Sports betting superstitions.

[paxmao]

 Very interesting statistics. I have noticed that in games and in many other aspects of life in which people do not really control the results, or have very little control over them, they tend to have irrational beliefs around how their actions or sometimes their presence may actually affect the outcomes, for example a relative of mine was "convinced" that if he was watching his team's game and left for any reason (e.g. taking a piss)  the rivals would score and that if he watched a game, his team had better chances.

[madnessteat]

People are prone to superstition when they cannot find a rational explanation for certain events. Since gambling involves a probabilistic approach to the outcome of the game, fans or bettors are very often superstitious people. In my opinion the less educated a person is in the exact sciences the more he is susceptible to superstition.

[Hypnosis00]

Most of the gamblers especially those who can't really afford to gamble are superstitious.

I mean, they don't look at the real chances of winning, instead, they have their own belief that if they will do that, it will make them lucky. My father is a gambler, he is regularly going into a cock fighting house and he is very superstitious, he has this note and a calendar to follow that he will not gamble if it's not on his calendar, so it's just a matter of technique, besides in the end we still lose. lol

[Smartprofit]

Most of the gamblers especially those who can't really afford to gamble are superstitious.

I mean, they don't look at the real chances of winning, instead, they have their own belief that if they will do that, it will make them lucky. My father is a gambler, he is regularly going into a cock fighting house and he is very superstitious, he has this note and a calendar to follow that he will not gamble if it's not on his calendar, so it's just a matter of technique, besides in the end we still lose. lol

In fact, Napoleon Bonoparte was also very superstitious. 

He did not believe in God, but he believed in Providence (that is, Destiny). 

This did not stop him from acting rationally, conquering countries, winning battles and creating new dynasties.  Superstition does not impede rational thinking.  The most important thing is not the right thoughts, but the right actions. 

I know players who love to gamble.  They are superstitious people. 

However, this does not prevent them from being successful players and winning often.

[Pmalek]

I guess I am a little weird that way. When I bet on sports and it is a game I don't plan to watch, I don't like following the events on a live-score. At least not from the beginning. I don't want to see the result of the first half and only check it later in the match.

My next superstition is not related to betting, but to sports and my favorite team. When my team pays, I wear my genuine jersey and I put a scarf either on the wall or somewhere close to me. Yes, I am a freak.

[terrorJR]

Scientifically it will really not work but for people to have confidence towards they do upon betting they do some rituals or the one you said  just to make their selves calm and have something to  rely regarding on what things they do. But I think there's nothing wrong with it since its really good to have something we believe can help us to win on gambling. But anyways its just a beliefs and not everyone will really take this seriously.

I mean everyone has different kinds of beliefs after all. Heck, if looked at a different perspective, a scientific approach to sports betting (relying on data, analysis, team composition, etc) and relying on superstitions are both types of belief. Now if one side doesn't believe in the other, well, that's just that right? I mean it's beliefs, after all, it'd be pretty odd if everyone just agreed on one belief, since each and every one of us has different types of belief we believe in. Really, just decide for yourself imo. It's YOUR belief after all.

yep like you said.
it's true that there will be things like that because for me it's a normal thing regardless of believing in superstition or indeed believing in research it is back to each other's perspectives and indeed we can't force our will on this.
on the other hand it will be very monotonous when indeed if everyone agrees on the same thing and the impression becomes not fun

There would be always those kind of argumentations on everything because humans could just agree on a single thing which means we do have our own perspective on different things that we do encounter or do get involved.

So lets just respect on what others beliefs because they would be the only ones who do suffer and able to benefit on what would be the outcome in regards of their actions.

We do have our own views too and made out actions according on what we do think.

This is what makes us have many options in choosing, of course, because there are theories and there are many groups, of course, for those who are new, as I did in gambling, of course, we can choose which part we belong to and we can adopt from the existing ones and it is not even impossible that we can make something new as you say to make us believe in what we do.
on the other hand, this is what makes it even more interesting and mutual respect is the main key in weaving and making everything work as it should

[Silberman]

I don't believe in such superstitions and I'm not familiar with people who have these thoughts, so it's hard for me to judge. I've just seen behaviors like that in some movies' characters, what was really strange to imagine people could act like that in real life, especially the part they think by watching games with relatives the winning chances of the team they bet on increases considerably.

Maybe this kind of gambler believes good moments with pleasant people generate positive energies that will also influence their teams positively, since that is what they most desire at the currently moment, however, it's not the fans who are playing the game, it's the players. So the players' mindset, strategy and physical preparation are always the most important and decisive factors here.

I do not know if you have ever gambled at a physical casino but this is really common there, people have all kind of superstitions that can go from doing something each time they are making a bet, to a pray, to even consider some pieces of clothing their lucky charm, so the world is full of superstitions, however there are some gamblers that take it incredibly serious and that is when some problems could develop, as if they lose while you were doing one of the things they thought it could bring them bad luck then you may get in trouble with them.

[Masplanc]

I don't believe in superstitious,  I know what will be is what willl be. Gambling is a game which any thing  can be the outcome.  I don't believe loosing can result as a bad luck. When I play a game I do it with a clear mindset.

[terrorJR]

Most of the gamblers especially those who can't really afford to gamble are superstitious.

I mean, they don't look at the real chances of winning, instead, they have their own belief that if they will do that, it will make them lucky. My father is a gambler, he is regularly going into a cock fighting house and he is very superstitious, he has this note and a calendar to follow that he will not gamble if it's not on his calendar, so it's just a matter of technique, besides in the end we still lose. lol

but with such confidence they can be more confident with the gambling they do.
regardless of what they do, of course, I don't think it's too much of a problem with that because they think that things like that can make them win and this indirectly boosts their self-confidence because they are already influenced by it.

regardless of the result of winning or not because no one really knows because gambling there are only two possibilities of winning and losing

[madnessteat]

I don't believe in superstitious,  I know what will be is what willl be. Gambling is a game which any thing  can be the outcome.  I don't believe loosing can result as a bad luck. When I play a game I do it with a clear mindset.

I also believe in superstitions, but I know people who take omens and superstitions seriously.

For example, one of my acquaintances, when he sees a black cat on his way, he avoids it so that it does not cross his path. This looks very funny because he is a grown man.

Another acquaintance is a soccer fan and if his favorite team plays, he certainly watches the live broadcast, wearing all his fan paraphernalia, which he has. He believes that this will somehow help his favorite team to win the match.

[mindrust]

People are prone to superstition when they cannot find a rational explanation for certain events. Since gambling involves a probabilistic approach to the outcome of the game, fans or bettors are very often superstitious people. In my opinion the less educated a person is in the exact sciences the more he is susceptible to superstition.

That's hardly a surprise when you know that most sports watchers have low education. Most people with good education don't really watch sports because they know a way to use their time for efficient. To them watching sports is a waste of time. Gambling also do a have a similar fan base as sports watchers. When you think about it, most people that gamble lose money. Why do they lose money? Because the games are designed to make them lose money. If they were winning, the casinos wouldn't exist.

[madnessteat]

^

Yes, most lose their money, but I met people who bet professionally on sporting events and make money on it. Of course such people are very few but they exist and unlike most have a very serious education. They are very disliked by bookmakers and casino owners, that's why they don't stay long in one place.

[jrrsparkles]

I guess so, even I heard lot of athletes have superstitious beliefs on and off the field depends on what kind of game they belongs to. So its common especially when it involves luck buts its okay as long as they keep the things under control.

[Fatunad]

I guess so, even I heard lot of athletes have superstitious beliefs on and off the field depends on what kind of game they belongs to. So its common especially when it involves luck buts its okay as long as they keep the things under control.

As long it do involves some competition not only on talking about money on stake or gambling but also in other things as well which is definitely true.Each person does have its own beliefs and behavior when it comes to this which simply means that they would be commonly doing these things so that they would able to win a particular thing which it isnt really that much surprising and lets just respect on what they do believe that it does exist and works but we know  that reality isnt something like that.