Would you feel guilty?

[michellee]

No need to feel guilty because at least, you help him placing his bet. That is okay for doing that because he doesn't know anything about online sportsbook odds. Next time, you can help him again if offer to do the same as before. You can place more if you like and believe if your pick will win.

That is a win-win solution if I can say because you and him are profit from your betting. I am sure he was happy to see his winning but you can hide your other bets from him and not telling anything. That will be your secret  

[davis196]

Man, I’m feeling kinda guilty now...

A friend of mine knows someone who wanted to bet on a game specifically Nuggets vs. OKC (Game 1), which is already over. It was more of a friendly bet, if you can call it that. The guy had no clue about online sportsbook odds, and he was super confident the Nuggets would win.

He offered a 50-50 straight-up bet, so I took it... but I already knew OKC were heavy favorites. Still, I didn’t wanna risk it, so I placed an online bet too, for the same amount he did.

And guess what? Nuggets won. He got his win... but I also won - and even more than him.

You feel guilty for what? A true gambler should never feel guilty about his bets(or feel guilty about other people's bets). If you are feeling remorse then gambling isn't for you. If you and your friend both made profits, then why do you have to feel guilty? Winning more than your friend isn't a bad thing. What if the other team had won the game and both bets were wasted? That would be a way better reason to feel guilty. What do you mean by "he had no clue about sportsbook odds"? Is he even a gambler? Are you feeling guilt that he might turn into a gambler?

[EluguHcman]

Man, I’m feeling kinda guilty now...
A friend of mine knows someone who wanted to bet on a game specifically Nuggets vs. OKC (Game 1), which is already over. It was more of a friendly bet, if you can call it that. The guy had no clue about online sportsbook odds, and he was super confident the Nuggets would win....

Is it just me or has anyone one else also noticed that non-gamblers are usually luckier than most core gamblers.

I am with you on this note and of course I have witnessed such experience several times.

A friend of mine who is not a gambler accompanied me to a physical gambling shop to play my games, I had over 5 different tickets and that of my friend only asked me how do we pick the teams to bet on and how do we make our prediction decisions which I told him.
To make it brief he wagered his bet with a minimum amount that I even find too poor for my bets but at the end of the games, I lost it all while he won.

That is just a basic term that tells about winning in predictions games as football is most based on luck.
What I don't put to track about that my friend is if he had become a pro& gambler like me now or he is betting on the occasional times.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Man, I’m feeling kinda guilty now...

A friend of mine knows someone who wanted to bet on a game specifically Nuggets vs. OKC (Game 1), which is already over. It was more of a friendly bet, if you can call it that. The guy had no clue about online sportsbook odds, and he was super confident the Nuggets would win.

He offered a 50-50 straight-up bet, so I took it... but I already knew OKC were heavy favorites. Still, I didn’t wanna risk it, so I placed an online bet too, for the same amount he did.

And guess what? Nuggets won. He got his win... but I also won - and even more than him.

Except I didn't understand what you meant based on how you put the whole story, else, I would like to ask you what is here to feel guilty of? As the dude didn't know anything about online betting, and decided a 50-50 straight up bet which like you said, you accepted - well, this is where my confusion is actually, by 50-50, do you mean he donated 50 percent of the money to bet with, while you donated the remaining 50 percent?

If the above be the case, then I see absolutely no reason to be or feel guilty for still proceeding to place a personal bet on the same game online, it's your money and your risk, what if the game had lost? Would you still have felt guilty?

For me, I wouldn't feel guilty in situations like this, I took a risk with someone else, and in the middle of that, decided to take my own personal risk as well, there's nothing there to feel guilty about if by the end of the day, the risk I took paid off somehow.

[Josefjix]

The guy had no clue about online sportsbook odds, and he was super confident the Nuggets would win.

His not having clue about online sportsbook is the added advantage to you over some situation, and that moment he is not ready to look out for any external information, you know when you are pretty sure about some event and you may not want to take advise from people, the hurry to bet on that game is the main target.

And guess what? Nuggets won. He got his win... but I also won - and even more than him.

Thats a Yin-Yan situation, you dont have to be guilty about this, what you do next is remind him to always look out for online sportsbook odds source for any games he maybe playing for more outcome.

[Dunamisx]

Man, I’m feeling kinda guilty now...

A friend of mine knows someone who wanted to bet on a game specifically Nuggets vs. OKC (Game 1), which is already over. It was more of a friendly bet, if you can call it that. The guy had no clue about online sportsbook odds, and he was super confident the Nuggets would win.

He offered a 50-50 straight-up bet, so I took it... but I already knew OKC were heavy favorites. Still, I didn’t wanna risk it, so I placed an online bet too, for the same amount he did.

And guess what? Nuggets won. He got his win... but I also won - and even more than him.

I don't see why you should feel guilty about anything in this situation, to be honest, both you and your friend won money out his prediction. It would have been worse of you both lost money out the prediction.
Now it would be up to you to talk about your bet with your friend or keep quiet about your bet and move on.

Remember, it is all about luck, so there is actually nobody wrong in this situation. If you are a good friend, you would talk to him and make sure he does not get cocky and start to bet recklessky in the future, with money he cannot afford to lose.

There is nothing to feel guilty about, since you can gamble at your own risk and that is what you did, which does not also affect the one you did with him, so i will only say that its a wise decision that you made, but the risk is very high because you could lose, if his own prediction turned a loss, what OP did was similar to copy trading to me, i have seen some gamblers also receiving betting tips, codes and the likes to just play as they can afford by being tactical.

[GideonGono]

I wouldn't feel guilty about it, just look at it as working as a middleman your friend's friend wanted to bet and you just help him.
The extra amount that from it would be your fee since he already set the amount that he wanted.

[Muba20]

I sometimes do not ignore the predictions of such a person. I do not believe that I can win in gambling only with my own skills and experience. That is why sometimes I try to follow the predictions of others. In my gambling, I once made a lot of fun of the predictions of such a person. I did not evaluate the bet that he asked me to take. He asked me to change the bet again and again. I did not listen to him but in the end his team won. I regretted that bet very much. In the case of betting, if I win a few bets in a row, then I try to observe the predictions of others well after a few bets.

[Juse14]

Is this his first bet?

If yes, this is his first bet, the person is really lucky, and you don't need to feel guilty because he has won the bet. However, if the person knows about online betting from you, then you have a responsibility to ensure that he always bets safely and does not become addicted. Because usually after someone wins, he will be interested in making the next bet. You have to make sure that he bets safely, don't let you regret it later because your friend is addicted to gambling.

[Slow death]

I sometimes do not ignore the predictions of such a person. I do not believe that I can win in gambling only with my own skills and experience. That is why sometimes I try to follow the predictions of others. In my gambling, I once made a lot of fun of the predictions of such a person. I did not evaluate the bet that he asked me to take. He asked me to change the bet again and again. I did not listen to him but in the end his team won. I regretted that bet very much. In the case of betting, if I win a few bets in a row, then I try to observe the predictions of others well after a few bets.

I believe that what is happening to you is because you still cannot analyze the games well and you cannot make decisions based on your own analysis, when you make them and lose, then you automatically lose self-confidence, but to solve this problem is simple, look at the people who have made bets and got it right

then also try to analyze the same game that they posted the prediction for yourself, see if based on your own analysis you reach the same conclusion as them, when you can reach the same conclusion as them, it means that you are already able to analyze the games well, of course this does not guarantee constant successes, but the most important thing is that you can get it right without depending on other people.

[hedgeh0g]

I sometimes do not ignore the predictions of such a person. I do not believe that I can win in gambling only with my own skills and experience. That is why sometimes I try to follow the predictions of others. In my gambling, I once made a lot of fun of the predictions of such a person. I did not evaluate the bet that he asked me to take. He asked me to change the bet again and again. I did not listen to him but in the end his team won. I regretted that bet very much. In the case of betting, if I win a few bets in a row, then I try to observe the predictions of others well after a few bets.

Even if you manage to win several bets in a row with the help of another person's advice, it means absolutely nothing, because he could just have hit a winning streak. This can happen even to the worst players who understand absolutely nothing about betting. The thing is that only huge statistics of their thousands, if not tens of thousands of matches can confirm that this player is a professional, but if he can win in the long run, then why should he share it? In short, I never listen to any experts and those who want to be like them, including my friends, and rely only on myself.

[Smartprofit]

This situation, by the way, explains how the head of the company "Microstrategy"...

Michael Saylor has been successfully running his business for many years. As an experienced businessman from Wall Street, he uses many financial instruments that other players in the market do not know how to use. He operates not only with bitcoins, but also with stocks, bonds and other financial assets. This allows him to maximize his profits....

In this situation, there is your inexperienced friend and you - an experienced person who is well versed in sports betting. That is why you were able to hedge the risks associated with the bet by placing a bet on a bookmaker platform. It was a clever combination - and it worked!

I think you should not feel guilty in front of your friend. You can tell him the whole story.

Your story will be useful to him. As a result, your friend will gain experience in sports betting and will be able to play more professionally.

[madnessteat]

Usually gamblers feel guilty after a serious loss or when they were confident in their victory but lost by chance. It is not clear why OP feels guilty. If the feeling of guilt arose because of a friend, then there is no good reason for it. Rejoice that you won and do not forget that next time making a bet that it may not play because success in gambling, although it depends on experience randomness also plays a significant role.