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Sport betting is strange when it wants to be, it never a sure fact the impossibility can turn possible.
When booking a bet many bets on what the majority had placed before hand.
What am I saying betting site releases games for betting and gives an option where you see what others has selected and very often it's the one with the lower odd that  people place bet on.

Last week Saturday was a Turing point for me as I refused to bet with majority(31-8-2019) and placed a draw on the match between osasuna and FC Barcelona. Most people would see it as an unwise decision but that's soccer the foolish thing can turn out to be wise.

How many times have you gone against the crowd and smiled to the bank

Countless times. One occasion I remember is placing a bet of 20/1 odd, won it which I never thought LOL


In gambling you can only tell a pick is wise of fool after the result of your bet. A sure win type market with an odd even with 1.01 can go wrong and opponent can win from there.

Sports betting is not my thing anymore,but I can tell you that it's pretty natural for the majority of the people to choose the safest bets.It's pretty normal.Everyone wants to get some easy profits with low risks.The big profits come with a higher risk of losing and only a minority of gamblers have the balls to bet on it.
In sports betting,you don't bet against the majority,you just bet on what you think will happen and you stick to your bet.That's how I view sports betting. ;D

Well i have done it so many times in sports betting. the highest i've won is 10/1 i didn't expectedly the team managed to won against that strong opponent of theirs. This what i like in sports betting you can rely on your team based on statistics but not all the time that team is strong based on wins and stats they can lose too since they are all humans not bots that can decide if the bet is a win or lose.

The word sportbetting or gambling (if not fixed or pre-planned) has to a percentage  thrown the word safety out of the window. That's why I play with out putting in most of my human emotions I rather go with my deep decision.
No bet is safe yes no one we all play in anticipation to win so my prediction should have nothing to do with the random next guy's own

I did this but not money.

I am addicted to online games at that time, specifically Dota2 and some RPG I can't remember. DotaLounge became a hit and one day, Dendi, a popular Dota2 player was on the headline going against the odds betting expensive hooks and lost, now I don't know if that is true but I followed him and I won. The difference is that I won and my item I bet is not that expensive but that is great since I got my first Legendary Item.

Since I'm not familiar with how betting is done in football, are you talking about those winning bets on an underdog team with higher odds?

If that is, already experienced that lots of times. In basketball, upsets always happened so I like the idea of placing bets for underdogs. But I'm not that type of bettor who will just pick for a high odds. At least, I must see something to that underdog team that their chances is high in beating team.

I remember the last time I did this, but I have to say it was just a feeling, not any technical analysis
Soccer World Cup, 2018, Russia
Brazil vs Belgium

Everyone in my country were betting on Brazil, easily they said, but I had a feeling, and bet some money against, and I won a good money

But I don't do this a lot of times, I follow my own analysis and more in a technical view

Did this a lot of times. Simce I am already risking my money in gambling, why not just take it to these level, at least I lose or not I am having fun and that is important. Did this on a Basketball game first, can't remember the specific teams, all I know is that I am drunk and I lost. I am suffering a hang over and regret the next morning.

Many times. In a lot of smaller events that have limited betting, it's easier to look at something and think "They are not seeing 'x'" I'm going the other way.
Usually, because the book does not put in the time & effort to get it closer to what it should be, because there is not enough money in it to bother. They make their vig either way. So they are not loosing, just not making as much. (So long as enough bets are coming in for the other side)

In larger events like, boxing, football, tennis etc. Not as much, because the odds are usually accurate.

-Dave

There's still something like upset, it's ok to go against the majority and some gamblers are doing this because this is gambling and anything can happen, we have seen people winning big doing this thing, one example is the Ruiz - Joshua match, there are a lot of winners including his family who win $10000 for every $1000 bet

https://www.businessinsider.com/andy-ruiz-jr-family-won-bets-beat-anthony-joshua-2019-6

I have always planned to do that in some UFC and boxing fights where an underdog that I like has a good chance in my opinion to win. Thinking of the odds, I can really think of the quantity of ETH I can have with so little to bet. Unfortunately I haven't won any of it.  Most of the time, the underdog loses.

I have done a couple of times but it doesn't end up great for me, Well I guess it will be on a different story for other people and base on my luck it really sucks, but I guess it really doesn't go that well luck surely take random turns maybe it is not just for me when I play out the side of majority, That is why when taking a bet I would always pick the sure fight, But there are surely some time that the majority may lose I am not just good at picking the right stuff, well that is just how gambling for me.

I mostly bet between x1.5 and x2.5 and consider anything above x3 a risky bet. I took that risk a few times mostly because it was my favorite team/player or it's my own home nation playing. Impressively, I have won a couple of them. One was a x11 while another was a x5. And on total I'm slightly in loss with that plain strategy.

Well... For games that have an obvious final result, often have twists in between the game plays. I place bets on cricket sometimes. Let's say if there is a match between a very good team vs a not so good team, the final result is always obvious but in between the game, lots of twists are bound to happen intentionally or unintentionally. Like, a very good batsman may get out in the very first ball. So, in those obvious games, I normally go against the majority when it comes to choosing to place bets on parts between the game.

Many times, just recently, playing in a baccarat table, every one is betting on "banker" but I go against the crowd because I don't rely on patterns. I bet every last of my chips on "player" and won get out of the table smiling. I also had one in boxing lately, it was a p2p betting, sort of friendly bet but since they don't like the underdog, I took the bet with them and win big. Sometimes it's that one instinct of yours and you have to go with it.

Very rarely because I'm not brave enough to fight the majority. Indeed, sometimes the underdogs will have luck with big wins from bets, but when I plan to fight a very strong majority it will be a fear to fight it so it's not good enough for me in the game.

I do it very often when there's a chance to win big with a very small bet. It's something normal for people to bet on a lottery ticket when their chances of winning are 0.1% or less so why wouldn't it be worth it to place a bet on an underdog. We all know your chance of winning at sports bets are always much greater than in lottery. Sometimes an underdog is someone they are giving 30% chance. Bets like that pay good and give a lot of satisfaction when you win.

I feel the way you do mate since i am really too scared to give a risk on betting against the majority since i often suffer from losses. Even if i would like to find something like against the majority it is too often to happen especially if i know who would gonna win people will not gonna choose the underdog because they saw what i saw what will be coming.

Although I don't bet on sports betting, it seems it's better to be safe and not against the majority. But if we are sure with the team we choose can be the winner, I think we could try to against the majority. Perhaps, it's about how we can adapt in the betting sports, and we are smart to see the situations and conditions so we can act based on what we see.

But it will depend on what sports we want to place the bets and how good we are in collecting the information about the match. It is hard feeling if we against the majority while we don't know anything about the game.

I'm a safe player and not really going for a risk, there are two times that I go against the majority that was the Pacquiao and Horn I fight, I really want Pacquiao to win the match but the attraction and the rewards my friends offer me to bet against Pacquiao is huge that I make a call for it, glad that I did even though it's hard for me to see Manny losing by Horn's dirty tactics.

Few times already and it is only on FIBA world cup that I have bet against the majority.

I have tried to bet against the majority hoping for an upset but the only upset that I saw in the world cup is the match between Brazil and Greece where Brazil won. The odds before the game is 7++ to the Brazil. Its a complete upset but unfortunately I didn't bet on it. All of my bets against the majority got lost :D.

I've been in this kind of situation for many times already—going against the majority. I think I just have that kind of attitude of not going with the flow. Like for example, in the 2019 NBA Championship between GSW and Raptors. I'm not the biggest fan of the sports and niether of the teams. But most of my friends, and even my family, are supporting the Warriors but instead of betting on the team they like, I supported the Raptors. And guess what? My bet won. ;D Same goes with teams or athletes that I do not know or I am not a fan of.

The exception would be in sports (like boxing) where my fellow countrymen (like Pacquiao and Donaire) are involved. Which, most of the time, are the favorite.

I have done it a number of times in the past but I don't remember exactly on what matches I bet against the majority. Most of such betting were done without analysis. I make bets like that only when I don't have another match to bet or whenever I'm bored. But I don't do it very often!

Seriously 90% of the time I go against the bet where more people betting on it because I believe when it involves sport betting the great manipulator wants the best team to lose then only they can make more money.

I'm not a regular bettor of sports betting or any form of gambling that can against the majority but for me, I think the safest way is to ride the wave of those people who choose a good team. Probably if you know better the team in every match then you can against them but sometimes majority win so, therefore, choose the safest method of picking a team to bet. Know very well the team and the chances of winning they had don't also rely on the majority pick.

If you make a good timing and you did follow the fixers bet then it will give you a lots of profits, betting against the favorite's always accompanied by a big risk it's needed to have a big nerve to bet from what you believe although it's a gambling activities so everything will be depends on how lucky will you be waiting for the games to finished.

When something is manipulated we just can't rely on our luck to win the game,we need to think out of the box and bet against even if we are betting against our favourite team because the reason of bet is to win the bet.

I always go into the majority so that if I lose I don't feel bad about myself because there are some who loses to that's a weird mindset but it helps me a lot to cope with I loses, but if I know that the other bets are gonna win I trust myself and bet with my bets. in betting all we need is attitude and trust in ourselves.

Against the majority is not stupid choice or suicide mission, gambling is not only about luck, but dare to see a small chance to win.
and gamblers who dare to take a small opportunity, that's a gambler who is brave and who will receive huge profits.

you should follow your heart when it comes to betting and not following others decision so that if you loose atleast you feel contented but going against majority can be verry risky   .  in my case i only follow the majority even if im more familliar with the team that has lesser votes because it did work for me before but there are times that the majority picks are loosing  . this only tells us that luck still matter the most and not just pure instincs  .

You mean to say that how many times I bet against the less favorite team ? I have tried it few times but most of the time I have lost. Although the benefit of choosing the less favorite team is that you get good odds. Even you can win 60 - 70% incase an upset happens and your teams win. But if everything goes as per normal, you will lose the gamble and all your money.

Even if you go for a team which majority of people has selected, it is still a risk. Nothing is safe in gambling. I do prefer that i also select a more safer choice but sometimes its worth taking a risk. You never know that your risk may pay off and you will earn big amount if you bet on the team which is not so popular.

It's very tempting to go against the majority, although the risk is too high, I seldom do this I think if I remember doing this only five times in a local basketball match, the outcome is not good, the winners are the expected winners, I love to bet where each player are match in every aspects.

I usually don't bet as people have done by looking at the bets placed already, no I don't do that. I bet as I have researched.

The point to this for me is that, I rely on my research. Again, I follow my conscience, the third and very important to me because it has paid me severally, is the odd lol  :o ;D

If the odd is very enticing against the favoured to win team, I take my luck against them if the odd for the lesser team is very high.
Take example , a big team is given 1.20 to win and the small team has like 10 odds and above , sometimes to 35 odds... I put my money on the odd not the team lol. I win sometimes too with such bets.

A lot of the time, actually. I mostly bet on esports matches, especially CS:GO matches, and there are often times when the odds are just too good to pass up for the underdog, and there are also plenty of massive upsets in CS:GO, whether it's in the major or minor or in other tournaments both small and big. I still mostly bet on the overdog, though, because that's what my analysis usually tells me, but there are times when the r/r is great for a small bet on the underdog.

It's very tempting to do that imagine the prize you are going to win if you win the game or the match, although seldom it happens like the Joshua Ruiz Match if you know boxing, and good at analysis, Joshua for you will be your huge favorite to win, but upsets do happen and those who can and like to see upsets will definitely bid for the underdog.

Honestly I rarely base my betting on the given odds be it small or big odds so I don't take into consideration what the majority thinks. But I understand what you mean. Sometimes for fun I bet together with a friend. Does anyone do that? We both pick 2-3 matches and invest the same amount. In case of a win we divide the profits equally. Sometimes my friend chooses a match based on the odds saying it is a 'good opportunity' or 'they have to win' which makes me a bit mad.

Hats off to you OP for playing X on the Osasuna vs Barca match.
I don't know if it is a psychological thing but I rarely bet on draws.

That's a typical example of betting against the crowd and that's the point , who would have thought that. Such bets come with good odds so that if it goes your way, you profit more than betting few odds that might still fail

I often do this with my best pal, and we usually pick very tricky games with big odds, we do this to increase our stake and hence our potential winning, I normally enjoy this sort of bets, as its interactive and fun between my friend and i, we most times throw jibes at the one who suggested the game that did not play out to our prediction ;D
It's very difficult to predict a game that'll end in a draw, but since it entails the same risk as choosing any other outcome, I do go for it every now and then, and not to forget there are some games that traditionally most times end in a draw

Actually missed that one yet ive been betting together with the crowd plus adding up your own analysis which we know that joshua do really have the edge. Lucky for those who threw some dollars with Ruiz. Upsets can really happen anytime and for those who risk on the other side will have some nasty wins. Im not that much kind of bettor who bets on underdogs.

Who would want to bet on an underdog chance of winning is slim but worth it if you try to bet on your luck, popular sports that have a lot of underdog in big events is boxing for me, again in the coming match Ruiz is the underdog but this is the underdog that I want to bet, so on their next match I think I will go against the majority.

How about the Barcelona and osasuna match? Did it end up a draw or is yet to be played?

Well, the majority always tend to be accurate especially if the majority is made of mostly experienced sports fans.
Sometimes the minority could be right aswell but its rarely the case especially if it is based purely on guess and not experience or knowledge.

betting on the ball is quite difficult, many surprises occur therein. many small teams are able to frustrate large teams because the strategies implemented can be balanced, even defeated. I don't win bets often because I'm often hit by surprises that I don't even think can happen.

I've gone against the majority many times because the payout would be much better, but unfortunately, I have lost almost every single time.

Yes you absolutely correct placing a bet on soccer make come out not as direct as anyone initially thought. Upset is like a fibre in the anatomy of sport betting, but their are some pointer you could look into before the match. I usually check which player is down with injury how is the starting eleven like and what formation, take for example the osasuna vs FC Barcelona I played I checked the starting squad and top players where missing(that shouldn't be an excuse for Barcelona) but the coach on his own is not playing some player in their right role(example de jong) the squad is talented but need more tactical formation, I do take advantage of those lapses from top teams.

I bet on draws as well but usually I bet on double chance 1X or X2. For some reason a straight up draw is not something I dare to bet on. I am sure many people will agree and bookmakers know this. That is what the odds for draws are usually very high in the 3-4 region or above that. 

I have tried it sometimes in sport betting to go against the majority of other bettors and while I have done so I have always lost.I don't know if it was bad luck or my missing experience in gambling but I think that most of the people who go against the majority lose most of the time.

For their rematch I wont see a reason why wont Joshua would allow that kind of upset match.I will not bet against with it yet its been clear

that he would able to be victorious on their upcoming rematch.For now its hard to believe that there would be a 2nd win for ruiz.

With sports betting as well other forms of gambling, we used to experience unexpected results. This way I've experienced several wins standing against the crowd. One of the match that always remembered is a women's tennis match where I selected the odd 10.1 after the first set got over. To my luck I won the bet and won $91 worth bitcoin.

Well, many times when it comes to gambling like playing poker. I think it is a very big achievement for me that I defeated all the players and win all the cash in the table. Also, when it comes to trading most people choose to invest in more profitable even in it is very risky unlike me because I invest in not so much profitable but has a high percentage of earning so, in the long run, they will all lose, just like that. Indeed, I did not in favor of against the majority because sometimes those team who was trend will survive.

It’s like the balancing of the apps that made it hard for us to stand against majority since this is online betting but in some cases in Real life bets going against majority gives us fair judgement

I have done this in past when we are betting for basketball game NBA when all of my friends are betting for the home court team and I am the only one who’s on the opponent.but in the end?i won against all of them and I go home laughing so good for that unforgettable moments 

Based on my experience, Usually majority is on the favourites side and frankly these aren't my type of games as the price factor is ALWAYS low as compared to the high risk involved.

Am afraid am that stubborn punter that will always go against the majority and at times this has been handsomely rewarding but lack of consistency is my enemy of progress.

I remember of a match between Afghanistan and South Africa where the odds for Afghanistan were very low because they were winning and South Africa wanted a lot of runs in very less balls. I went to bet against Afghanistan and gone for South Africa and odds were more than 10x. It was the most enigmatic match between these two and I couldn't believe I won the bet because South Africa managed to beat the score and win a 90% lost match with a 10% chance.

Its always better to apply knowledge for anything either its betting or trading. Yeah its true that in sports everyone wants to set their bet against weak team and it should be. But you can't be 100% sure where its quite common to observe unexpected win from he weakest side too. Specially for football matches i have seen couple of things like that where team with majority support lose badly.

I am a die hard fan of FC Barcelona but sometimes their match result put me on early sleep when i see the final result Barcelona 0 - Osasuna 3. So there is no way to deny that going with majority doesn't work properly for every time.     

I am not an expert when it comes to sports betting but I go against the majority when I think the odds given by the casino are incorrect, for example during the previous NFL post-season the Patriots faced the Chiefs and the Chiefs were the favourites for 3 points, I disagreed with that since in my mind the Patriots should win that game and I placed a small bet in their favour, I turned out to be right and won a small amount of money, but finding situations like that is difficult unless you are an expert on a particular sport.

If the chance of winning will come from the majority, then we don't have to against them because that will not give any benefits to us. We want to win, but we should look at the situations around us so we can decide what to choose. That happens many times in the local gambling because there are so many people who have good skills in the games so they can calculate with good so they can get a higher percentage to win the games.

But sometimes, they can not always have a high chance to win, and we can have that chance, so it is okay to against the majority, but once again, we need to look at the current situations. We can play safe as you say and that is what we need to do if we don't want to against them.

I think I have a... what do they call it... "compulsion"? with going against the majority.
When I see a lot of people doing something, even if it's something I would have chosen as well I'll do something different.

For example I'm the guy who chooses the least played class in MMORPGs, the least played role in Overwatch, the non-meta combinations in different games etc.
Even though I don't gambling-bet, I imagine I would be going for the minority there as well! :D

Unfortunately, particularly in the world of sports predictions, the majority are often right. Similarly, if you look at sportsbetting platforms, they all tend to have the same or at least similar odds for their games, since they all use the same set of parameters or source for their predictions.

However, you do get some particularly skilled people that are able to spot discrepencies in the odds, where one team or player has not been given the due credit they deserve and has had the odds incorrectly stacked against them. Sadly, I'm not one of these players, as I tend to settle for small, low odds gains.

Last time I won when going against the majority was on the Wilder/Fury fight, I bet on a draw in the 11th round.

nice . i think im the same as you because on games i tend to play heroes that are not popular and on other things i also love to do what others are not doing but on betting i dont go against the majority because  betting is different on other stuffs that i do which are usually free or dont involve money  . in betting our money is at stake so we need to pick carefully  . if what others are picking  , i will believe them because they are more experience than me .

You can apply it on other industries like e-games but that wont surely work here on gambling world.Go against with the majority will really give that
high percentage of loss,we have seen some underdog wins but not most of the time.If you do really have that kind of traditional minority choices then
try it up with gambling and you would see for yourself about their differences when it comes to succession.

No doubt the majority few times getting it wrong in the out come of a bet where the odd difference is very much, but what I was driving at is that we can also depend on our own sense of judgement in games since we the one staking if we should take responsibility for any outcome the game brings

If I would have to bet against the public every time, I would have do the strategy.

However, knowing where the public money is going is a hard job so even though we thought we are betting against the public, sometimes we could be wrong as sometimes sharp money is on the other side why the line has move.

Only experience sports bettors would understand that, capping based on the line or the stats is not effective anymore based on my experience, what I notice is more effective is the psychological betting where you think like a bookies because they are right most of the time.

If that person can face the risk of lose, and he is willing and ready to lose if he is not lucky, then I am sure he will take the risk and try to making money. Sometimes we need to realize what we can do, and we cannot do so we can know what we need to do.

Related to gambling between the majority, I think it's better we know how to act associated with the current situations so it will give us a chance to make money. And with our knowledge, I am sure that we will have the ability to predict the next round. That will be good if we can know what the majority will do in the next round so we can adjust our bets with the situations.

I'm a safe player I only done it once in our local team, of course this is your team although they are very much an underdog I prefer to bet on my team because of loyalty, but on all my gambling betting I always go for the favorite even if the prize is not that big, because upsets seldom happens.

Personally I've never been against the crowd.. about 2 weeks ago I lost a bet on MU vs Southampton match, the crowd chose MU as the winner then I chose MU who will be the winner, but the result of the match ended Draw.

a lot of things that go undetected will happen, especially in a soccer match.

Before you consider sticking to your own decision or following instinct especially in sports bet, be sure to take the risk and ensure you have the money to waste at that point, because obviously those high number of predictors are always 80% accurate. It is always better to follow them and loose than to go with your judgment and lose at the same time. If you lose following your mind, you will always find yourself to blame because deep down, you know it was avoidable.

I have never gone against majority in gambling, although most majority opinion has led me to failure and I wish I obeyed my mind but thinking back to the times obedience made me win, I never regret staying with the crowd.

Countless of course so do I... besides it's really my style to bet against the odds, put small amount of money and targetting a huge amount in return ... that's provide you a real entertainment rather than put a huge amount of bet but feeling blue in the end.

My crazy bet on Leicester to win premier league back in 2015-2016 season is the memorable one. Got a @130 odds when directbet still exist here.

Last time I was placed bet for Belgium vs san Marino for under 6 goals ... where over 4.5 goals have a really low odds @1.15  , I won it easily  :D

Countless of times, most especially on esports wherein I believe a tier 2 team would be going toe-to-toe against a tier 1 team with fluke results as of late. This has been very evident on the International 2019 and I have had Infamous Gaming on my picks up until the quarterfinals of the lower bracket knowing that they have had this synergy against top tier teams of the tournament. Also, there had been some lucky instances on my against the majority picks, most especially on Tennis. Not proud of it given my poor knowledge on tennis but I decided to bet anyway and it won. :v

Sometime I think against the majority of people but not sure how many times I did bets on that kind of scenarios.But l if majority of people betting on it will convince us to do the same thing psychologically,which makes the actual number to be very lower.

If there is any sport better here,I would like to see their opinion about this to know about the behaviour of occasional better with serious better of sport.

Some people would obviously bet based on what the majority thinks would win. It's like a play safe move. But there are times that unexpected result would happen. I ain't fan of sports betting but I believe that if you're into sports betting, you wouldn't bet on something you don't know. It's okay to be against the majority as long as you know the capability of the team you would bet on. Of course, you would bet on your team/the team you support.

Bet so many times against the crowd, specially in horse racing.

I usually look for the long shot to get the best dividends for my money. Of course not every time you will win with this kind of strategy. But if someone see's your bet and laugh at you but then after the race, you are the one smiling because you know otherwise.  ;D

We all know the feeling where everyone is just against you and staring at you when you are being looked to as a person who made the wrong decision. As gamblers or even people who follow different entertainments has their own opinion to which who wins or the most talented with all the rest. There is always a majority but with that comes the factor on who you are taking with. Anyone who you talk to has their own biases; maybe it will be because it's from their hometown or they know the people who are part of the team. There are a lot of variables.

Anyway, in my own experience with regards to choosing someone who I believe win, are almost all the time, a losing one. When someone is being cheered on, or the majority likes it, I tend to counter the opposite way. just because.

There are exceptions to these rules of mine, as long as the evidence shows the probability of winning, I would choose it. There are Facts to consider for sure. One thing is for sure is that I don't want to risk more than I am willing to lose — still, strict management.

I think we have all been there. Just remember that you can never predict the outcome correctly.

I do it quite a lot when gaming (choosing the least popular race or most disadvantaged character). This is not usually the evil/bad one I've realised especially since the 90s when good/evil weren't necessarily determinant of popularity but usually the slow, boring characters. Makes it so special when you win.

IT's really the same thing motivating me to do huge underdog bets. You can see my daily thread I regularly bet against majority but of course, I also try to make sure it's a bet that I know has a real chance of winning.

Liverpool qualifying to Champs League, last season 20/1 but it wasn't impossible.

Leicester 5000/1 to win EPL? I would ever have taken that!

Yes, going against the crowd in sports betting is always a mistake because from experience most times they are always right but I have actually made my decision contrary to what the majority believed. I didn’t really do that for any genuine reason anyway, that was about 3 years ago or so, can’t remember precisely, but I just wanted to be funny and I had the money to waste then. But as luck would have me, that match was in my favor and many thought I knew something I didn’t share.

I think sometimes following ones emotions in gambling can go a long way to save one from loses and stress, its one I experience I will not forget in a lifetime.

Since part of the draw of all sports competition is the unpredictability factor, going against the majority would make sense even from a strictly

reward to risk ratio perspective. In a field where surprises are heavily pronounced, it makes sense to often go with the bets that would

offer you the higher odds to win.

That makes a lot of sense, since there is a part of our being that intuitively tells us what is going to happen, it is for this same reason that we must obey our instinct, not only in sports betting, I also read it from a trading speculator of The 1800s that heeded his intuition and many of those times came out victorious, in games it happens the same, in trading and even in life.

There is one saying I always hold unto that majority has the game, it is sometimes not true but it is 90% true and accurate, so in my opinion, I will say that it is better to always go with the crowd, this is what I do always. That someone went against the crowd and it flavored him does not mean it will always be that way. It possible that he was only lucky.

I have always been doing this for some time and I must admit that it works well for me, although sometimes it fails and I wish I had hadn’t followed the decision but then looking  at the number of times it flavored me, I am more thankful and fulfilled that I always stayed with the crowd.

And it's also fun to go contrary to popular bets. Not only does the profit get bigger, there's also the sense of having bragging towards everyone who went with the conventional. Though of course, it's difficult to get consistent winnings with this kind of mindset, for me it's kind of an ego boost. But we all know having that kind of feeling is extremely dangerous in gambling lol.

I did it a few times but most of the time, i’ll go with the majority because it is a little safer unlike when you bet in an underdog and risk you money. But sometimes going with majority becomes a little boring so it’s nice to go against them at time and it’s just amazing when a time will cone that you won because you go against the majority.

Sportsbetting is also quite the same as gambling where it has risk when you bet either with the majority or against them. It just a matter of good decision making and a bit of luck too.

Going against the majority is not boring as most of the time you will win if you bet against the public.
This is the technique I use when I bet on sports, however it's not easy, you need to carefully analyze the line because sometimes, you think you go against the public, but you are wrong.


Sportsbetting is not just quite the same because sports betting itself is gambling, the word betting explains why its gambling.
I think you also need to explore so you'll will experience it and better understands it.

^ Not all the time that the majority wins in sports betting, you should be careful on choosing which team and study very well their weakness compared to other opponents. Sometimes I against the majority bets and choose the team that I think they are capable to win the match. Nevertheless, technical and fundamental analyzing is a must because it is always involved risk.

Most of the time majority lose in sports betting as that is normal, when majority loses, sportsbook makes more money, and the fact that they are operating profitably, that would say I'm correct. If majority wins most of the time, we will not see a growing gambling sports betting industry now, they will all be quitting their business.

The famous line that most real gamblers know in sports is always bet against the majority as most of the time, they are wrong as oddsmakers knows how to read how typical gamblers react.

And I think this is one of the scenarios where we can say that "You can't blend in when you are born to stand out." ;D
Plus, I think there's more thrill when you go against the flow, right? I mean, there are not so many people that will have the same feeling you're feeling. So it's kinda double the nerves.

Its not always the minority that wins, yes. But hey, its not always the majority, as well. ;)

I think you should have known by now that gambling is a game of risk and it only takes a risk taker to stick by the game and as succeed, I don’t understand what you mean by the game could by a loss can be avoided, what is meant to happen will always happen in gambling and this has nothing to do with going with the decision made by predictors. I believe you have seen predictions by almighty predicators go wrong.

For me, I have no business with predictions made by majority, I have learnt to be self-independent and I pays me off anyway  but to those who depend on strategies, I advise you always stay with the crowd knowing that majority they say always has the vote.

It is probably riskier to stand alone but very rewarding if you win a bet. I don't know much about how gambling works but I'd guess those betting against the majority have bigger reward than the majority
Thanks for the clarification on Barcelona and osasuna match.

Sometimes we need to accept that we have an wrong decision during the games is ongoing and that is true human isn't a bot it's only a crowd and support the team to win but not means more supporters are getting win depends on the player determination and team effort of both team.

I cannot anymore count. What I am certain of is that I've placed bets on teams with odds as high as 5 and beyond. The last time I remembered was placing a bet on FIBA World Cup 2019. I was with Italy with a 4.55 moneyline bet. The game was played against Puerto Rico. And despite the odds, I won! 

If you never fight majority, you will never be able to learn independently in gambling. Indeed, most important thing is end result, but if you always think of victory when with many people then you will never get experience in gambling. Pro gambler has extraordinary abilities because of his experience, they have gone through various losses and ignored lure of profits from predictor for become independent.

I always heard there are gamblers that have money to throw around in gambling. Never believed it until I saw this your comment, even though it still sounds weird to me, like you just wanted to waste money, waohh that is interesting. That means you are those players we hear of that play for fun. Well you were lucky that you won and can you please share your feelings when you won?

I feel not following the crowd or majority is only for gamblers that have the money to throw around or those that are willing to take risk. If you are a gambler who does not have enough money, do not follow your instinct. It is better for you to go with majority.

If you like something high risk against the majority is very challenging you know, in gambling nothing is impossible. Even large teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid, or even Man City could be derailed by a black horse club. especially against the majority have high odds of course trying it a few times is not a problem right?

Have done this before. Being kinda hesitant and doubting your choice but I just trust my intuition not minding what's the opinion or bet of the majority. It's a rare case to win against the majority, since the majority won't bet on someone if they don't see the potential. Maybe it's just the fate and luck that would help you win.

Sometime this kind of rollover on odds pick will be happen but that is often only. We do not need to worry about it.

There is the majority odds choice for the betting users to make their profit. To avoid such situation we may bet some funds to the other team also to make the funds stable, since it is not case the OP handled. He need set up such strategy in his games in future.

The few times I made a sports bet I just played safe and chose the expected winner. People who are more experienced with sports betting can get away with betting against the majority since they likely already developed a good gut instinct when reviewing match ups.

If you do get lucky it is indeed very rewarding since there are fewer bettors to split the prize.

Hesitance would really be there because you do know in mind that majority do knows on where to bet and if you do make oppositions then
it would really be a risky one yet you know which one is favored to win.I agree that there were really come circumstances that you will really bet into the
other side sometimes intuition do pushes you on or simply you do believe on what you do analyze on such fight or game.

If you know and realize to fight the majority it is very hard because it requires a strong mentality to do it. Imagine when you bet on a team that is really not a favorite that will at least make you nervous and continue to feel worried. But indeed, when the choice gets good results then it is a big profit to be gained. I also don't often fight the majority because playing it safe is the best if we don't have a strong mentality.

I dont even consider the crowd except that it usually pays better to go against the popular view because the better odds are given to the more unpopular of the choices.   Betting on a draw is the high risk bet though, that was lucky especially.      I decide the actual bet myself before checking to see what most others think, unless they give information you didnt have or good reasoning I dont find it too pervasive.

Betting against the majority if you just followed it blindly will not give you a success.
It also required some careful analysis, or capping of games, regardless of the games we played in sports, this method is very popular for the smart people because usually the public would pound their bet on the favorites or the heavy favorites.

Also, this type of method gives less pressure to you since you will usually get a higher odds and if you will loss, it's easy to convince yourself and if you win, you will enjoy a great return. My game is NBA basketball, I go bet with point spread and ML but when going against the public, I usually bet on the ML so like i said, I will get good return.

Many times, I do this whenever I'm in the mood and had a small amount to bet and doesn't care whether it will win or lose. I just want to feel the thrill.

So what is your percentage of winning or losing when you go against the majority ? I tried it few time but failed most of the times. The Majority of the bets are placed on the ones gamblers think will win based upon the past performances, and it is very rare the upsets happen and the less favorite team wins.
Unless you are the one who like to take the risks, it is better to stick with the decision of the majorities.

I think he lost a lot betting on that.

I did try that and most of the time I lost.

I did win and that really satisfied me but I did not do that again. Taking higher risk really give you higher rewards gives higher thrill and excitement but that is still high risk and you will usually lose because of that.

I don't always go against the majority unless their background has a chance to defeat the opposing team. Sometimes an underdog team or player wins because they already know well their enemies. They studied every possibilities to counter their strengths. Mostly on these cases are new set of players playing their first professional match.

Not all the time. Majorities doesn't guarantee of winning although it gives you a bigger odds to win. On the other hand, you still need to go against them so that you'll be able to take more return once you're right. In order to do this, you really have to know both teams if it's a sport bet otherwise you'll more likely to end up losing over and over again.

For me, most of my bets in esports/sports betting is against to majority, especially when it comes to underdogs vs. to the great teams on the group-stage. I usually bet on the underdogs because I like the odds and also, I'm not that kind of gambler that bet too much money. I just want to enjoy watching the supports. But when it comes to my favorite teams vs. to undercards, I’m admittedly bet to my favorite team. :)

When everyone is losing they why take risk ?
In most of the bets it is better to go with the majority but sometimes it can go well in your favor if you are selective in choosing which match you will go against the majority. Also do not spend big amount as those bets have higher odds.

Most of the times I don't go with the majority.
I follow different strategy because when you don't go with the majority you get bigger odds and as a result bigger profits. It's like that sportsbookers give less odds to the majority.

Sometimes it works if the chance is comparable so you could choose the minority as the bet. The odds will be the same in both teams, and that will depend on how luck each team can get in the match. If the situations are like that, I think it will better if we don't bet anything and we could only watch the match because we don't know how good the chance for every team. But you could still choose your team if you are sure that they can win.

Me, I don't follow my instinct when I bet on a game where my favorite team is playing, I just observed that I lose most of the time if I'm too confident with my team, so I rather stay away or just bet a very small amount that I cannot consider as a regular bet.

Going against the favorites does not mean going against the public, because not all the time, the team or fighter than they like will always be the favorites.
Just like the match that I bet and won last year, it's Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov where I believe Conor is the crowd favorite but in the betting sites, it's Khabib who is the favorite.

https://www.oddsshark.com/ufc/ufc-conor-mcgregor-vs-khabib-nurmagomedov-betting-odds

How many times have you gone against the crowd and smiled to the bank
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It doesn't need that when you're gone for how manny times and say hello and smiled at the bank. That The important is you have you're own strategy and how will it be improve..That never Gone Against majority is the first prioty indeed.

Right, most of the time when I do this kind of strategy of going against the majority, I lose.

I have this on my mind with e-sports because when I'm betting before on small tournaments and the best teams are playing, sometimes they lose too to unknown teams so I have that courage to do that but most of my bets lose but sometimes there's also a win. 

Only those with very good experience can make a decision to stand against the crowd otherwise those who choose to be greedy and stand a chance of risking their hard earned money. 

I think sometimes some gamblers want to avoid sharing money with other gamblers especially when they both agreed on the same course,  so they prefer to do it alone so they won't be entitled to sharing with anyone at the end of the game but I call this greed because it's pays more to play on the safe side and get little than to take risk of losing it all?? I understand myself quiet alright that am not very good at gambling so in most cases I stay with the majority and I honestly have no regrets doing this.

This is why some people keep betting against the majority, the odds can be so good that it is very tempting to go against the majority even if you know that there is very little chance that you are going to win your bet, but when a small bet of just 10 dollars can win you hundreds of dollars I do not see anything wrong with going against the majority in those cases, you are making a very low bet and you are not really losing a huge amount of money if you lose.

If you're a risk-taker, you're always going against the majority, because you know  that the stakes are high and although there is a little chance to win, you can win big time if there is an upset, upsets seldom happen but when it happens it's a huge reward for every loss that you've gone in the past.

Betting against the favorite is always worth it.
Matches can go not normal many times. Sportmakers provide low odds for the favorites in order to make you believe that it is an easy bet to win. Thus the majority goes with that. You have to go the other way if you want to make some profit.

I don't believe there's any reason to hesitate when one is sure of your option. I understand it can be quite tensing and confusing knowing that majority are for one point but before you can choose to stand against the crowd, you should have been very good at analyzing and predicting a game.

The few times I stood against the crowns, it favored me because most times I see based on why is present. I analyses my games both based on past and present results and I am always very glad when it turns out positive because I stand to gain respect in the eyes of my fellow bettors and that gives me a great self-gambling confidence and additionally, I do not have a lot of people to share with me.

That will help you if you know more info about the match and they don't know what you know, so you will have a chance to win. But it is hard to against the majority if they know who will be the winner and especially if they can play with the result. I think risk-taker or not, you should be careful if you want to against them because that will not be good if you don't know the more signs.

Its true that we can make better odds but we also need to analyse about the winner and the bet based on it,simply going against the majority will not work multiple times.

I don't do sports betting. At least I used to. But I don't see anything foolish over here. What is wrong with placing a bet on something with high payout? I used to place such weird bets because it is actually fun and more thrilling to do so. Place a bet on a team that has high chance of losing but in the end they somehow manages to win. Just look how exciting that is. And the payout is also usually extremely high in such cases. I have done it numerous time, after all betting is all about taking risks.

I usually picks the odds before the game starts and I equally bet both at the proportional profitable odds. When the game changes towards the unexpected team, that time we need to choose the other team also with odds which can equalize the profit ratio st least to avoid the heavy loss with it.
Always i wish to bet on cricket and tennis games which is very much easy to predict the winning side.

Its just really a matter of risk though because majority wont go to those selections without any basis.Most of the times this would vary on their own guts and intuition.
Some would depend on their own way of entertaining or thrilling out theirselves on having this kind of betting habit where to put up money on least favorite.
We have seen lots of circumstances that these hits do really happen.I do even regret when theres a time that my selections being altered nor being changed because of doubts
and eventually able to hit.

In sports betting this usually happens. Sometimes I checked first the team and had quick research before having a bet. Picking odds that against the majority of high pickers for me it's like having a low chance of winning. But sometimes we need to stand our decision in having our own odds based on our research on the team that we pick. If we feel that the team we pick has a great potential to win even it has against the majority, then, go on.

I also do a quick research sometimes before placing a bet. Though I see and hear analysts say that this team will win, and even those people around me bet on such, there's something inside me that says not to bet on the majority. I don't know but maybe it's just my attitude not to go with the flow always.

Just follow your gut, right? Who knows, it might be the one that'll lead you to the jackpot. ;D

And I believe that a human instinct mate?that we always go against the majority or we go for the minority’s to have thrill and to help boost their ego
Just like what you’ve said that don’t care if win or loose?of course we tend to in but we are also ready to lose

I once made a bad decision wayback in our local basketball

I am confident to bet in the top ranking team but since all of my friends bets in the same I decided to go against them and in the end?im the only loser in the group lol

Same happens with my best friend when the fight of Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather happens,he bet towards Pacquiao while we the rest for Mayweather and boom,he’s the only loser 😂

If you are a wise gambler, you'll definitely choose team who can be in the top.  Putting into bets into sportbetting isn't about the names of a certain player but as of a team in general cause isn't only one person could win the game but with everyone's cooperation unless it is an individual games. That research is very important as it helps us to find which one deserves our bets.

If someone is going to bet on a underdog then they are going against the majority since the favorites are expected to win

Not sure if this is counted but remember when Manny Pacquiao fought Thurman last July this year? He was the underdog and placing a bet under Manny Pacquiao would be going against the majority but this case was a bit different because if you bet on Manny Pacquiao 3 tp 4 weeks before the event, he was the underdog but a week before the fight, tables turned and he became the favorite to win the match against Thurman.

I think that the ability to build that confidence is where the problem really lies for most people. It is very hard to be so sure you’re of your point when it is contrary to what majority of people are in support of.

I have had several times I would want to make a decision and looking at the number of people against it, I am left with no choice than to follow the crowd and to be honest, I believe majority always rules the game and one must have really reached the point of being a good expert to be able to stay alone on gambling. So my answer to the Op is this, in all honesty, I have never played against majority and I never intend to do so because I cannot stand the risk and do not have the resources to waste.

Was there ever a point then when he was the underdog? As far as i know, when the fight was still weeks away, the odds were a bit close but pacquiao was never an underdog then. People knew the disparity between the two boxers' skills and i don't think many will gamble on thurman when betting on pacquiao is sure money.

Manny has proven it, he's not actually the underdog. Some people overlook Manny at first because of the age gap but what it changes the situation is that Manny still has the strength and could have a chance to dominate inside the ring. But we can't deny also some underdog wins just like what it happens to Ruiz and Joshua.

There are sometimes that the majority of having huge picks in odds will usually win the match. If you had a strong feeling that the team you had pick will good you can probably against the majority picks. There is a high percentage like sports betting is based on luck because still, this is unpredictable during the match. It is a good move if you have research first the team before having a bet and decide which better team and not only relying on the majorities choice.

I am betting against the crowd very often
Personally i don"t care of headlines i prefer to base my betting on my own analysis
Bookies   are very often sponsors of the sport events so they very much like to create false favorite thanks to press articles
So called crowd is even helpful to discover winner time to time

With sport gambling research is very essential, sometimes you'll be able to pick teams or players which is being underdog but since you do your research you'll be able to pick the right one. There's also instances that favorites lose and if you have that knowledge it can be an advantage picking against the majorities.

Most recent one for me is Toronto Raptors. I have gambled them on every game and I lost a bit but the overall total winnings was bigger so I won more than I lost.

It was too obvious that warriors weren't on their 100% and the fact that Durant wasn't around meant that raptors actually had a shot at it, I was just not sure about what would happen when Durant returns from injury and that meant a big risk (plus Klay as well) and then both got injured and went so on the last game I was super relaxed knowing that if I lost that one, I would win the next one for sure and raptors would get it. It wasn't really "going against the majority" because many people started to think like me after couple of injuries so it wasn't majority but it was still a risky bet.

One notable bet that comes to mind is the last match up between PSG and Barcelona in the round of 16 of the UCL. After the first leg trashing by PSG almost everyone thought Barcelona we're already out and needed a miracle to make it into the next round.
I went against the majority and bet on the Catalans to qualify. Which was much higher that the odds for them to win the match on the night. They left it late but won the match and the tie.

This is right, it can be quite confusing when you have an opinion about the outcome about a particular game but the odds do not seem to reflect that reality, however if you have experience in sports betting then that gut feeling is a very strong signal that the odds for that particular sporting event are wrong, remember casinos are in the business of making money and even if they also disagree with the odds if people keep betting in one direction then they will modify the odds so the match becomes profitable for them and it could be an explanation for the discrepancy between your opinion and the odds the casino gives.

So your own analysis says always go against with the crowd or just bet on strong team no matter of how much odds they are having?

Bookies will likely fix the match but depends on what sport we are betting.

Whenever I bet, I never actually look at the odds. I stick to my own analysis and knowledge on a certain sport. If you know a sport and the teams pretty well, whether the odds are on you or against you, you would stay on your own choice when picking which team to bet on.

From my experience i have gone against the majority , but have failed all the times. You need a lot of dare to bet against the odds thinking a miracle can happen.

I must clarify that i stopped betting at the moment, that doesn't mean that my greedy sould is dead, lol.
I do remember doing what you mentioned in the thread, i sometimes fell that "following the sheeps is foolish" , i had couple of times when i changed my mind and didn't follow the majority but it is usually going to be a lose because the majority of my friends are experts in analysis, lol, they would die having their phones in their hands watching live bets on Bet365 or Bwin. I did it a couple of time but the result is a loss normally but that didn't mean that i lost all the times, i sometimes smile at the bank, lmfao.

Good point. If you know how good the team or player that you choose you'll go directly and place your bet without any interfering things to changed your mind. With how you plan your system you will increase your chance to win, even the majorities are against your pick you will proceed and wait for the outcome. Win or lose as long as you follow your own strategy you won't feel any disappointment.

I don't think there's any much good reason to play alone, no matter how much assurance you have in gambling.  We all know that more people would know more and as they say that two heads are really far better than just one alone.

Like you have mentioned earlier on, only those who want to take risk would do that and that is quite hell of stupidity for me.  Risk can be considered for something highly profitable not gambling that only gives chances and luck.  I would say that it is not worth it. Play with the crowd and play safe, play alone and bear the loses alone   and I really do not see any reason why anyone would choose to go for that option.

What type of odds your are referring here?
Everytime we bet on sports there's always what we called a betting odds, either the over/under, point spread, and the moneyline and they offer different payout on different odds they offer.

If you will just analyze and choose which team will win, well, I guess that's easy because you just have to bet on the favorites all the time.
However, you will not be getting a good payout as mostly the odds are below 1 which you will get less than 100% of your winning compared to the amount you bet.

It's possible why the "sheep" or the majority are usually right is because they follow experienced and knowledgeable gamblers. The experienced gamblers have little incentive to be dishonest with their picks... everybody is desperate for victory with little or no incentive to be deceitful.

 The only time going against the majority would work is if you are more experienced and skilled than the top gamblers. But still, the community will eventually notice and follow you.

I can't remember if how many times I bet against the majority. But I remember year 2017 I always betting in the high return team even if the winning rate is too low. Who knows what will happen in that game. And the feeling you won after betting in underdog team is fantastic.

This is the right thing that everyone should do whenever they are placing a bet on a certain sports, by doing what you really have in mind, either you lose or win, you won't even regret anything because you are happy on your decisions, unlike if you are going to listen to everybody around you that you should do this, that, and so on, you'll end up depressed and over thinking that you should have never listen to them.

It is your money, it is your life, it is your choice, so don't rush your decisions, your money would not run away from you if you can't decide in a minute or more, take your time, for you to make the best decisions always.

If a sports book needs to fix matches to be profitable then they are not doing their job appropriately, people seem to have the mistaken idea that the house does not have an edge on each of these sporting events and that is not true, they are like any other casino, they have an edge and under normal circumstances it does not matter the result of a match they will earn money, there are exceptions to this, if for some reason an unexpected result happens and the odds they gave were too good, but for the most part every single event is profitable and they do not need to fix matches.

Sometimes a certain team is overvalued so the winning rate is overvalued as well.
I am also a fan of that strategy, less time to analyze the game, you just put your bet based on your instinct and if that wins, you will get a better return.
Most of the teams are bet in sports are those teams that could give at least x3 of your bet and per experience, its way profitable than betting in lower odds if you are not just betting on it blindly.

Definitely none as I remember because I’m the type of person that loves going to many as I believe it’s merrier ,and majority mostly win specially in sports betting I don’t know why but in my experience?yeah it is,or maybe it’s the positive approach is what attracts the luck?either way never in a chance that I will go against majority not a single chance and never forever

It is something that I'd never feel it also. For the reason why we ask advice because we want to hear from the majority which is really good and it gives a positive result. What it makes thing difficult to the others is that they don't want to listen, they are not an open-minded person which taking them to losing rather than of making wins.

If that is principle in gambling, I don't think you will be able to win in the long run, I believe going with the majority will make you lose because in general sports book are profitable and odds markets are making odds based on how majority think of the outcome of the game.

Betting against the public is somewhat a good strategy for me as majority are not studying well, or they just decide based on their emotion, and gambling is not like that,  you can only win if you can find the value on the odds and usually majority will just step in to the trap and lose.

Yes, two heads will be better than one head, I agree that. Maybe in out there, some people will take the risk, and they will place the bets. We don't know why they want to take the risk, and maybe they have their info that can make sure their team will win. As I said, we can think that it is not worth to do because we don't know how they will do that. Only people who already calculate everything that will take the risk, and we only watch him do that thing.

couple of times i guess?because i usually go with the group of friends if whats their choice then i will ride with them,but the most unforgettable in 2017 July 2.

this is the match awaited fight of younger fighter Jeff Horn against our very own Manny Pacquiao when it turns out that all of them are betting with Manny and theres a little amount left for Manny's side when in Jeff has plenty so what i did is secretly bet for Pacquiao's opponent and luckily?i won over them and it is atleast 400$ that time  ;D

Very rare to did this to me because bets against majority very risky although the odds for underdog teams usually high but once time i have good experience for this on semifinal match of champion league last season Liverpool vs Barcelona for second leg that everything just like mission impossible because 4 goals is very difficult for Liverpool but i don't know why i'm so confident bets for them although almost every people don't dare to do so but eventually the results makes me smile widely because Liverpool can through the match with 4 goals difference

"Not all popular bet is the correct bet" That was what my friend quotes every time he tries to gamble and play against the flow. But betting on the "weaker" side and winning creates a greater feeling of joy and fulfillment. After all, we are not lambs that just follows the heard in the cliff. We can decide on our own. I also have my fair share of being on the "weaker" side though there are times, I lose because there are also instances that the crowd is right. Just try to be wise before you bet.

Well, at this point you are right. Probably that is rare to those gamblers who against the majority's choice or choosing the underdog team which really risky. Although, the match is unpredictable giving a high chance to win the majority odds. But there are some gamblers than willing to take a risk and once they had to win the odds they have to win is quite huge compared if you joined the majority.

But in that case we can't say Liverpool and Barcelona are underdog teams, because to fight the majority isn't always about underdog teams. I also very rarely fight the majority because it is very risky and does not have the courage to fight, because in a case like this we at least get both great teams but because the majority is what makes the odds have a big difference and of course makes me personally difficult to fight the majority and always not confident in cases like this.

The best way mate is to always go with instinct because at the end of the day it's always a risk on both ends and there's no assurance that following the crowd and acting on their opinion will save one from eventually losing. I think one of the reasons many go with majority or listens to other persons opinions is because of fear and not until we learn to overcome this, we would always be coward gamblers.

It takes only those who are willing to make loses to make much profits in gambling. I can't begin to mention the countless times I made up my mind to go against the crowd especially during sport betting and I can tell that it's indeed rewarding.

The majority vote can guide you which of the team is the crowd favorite, which has strong assets, and which as the least risks of losing. Though it is not correct all the time. Especially in esports, between the two teams, one can lead in the first half but the other team can still have chance to fight back and lead until the end of the game. I've seen this too many times in DOTA and LoL competitions.

I gambled against the majority last summer during the world cup in Russia. Germany played against South Korea and it was a hell of a boring match up until the 75th minute, so i waited on livebet that the odds on Germany to score the next goal arise. The odds slowly raised for Germany so i decided to play that South Korea score the next goal, and they did it. Then i was so amazed that South Korea scored, that i placed another bet sometime in the 90th minute that South Korea will again score the next Goal, and they again scored, but i remember that i was sweating because the ref wanted to disallow that goal, then VAR jumped in and proved that the goal was regular thus saved my ticket lol

It also happens to different type of sports not just esports. We all know that sportsbetting doesn't purely rely on luck. It depends on the gameplay of the team on that match. It's normal because no one would bet if they know they have high chance to lose in gambling.

It's simple and its because in sports betting, the lower the odds on that  team or player then the bigger the winning prize. I often see these on boxing match and when you bet on the pound for pound boxer, then you will only win like 1/3 of what you can win on the challenger or the underdog. So it's the gambling rules still applies which is the higher the risk, the higher the reward.

Many times actually. This is my preferable way of betting, going against the crowd. Of course I lose most of the time, but when I win, it feels so good. What's the point of betting with 1.1x payout, if I there for the fun, not for the money? What's the fun in winning with 1.1x payout?

I think crowd favorite teams has more chances to win so I normally prefer to go with majority of the bets unless I need to take risk to get more profits.



Although I am not fond of esports but sport betting as an whole in unpredictable. The secret here is that once you go for the odd team, put less funds in that risky bet.

Betting against the majority does not mean that the chance of losing is high. You may have received a tip from the bookie about the outcome who is your friend.

It would be wrong to assume so. Its a mix of both if you ask a general unbaised opinion, which is hard to get in today's world. But earning mostly is for professional gamblers who dont really play anymore but act for the casino to be promoted.

Some sports lovers do play like that and they bet for fun on a table of wine and good food. ;D

But thats not all of it you know. There will be one of two in that group getting a rush everytime to goal is made or a player gets a card.

Not always the same. The votes of the public may indicate that a team is stronger. There are many things to consider when it comes to gambling. It is almost always seen that many favorite teams lose to relatively less powerful teams. Because the vote does not work in the field, the teams that plays well is the winner.

But the fact is, the teams that get the most votes from the public, those teams often win.

I suggest you speak for yourself because I know a lot of people that would not mind loosing cash because they are supporting their favorite team and that is not enough to say they are not in a good state of mind. To some, gambling is fun and it’s a place to make money for others, so the reality is that different people play for different reasons and I can’t speak or write for everyone, I can only write for myself.

Now to the post, the only time I tried to play against the crowd, I had a horrible experience that is still a nightmare to me, sometimes I still ask myself why I ever took that decision.

I am not into gambling for entertainment like some other people, so I felt really stupid because a game that was meant to bring me profit ended up giving me loses because of a singular decision to stay different, it’s hard to know more than majority because among those are well experienced and expert players, so if you are not a fun gambler, not following the crowd is never a wise decision to make but to those playing for entertainment. There is joy in standing for what you believe in even when loses are made, all that matters is the inner joy that comes with the game.

Even if we bet along with the majority doesn't mean that we can already win. Of course, betting with the majority is an easy decision to make because even if we lose, we just think that, its a majority and I am not only the one who loses, but the thing is, it is better to win against the majority.  :D

We have same thing I mind mate because the feeling is more than a winner when you come to beat many of them and you seems to be the only opposition.
Yeah we have been losing many times but it doesn’t matter because what’s important is our goal to take the small chance and besides the winning is mostly much higher than the majority of you are always in against of them.i know the only few of us uses this when betting but I’m proud that I’m doing this for fun

Instinct and stats I guess should be hand in hand because if you only follow your instinct but the teams performance isn’t good then your bet will only be put in vain. For me it doesn’t matter of it’s the majority or not so long as I can see that they have a chance then i’ll go with, regardless if most people say it’s an underdog but the performances can stand a chance to others then i’ll risk it. Betting is also a gamble but it’s is indeed more rewarding on betting in an underdog and then later won because of it.

I’ve go against the majority for a couple of times already because I find it challenging because sometimes going with the majority is boring and not all the time you will win, there are also times that you will lose even if all people say it’s a win. Also, betting with the majority sometimes can make you overconfident and you expected too much but then lose in return, it can be very frustrating but when you bet on an underdog you’ll not think too much about it and you’ll only be surprised that you won.
For me, it is best you bet on the team you think will out power the others, check the statistics if is is looking good and you know they can potentially win then go for it no matter if majority is considering that team an underdog.

It is indeed an easy decision to make when you follow the majority. Aside from the fact that you won't lose alone, it kinda seems to many that the majority has the greater chance to win.

But, it's also important to listen to what your heart or even your gut tells you combined with the analysis of the capabilities of the players and not just depend on what the majority wants.

Sometimes I do that if I have a gut feeling that the underdog has a good chance of winning in the match, it's very rare for an underdog to win but if you happen to bet in an underdog and he happens to win, then it's a jackpot for you, people tend to remember those wins that they've got from underdog than winning in a favorite, because the winning is huge and you are very luck to win.

A gut feeling is not enough for me to just go against the majority, most especially if the one that is underdog is a huge underdog. I will only do that when that huge underdog is a team or someone who is somehow special to me, for example, a fellow countryman carrying the flag of the nation. In instances like these, I will only bet a very small amount.   

When I go against the majority and the huge favorite at that, I am already more or less convinced out of analysis or objective assessment that I am betting on the possible winner despite being an underdog.

a lot of times but usually i follow my intuition after analyzing all the technicalities involved especially if it involves an underdog just a little twist in between the game can affect the whole result. esp the match between tottenham and brighton i always had this feeling that brighton will win and it did  :'(

You have just broken it just the way it is bro, the majority team is always the winning the team.

I know this so much and this is one reason I never play against the crowd, I see it as a risk. Most times I am always on the lookout for the team with the highest crowd because I know they end up the winning team. I have never really seen the team with crowd lose a game, it happen though but very rare, so preferably its always cool and better to stick with the majority. This has been my experience and it is really being helpful.

A friend of mine has once tried to play against the majority and according to him, he wanted to try out something but it didn’t end up well for him because he lost his money.

very rarely against the majority because the risk is very large, in certain matches for example many people who like a team that is known to always be able to win a match or it can be said that the team has never been defeated, but when meeting an ordinary team of course most people will be more choose the most favored team.

Have you tried doing having a big bet on the favored team and then bet small on the underdogs? That's what I'm doing sometimes when I'd like to and sometimes I get to win and then I can manage to return the loss bet amount by that.

It's really risky betting on the underdog even though the rewards are very enormous should you win eventually but there is a 10% chance of winning and I am going to admit that the isn't really a great chance when the odd are stacked up against you.

I've done it several times but I was lucky just only Once,  it was a match between Psg and Barcelona I booked the ticket that Barcelona is gonna qualify and they really made me proud that night, I knew with the squad that Barcelona had then they could turn around the match to their favor, something was just not right in the first leg

Basically, our mindset is like, what the majority does, so as us will. But going opposite with the flow actually do works with certain scenarios, majority seems more realistic and favorable, but not all the times it is. So the basis of our betting should not just consider the majority but our intuition that tells us what to choose. Honestly, most of my decision are aligned with the majority, but if my intuition says so, I do not doubt it.

I personally don't believe people to choose where team i bet. I will try to analyze it by myself, because you know if you lose, your money will go away.
That is fun if you lose or win because your prediction.
I think maybe majority only see website who give soccer prediction without knowing too much with the team player.

I believe it’s Fear Pressure 

Favoring majority doesn’t necessarily mean of winning always because there are instances that the minority’s taking place and that’s the bad reality from the major expectations
It’s your own choice and nothing can stop you from doing that anyway we must be responsible for our bets and choosing majority is only advantage but the game will decide who’s to win

This is suggested to go for the team in gambling who has great history of winning games. This is stupidity that you choose a team just on the basis of illogical preferences such as your favorite player is in that team or your crush is supporting it etc. you even not follow majority, you should must follow logical preferences in order to increase chances of winning.

Same is my strategy about sport betting. One shall never ever follow blindly majority because most of them are depending upon luck or emotions. Those who are following logics or have done proper market analysis are damn less in number and they are ones who often win bets. Those who go against the flow always learn something or get something invaluable.

No matter how much I win, it will end in gambling again. I will get a lot of big losses when it is my ambition to win more out of control. very misleading indeed if we are just an emotional person and must gamble. surely we will be difficult to control ourselves so we can stop playing

Yes once you gonna be addicted in gamble you can very hard to stop it. So its better to control your self to not enter the gambling site so that you will not be lost.
Its difficult to stop gambling once you  gonna be addicted into into it. And i tried also to bet and never win so i stop it.

I can only imagine how much you really felt on that day brother, it must be amazing. Keeping the records with date makes it really memorable game for you. It's not easy to take such risk and I believe you only got rewarded for being a risk taker lol, it really pays to take risk sometimes and that is what makes us a man.
 
I wish to be among those who take this kind of risk someday but for now I have never. I just fear to lose the little money I have and I always tell myself it's safer to lose along with majority than to lose alone. I don't think I have regrets doing this but most times when I read the success story of those who have stayed alone, I wish I can also share mine that way.

I rarely gone against majority, especially in sports betting because when i am betting with the majority i feel like i will gonna win that i lot of people knows that they have the advantage if they vote to the certain team or player, unlike when i gone against the majority i have a feeling that i will lose because the majority thinks that it does not have any advantage at all.

Yeah actually that's what gamblers should do but most of gamblers here just want to profit so they are looking for things that can generate profits faster without having to analyze it. I myself do not agree with that, because when we depend on others, we will not get anything other than money and that does not guarantee profit either.

Just look at this forum, many offer predictor services or trade groups. This proves there are still many people who just want to profit alone without having any experience.

Exactly. I think the win chance someone is betting with can serve as a benchmark for identifying whether he/she is playing for fun or not. Those who want to make money with gambling usually bet with a big win chance, but since the payout for such bets is small they end up with negative profit in the end of the day. Not all of them, but most of them anyway. Because with this strategy it's enough to lose just one out of 10 bets to wipe out all your profits from the 9 winning bets. People who play for fun, on the other hand, make bets with very small win chance. They know that the chance of winning is tiny, so they accept the loss beforehand. If they lose they are okay with that. But if they win, they really enjoy the fun.

Nice. I think only small people will believe their brain to predict by themself.
But do you know?
Offering predictor services is also profitable.
Sometimes my friend ask me to predict what team will win, also they need some detail about score.
I predict it then ask about pay first. So they pay first then bet on the team i predict, often win, but if lose only they lost but not for me. With that service i can make around $100 profit atleast in the first without gamble. Lol  :D

But all games have a upside down,specially in team sports when the function of each other’s is very important and sometimes it’s go the other way in which brings the majority lose
But you are right mostly the more believers is the one who always win,maybe it attracts positive and luck for the said team or player?

Majority of the people are following experts in the game and the team they predict to win the game is usually supported by those gamblers who do not have critical knowledge of the particular game or team. This often happens that majority pulls luck for the team they are supporting but as we all know that even luck does not work for you always.

I have gone against the crowd so many times but I seldom smiled to the bank for doing so, there is a high risk if you continue doing this, you'll  going to do this only if you have a lot of funds to spare, if you don't have, you are going to lose a lot.
the temptation is always there and if it is well calculated and you are sure, then try your luck it could be your lucky day.

Going against the crowd or, in other words, betting on something that is very unlikely to happen, has nothing to do with the amount of money someone can afford to lose. In many cases people lose more when they go with the crowd, because the payout of such bets is small, and in order to win $10 you have to wager over $50, and in the case of bad luck you lose your $50. While if someone aiming to win $10 going against the majority, he/she can risk something around $2, and either lose it or win $10 in case of good luck.

But there are also people who do not like going with the flow and follow their intuitions and I am in favor of this. There are chances where even the team supported by majority loses the game and unbelievably less supported wins the game. I believe in supporting the team which appears to me strong enough to win the game.

I think going against crowd is not a big deal if you have a good observation of the scenario on which you are going to put a bet. But if the case is opposite and you don’t know anything about the case and just by believing on your luck, you make a bet, I think that would be a big mistake from your side because sometimes there are things that are cocksure that they will happen and without thinking and putting bet can never change those things.

There's a movie about that, the movie name is "The Big Short", But it is not about gambling it's about going against the crowd(in Trading) it is a real life story that they short one of the most stable stock in that time, And yes, they win! they go against the crowd and many people are laughing about what they are doing but in the end they win. When it comes to gambling you can go against the crowd and just prove them wrong when you win that game!
I go against the crowd many times but I am always losing haha, But yeah, as long as it's fun it's all good for me :)

There were plenty of times and even today I make my decisions based on my own intuition and thoughts. I don't base them on what the "majority thinks". After all we are all humans and we are prone to the same mistakes. More people thinking the same thing doesn't mean that they are not wrong. Do your own match preparing, look at statistics and form and compare the odds. This way you will be able to come with the best decision for yourself.

A big mistake? I don't think so. A big mistake is thinking that something is definitely going to happen. Actually, many people lose big money exactly because of such way of thinking. They bet $1,000 on a team that, according to the majority of bettors, should win the game, being absolutely confident that after the game they will be $100 richer(1.1x multiplier), and lose $1,000 because of bad luck. Haven't you read such stories on this very forum? I've read tons of them.

If the vast majority were always right, anyone with $1,000 could stop working and start living off sports betting alone. But the reality is that you are very likely to lose at least one bet within 10 bets with 1.1x payout, and thus your overall profit will be slightly negative.

Correct. And the house-edge is always there. If 10 people will bet $1,000 each at 1.1 and no one bet on the opposing team, there is a high tendency that the 11th bettor onwards won't be receiving a 1.1 odds. The odds will change from 1.1 to 1.09 or even lower.   

I think it is not that rare.

There are a lot of gamblers that usually go against the majority.

When you really support the team and they are not the team that is favorable to win, they still bet on it. I think the thing that rarely happens is that team winning since usually, the majority wins. It happens and I did go against majority one time and that did not go well, kinda expecting it though so no hard feelings.

always because i want to have challenge and curious what will happen if i won and many have lose.but i only bet smaller amount because i knew that the chance of winning is more little than majority
i can feel you mate because that same way is my thinking at also you are correct that we humans sometimes tend to commit mistakes time and time again but in the end of the day it pleases us and give us contentment

Exactly. In some cases you can get 1.01 even. And with that payout, losing just two bets out of 190 will make your overall profit negative.

I find going against the crowd more entertaining than the opposite way of betting. Firstly, while doing so, you are ready to lose your bet, which is always healthy in gambling. Secondly, winning $50+ while risking only $1, is incomparably funnier than vice versa.

I admire a gambler with this kind of mentality actually, an ability to accept loses is what is the most important traits a gambler has to possess.
Sports betting is more exciting when you feel your picks are the same with the smart money or the sharp, because you feel confident with that.
I know newbies won't feel that way but when you are experienced in sports betting, going against the majority is kinda easy for you, because you know......

I often do this thing betting against the majority can bring us more winnings or profits if lucky. There is a bigger chance to lose but it is exciting  ;D
even with small odds. But if I calculate I think I have more loss than winning in doing this kind of strategy lol.
But it is fun when you won it feels satisfying.

Betting against Majority is always risky. You are right. But there are times when the result is against the majority. I have already said that there are many things that should be verified first. Everyone will go in that direction, so I need to go that direction. why? Because everyone going? I must see the points table before I bet. The points table often makes huge gaps.

It depends on situation,if i am confident in my decision then no matter how many people Against me i will choose my decision. Few days ago in cricket majority people was supporting that match SA but I believe in India and finally I won.So,it’s Doesn't matter what majority people doing,if I am confident in my decision then I will go there.

Well sometimes it's not just about whether you believe in your wager or not. Overwhelming odds usually attract more people betting on one side than the other. Hence the winnings would be considerably  less. There are times when i do bet on the side that has less chances of winning. Upsets can be pretty profitable especially when you bet on sport games. I once won a x10 bet on an nba game betting on the knicks.

Going for majority and winning low is suggested for most betters and it requires courage and experience to go against the majority. The risk and return are both high when it comes to betting against the majority. Albeit very less, but it has happened to me in sports betting when I generally go for the underdogs at times and it has given me almost 8X returns. I bet against the majority in sports like basketball and sometimes in LA Liga matches.

Nope, it doesn't really need to take too much courage when you're about to do it. Sometimes we act something differently and doesn't go with the crowd because we want twist.

But yeah if we are confident with what we're doing, going against with everyone's bet is fine thing to try.

The scenario of betting the favourite and losing at least 1 in ten games is why I dont want to really go with the overdog in a betting situation, the odds are poor and more capital is required and to me more risk of an outlier outcome.
   I find it far more feasible to bet the underdog and look for special circumstances where they might win, an unseen improvement or factor that makes the odds actually good value in your favour.   Thats my personal favourite way to bet and the capital required isnt so much, just the detail to research on the possibility of the win.   People bet favourites because they dont have the time to watch as many games so they go with the name thats always in the news but the people who are not written about as much are where the value prospect lies imo.   I bet small amounts that I dont mind losing but with the big dream of David beating Goliath.

It still need courage going against the majority because what if the team you are about to bet on is considered and underdog by many, then if a gambler think its an underdog then they would normally go with the majority but if you have trust on that team and have courage to risk your money on that team then yeah you will go against the majority.

Nah. If you go against overwhelming odds, you don't really expect to gain anything. So it's basically a case of a nothing-to-lose bet. I'd even call it desperation so one can get a bigger winning.  People who often bet against the majority or the underdog don't really have much on the line most of the time. I sometimes do it on a whim or just for the challenge of it.

Twist and challenge as well mate,because I can feel that

Sometimes I am betting against the majority because I want then to feel defeated so even there’s lower chance of winning yet I risk my money

But this is only for a couple of times and not happening always because I am losing everytime I go against them lol 😂😂😂

I never made a bet going against the crowd and i had many losses even going for the favorite but you need to be really lucky to go against and place a bet on the underdog and in fights we usually see upsets most of the time but it is really difficult to have a consistency if you are always looking for the underdog.

You can be consistent regardless on the number of bets you make, when betting on underdog, you don't need to bet on a daily basis, your job is to carefully evaluate each game to find a game with a value betting on underdog, just increase your bet if you are confident and you'll surely be profitable in the long run provided you are consistent with choosing the right game for you.

so why not try to go against the majority?since you are always losing with your favorite.isn't  time for you to try another area in which haven't tried?
sometimes we need to take a risk to make success because majority never win consecutively and underdog take the chances at time,so the next time better ry to go with underdog and not in your favorite

My days of gambling started with underdogs than topdog. During those days of gambling my preference was betting on tennis, and the preferred sports betting site is directbet. The funds were placed in hundreds of dollars. Majority of the time I prefer underdog and profited more than 2 bitcoin. At some point I could've changed my mind, but I believed and continued to stand against the majority which made me loss all that I profited.

What I have observed that whenever i have gone against majority and won, I have grabbed some good cash else at loss I have lost few. Going against the majority does gives you low chances but if converted can get you good fortune. I take such chances in sports like Soccer and Basketball where there for me to win with the underdog.

I also do that when I see the odds are not favorable to that team, I do it. When the majority is with the other team, just to add flavor to your betting experience, I'm sure that others are also doing it.

But set also the amount that you would be fine to make this kind of strat.

I think that betting on the underdog is the same as throwing the dice,playing roulette or hit the spin button in a slot machine,you never know what will happen and finding the underdog that will win is a task which relies hugely on luck rather than skill.I think this kind of strategy is a failing one.

Last week when I started placing sports bets I wondered why people bet on weaker teams in a given game? I was thinking a long time about this, for example of this game:

https://i.imgur.com/dOoVdmV.png

Why would anyone bet on Wolverhampton Wanderers? the arsenal has a more robust team. are people who bet on the weaker teams just then counting on luck?

It's cooler to be playing against the majority to be honest!
Personally, I don't like repeating what most people do, so I'm always looking for viable alternatives to what the majority is doing.

If we are talking about sports betting, in order to be individual in this type of gambling, you must also be a professional and have a great deal of knowledge of a particular sport, as well as in a single professional or team.  Otherwise, you have to do as most do and hope for a good result.

Having a lot of knowledge in sports to bet on sports is very good at that point, but when we want to fight the majority then I think the main thing in this case is about a mentality, because it is very difficult to fight the majority for a sports bet and even though you have that knowledge also still not enough, because the knowledge we have at least is only to make us more confident when choosing which team is the best, because to fight the majority at least we must have the courage to make the decision to choose an underdog team to bet on.

What makes (most) people usually go along with the majority is that they are uncomfortably undecided to the extent that they'll need help instead of hanging there own. I know it wasn't strange if we are against the majority cause of some reason, we have also our own perspective and as well as market speculation. It varies definitely if we understand the situation, in fact, not just luck only gives us chances to win but also the way we look into it.

Agreed, knowledge about the particular game is very important. Apart from the same when one has placed a bet against the majority and experienced a win, further his mind will always look for the odds that is against the majority. When we go against the majority of there exist a situation of the game going closer it is possible to lower the loss.

It surely feels good to win especially when you took the risk and the so called "twist". Like when you least expect it to happen, but eventually it does. You are aware of the fact that you don't have a 100% chance of winning but you still take the risk.

Yes, winning with the majority feels good but it's even better if you win against them. ;D all it takes is confidence so that there'll be no regret whatever happens.

Now when we have knowledge, we will be more confident and when we are more confident, we will dare to make decisions. When we have good knowledge of a team, we will have the confidence to make decisions, and do not care about the majority or minority. The more confident a person is, the stronger their mentality is to fight the majority.

For sometimes it results good but mostly it won't go that way. In most cases that majority wins as they tied together and knows much about the game. I won't go against the majority but instead relying on them as I seek assurance rather than to have our own choice.

We need to be practical this time cause not only luck giving us a way to win and survive but also we need to be smart and think wisely. This is only the way in order to become profitable in gambling and we know that. It sounds ridiculous but that is the reality here.

People generally go with the majority as it involves less risk and also less reward. But if you know your game right, you can go against the majority. especially in sports like soccer. I remember placing my bet on NewCastle once, as they were underdogs and won 10/1. You should be sure about your strategy , should know the game you are betting on and also some luck to win against the majority

Usually I use the concept of value when betting. I look at the odds and decide if the odds provide enough return compared to probability of event. So if odds are to low, I don't place a bet even if the event/outcome is likely. On the other hand, if I see value in a bet (odds higher than I expected) I stake small amount even if I think probability of winning is less than 50%.
I noticed that people usually bet on favourites even if bookmakers set the odds very low so yes, sometimes I do bet against majority.

The important thing is that people should be knowing exactly what they are betting on as this will help them to take their own decision rather than just following the majority where they could be wrong at times as well.

Random games doesnt really need that crucial thinking and experience and as you said outcomes are always random.Going back into the topic,
betting against favorite do still happens on my side where there are lines or bets which you do consider on choosing up the underdog than on the
heavily favorite but these are only on some situation depending on how a gambler would see or analyze its bets.

I think you are confusing between games that have EV- outcome and those which have EV+ outcome. The former group is games like dice where you just bet on whichever side you think the dice will roll and let your luck do its work. In EV+ games a lot of skills come into play. Here the analysis of teams and players is important. Games like sports betting, poker come in this category.

So if you are going for a EV+ game then betting against the majority is not a bad thing provided your reasons are strong enough that the minority team will win.

You are right, in sports betting its like that, if you have good and strong reason to go against majority just do it. Good teams, in individual sports good players, are winning most of the time, but not all the time, even the best ones lose from time to time, to bet on their loss and win is not unusual. Every week we have favorites that lose, its hard to find those games, you really need to know the game, the teams and to search for that potential surprise. Odds on underdogs can be very high, so winning that bet can be very profitable.

If someone who’s is aware about the team and their strategy of how those play the games against the opponent and quite sure about their chances of winning should continue betting on their favourite site irrespective what the majority says . In fact higher chances of you making more money as odds would be high in such cases and you can make a lot of money by going other way.

Sometimes I do place my bets on weaker teams in sports betting, but I don't think I am trying to bet on the opposite side against the majority gamblers who placed their bets on the favorite team to win the match, I analyzed my bet based on the number of key players who are injure in the team, and the team who is playing the match in their home stadium is also another important factor which would affect my betting decision.

That is if you win that bet. Its the riskier bet and the one that needs more luck to be won. Obviously the underdog needs to outperform that game and get lucky themselves so you can win. A lot of luck involved here but yes skills from the team will give them the upper hand and might even fetch a spot in the upper table tiers.

Do your own analysis it will help here. Otherwise one can always go with the less known games where there will be similar odds on both players because the game is less known and the players may not have known each other or played before. They are more of a dice game though.

There are people who deliberately speak out against the majority, but when he says something against the majority, and the majority guesses, the majority does not pay attention to him. Although he goes against the majority many times, only in rare cases does he hit, and then the majority gets sad and he laughs sweetly. In my experience, I sometimes trust such people, but once I think they say it for sure, once it paid off.

That is the kind of strategy I applied as well, its just sometimes as betting against the majority all the time is like blindly betting and I haven't experiment of that. Once I see that the team that is the public is betting is heavily favored, that's the time I choose to bet on the other side because they think that team has no chance of winning but in fact it will win easily.

I don't know how that happen but basically what I am saying here is just based on my experience and observation, sometimes I kinda think of fading myself if I really like the favorites to bet on.