What is the best Sport to bet on ?

[bitterguy28]

I am just kind of curious if anyone has done any research of has any opinions on which sport they think is the best sport to gamble.  I guess I'm looking for both opinions and hard data.

Personally I bet on NFL Football the most, followed by the NBA, MLB, College Basketball and every once in a while I'll bet on a big Soccer ( football for you Euros ) game like the Classico.  For me, Football by far seems to be the easiest sport to bet on.  Baseball and Basketball are too random and their betting lines tend to be a bit more confusing.  With the NFL only having 16 games vs MLB with 162 and the NBA with 82..It seems like there is much less of a chance for an upset or sloppy game vs the other two where the regular season simply doesn't mean nearly enough.

Just curious what you guys think..

I only Bet in NFL , NBA ,Boxing and also our Local Basketball league .

but lets see what's the Poll will say .

Maybe there is different between which is most number of bettors and how much is the highest in bettings.

[el kaka22]

I wager on usually just NBA and soccer, those are the only games I know. I used to wager on more stuff, boxing, ufc, even super bowl (not other nfl games) and some other stuff, I once even did tennis but that was just one time and I was bored. Why not other games? Because I do not personally watch other games, anyone who loves watching Tennis would wager on tennis, anyone who watches golf would wager on golf, but I do not like it when people wager on sports they do not watch.

I also wager on F1, no idea if that's called sports or not, I feel like racing and sports are different things, but I just wanted to put it out there since I wager on that a lot as well. At the end of the day, NBA, Football and F1 is more than enough, you have so many games that I literally do not have enough money to wager on all the games I want to wager, sometimes I just lack bankroll.

[Nadziratel]

I think the answer to this question can vary from person to person. I think you should only bet on the sport you really know. In other words, betting on areas that you do not follow and whose dynamics you do not know is a kind of gambling.

For example, if you have no knowledge of the NBA, what strategy will you follow when betting on any match. You have to wait for a positive result as if you rolled the dice.

But if you are someone who knows the NBA dynamics, the performances and player structures of the teams playing that match, everything will be much more meaningful and easy.

[Cling18]

As for me, it depends on a person's preference when it comes to sports. We must have enough knowledge about the sports that we're betting on so we should choose the ones that we know at least the mechanics and the game rules as well as the capability of the players. My personal choice is NBA since I know a little background about them.

[ChiBitCTy]

Wow, a lot of responses, which I appreciate.  I've read through a good chunk of them, but not all yet.  One general "thesis" I am seeing is people arguing that there really is no one sport that is better to bet on than another, but really more so just about personal preference/what you enjoy most.  Now I do agree that it makes the most logical sense to be on the sport that you have the most interest/knowledge in.. therefore of course giving yourself a leg up as much as possible...However... I do feel like there are some sports that are simply more difficult to bet on just period. Take MLB and NFL for example, the MLB plays 162 games vs 16.. Baseball has without question more confusing betting odds and since there are 162 games there's a much better chance for variability game to game..same kind of goes for the NBA..having so many games makes any one regular season game in theory meaningless and that does effect how players play.  Where as with the NFL there are only 16 so they are always trying as hard as possible, creating less variance.

I really do think there is hard data somewhere in here..I'm just not smart enough to put it on paper. 

[Stedsm]

For me, it's definitely Soccer because I've been a player of the same sport for a very long time and also follow many different leagues. I mostly love the over/under bets that I get for the goals while moneyline bets are not my favorite. Next ones I follow are Basketball (especially NBA) in which again I only place bets on over/under points betting and Horse-Racing in which I go for 1-3.

[Hypnosis00]

I love sports particularly NBA where there's amazing thinghs happening, lol.

Right now that we are in pandemic, we are given more chance to gamble as some of us are just staying at home or working at home, and personally that made me enjoy this opportunity to bet on actions that I can see in a daily basis. So yeah, just so everyone know what I really am focusing now, it's NBA betting and I'm always using threads in this forum as a reference before putting my bet.

[Fatunad]

I love sports particularly NBA where there's amazing thinghs happening, lol.

Right now that we are in pandemic, we are given more chance to gamble as some of us are just staying at home or working at home, and personally that made me enjoy this opportunity to bet on actions that I can see in a daily basis. So yeah, just so everyone know what I really am focusing now, it's NBA betting and I'm always using threads in this forum as a reference before putting my bet.

Even though betting on sports now is a bit different due to new normal or in a set-up but still its better rather than have nothing at all.I do love basketball or specifically NBA

where i do make out bets mostly when the season starts or majority on playoffs time.Same goes with e-sports too, it might not be directly to be a physical sports
but im really interested on making out bets because im a gamer and i do have interest in doing so.
This is mostly users preference and interest because not all would really be loving the same game or sports.

[Hypnosis00]

I love sports particularly NBA where there's amazing thinghs happening, lol.

Right now that we are in pandemic, we are given more chance to gamble as some of us are just staying at home or working at home, and personally that made me enjoy this opportunity to bet on actions that I can see in a daily basis. So yeah, just so everyone know what I really am focusing now, it's NBA betting and I'm always using threads in this forum as a reference before putting my bet.

Even though betting on sports now is a bit different due to new normal or in a set-up but still its better rather than have nothing at all.I do love basketball or specifically NBA

where i do make out bets mostly when the season starts or majority on playoffs time.Same goes with e-sports too, it might not be directly to be a physical sports
but im really interested on making out bets because im a gamer and i do have interest in doing so.
This is mostly users preference and interest because not all would really be loving the same game or sports.

That's definitely the most important, bet on what we love so we can enjoy, may it be esports or sports, as long as we are enjoying, we should not hesitate risking money, but of course with proper discipline to still enjoy despite by any chance we could also loss money. However, this topic focus on sports, not esports.

[Ryker1]

Well, eSports are making their noise during the past year in Sportsbooks. Traditional Sports are always there, it became a business, to be honest.
But if you are going to check, if you may also consider placing bets in eSports, I think it might also work for you ^{[just in case you also play the game]}. But going back to traditional Sports, I would choose NBA as basketball is the mainstream. Some sportsbooks can actually give almost accurate favors and that results in the best odds. NFL is not bad as well, but if we’re going to compare it to NBA, perhaps NBA would stand out a little bit.

[Rengga Jati]

In my opinion, the best sport to bet is a football match. It is the favorite of most people in the world and many people join betting on this field as well. Moreover, for a football lover like me, it is a hobby to analyze which team possibly wins on the match. So, it can be easier for me to bet in a football match. Also, it can be so happy once I bet my favorite team to win on a match, then it really comes true. Seems like I get a double bonus.  

[Twinkledoe]

As for me, it depends on a person's preference when it comes to sports. We must have enough knowledge about the sports that we're betting on so we should choose the ones that we know at least the mechanics and the game rules as well as the capability of the players. My personal choice is NBA since I know a little background about them.

This is exactly what I am thinking. Based also from users' opinion, it shows that they like a specific sports to bet on if they are familiar with it at least. So for me, if you are a bettor, the best sports to bet on is the sports that you are most familiar with, whether NBA, soccer or boxing. As long as you are comfortable with that sports and you are very familiar with the sports, I guess, you will be more contented in placing bets.

[magneto]

I am just kind of curious if anyone has done any research of has any opinions on which sport they think is the best sport to gamble.  I guess I'm looking for both opinions and hard data.

Personally I bet on NFL Football the most, followed by the NBA, MLB, College Basketball and every once in a while I'll bet on a big Soccer ( football for you Euros ) game like the Classico.  For me, Football by far seems to be the easiest sport to bet on.  Baseball and Basketball are too random and their betting lines tend to be a bit more confusing.  With the NFL only having 16 games vs MLB with 162 and the NBA with 82..It seems like there is much less of a chance for an upset or sloppy game vs the other two where the regular season simply doesn't mean nearly enough.

Just curious what you guys think..

In terms of your EV for your bets, as long as the betting markets are liquid, you're going to get approximately the same long run results across any of the games.

I personally prefer NBA for its unpredictability. Unlike tennis and other individual sports, favourites are upset much more easily and when they do you can reap yourself a handsome payout given that odds on the underdog are usually not too shabby.

But you should just go with whatever game you enjoy watching. The actual deviations in terms of betting odds are so tiny they're negligible.

[stadus]

I'm gonna be bias, and my answer is basketball (NBA).

You can check the thread these two threads, and see how people are actively discussion, may it coming from just a fan who don't bet on a bettor that is also a fan, all the discussion really make betting easy and wonderful.

NBA 2020-2021 betting

2021 NBA Season

[2double0]

I am a Tennis lover and I love placing bets on points and total games. I also follow some tipsters who give good Handicap bets on their channels and discord server on a daily basis. I mostly bet on ATP games and sometimes, I look for women's games only as I have deeper knowledge about their gameplay and accurately know about the winning lady.

[CarnagexD]

I've tried gambling on NBA, and European Football. But personally, the best sport to bet on will be the sport that you know most about as a gambler. Doesn't matter if it's something as big as Esports or as passive as Chess. As long as you know how the game is played, and how each players fare against each other, you'd be bagging wins, because there's always going to be a high-roller in every gambling field that you can get a score on if you know what you're doing.

[OgNasty]

It’s gotta be whatever sport you’re most familiar with, right? I pretty much only watch basketball regularly so that is the only sport I bet on outside of the random fight here and there. I’m more of a casual bettor though I guess and usually only do so for the entertainment value. If I’m not going to watch an event, I’m somewhat unlikely to bet on it.

[Vaskiy]

It’s gotta be whatever sport you’re most familiar with, right? I pretty much only watch basketball regularly so that is the only sport I bet on outside of the random fight here and there. I’m more of a casual bettor though I guess and usually only do so for the entertainment value. If I’m not going to watch an event, I’m somewhat unlikely to bet on it.

This is the right choice. Bet on the games/matches in which you're familiar. Only then it is possible to make better predictions than making wild guesses/random picks. If you're lucky even the wild guesses will bring win win to you. Sports betting is all about fun and most of the time much expected matches were easily guessed, but it is hard to guess the win of players that aren't much familiar.

[jostorres]

I do not personally watch other games, anyone who loves watching Tennis would wager on tennis, anyone who watches golf would wager on golf, but I do not like it when people wager on sports they do not watch.

Betting on the sports on which we are interested and watching continuously will be profitable and easy to predict. Personally I have tried to bet on other easily predictable sports on which I'm not having too much interest and rarely watching but due to my friends and their comments I somehow managed to predict the final results but in such games, we are getting very low odds hence I stopped betting on them. Yeah, easily predictable games are yielding  very small profits as most people are on right side.

Personally I cannot figure out which sport is best to me to gamble with. I have similar profit levels across cricket/NBA/football. When we are following some team and betting on them then it will be always profitable.

[peter0425]

No other Than Boxing and  Baseball 

Sometimes Basketball and NFL  but the most favorite is Boxing , I even collect my funds for Boxing for long time specially when Manny Pacquiao is having a fight .

It’s gotta be whatever sport you’re most familiar with, right? I pretty much only watch basketball regularly so that is the only sport I bet on outside of the random fight here and there. I’m more of a casual bettor though I guess and usually only do so for the entertainment value. If I’m not going to watch an event, I’m somewhat unlikely to bet on it.

So you are a Disciplined Gambler Mate, And you seems not wanted to gamble in sports without no watching the game.