Expanding your luck doesn't make sense because it is not something you can control when it's more of a scenario that will eventually come randomly as you gamble. I understand why you don't recommend gambling all over the place, but it shouldn't have much of an impact when the same thing happens at some point in the future. There's no point in overthinking these luck-based games when even using the best strategy isn't always enough for gamblers to win their bets.

My Worlds' bets have been shitting the bed, but I got one back after live betting on Team Whales to win map 3. BDS had the edge in drafts during the second and third maps, while their synergy became nonexistent after the first map.

We have a bunch of tight series today, as the winners of each series will advance to the qualification match. I got Loud+1.5 in the first series and i'm leaning on Team Whales +1.5 for the other series. After the upsets, i'm starting to think the favorites don't deserve the odds they get and are more vulnerable to dropping a map.



At first look, Group B is super stacked and it sucks for Thunder Awaken to be placed in a group filled with the best teams. 

I somewhat agree with the first half of your advice because taking breaks is one way to reset your session and it can help you consistently avoid making bad decisions if you're one of those emotional gamblers. You lost me at the other half because your luck could continue the way it was after your break and could last for more than a single session.

I used to do this as well, but instead of changing from one game to another, I would switch casinos every week because I thought opening a new account would mean resetting my luck.

You could make your strategy work, but it can still fail more than you expect because it still depends on how well you can hit your bets and manage your stakes. It's good to know when we should cash out our profits at the right moment, but it's not enough if we lack in the other parts of sports betting or gambling overall.

Also, losing streaks and losing sessions could go on for a very long time, so investing elsewhere won't stop the bleeding unless you can consistently win more than you lose.

I'm continuing my bets for Worlds, as the matches will start in a few hours. Time to go chalk mode today because the skill gap between each region is too wide to expect an upset like yesterday's series between GAM and Loud. The closest series would probably be the DFM vs CFO series, but i'd put CFO's skill level similar to PSG given they come from the same region and only lost 3-2 to them in the finals. They might be the second-best team in the group unless Team Whales makes a miracle against BDS.

It's almost the same thing with a parlay because the stakes go up after every win and in some sportsbooks, you'll sometimes see the amount as there could've been an option to cash out the bet.

In gambling, you can't entirely remove the idea of winning money, but it can be suppressed to a level where you start to care less about it. It's okay to ride a bet until the end as long as it's an insignificant amount but your friend got carried away and only realized the actual amount after he lost the last game.

It looked promising after the first quarter and then Love became a turnover machine like Dak against the 49ers. When the Raiders missed the field goal in the fourth quarter, I got my hopes up for nothing as Love gave the ball away one last time to end the game in the worst way possible. 

Both our tickets got ruined. I was hoping your bet would at least hit because I saw many bettors are on the Doubs props. And for a second, I thought he was sitting out when he didn't get enough opportunities.

The Lakers MOTD hit for yesterday's MOTD, but I skipped it as I thought the Lakers were more favored than they should be.

The next MOTD was for the NHL since the regular season kicks off today. The others went for the Pens and that was enough for me to go for their MOTD over the Blackhawks. I have a bit of doubt about the total goals, but it should be doable when both can score 3-4 goals.

My reasoning for avoiding women's sports is the same as betting on tennis it's too unpredictable or competitive than what you'd expect. I remember betting on the Women's Champions League a few months ago, and when it came to the playoffs, you can never trust the big favorites to secure the win most of the time (even with the home advantage). The amount of upsets that happened was too much, i'd better switch to a different sport and go back to the leagues that i'm more familiar with before I lose most of my profits and bankroll.

Is it only me watching the Worlds' group stage? I've placed a few bets in both the SEA teams (GAM and PSG Talon) to take care of business here since I believe there's a decent gap between the opponents they'll be facing.

Then again there's a lot of hype coming on the side of Loud due to their opening odds as an underdog at 3.00+ before shifting down to 1.9-2.0 as we're only a few hours away from the series.



Edit: 1-1 PSG swept while GAM had a disappointing performance.

I want to root for TL but the odds look deceiving when Team Spirit and Shopify Rebellion could continue to roll over the teams they meet while the previous top teams (GG and TL) are still in recovery mode.

Maybe they want us to view the scene similarly to League's tournaments since it's gaining success despite the smaller prize pool. I also have the same expectation for this year's TI but I hope the teams prove us wrong and still show some top-tier Dota when every part of the DPC season this year comes down to this main tournament.

The strict rule changes for next season will be interesting, and I wonder how many will break it this time now that it's an instant loss. There's also the looming threat of disqualification if you miss out on one too many rounds.

With season 3 starting next week, I guess it's expected to see a few esports questions appear in the early rounds since two of the biggest tournaments will start around the same week until the end of October.  

That's a solid prop play. Doubs and Jacobs are 3-1 on both the over props and should likely hit for the fourth time. BOL

I'm only going for a small play on the Packers +2.5 because a couple of matches by the Packers came down to a single point. If the Raiders can't stop themselves from turning the ball over, then the Packers might not have problems covering the spread, even if they're coming from behind.

I'd say it's more or less the same because they use the same odds providers (BetRadar, Betby, etc), but a few sportsbooks can still adjust their juice/vig to stand out from the rest of the competition. I agree that other sportsbooks have slightly worse odds because they're more focused on securing profits, but they still utilize those profits to offer promotions. Others aren't fooled with their license, it's just they don't mind losing a bit of payout when it means getting better rewards because sportsbooks with better odds rarely have promotions.

That's one of the best advice worth adding to the OP because those losses coming from parlays will add up, even if they're small losses.

Parlays should be on the fun side of betting since you get to hit better payouts while betting on matches that could start within the same time. Also, avoid adding legs that aren't in the same time frame and this is one of the few mistakes bettors make when making parlays because this forces them to take the juice if they suddenly back out and opt to cash out their bet.

We only have less than an hour left until the Worlds 2023 Qualification match starts between GG and BDS. This is a toss-up match because there are doubts between these two teams. It comes down to whoever shows up during this series so it might be good to observe both teams instead of placing pre-live bets. The only pre-live I like taking for this series is the over 3.5 @1.26 because both teams should be decent enough to win at least a map before getting eliminated.

Yup, and their close loss last week against the Broncos fired them up. The Commanders during that match didn't look like the same team that pressured the Eagles.

I'm glad I forgot about the early London match because I would've bet on the Bills like most bettors did and started my day with a loss.  

Earlier, almost half of the matches ended up in the way of the underdogs, and the impressive one was probably the Saints holding off the Patriots to zero points. For the MNF, i'm leaning on the plus points for the Packers and I don't buy the home advantage when this looks similar to the Steelers match a couple of weeks ago.

The Newcastle MOTD almost won but West Ham ruined it after getting a late goal to force a draw.

We finally got an NFL MOTD this Sunday and i'm going for the 49ers MOTD since the Cowboys already showed they can be shaky on the road. They're still a solid team that can push this game down to a field-goal difference but I still think the 49ers are the much better team.

Weekly Update(link)

Removed AgoraDesk, Nightmarestresser and Zenland from the table.
Moved BestChange and TrustDice from FLUX to CFNP.
Moved Coinomize and Yo!Mix from CFNP to OFNP.
Moved Mixin Safe from OFNP to CFNP.
Added Cryptoplay under PNYC.
Added Nitrobetting under CFNP.
Added Webmixer's slot count.

I agree money is the main reason for most gamblers, but some fail to realize that people can have fun with gambling, similar to how you'll spend money for an event. It's not always about winning but finding enjoyment within the activity. I would still play their games even if there's no money involved, but that's not possible because casinos require money or profits to flow in to maintain their business. Let's not forget sports betting is here too, and it's why some gamblers would switch to different types of gambling.