Does knowing your sport and teams really make you better at betting on them?

[rig4hodlers]

There's no difference if you will bet on Tennis or basketball or any type of sports because everyone has their favorite sports and it's good if they will only bet on sports that they follow the most and they are interested the most as that will give them more excitement in betting. In my case, I follow basketball so I'm more focus on NBA games than other type of sports.

I agree and it is better if you try to be focused on some single sports and you can and you can specialize in this sport. I believe that we should separate personal feelings and personal preferences when we talk about betting. For example I am a Chicago Bulls fan since Michael Jordan joined 30 years ago (or so) but I would never bet on them in case of betting on the NBA games.

[FlightyPouch]

...
So what will make us win? we must Know our team and also " The Opponents" this means we must be an expert in the whole process from our team and every team that they will be facing each time.

That is another thing that gamblers or bettors should also look at, how would the other team perform. I don't think we don't need to be that kind of expert to win most of our bets, there are a lot of angles we could into and if you are a fan of the sport, you have a huge advantage. But, that also falls to what you are saying.

Every team has different performance every game and that is the same with other player that could snowball the games they are playing.

[geegaw]

...
So what will make us win? we must Know our team and also " The Opponents" this means we must be an expert in the whole process from our team and every team that they will be facing each time.

That is another thing that gamblers or bettors should also look at, how would the other team perform. I don't think we don't need to be that kind of expert to win most of our bets, there are a lot of angles we could into and if you are a fan of the sport, you have a huge advantage. But, that also falls to what you are saying.

Every team has different performance every game and that is the same with other player that could snowball the games they are playing.

Our understanding of a sport and a team will give us more data to analyze and place bets on but as you say, we still cannot be proactive and control everything, luck still prevails and makes more decisions, considering more about match-fixing matches, our understanding won't help much. In addition, thinking like an expert, analyzing too much just makes us step closer and deeper into the world of gambling and when everything has accumulated enough, a gambling addiction will be created

[kryptqnick]

Thanks for so many replies in such a short time!
Not everyone agrees that knowledge is important because some think even betting is luck-based, so knowledge doesn't matter, whereas others believe that knowing how to bet is more important than knowing the sport. That being said, there aren't many replies like that.
The majority of people here are saying that knowledge is important, but they justify it rationally rather than by appealing to experience. I agree that it seems on the theoretical level that knowledge is very useful, but I wanted to hear more about your personal betting experience and whether it confirms this notion. Some did mention experience, but it's mainly about some particular bets they remembered, on something based on the analysis of a bunch of predictions.
And I do agree with what many pointed out about knowing the sport not being enough to become good at betting, but that's a separate question worthy of a different discussion.
LTU_btc, thanks for analysing your Superbru predictions, your insight is helpful!
magneto, I also liked your thought about knowing the sport making one biased. I think it's true that sometimes people bet on the team they're fond of, even though they know this team doesn't have good chances. And this problem indeed doesn't exist if you're not attached to a particular team.
rig4hodlers, interesting experience of successful betting on horse races without diving into the topic!

[Jemzx00]

Thanks for so many replies in such a short time!
Not everyone agrees that knowledge is important because some think even betting is luck-based, so knowledge doesn't matter, whereas others believe that knowing how to bet is more important than knowing the sport. That being said, there aren't many replies like that.
The majority of people here are saying that knowledge is important, but they justify it rationally rather than by appealing to experience. I agree that it seems on the theoretical level that knowledge is very useful, but I wanted to hear more about your personal betting experience and whether it confirms this notion. Some did mention experience, but it's mainly about some particular bets they remembered, on something based on the analysis of a bunch of predictions.
And I do agree with what many pointed out about knowing the sport not being enough to become good at betting, but that's a separate question worthy of a different discussion.
~snip~

Let me share my experience on betting on an Esport event. I know Esport and sport are two different things but they mostly have some similarities on the gambling side. When gambling into these kinds of event, there are many factors that we should consider that will help us win. The main one being familiar to the sport and players that will play on the event. Players statistics matters a lot as not everyone on a team is the best and it's better knowing who and when they'll play. Another factor is the gambling experience of the bettor, but most of the time this can be ignored as there are initial percentage of who's likely to win on a match or game.
So for me, sports and esports gambling can be mostly based on the statistics of the players, the team playing and knowing the sport as whole.

[suzanne5223]

If you're betting on tennis without the slightest idea of how the game works, you probably won't do a good job because you wouldn't even understand what you're betting on. However, if you have some basic knowledge of the game and teams, is it enough to become good at betting?

You are absolutely right. Sports betting and others form of gambling is just like cryptocurrency trading and it will be hard for an inexperienced trader with so basic knowledge to thrive. Besides, whenever a free gain trend occurs in the market he will lose his investment in the end. The same thing goes with gambling especially tennis because each player is good on some court than others.

 

If you really know the teams and follow what's happening to them (injuries and stuff like that), does it really make you good at betting?

Knowledge with in depth research is what makes a gambler good at betting, if a gambler is aware of the injuries and other helpful information of the teams but don't have the knowledge of gambling profitable she's still not good at betting. The good result is what counts not the awareness.

[Cling18]

It's really important that we'll have an idea of how every game works so we'll know the possible risks and we're able to deal with it. Knowing the capability of teams,  their movements and strategies in the game and their edge with their opponent would give us an idea of where to bet so it's really important that we'll do simple research about them. We still have to exert an effort before we bet so we'll never have regrets in the future.

[Mahanton]

It's really important that we'll have an idea of how every game works so we'll know the possible risks and we're able to deal with it. Knowing the capability of teams,  their movements and strategies in the game and their edge with their opponent would give us an idea of where to bet so it's really important that we'll do simple research about them. We still have to exert an effort before we bet so we'll never have regrets in the future.

You can really compare the numbers and statistics which you can obviously tell on what team is on the edge when it comes to that but to check that
there are lots of factors that can really affect winning probability that's why there are still other information that we do need and somehow do really
need some mix of guts and intuition when making up some bets.This is why nothing is assured even if you do know the technicals because
there are things which cant really be determined but only via experience.

[ecnalubma]

It is important that you have personal knowledge on sports that you are betting on. Basic knowledge is good however diving deep to stats is better. In that way you are increasing your chance to win in every bet and will also boost your confidence knowing that you knew a lot about the from basic to advance informations about any game.

[ReiMomo]

It is important that you have personal knowledge on sports that you are betting on. Basic knowledge is good however diving deep to stats is better. In that way you are increasing your chance to win in every bet and will also boost your confidence knowing that you knew a lot about the from basic to advance informations about any game.

I think not only basic knowledge, digging for every stats per match is much better than normally guessing a team who will gonna win. Because betting is not all about based on lack of game, it also acquires to have the knowledge and sometimes do the match while speculating who or which you place your bet, and of course, that is for the win-win situation.

But there are some bettors who want to risk on the underdog odds or very low odds, hoping to have a good profit a match if they will very lucky on that day.

[Fatunad]

Without even basic knowledge would really give out a problem.You dont even know even on the slightest information on the team or player which you are bound to make bets.

You are just making some blind bets and i dont see any enjoyment involved with your betting since you dont even know on whose the one you've been betting on.
Of course where having knowledge is important so that you would really have some advantage or edge for you to win.

[FlightyPouch]

It is important that you have personal knowledge on sports that you are betting on. Basic knowledge is good however diving deep to stats is better. In that way you are increasing your chance to win in every bet and will also boost your confidence knowing that you knew a lot about the from basic to advance informations about any game.

If you are following the game of each team and seeing each player play, you don't need to always dive that deep. You can analyze the way they play against their opponent especially if you are following a team. That is why it is advisable to follow a team so you will be familiar with how they play and their opponent, that would boost your chance for a profit.

Still, analysis is really important that is why we can't just remove it if you really want to earn some ou of betting.

[jossiel]

This is the good catch in gambling, even if you're not good in the games that you're playing as long as you have money to bet on, you can make yourself good through experience. And particularly in sports betting, a little knowledge is enough for you to bet on the players or teams that are about to play.

Knowing the sport is a great advantage for you but that doesn't give you a full guarantee that you'll have a 100% prediction for each of your bets. But you at least get an upper hand by knowing such.

[Fundamentals Of]

This is the good catch in gambling, even if you're not good in the games that you're playing as long as you have money to bet on, you can make yourself good through experience. And particularly in sports betting, a little knowledge is enough for you to bet on the players or teams that are about to play.

I've just thought about what you said. I was going to disagree but then I realized it may indeed be possible that someone will eventually learn to analyze and decide which team or player to bet only because he has spent a lot of money or time betting on the sports. So it is probably possible that you will become a good bettor on a sports you do not really know how play for as long as you are already very familiar with its teams or players' performance in terms of numbers.

[Wexnident]

I think not only basic knowledge, digging for every stats per match is much better than normally guessing a team who will gonna win. Because betting is not all about based on lack of game, it also acquires to have the knowledge and sometimes do the match while speculating who or which you place your bet, and of course, that is for the win-win situation.

But there are some bettors who want to risk on the underdog odds or very low odds, hoping to have a good profit a match if they will very lucky on that day.

Basic knowledge is required, a pre requisite of sorts if you really want to undergo sports betting, and the same goes for the team stats. Knowing what game and not knowing how the players play, how will you judge who can win and who would lose? By their figure? It's like a pen and paper, without one, what is the use of the other right? There's also the past match stats which most gamblers would use as the basis for their predictions since those are the ones that usually indicate who could win and who could lose. It shouldn't be 100% relied upon, but it should be a good factor to determine who's team is top the other.

[virasisog]

Knowing the sports and the teams you are betting on will give you an edge on sports betting. It can give you hints and better judgment on who's team has an edge over the other. Increasing your winning chance. If you know your team very well it is an advantage, betting on sports that you are not aware of is like putting your money in a blind bet.

[panganib999]

Knowing the sports and the teams you are betting on will give you an edge on sports betting. It can give you hints and better judgment on who's team has an edge over the other. Increasing your winning chance. If you know your team very well it is an advantage, betting on sports that you are not aware of is like putting your money in a blind bet.

Knowledge about betting is a very required attitude because you won't able to get too far if you didn't know about it. Basic knowledge and one of the things that may actually put you in the edge of winning is knowing your team. This may help you in order to measure rhe capability of winning of your team, and you must also have some background in the other team they're competing on because it also may help you to measure the chances of winning and losing of both teams. I always bet in NBA because I have know a lot if players, they play skills, mentality and like shooting. So that I able to have an advantage and I won most of the time.

[Trinx01]

Yes, knowing the sports team would be a great advantage for you when betting on a sports event, remember that knowledge is always the key to every success if you are familiar with the strength and weaknesses of the team then for sure it will give you the advantage but not a 100% guarantee. Those who do sports betting without any knowledge then they are just betting based on the number of odds or based on just their desired team.

[cabron]

I wouldn't Bet on basketball since I'm not a fan of basketball. I rarely watch a game but I am very much fond of baseball, boxing, and MMA, I sure had bet many times on Stake and Sportsbet on these games. I say I won about 70% to 80% of the match that I bet where my money on. For a top fan, I believe who put the games in their heart would know better and will likely have more than 90%.

[maydna]

If you only know about the game and teams' basic knowledge,

Sorry but what is Basic knowledge ? is there specification of the teams knowledge?

Yes, if you don't know how to play the game, you can not analyze it better. If you don't know the team you choose, you will lose your bet. That is the basic knowledge that every gambler must know. Imagine you can't understand how the football player play, you don't know what corner kick is, and else, you will not have a chance to understand how the game will be.

I am afraid that will not help you pick the right team because you need more information about that,

Have you read the title? it is about the Team and Sports that you will bet in , what's this choosing ?that is meaning you already knew your team from the start.

Yes, I read the title. Sometimes, people only know about the team, but they don't know about each team player. They attract to place their bet because of the "Name" of the team which often winning the match, but we know that each player can get replace because of their performance, the "Name" of the team will not always guarantee to be the right pick for placing the bet. It will be better to know who the player is inside the team so that they can make more analysis based on player performance.

and that is not easy to pick the team. The basic knowledge can help us know how the gameplay, but we need to search for more details to know which team will have a big chance to win. Sometimes, we need to dig deeper to analyze each team that will match, so that can affect our decision.

The bottom line is we must know "the Game, The Team, and the Opponent..

This will save your bets at any cost, and if you are not sure then better to pause betting and move on the next one.

That is why we need more details about the game, the team, and the opponent before placing the bet, so we can select the right team with a better chance to win.