Sports Betting vs Real "Sports Feelings"

[KTChampions]

Most of those who bet are the ones who followed the sports and the team players that is why they trust the team so much even when it's against an advantageous opponent. Due to being a fan sometimes they just bet to the individual player and how much points they are going to make in the particular game, they don't even care of the game result.

Considering that the best analysts (who also have a lot of insider information) work for bookmakers, then there is no point in doing independent analytics and monitoring the game - everything is already taken into account in the odds. In this sense, sports betting is not much different from dice.

[plvbob0070]

There are fans who will still vote on their favorite team no matter what, perhaps because that's their way of supporting their team. While there are also fans who still set aside their emotions and bet on any team they think will win regardless if it's the opponent of their favorite team. For me, there's nothing wrong with both of them because it's their money after all and that's how they decide. It's just that you need to accept the result in the end. And personally, I'm the type of person who will still choose to bet on my team.

[VanityWallets2015]

That is indeed true. Die hard fans will stick to their patronizing team no matter what happens. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
Although, there are also “fans” who prioritize the consequence of their bet, hence, they choose to linger on the stronger opponent.
While being loyal is a big deal to many, it may also seem unnecessary to some who are serious when it comes to gambling their money.

[CarnagexD]

The loyalty test I guess? For me no matter how high or low the odds if you really want to support them even if they don't know you, you will support them in betting. That only means that you trust the team that's why you're betting in them. For some people money is greater than the loyalty to sports, they think that they cannot get anything from the team they want to support so they just gamble for the other opponent.

[Rengga Jati]

The subject of sports betting, is today the reason why many follow certain sports, come on! there is nothing wrong with that, okay.
But, what happens to the real reason that led us to follow a specific sport, either because we practice it or we simply like it.(?)

Simply for the answer to these:
Both.
I like the sport because I practice it, and
I also like sport because I just like it, but no practicing it. Like, I like football match but I don't practice it.
Moreover, if we are a fan of a club or sport, we will always update their matches, follow the news happen, and also see their development.
It is only limited as a fan.
But more specifically, sometimes, following a certain sport for betting is also something very usual. And when people concern about that betting, it may mean that they really like the sport because of the reward of betting, or also both, they really like the sport an also like betting for it.
It doesn't matter the reasons because everybody has its own reason and reference.

But, the bad thing is that if we only concern about sport for betting, and if we lose for betting and we hate the sport, this is what called very closed-minded and consideration. Sometimes, people are blaming sports because they lost betting. This is wrong.

And for me personally, I am not a good person at betting, so that betting is not the main preference I like the sport.

[MCobian]

Everyone has their own thoughts, so there must be people who bet only on their favorite team. Such a person betting is not oriented
towards profit, but bets on the trust of his favorite team. Because I am a typical person who focuses on making profits when doing
sports betting. Of course I will only choose the team that I think has a greater percentage of wins.

[Finestream]

The loyalty test I guess? For me no matter how high or low the odds if you really want to support them even if they don't know you, you will support them in betting. That only means that you trust the team that's why you're betting in them. For some people money is greater than the loyalty to sports, they think that they cannot get anything from the team they want to support so they just gamble for the other opponent.

That would make you bias TBH, you'll always be loyal because you believe on the team so much.
If your best player is not 100% playing, you can still bet on the team to support, in sports betting that's bad because you give the opponent an edge.

But of course, it's your money, so you should know the risk, what I'm just telling is that it's hard to win in gambling being loyal.

[Google+]

Everyone has their own thoughts, so there must be people who bet only on their favorite team. Such a person betting is not oriented
towards profit, but bets on the trust of his favorite team. Because I am a typical person who focuses on making profits when doing
sports betting. Of course I will only choose the team that I think has a greater percentage of wins.

sometimes there are people who make bets because of the results of what has been researched such as seeing the previous match and sometimes making bets also just for fun without thinking about the existing team because people like this only want to get profit from their gambling

[bitzizzix]

I personally do not depend on my idol team when betting because it is not a guarantee and depends on the opponent, the important thing is I do research first on previous matches when I want to bet on any team and follow my conscience to be selected.
When my idol team plays I just watch and enjoy the match and give support and that doesn't mean I bet completely on my idol team and it all depends on the situation.

[maydna]

Everyone has their own thoughts, so there must be people who bet only on their favorite team. Such a person betting is not oriented
towards profit, but bets on the trust of his favorite team. Because I am a typical person who focuses on making profits when doing
sports betting. Of course I will only choose the team that I think has a greater percentage of wins.

sometimes there are people who make bets because of the results of what has been researched such as seeing the previous match and sometimes making bets also just for fun without thinking about the existing team because people like this only want to get profit from their gambling

People like that will select the team that has the opportunity to win the games, and they don't just think about if their favorite team can win or not because their favorite team can have a chance to lose.

I personally do not depend on my idol team when betting because it is not a guarantee and depends on the opponent, the important thing is I do research first on previous matches when I want to bet on any team and follow my conscience to be selected.
When my idol team plays I just watch and enjoy the match and give support and that doesn't mean I bet completely on my idol team and it all depends on the situation.

I guess it is a fair opinion because sometimes our idol team can against a strong team, which the idol team doesn't have a chance to win. In that case, we must research to know how big the percentage our idol team can win, and if the idol team doesn't have a big chance to win, we don't have to select it. If the idol team has a big opportunity to win, we can place a bet to expect the winning.

[Amel]

I don't rely upon my golden calf group while wagering on the grounds that it's anything but an assurance and relies upon the rival, the significant thing is I do investigate first on past matches when I need to wager in any group and follow my heart to be chosen. In the event that your best player isn't 100% playing, you can in any case wager in the group to help, in sports wagering that is terrible in light of the fact that you give the rival an edge. A few people cash is more noteworthy than the dependability to sports, they believe that they can't get anything from the group they need to help so they simply bet for the other adversary.

[famososMuertos]

Most of those who bet are the ones who followed the sports and the team players that is why they trust the team so much even when it's against an advantageous opponent. Due to being a fan sometimes they just bet to the individual player and how much points they are going to make in the particular game, they don't even care of the game result.

That's right, in a way the OP lets see the teams and sports, as a way of following them, and it is obvious to suppose that if you follow tennis you will bet on one player or two if that is the case, but I had escaped to mention this point , the players within the teams.

In fact it is very common to bet a "place" and not include the result, for e.g., in a certain way this is a good collateral point of what has been raised.

For example bet on your favorite player "x" situation and you bet on the opposing team. Although we enter into normal betting situations, the point here, if the bet in "fan" mode on for the sport or bet profit should prevail.

So, the logical point of the sports bet, each gamblers has it, the point here, is that you determine when you start to make that movement for profit. And I come back, I repeat this is for those who, like in my case, enjoy sports in the first instance and then the sports bets .

Not all answers have been from personal experience, some are based on the qualitative analysis of your information in relation to the sports betting ecosystem.

[milewilda]

I don't rely upon my golden calf group while wagering on the grounds that it's anything but an assurance and relies upon the rival, the significant thing is I do investigate first on past matches when I need to wager in any group and follow my heart to be chosen. In the event that your best player isn't 100% playing, you can in any case wager in the group to help, in sports wagering that is terrible in light of the fact that you give the rival an edge. A few people cash is more noteworthy than the dependability to sports, they believe that they can't get anything from the group they need to help so they simply bet for the other adversary.

It all goes with the money unless if you are really that supportive into the player or team then you would just make bets even you do know you'll have higher chance of losing.This sounds dumb but there are
people who are really supportive into this kind of extent when it comes to their favorites.Its a do or die situation.If it works then its surely luck but as far as sportsbetting is in talks where analysis and knowledge are crucial then its just normal to have second thoughts if we do saw that our preferred player or team is on disadvantage and as a human then its just normal for you to choose the other side of things.

[iamsheikhadil]

Well, I guess this is true for everything in life where money is involved.

Let's say you like science very much and would have loved to research on it. But you couldn't qualify the exams and you studied another stream and now you are working on a firm with a good salary.

You won't leave this job even if you don't like it because it gives you money and feeds you and your family.

Similarly, in sports betting, yes we are emotionally attached to some players and some particular teams but when it comes to gambling, our brain will place a bet on who we think will win and that can go against the heart which wants our loved team to win. Basically it's a fight between heart and brain and in the end, if we win our bet we will just say, "okay my loved team lost, but atleast I won some money". Is it worth it? Depends on your emotional sensitivity!

[Ucy]

Supporting our favorite teams via betting is what most of the gamblers out there are doing especially if they have certain team that they like or a certain players that they love to show a support.

What exactly do you mean by "supporting our favorite teams via betting"? I would never bet only for my favorite team, especially when the odds are really bad. For example, if my team is playing Barcelona, I would never bet on a top result for my team if there is no other reason for that despite being "my" team.  

But do you think you mean something different here?

He is probably referring to "emotional bets".
I suspect certain bettors can't afford to bet against the teams they like for emotional reasons.  It's important to bet honestly, I believe. That is one of the ways to become a good bettor.   Beside, one of the importance of prediction/betting market is to find people who are skilled/talented at predictions and use them for good purposes... for example, you could have a weather prediction site/betting-competition and have people bet on future weather conditions.  Those who are consistently correct could be followed by people for accurate/fair daily weather predictions

there are now devices to know the weather accurately and no need to hire a person that is expert at predicting on it .

predicting is verry inacurate and people just cant rely on it  . betting market is built for business and not the other way around  . there a big difference between a true bettor and a fan . fan arent a true bettor because if they say they will place a bet they will place on their supported teams but a true bettor will bet on anything that what his heart says  .

Well, I don't think it's a good idea to totally depend on man-made devices for weather prediction. We should also be training ourselves(and discovering talents) to be able to predict weather just incase something unpleasant happens to such technology. Better to bet that way than bet on animals fights or other violent games/competitions

[Lakai01]

It all goes with the money unless if you are really that supportive into the player or team then you would just make bets even you do know you'll have higher chance of losing.This sounds dumb but there are people who are really supportive into this kind of extent when it comes to their favorites.

I think that a lot of people simply bet on one team because they like it better than the other team. This clearly falls under the heading of "keeping emotions out of the game", which in my opinion is one of the most important skills in gambling.

I read a quite interesting blog article about how - and in which constellations - you should bet on your team. The most important rule in my opinion:



The following paragraph summarizes this very well:

Again, when most normal fans feel an upsurge of emotion (pride, disgust, or both) about their team, that emotion can feel a lot like fact when you’re standing at the bookie’s window getting ready to place a bet. It’s not.

Source

To let your emotions run wild and get carried away to betting when you actually know that your team will most likely lose does neither help you nor the team.

[Serious475]

Whenever we bet on sports, we should not consider our favorite team especially if we know that they have a disadvantage with the other team, if you really want to win in betting you should think wise, it is not because you like the team then you will be on their side because if that is the case then you may probably lose your money. I know that we always want to win the team that we want so the best thing to do if there is a disadvantage for them then you should not bet at that time or you may bet on the side of another team, just set aside your feelings.

[Questat]

It all goes with the money unless if you are really that supportive into the player or team then you would just make bets even you do know you'll have higher chance of losing.This sounds dumb but there are people who are really supportive into this kind of extent when it comes to their favorites.

I think that a lot of people simply bet on one team because they like it better than the other team. This clearly falls under the heading of "keeping emotions out of the game", which in my opinion is one of the most important skills in gambling.

I read a quite interesting blog article about how - and in which constellations - you should bet on your team. The most important rule in my opinion:



The following paragraph summarizes this very well:

Again, when most normal fans feel an upsurge of emotion (pride, disgust, or both) about their team, that emotion can feel a lot like fact when you’re standing at the bookie’s window getting ready to place a bet. It’s not.

Source

To let your emotions run wild and get carried away to betting when you actually know that your team will most likely lose does neither help you nor the team.

Very true, "When doubt, don't bet".. I experience that and all I can share is a bad experience as when your emotion dictates you, you tend to make a bad decision, maybe for some gamblers, it's hard to pass, they like to always be in action in betting.

[FlightyPouch]

I am a fan of the Milwaukee Bucks and I've been watching their games since half of the season. Since they are eliminated, I've not been interested in betting anymore but since some of my friends are used to bet on these occasions, I will bet against them. I am also betting online based on the odds and based on which team will win. I think I am just betting now since the team that I don't really support is not there.

[justdimin]

I am a fan of the Milwaukee Bucks and I've been watching their games since half of the season. Since they are eliminated, I've not been interested in betting anymore but since some of my friends are used to bet on these occasions, I will bet against them. I am also betting online based on the odds and based on which team will win. I think I am just betting now since the team that I don't really support is not there.

I don't support any team but I always favor a particular team or player when I make bets. I was watching UFC recently and while I don't have any interest in any UFC fights at all but because I was making bets I was favoring the fighters based on my bets, I feel so professional because I don't have any interest in any fighter winning but because I have a bet on them I am wishing them to win.

When at rare time a sport I follow and my team/play are playing then I just avoid betting because no matter how strict I try to be, I will be making bad bets on my team and would end up loosing more than usual. Sports betting is all about analysis and one who does it with highest professionalism and accuracy wins more often than others.