they'll lose their money. However when they bet on their national sports or any other sport that they are well versed in, they win. I am just clarifying this because another user may come and draw an analogy with rugby and American football, or table tennis and lawn tennis, or Baseball and Cricket.

Depends on where the gambler has more knowledge of. If you're playing basketball in real life it is most likely that you will have better game and betting analysis on that sport. However, there are people who are betting on games that they don't know that much about, but are still winning in many instances. Of course winning is still determined by your luck and fate but what I am referring on this, is higher chances of winning, in particular with familiarity of the sports you are betting your money with. Numbers aren't enough 'coz you have to understand other factors such as presence of players on that particular game, performance of the team for the whole season, and more. Speaking within the choices, some are even winning bigger with others sports such as MMA and Boxing.

Some games or sports are easier to predict because of you have lesser possible outcomes than football, but with the higher chances of winning, there is still no guarantee of winning.

Tennis is one of these sports to me but not Basketball. In tennis, there must be a winner and a loser, nothing like both players drawing at the end of the game.

It really depends on the gambler on what sports he is well acquainted off. Personally, i bet mostly on basketball as this sport is really popular in our country and also i play basketball and i know all the rules pertaining to it so this gives me advantage on betting on basketball.

Bottom line, do not bet on sports which you don't know as you will only loss some money in the process.

It really depends on what sports you are familiar with, and so both can be profitable for those who love basketball and football fans. So for example, you have a lot of knowledge in basketball and so you are going to bet on almost game and big money and results could be amazing.

Same with guys that is a football fan, there are a lot leagues all over the world and so at any given time they ca bet $1k on a single bet or bet $1.00 and make a parlay of x100 and win.

Your knowledge about the particular sport matters.
Whether it's basketball or football, it doesn't matter what sport it be as long as your knowledgeable with the sport, the teams, and the players themselves.

As for me, I'll be saying basketball with this one since I don't know that much about football at all, and even though most of the time I end up losing in my bets, at least my chances of winning would be much higher because I'm well-versed with anything that's related to basketball unlike in football where I don't even know where to start. :D Anyway, some are knowledgeable in basketball, and some with football. At the end of the day, you will not become profitable with your bets if you aren't lucky enough. :P

I bet with basketball and tennis less often and I have not lost any bet there before. If I can remember, I have not bet with both more than 5 times before. But if I start to gamble with it like football, I believe everything will change and I will begin to lose just like football. Your experience, how less frequent you gamble and your analyses is what that matters because you can bet with some football matches and win or lose and that can happen with basketball also.

The more profitable sport for betting is the one you know best though to be honest, basketball is really not that hard to learn. It has many games, many teams and a lot of players so I reckon that is the reason why some people think basketball is more profitable. Not to mention that I think it is also more popular than football (depending on your country).

If you generally enjoy it, just try to watch a few games because you can immediately pick up some of the rules just from watching a game.

Indeed all of gambling games is required luck but i think sport bets a bit different rather than other games because to increases the winning percentages in sport bets then it's required more knowledges and in my opinion the more know you to the particular sports then your chance to win the bet will be bigger and regarding OP question i think the answer will vary because it depend on people knowledges theirself because those who know well basketball then they will answers betting on basketball will be profitable than football but those who a football fanatic then they will says betting on football will be much profitable rather than betting on other sports

And just like myself personally that i have been watching basketball matches several times but honestly if people asking me about big teams in this sports then i cannot answer them because i was lack of knowledges for this sport but since i was football fans and quite often to watching and predict the match from this sport then i would like to says betting on football is more profitable than betting on basketball

Gone are the days that basket basket ball was the most common sport. The most common sport today is sport. Sport has also be dominating since several years ago. That is why people also gamble on football matches than basketball. For the betting, you know that most people that are betting will lose their money to the betting sites. None of them is profitable. That is why it is better to gamble with the money that you can afford to lose. If you bet and win, you are lucky but the probability of losing is far higher than to win.

To me I would say it depends on a person and his or her choice of game. Most people would prefer football bet because they so much love football and have passion for it, while some other will bet on basketball because they love, cherish and understanding basketball more than any other sports. My conclusion is that people would preferably chose to play the game they watch more often than those that they don't watch. It's just a matter of choice because in my country most people prefer playing card games, draft game, lotto, horse, colour and virtual gambling games. So all bets are profitable when you know the type of game are gambling on.

I do queue into your idea because personally I wouldn’t have to tag any form of sport in gambling more profitable than the other and just as you said, the more you know about a particular sport gives you greater edge to winning and staying more profitable rather than jumping on threads because you heard others are making profits from it.

Just as you’re talking about basketball and football and trying to compare them, which I think isn’t of no use, I’ve also been watching this aviator games on Bc.games and frankly I’m tempted to say that, I understand that people are making some good profits from other firm of sports betting but I think people are doing wonders in the aviator crash games but that doesn’t mean you should go compare them to other sporting games.

In conclusion, find a field you’re good at and stick to it Except you want to try something new
Goodluck

I don't agree with your friend on this. By nature, football is the most widely viewed and appreciated sport in the world with more than enough teams and many events to bet for or against in a single match. No one can go wrong with football in this regard and the reason why most people are even betting on it when it comes to the statistics should speak enough volumes in this regard.

Also, no one should choose for another, it is what you have an interest in and adequate information about that you should bet upon. This is how you can manoeuvre your way to knowing the possible things that will happen before the match and what might happen during the match for a better chance of winning since you are deeply rooted in their past and possible present outcomes due to their current feats and other considerations.

AFAIK when it comes to the west there's just a lot more people who bet on football more than basketball so it just makes sense for it to be more profitable, cause there's more money on the pot and more people are chipping in their fair share. However, Basketball games are nothing to be scoffed at either, cause even though for the most part it's only ever bet on in countries where it is big like the US and the Philippines, the amounts of bet that people make per play are usually on the higher end of the spectrum. My uncle alone dishes out more than 3000 bucks worth of Php whenever he makes bets on NBA games, especially if it's already in the finals stage and it's his favorite team that's playing (Golden State Warriors).

I can imagine just more people playing on football, but I don't imagine football fans being that ludicrous with their bets regardless of if they are rich or not. I think most of you football bettors are content with at most, a couple hundred dollars' worth of bet, if not even less, some outliers here and there may go so far as to bet a hundred thousand dollars or so, but all in all, football bettors are a little bit more stingy than their basketball counterparts, which in turn means that for the most part, winners at basketball bets bag more money than those who win at football bets.

I don't know for sure about that but I guess that will depends on how experienced you are in that sports. If you don't watch basketball or like basketball, you will difficult to analyze or predicts the team that can wins. If you just make a random team to pick, that will not always gives you the wins.

Maybe what your friend said is true because he have much experience in basketball betting so he can says that is profitable. But for me, if that is just for fun, that will be no problem at all. As long as you can uses the money you can afford to lose and accepts the result, you can place your bet.

If we talks about which is more profitable in sports betting is depends on how you knows the sport because that is the important key for you to analyze the match. Without knowing the sports, you will difficult analyzing each team and will confuse you to pick the team. If you have experience on that sports and really know and like the sports, that will gives a chance to analyze and predict the team that can wins.

I can name only one tiny reason why football can be more profitable than basketball in relating to sports betting - number of games. Everyone knows that football is most popular sport in the world. Every second, a football game, somewhere in the world is running. The probability, that there will be way more opportunities to bet on football than on basketball is obvious. Gambling platforms usually add NBA games, Euroleague, FIBA and a bunch other other leagues. In football there are different division, continents, country and much more games. Just open basketball and football sections on gambling platforms and see yourself. Sometimes there might be, that there are only 2 or 3 basketball games to bet, and 50+ football games. Finding an easy bet among football will much easier.

Am actually a football fan with zero ideas of the basketball in terms of it's rules and regulations but sometimes it is good to try a new thing maybe after now am going to be having a very good look at what the basketball rules and regulations  looks like. However, from my observations I think football betting dominates the basketball betting in terms of populations that are in to the two different gambling cadres , I bet only on football and that is where my affinity is laid on but nevertheless something too it is always more better to stick to what know better while you gradually venture in to the unknown.

This, it really up to the gamblers on which particular sports he is comfortable betting because he had followed that sports for many years. And for us basketball and boxing fans, we might have been following it since we are kids and so with grew with them and know almost all the team.

Perhaps there are gamblers who take risk and bet on sports that they didn't know or just copy someone's else bet. But that is a recipe for disaster and not a wise move. So for me, I do like basketball too so this is the sports that I'm leaning in sports betting, and of course boxing.

The size of the basketball court is not the criteria to say it turns out faster advantage because of the distance covered compared to football. I don't think so because football field despite being bigger than basketball court has multiple options to explore in a particular game. You can bet on the player to score in the particular match, how many goals that would be scored, kicks or corner kicks, throwing from the match etc. The options in football bet are numerous so it just depends your preference between both games and most likely your colleagues have the preference for basketball not because of the size of the court against football field.


You probably not exploring many other options in the game you bet. Maybe you bet on just 1, 2, x1,x2 options. There are different options you can bet in a game that will increase the odds like 1andgg ov2.5 etc, in a match you have multiple options but the higher risk you take, the more your losing chances increase.


The best way to be successful in what you are doing is to stick to what you know how to do go about it. If you are already use to football betting then it would be easier to navigate around it including how to bet on it and research on the sites etc. However, there is room for learning more sports if you desire to but you have to commit your time to it accordingly.

I'm not familiar with basketball; thus, I wouldn't take my word for it, but I just don't see how basketball may be more profitable than football. What's the difference between them that distinguishes basketball as more profitable? I don't quite get what your friend is claiming about the moves being faster due to the court's smaller size in relation to the football field. Moreover, as another user already mentioned, football is a lot more popular, and I'm seeing far more matches than in basketball; more games mean more options, thus greater probabilities of winning. Apart from that, I can't distinguish any other significant differences.

you have to ask yourself why did you start gambling in the first place? i have personally never met anyone who gambles in sports as a source of income unless you facilitate the gambling events yourself but those who only participate in gambling only do that for fun.

if you will gamble then make sure it is with something you find entertainment with lest you want to bet on something you don't even watch and end up betting on the wrong choice

If we are going to talk about the probability of more wins that you could Experience meaning it could be easily calculated with knowing how much the games are doing per year.

So let’s say it is one year timeframe.
Now we need to decide what association we are going to do whether is going to be with NBA or the college basketball only anything like that. Would it be NFL?

We are going to average that I think the total number of games that could happen ranges from 80 to 120 for NBA. And then for football, I think it’s around 300.

So if we just look at the total games, i think you could be more profitable in the 300 times that you can get compared to 100.

regardless of which betting option is better than the other, it's best you stick to what you're comfortable with.for some of us that came into the betting business knowing only about sports betting and virtual, it's hard to shift attention into trying another betting option most expecially when you're talking about a sports that you're not conversant with how it's being played like the basketball. Don't be surprised that some people that bets on basketball don't know how sports betting works and have never staked a bet on it. Even in sports betting which is very popular and easier to predict, you still have teams you can't be in favour of or against because you aren't conversant with the team. If you're interested in trying some alternative betting options, it's just best to take out tine first of all to start watching the match and studying how betting works for such sports. Your knowledge on sports betting is in most cases restricted only to sports betting and can't really help you as regards others betting options like basketball or boxing.

One thing i know for sure is that bookers who set up the odds are aware of all this factors and so they will set the odds in a way that you can’t cheat them. Each sport is different from the size of the pitch to the number of players and other rules too so things will definitely be different but the best thing is to bet on games you have knowledge about so you don’t go out chasing odds that will bring about your downfall.

He is right basketball is more profitable than football and it’s easy to score goals and also their odds are usually higher than than that of football but the odds are set based on the probability of it’s occurrence just like football.

If you don’t watch basketball or know it’s rules then you should better stick to betting on football games.

Comparing football with basketball is very abstract, in my opinion. After all, in addition to the type of sport, we need to choose a continent and a championship or league. Additionally, and more importantly, we need to select the bet type. Perhaps the outcome of our bet depends on this even more than on the type of sport. We can choose an ordinary or an express bet and our winnings will depend on this more than on the chosen sport. If we choose to bet on the outcome of a single event, then, for example, our choice of total goals scored (total over or total under) or bets on the win or loss of one of the teams will also have a greater impact on our winnings than the chosen sport.
 Football has many differences from basketball that can influence how much we like or dislike it. Betting on football is more common, there are far fewer goals scored in football than in basketball and there is a greater variety of bet types.

For me, this is just a person's perspective on gambling. We tend to be more dominant in choosing bets that we like more, whatever the type of sport. there are various supporting factors, the closest example is culture. this is closely related to what we like, especially if we involve betting. Football and basketball are essentially the same types of sports that use the same media. It's just that these two games have different styles and ways of working. uniquely, these two sports are very popular throughout the world. Well, because in Asia, especially in my country, football is more popular, so it could be said that football is more familiar to us, especially when betting is involved. yeah, although not everyone has to like football.
In fact, I like basketball. unfortunately, because I don't have much knowledge, especially about basketball competitions themselves, theoretically I prefer something that I know well, especially since I really understand and like football.

Well, the last point you made. this is interesting, even if you don't know the basic rules of basketball betting. in fact, you can seek knowledge and experience if you are willing to take the time to look for various information that you need, and that is very important before you actually get involved in betting. I don't know much about basketball, especially in this day and age, that's why I'm reluctant to bet on something I don't really know and understand. the point is, if you want something profitable, in this discussion it is sports betting.  At the very least, you must know exactly what you are doing with your bets. Winning and losing in betting is something that cannot be changed, but at least you must have the knowledge to minimize losses. in this way, increase your knowledge about the type of sport you want to involve in betting. after all, for me personally, both basketball and football are just as fun. plus, it's the choices you make in betting that determine the outcome.

I am not really a fan of basketball and cannot really say much about that sport. I  do feel football is more profitable because it has lots of supporters all over the world. I am yet to see or hear about a country where football is not recognised as much as it is recognised in my country.

For casinos, they'll definitely pay more attention to that sport that has more followers and supporters. That sport will definitely be football because they will definitely be making some money from majority bets on football. As for me as a sport bettor, I wouldn't risk it betting on a sport I have no knowledge about. Though everything is all about luck, I still need a good knowledge of the sport to make good strategies so as to increase my chances of winning  

One time I had this move to bet on Basketball, which I know nothing about not even how the points are counted and I decided to select multiple picks, all I knew was the odds available were very big compared to football odds so I happily picked a few out, it was quite a big loss because the game ended in all loss not even one of my single pick played correctly. I would buy the idea of betting on games or sports we understand, knows the both player or teams competing and with the level of potential ascertained between both opponents before we place our bet to avoid certain loses.

My friend does not care about any kind of sport at all (although his main bets are on hockey and basketball), he does not watch match broadcasts, he only needs a coefficient that suits him. Only ordinaries play, not small amounts. And according to him, quite successfully. I'm not risking using his tactics. :-\

It's not about the sports, but it's about to find the EV+ bets.

Even you're familiar with both basketball and football, if you can't find EV+ bets, then you're taking the same risk and neither of both is more profitable.

If you don't know what is EV+ you can read this article https://www.oddsshopper.com/articles/betting-101/positive-expected-value-explained-finding-ev-sports-betting-y10

You made a good decision, relying on someone just because he said it's successful isn't good. There's no proof if he's really making money through gambling.

when I started making sports bets, I started with football, I lost a lot but I was lucky to win and I gave up for a while, when I started making sports bets again I started betting on football games, you had some good results and then some bad results, It's funny and that I bet on the premier league games, La Liga, Bundesliga, Portuguese League, Turkish League, Dutch League, French League. But when these leagues arrive in May, they go on vacation until August. So I didn't bet on football, so I thought about starting to bet on basketball games, honestly it was a big disaster

I constantly lost bets, although I sometimes managed to get it right in some games, I decided to stop betting on basketball, tennis and UFC and I've just been following along, because I saw that even though I made sports bets for fun, constantly losing was hard for me, And something I noticed is that getting information when I wanted to place bets on football games was easier compared to getting information when I wanted to bet on basketball. In my opinion, a person should bet on sports that make it easier for them to obtain information

Profitable for the sportsbook, I guess it's football as it has the biggest market worldwide.

However, on the bettors' side, it depends on the game we are playing and enjoy. I think it's hard to say which game is more profitable for us because being profitable is not achievable for most sports bettors. For me, the majority of my bets go to basketball, and personally, I cannot say I'm profitable as I most often end up on the losing side.

I havenot bet on basketball but from what you said that there are a lot of moves in the game in which one can bet on rather than betting for the final result of the match. That alone makes the chance of a bettor in basketball high than football but don't forget that there is also a high chance of losing your bet.

I see all type of sportbet and casino games as 50-50 chance of winning. The only game that can be profitable to a gamble is the game that he understands well. One thing in gambling is that if you bet on a game that you don't know just for fun, you will be surprised that you will win your bet.

I think the answer is simple, the most profitable depends on the bettor itself, I mean for me example I only bet on basketball, NBA leagie to be specific, and I dont really bet on football because I'm not familiar with the sports so I will not bet on it also, so in short it depends on the bettor on where he thinks its best to bet if he/she want to gave more profit, and also to add, the profit or who is more profitable will not be determined in which sports you will bet on, your profit will depends on how good you are at guessing or how good you are to choose which team or player will be the winner in a specific sports game. So bet on a sports you are familiar with, like me I like playing basketball with my friends and also watching NBA league so I have a broad knowledge about the teams and its players that could help me to choose on which side will I bet on.

You definitely understand that both are gambling/sports betting, both are profitable, if you win, the problem lies in your love of the sport and your understanding of the sport.

In general, as far as I know and usually from my experience, generally what I see are those who gamble on both types of sports, they understand and understand both.
The only difference is the final score/points in the game, where basketball consists of 5 people per team and winning basketball is determined by having the most points like volleyball points, so you have to look at the strongest team/squad during the career/history of the basketball game, football consists of 11 people in one team, they are not the same as basketball points, youdefinitely know that.

Speaking of benefits, for me both are beneficial, provided you understand and understand both sports.

I liked basketball 🏀 games/sports before but now it is football ⚽ sports is my favorite. But the world of sports, we can't compare football to another sports. Though there are many sports in the world. I was liking to watch sand football {Beach Soccer}. But it is not popular like football. And normally people like watch and bet on other sports but all I have seen, people make more profit in football betting than other sports. But everyone has their favorite but football ha more fans. I have only bet on basketball once and not bet on another sports except football in frequently/or in many times.

I don't think this is true. If it was correct many gamblers would have identified this fact and focused on Basketball bets. Immediately gamblers know that basketball is more profitable they will abandon other sports and focus on basketball.


Sometimes club loyalty bets can lead to consistent losses especially if your club is not in form. It will be better to analyze the performance of clubs before betting. You don't need to always support your club because you might be wasting money.


I believe it will be better to gamble on sports one has interest in. There is no way one can be a good gambler on a particular sport if he doesn't know the rudiments of the game. I have never gambled on basketball because I don't know the rules of the game. Football is my favorite game and I am a consistent bettor in that sport. It is also necessary to state that since gambling is not just for money, for one to be able to enjoy betting there should be interest. Without the love for the game, I don't think it will be able to entertain the bettor. However, if I decide to grow my interest in basketball, I might try it to ascertain if what OP is saying is true.

In gambling you don't choose game to bet on because it is profitable. Normally gambling is a game for fun, you bet because of the love you have for a particular sport and the knowledge which you have for the sport, all these are what makes gambling to be very more interesting . If football is your favourite game in sport and the only sport game you follow up then this should be the only game that you need to play gambling on, same thing with any other sport game.

It is wrong for one to be thinking of game to play on just to make profit, everyone expects to win in gambling but taking it as something that can generate money for you as income is wrong.

I agree, find what suits your skills. Whether you're in sports betting or that aviator games that you have mentioned. That's fine. We're all gamblers and we're trying to find those games that we truly like and not just that, but also profitable.

But that doesn't also stop us from exploring other things. There's some limitations of doing it of course based on what's inside your pocket. So, if you don't have much to explore then you better stick to where you're good at.

Basketball, football, boxing, etc.

That's right, because with odds/handicap the chances of winning in all sports bets are the same.
Whether it is easy or not to predict the outcome of a match depends on our experience and knowledge of a particular sport, but still that is not a guarantee either that we will often win.
In the end it all depends on our own luck, that's why we call it gambling.

I do not agree to what he said, because just as in basketball, gamblers have moves to bet on to increase their chances of winning, on the other hand, when it comes to football, that's how gamblers also have an amount of corner kicks, handicap, first team to score and guessing which particular player to score a goal to bet on while gambling.

I think this is the third time I'm hearing someone making the same exact statement you just made above, and I have been contemplating about it, but it's just sad I'm not good at basketball, which is why I have remain focused on only football betting, as I think the success of an individual in any of these sport games is dependent on how knowledgeable he/she is about these sports.

I can't really tell, which is more profitable because I think it depends on which you are most interested in. As a soccer fan, I would be more focused on the match odds, the players and everything relating to soccer that might give me an upper chance of placing good bets. Making bets on basketball without even understanding how their games are played, even though they have a higher and easier chance of winning, I might end up losing. That because I can't really relate to the sport. It might be fun like you friend said and there nothing worn g in giving it a try once or twice though but in placing bets, one has to be careful and make wise bets.

You should stay away from any basketball bets at the moment, the biggest reason a sport bettor can earn some profits is because of their knowledge about the game, knowledge you do not currently have, now if you have a genuine interest on basketball, you may try to learn more about it and compare the results you get with your bets to the ones you get with soccer, but if you do not really like basketball at all, then it is better for you to stay away from those bets permanently.

Profitable depends on your style of gambling, you can lose in football betting and you can lose in basketball betting as well. The kind of leagues you play in basketball and football also depend on how you win gambling. There are local football matches that are very difficult to predict, like local leagues where you see goals everywhere and Basketball games where you see teams don't do almost nothing, they hardly make 6 points in a single quarter.


My experience with the professional ones like the football, European leagues such as Laliga, Premier League, conference/europa leagues, Champions League and Seria A are one of the best and profitable matches for betting and for Basketball games, just go for NBA, they are very easy to compare to other types such as the likes of NCA, this guys will only waste your time and money and will end up annoying you for playing first half or q1 and q2 without any good points.

It will be hard to tell on which one is more profitable since in every country they have their own bias and in my country, we are into basketball because it’s easy to play, to understand and easy to build a court which doesn’t require that match and you can easily place a bet because you understand it too. Profitable is very subjective, not unless you all have the accurate data, then that is the only time for us to tell on which one is profitable in sports bet.

Basically I also never studied or was not interested in basketball when I was at school, but in gambling I also have an interest in betting on basketball matches. Because after several trials regarding single bets and also multi bets or parlay bets, I managed to get a good profit. Of course, with the winnings I got, I also bet quite often on basketball matches and not only football matches, and in fact,several times I looked for basketball broadcast channels that I bet on, and that was very interesting too and no less interesting than football matches. But yes, basically every sport provides good opportunities for bettors,  even though we don't have a good knowledge base, but as time goes by we will also understand the game system.

I do not follow basket ball either or have any experience about how it works even in my vicinity I don't think have caome across someone discussing about his but I have this particular who is nto Basket ball betting and has been profiting more than he does in the football betting but saiid that you need to study how it works first to get a better understanding of how you should follow it up and place your bet on the games before you would be able to profit in Basket.

I think I only watched a basketball game once or twice, in my country basketball isn't that popular and I rarely find friends to play with. Anyway, it's a sport that you can see is fun, maybe if I try to get the rules of the game it'd be interesting to place some bets.

I like football, but unfortunately I don't have time to follow it, so I don't invest much in it.

I agree with you that gambling depends on luck for one to be profitable. This is why I don't believe or buy the idea that one game is more profitable than the other. If you are lucky, you will win and if you are not lucky, you lose. Most gamblers place their bets on games that they have a proper knowledge on so that they can enjoy the fun in it even if they lost their bet. I bet of football because I enjoy the match and use it to entertain myself.

I've no doubts that bettors are winning more in games they are more inclined to, than betting on those games unfamiliar to them. But as gambling do not just focus on skills but majority on luck, I think it's also a wise idea to get to know more about basketball and its winning teams, and not just focus on a single event.

Basketball has always been an all time favorite for all sports enthusiasts, just like football itself. But my point is, if you can be good in football, then there's no reason you will never find joy and excitement from basketball. It's just a matter of open-mindedness and not limiting yourself into other alternatives.

In other words, it will be enjoyable and probably profitable if you know the sports you are betting with. Otherwise, both sports won't be of good use to you if you don't know what's going on in this sports. Do take note that you can have better decisions if you are familiar with the sports itself as well as the athletes involved. Without knowledge, it is like you are betting blindly and relying on yorur luck.

And the reason why some long-time sportsbettors are successful, because they live and breath the sports they are placing their bets with. Years and years of betting and experience is their weapon. It is by no means an overnight task to gain access tons of information that you can use to come up with smart decisions.

Yes, you're right, the more you understand the type of sport you choose to bet on, the more knowledge you have to use as consideration in betting, but that also doesn't rule out the chance of losing.

Whether it's true or not has to be done by comparison, we can't just bet on one type of sport and then say there's a greater chance of winning because we've never tried another sport.
I only occasionally bet on basketball and more often on football so my judgment is not valid unless I bet with the same frequency between football and football.

You can learn the basic rules by reading articles on the internet without having to watch the match, but for me about sports learning while watching is more interesting compared to learning while reading.

I don't know the rules of football too and sometimes I get confused at how the betting odds work which is why I don't bet on it.
In basketball, though it is different, I like betting for it because I love the game and it's not just about the bet but also about the game. Somehow, it helps me finish the game even though the opposing team that I bet for had a huge lead.
It's entertaining and betting on it boosts my urge to keep on watching it. Let's face it, some games are damn boring and we need the bets to add some spice on it.
So, to answer the question, I prefer basketball but I guess this depends on each gambler out there just like your example.

For sports betting, luck is still needed. You have to rely on your own skills there and it's about doing some research before placing a bet and checking out the game before it happens by looking at the news whether your favorite player is there or absent if it's a team game like basketball or football. Although sports betting isn't limited only to these two sports, this is the subject of this thread.

Just be open to exploration and it's about being a sports enthusiasts and you're open in learning new sports as time goes by.

If you really like football, you will place a bet in football and will not chooses the other sports. That's because you don't knows the sports and how to play so you will not take a risks, even with small money. You better to waits for a while and only place a bet to the team that you knows because that makes you can analyze the match and have a team that you can pick.

If your friend feels that method is works for him, he can continue use that method while you have your own way to place a bet. You don't have to follow what your friend do in placing a bet because each of you will have each ways. But you can try his method occasionally with just for fun and don't needs to have a big hopes you can wins the games because you don't knows much about the sports.

I don't buy what your friend said about basketball being more profitable than football. It can quickly get so random that the worst teams can always be a threat to the best teams in the league. Even though the court is small, they play a lot of games throughout the season and there are still a lot of factors that can make basketball unpredictable.

Maybe he found a working strategy that caused him to say it's profitable, but that same strategy can easily fail in the future.

The majority have mentioned already that it's best to stick to what's currently working out for you and I agree with them. It's fine to check out other sports once in a while, but always make sure to have a stopping point so you don't stray away from your main sport.

Neither of them, both are same.

I think the more you familiar with the sport, the more chance you will win.

It's because you can "weight" the team based on your analysis, odds from the bookies or other people opinions will not affect your choice. When you're convinced the underdog team will able to beat the favorite team, you will earn more.

If his friends method working, it's important for @OP to realize to not bet more.

In terms of sports games, I love football more than others, and I also bet mostly on football because it's the only sport that I have more time to watch than other sports. My friend has actually said the same thing about basketball, and for the countless number of times I have staked in basketball, I might not have really compared its profit level with football, but I really do think football has given me more winning streaks than basketball. 

Profitability in gambling depends on a few things but most importantly I think it's still luck.
Ok, some better knowledge and experience can maybe offer some very marginal advantages also. The good picks someone makes however are often counteracted with the edge on the odds which is also a very real thing to consider when gambling.
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So I would say in reality the sport doesn't matter that much. The player's knowledge and experience is more important. Are you more educated about basketball? Then more that and consider playing matches where you think the odds are worth it for the risk. This is the only way in my opinion. And between soccer and basketball, both are team sports and have very large leagues with reliable teams and good referees so I think both are ok to play for long strategies. The other sports such as non team sports and small leagues or sports that don't receive a lot of funding have many upsets that can throw any strategy off.

An analogy:
A UFC bettor and fan will say that betting in the UFC is profitable for him.
A basketball bettor and fan will say that betting in the basketball is better.
A football bettor and fan will say that choosing to bet in his beloved sport is the best thing to do and the most profitable.
A boxer bettor and fan will say that looking to bet for boxing matches and watch the entire fight isn't just all about winning but also entertaining.
A typical sport fan, doesn't know all of the sports but surely going to enjoy to know how all of them work.

It depends on your knowledge, I believe. I don't have much basketball knowledge either, but I'm sure that if I have a lot of football knowledge, I can still be profitable if I make calculated bets which means that I shouldn't place bets on games where I'm not completely sure whether I can win a bet or not.

In my opinion, sports betting is all about knowledge and experience, and it isn't that a certain sport can be more profitable than another, one thing can be true maybe some sports are more predictable than others, maybe some certain players and teams always win or maybe some always lose, so when those teams or players are playing, you can easily predict the side that will win or maybe other odds that are obvious to make a bet on.

There’s no correct answer here since most of the user here have their own preference sports which surely they will choose as answer because they have mastery on it. Having knowledge is one of the deciding factor to determine which sports is profitable since the sports itself has their own mechanics to win the game.

For me it’s basketball because this is the sports that I follow and familiarize to easily analyze the result but that doesn’t mean this is true with other bettors with good analysis skills on football.

You can only find the right answer to gambler that has equal analysis skills on both basketball and football but it’s very hard to find that person in reality because there’s no way to measure skills.

Perhaps America is the birthplace of basketball, so people who love to bet on this sport are probably mainly in the US market, and as you said, our knowledge is probably quite limited in this market, I don't know if other countries pay much attention to basketball or not but in my country, it clearly cannot surpass football. Betting is probably just for fun when it's no different than blind people groping for a brighter path, football is the first choice of many bettors because its popularity is so high and it is easy to choose scores and game rules.

Every sports seems easier for the person that understands it better, you friend understands basketball better and that's the basics of his judgment. Myself that barely understands anything in basketball can never try such. Ther are other important things you can bet on in football like corners, first to score, yellow card, scores in the first 15 mins and so on and so forth, its fast and you can win easily even before the game goes far.

Its all about the person's preference and has nothing to do with a game being fast, smaller pitch or any other basics. When someone is used to a particular activity, he sees it superior to another one of limited interest and I strongly think its the case with your friend's assumption. In my own rating, basketball is even more complicated and less fun than football. I cannot even understand it, talk less of staking on it.