1x2 vs the correct score bets

[kryptqnick]

I've opened threads on gambling behavior and multi vs single bets before, and this one is another question I'm interested in to understand what the majority of this gambling community prefers. If you bet on soccer matches, what kind of bets do you prefer? Is it 1x2 bets or are you into something more risky like predicting the correct score? What do you choose more often?
As for me, I prefer the simple 1x2 bets because predicting the winner is often much simpler than predicting the score. However, I'm participating in Sportsbet EPL Pool, and there we're predicting the correct score of every EPL match (although you do get a point for guessing the outcome correct, so it's not as risky as placing bets on the correct score). So far, I've predicted the score correctly only 5 times out of 78 matches, so betting on the score is definitely not a good thing for me.

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[virasog]

If you bet on soccer matches, what kind of bets do you prefer? Is it 1x2 bets or are you into something more risky like predicting the correct score? What do you choose more often?

Predicting the winning team is often more easy to win that than to predict the correct score.  Its always hard to bet on the score, although if you always bet on 0-0 or 1-1 score, there are chances that you win some times but its need a lot of luck. I also recommend everyone to go the winning teams bets and not focus of any other bet.

[Harkorede]

Except for risk-free bet or competition like the EPL Pool or similar competitions I'd never bet on the correct scoreline, It's far to risk imo, and the odds are usually not worth it... as you'd most find the usual scoreline 2 - 1, 2 - 0, 3 - 1, 1 - 0, 1-1 and, 3 - 0 predictions within just a range of 2.00 odds to ~6.00 odds on bookies.

I have a slightly better record than you, but still each of those 6 exact scores I predicted would have been within 3 - 5 odds, so I'll surely be a net loss If I were to be betting on the exact scores.

[xxjumperxx]

I consider myself to bet alot of soccer but most of my bets are on the asian Handicap Market and the over/Unders.
I have tried betting the exact result, but its so much harder (yes thats why the odds are way higher).
I used to look at the correct score odds on Bet365 to kind of get a feel what the book thinks is going to happen, but I wasnt very lucky and lost more than I won.

So back to Asian Handicap, I cant even tell you how many times I have been screwed over by a late goal!

[asus09]

My favorite prediction when betting soccer and I choose 1x2 as correct prediction and some time I choose double chance for both winning although not all time give me lucky. I think better to choose 1x2 as betting just know which one team or country playing, if looking have the same power and have full team both club I will choose draw but my favorite score betting is 1x2 and double chance win. I know many people choose which one team make first goal and have other gambler looking for chance to prediction with team make second or third gold in match, have any choose but for me still 1x2 as good choose for betting and double chance too.

[hahay]

I prefer Over / Under, BTtS, Draw No Bet, and Asian Handicap but at first I mostly bet on Double Chance and slowly left it because for me it was less effective but depending on the situation and conditions too, sometimes I also bet on Ht / Ft. Now, this is where there is a change or difference when betting at local and online bookies, because when I bet at the local bookies, I bet 1x2 more often and that's definitely done or the other choice is Asian Handicap but for Correct Score, this is a type of bet which I have never chosen especially bet with a higher money because honestly it is a difficult bet, but if you want to try it with less money I think there is nothing wrong and it all depends on the situation and conditions.

[Rabi3]

in my opinion, betting on the correct score of a game is a really bad idea, it's good only if you it's live, like a team is leading 2-0 and you think both teams won't score another goal, what i prefer to bet on is just like to what other people said here, over or under and handicap, pre-match and live aswell.

[casperBGD]

there is more risk to predicting the right score, but there are also better quotes on those prediction, as far as i am concerned, i do not play correct score on games that i planned to watch, it is simply not interesting to see your correct score in the first half, and they watch with goal to see no more goals in the match
but, there is a value in bet, if you play on correct score 1:1 instead of draw, it is pure statistics, and more often than not, games that are draw at the end, finish 1:1

[blockman]

The exact score is hard to hit. And just as you said, we have the same preference for tuning in which team is going to win instead of predicting the correct scores.
I'm not betting on soccer but checking the preference, it's easy to determine that I'll do the same as you if ever I'll start betting on soccer in the future.

[bitbollo]

of course most of players will play in 1x2 and not correct score.

in correct score, despite odds are on top, it's not worth the effort since there is an high risk for each bet. Sometimes I place some quick bets on betting exchange since I can cover (back or lay) them with a good profit (around 3-10%) in just few minutes.

[RapTarX]

Of course, everyone would be loving 1x2 bets as they are much easier to predict with a good odds. I would never bother to predict score as I am failed to win in 1x2 bets most of the times.
Nevertheless, there will be people who would bet on predicting the exact bet but with much higher odd. So far, your score predicting ratio is only 6.41% and guess which odd best suit such winning ratio.

[Wexnident]

1x2 naturally. Even people who don't gamble would know that the risk in guessing the final score is far more difficult than guessing the winner in a match. The saying bigger rewards always comes with bigger risk is always true imo, and the same goes for this. Even if you are able to win more in terms of predicting the score, the risk of doing so outweighs the benefits imo. Not really worth the effort and time to predict the final score. It'd actually probably be a lot better to play some slots with the money you're going to use for that.

[ralle14]

Correct score is only good as a side bet even if you get lucky it's still very difficult to maintain a profitable record compared to 1x2. The only time I would take correct scores is if there's an extra reward for it like promotions, free bets or contests. 1x2 is just better overall it's hard to recommend correct scores unless there's a league that consistently ends with certain scores.  

[YuginKadoya]

Predicting the winning team for me, I don't really want to bet on a riskier game and the most easier to predict will the winning team to bet, in predicting the correct score I think this will be possible if you can bet on gambling if the game is nearly on its ending time, well if you really want to be on the safe side I think winning team is still the safest, but it will be your decision if you are good at predicting the score.

[fiulpro]

I've opened threads on gambling behavior and multi vs single bets before, and this one is another question I'm interested in to understand what the majority of this gambling community prefers. If you bet on soccer matches, what kind of bets do you prefer? Is it 1x2 bets or are you into something more risky like predicting the correct score? What do you choose more often?
As for me, I prefer the simple 1x2 bets because predicting the winner is often much simpler than predicting the score. However, I'm participating in Sportsbet EPL Pool, and there we're predicting the correct score of every EPL match (although you do get a point for guessing the outcome correct, so it's not as risky as placing bets on the correct score). So far, I've predicted the score correctly only 5 times out of 78 matches, so betting on the score is definitely not a good thing for me.

As you said predicting the score is a hard Task , at the same time it's genuinely something very complicated. Some people might predict the score like: More than 40 or less than 40 , something like that is comparatively easier.

When we talk about choosing winners in this we also have a sub category of choosing the winning team. This actually cuts off the complications a lot.

So you can do the following things as I understand:
Choose the winner
Choose the team
Choose the score
Choose the score based on an arbitrary number eg. Might be more than x or less than x

Now what people are doing depends on them. Some might prefer one or the other and at the end of the day I believe it's more like personal preference.

[Russlenat]

You can tell by the odds it displayed and 1x2 always has the lower odds as it's simpler to pick, that's why most gamblers will prefer betting on it.

I've not joined a gambling competition yet but usually in a competition, it's mostly a game that is not easy to win because it's where the challenge makes the game exciting.

By the way, where can we see this competition?

[kryptqnick]

Except for risk-free bet or competition like the EPL Pool or similar competitions I'd never bet on the correct scoreline.

Yeah, I hear you. If you get some points for outcome and more for the score, it's actually a very good deal. But the score itself is tough. I got it right 5 times so far, and got it 6 times. It's a very low success rate out of 78.

You can tell by the odds it displayed and 1x2 always has the lower odds as it's simpler to pick, that's why most gamblers will prefer betting on it.

I've not joined a gambling competition yet but usually in a competition, it's mostly a game that is not easy to win because it's where the challenge makes the game exciting.

By the way, where can we see this competition?

The thing about the odds is that I've already started a discussion about low-risk bets some times ago, and it turns out that the majority does not find them attractive (I mean the odds less than 3.5 or something like that). So people might be betting on the score, which is why I created the thread. It seems from the replies, however, that those odds are too high, and people prefer 1x2.
The competition is happening on Superbru, and here's the link to the discussion thread on Bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4479837.0.

[Casdinyard]

Correct score is only good as a side bet even if you get lucky it's still very difficult to maintain a profitable record compared to 1x2. The only time I would take correct scores is if there's an extra reward for it like promotions, free bets or contests. 1x2 is just better overall it's hard to recommend correct scores unless there's a league that consistently ends with certain scores.  

Despite of slight consistencies with the scores, things are really hard to determine especially with the scores. Most of the time scores of each teams are less than 3 but there are those "lucky days" wherein a team could score higher which may result to loss for the bettors. I'd still go with betting on which team will win because the odds are smaller as well as winning ratio. Also there are more basis which could be factors for a bettor to determine the winning team such as their stats, and popularity of the team in general. I am not really into football betting games but I think, in such way, the risk is smaller than to correctly predicting the end scores.

[Becky666]

The correct scores are best for those with the spiritual eyes  , don't get into this type without the eyes of the dog(native men will only understand). Personally, i love it when it's double, win or loss, first half win or loss, red-cards or corner kicks among others. This enable me make some good skills in risk management, and this has helped me in the past. Although, there are friends with this type of betting (correct scores) but mostly thy often fall into the prey of the enemies of losses at the end.

[khaled0111]

I prefer betting on the match result rather than betting on the exact score even if the odds are really tempting.
But to each his own, some players prefer high risk bets which bring high rewards.

Good luck with the competition and 5 correct guesses out of 78 isn't that bad if you ask me