Viewpoint of a fan gambling

[Getmon]

When I saw a survey indicating that the majority of voters chose the player that only a handful of experts expect to win over the player that has proven to be more dominant, it blew my mind.

I am talking about the boxing match between former champion and big star Anthony Joshua and mma star Francis Nganou. However, I remember not long ago I refused to place a wager on Real Madrid because I desired Girona to win La Liga. In addition, wagering against the Los Angeles Lakers when matched with the best NBA teams is difficult for me.

I want to find out if there are individuals like me. What percentage of the gamblers in Bitcointalk are wagering and not wagering to their dearest star player, club and team?

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[Odohu]

When I saw a survey indicating that the majority of voters chose the player that only a handful of experts expect to win over the player that has proven to be more dominant, it blew my mind.

I am talking about the boxing match between former champion and big star Anthony Joshua and mma star Francis Nganou. However, I remember not long ago I refused to place a wager on Real Madrid because I desired Girona to win La Liga. In addition, wagering against the Los Angeles Lakers when matched with the best NBA teams is difficult for me.

I want to find out if there are individuals like me. What percentage of the gamblers in Bitcointalk are wagering and not wagering to their dearest star player, club and team?

There are people who always play against their favourite star or team, they use it as a form of consolation incase their favourite loses, they make money. In soccer some people even play against their country so that whatever be the outcome of the match, they will be happy. I don't know how this work for them but I'm not really pursuing that momentary happiness so I don't do that.

In gambling, I don't attach emotion, so I play the best possible option. If my favourite is to lose, I'll will go with the option that will give me the results I want and not really some form of happiness. You can say am not a loyal supporter, well that may be your opinion because I support for the fun of the game and nothing more... losing is actually part of the fun!

[Julien_Olynpic]

I recently watched a video by a blogger, where he explained his rules of sports betting. It’s funny that the first point in his video was this rule: “Never bet on your favorite team.” And in fact, this rule has a deep meaning. When we bet on our favorite team, we are likely to be biased. We want to believe that our favorite team will win and we can ignore any rational arguments.
      It is much more logical to bet on the opponent of your favorite team to win. In this case, as the previous user correctly noted, we will either win the bet or enjoy the game of our favorites. That is, it turns out that we will win in any case.

[komisariatku]

I want to find out if there are individuals like me. What percentage of the gamblers in Bitcointalk are wagering and not wagering to their dearest star player, club and team?

I have two favorite clubs and will always bet there even if the chances of winning are small. To be honest, now I very rarely bet on football matches because I no longer watching football as before. But because I like Real Madrid and AC Milan, I sometimes bet there even though I don't know any players currently playing for those two clubs and never follow any information about them. Usually I bet on the derby or El-Classico. Whatever happens, I will always bet on Real Madrid when El Real meets Barca and I always bet on AC Milan when they meet Inter. Of course I only bet small amounts because it's just for fun

Usually my old friends contact me when there's a big match coming up, but we've lost contact since he got married so we can't have fun like we used to. I miss him very much

[alastantiger]

When I saw a survey indicating that the majority of voters chose the player that only a handful of experts expect to win over the player that has proven to be more dominant, it blew my mind.

I am talking about the boxing match between former champion and big star Anthony Joshua and mma star Francis Nganou. However, I remember not long ago I refused to place a wager on Real Madrid because I desired Girona to win La Liga. In addition, wagering against the Los Angeles Lakers when matched with the best NBA teams is difficult for me.

I want to find out if there are individuals like me. What percentage of the gamblers in Bitcointalk are wagering and not wagering to their dearest star player, club and team?

There is a term for betting against your favorite team; it is called emotional hedging. According to Wikipedia, when we bet against our team or a sports person we are a fan of, as in the case of the OP, if at least Francis Ngannou wins or Girona, he would win money and feel less bad about his favorite, Anthony Joshua, or his favorite club, Real Madrid, losing. On the other side, if this is optimism bias, in the case of the OP, the sports bettor would believe that no matter what, against his analysis and popular opinion, his favorite, Anthony Joshua, or his favorite club, Real Madrid, is destined to win.

[Fundamentals Of]

Although every gambler must have his favorite team or player, I don't think it will have more weight in terms of betting. Gambling is of course trying to make money. And it is supposed to be based on objective analysis and stats rather than emotions.

But sometimes it can't be avoided that when your team or player is in a game you really want them to win and you also want to cheer for them while watching them live. Because of this, you either not bet at all especially if your team or player is a big underdog or you still bet on them but with the minimum amount only.

[Hirose UK]

Of course there are, I also several times prefer to bet on team or star players that I like just because I want to see different results and also more feasible odds.
Of course we always have passion for star players or top teams who are really strong but often this category gives very low odds and is not possible to bet on, winning does have a very big chance of being achieved but the odds are really not worth it bet.
If you really want to bet on the favorite team which clearly has full strength then there will be decent odd if you take handicap bet but this is quite risky because draw or small win of only 1 point will make the bet fail.

In sports betting, it is actually quite easy to be able to have an odd that is worth betting on and in accordance with the risk taken, but the apparent ease can lead to mistakes if you are not really careful in choosing betting options.
This is sports betting which is full of puzzles that are difficult to solve, everything looks easy but when you do it the ease is not as you imagine.

[michellee]

I will see the reality between the two teams. If my favourite team cannot win against the opposing team, I will choose the opposing team as a bet. But sometimes, I don't place a bet if I don't really want to bet. I'll choose number two. I can wager against my dearest star player, club and team.

It will be up to each person to place a bet. They can place their bet if they are okay with betting against their favourite team or player. Otherwise, they won't do it and just watch the game.

And there is no pressure to choose which one we prefer. That will depend on the results of the analysis we make. Before you choose your favourite team or the opposing team, you have to analyze it. That way, you will know how likely your favourite team is to win and then you can make a choice.

[boty]

Although every gambler must have his favorite team or player, I don't think it will have more weight in terms of betting. Gambling is of course trying to make money. And it is supposed to be based on objective analysis and stats rather than emotions.

But sometimes it can't be avoided that when your team or player is in a game you really want them to win and you also want to cheer for them while watching them live. Because of this, you either not bet at all especially if your team or player is a big underdog or you still bet on them but with the minimum amount only.

Everyone who places a bet will of course look at the statistics of the matches played by the team they are going to place a bet on and the statistics of the opponents, because everyone who bets of course wants to win and if their favorite team has a bigger opponent then it is very unlikely they will place a bet on their favorite team because they will not be sure they can win the bet they will place, but if they are determined they will not miss their favorite team's match and will continue to support their favorite team.

[Gozie51]

Gambling is to win and make some profit from what you have wagered and it is an unreasonable gambler that will go gamble in favour of an unfavourable team even if that is his favourite club, the right thing to do is to stay away from that wager instead of the feeling of guilt to bet against your club.

With the analysis, predictions and bookies odd you should know if your favourite team is tipped to win or not and gambling follows the general feeling and no sentiment, so why bet with sentiment where you know your team is not favoured to win but some gamblers may take the risk afterall it is all gambling, a game of luck but I won't wager blindly. I better stay away from an unfavourable forecast team whether I'm a fan of the club or not.

[Apocollapse]

This is the reason why not every gambler will make money by gambling even though they gamble on sports (which people said skill based games give you higher chances to win).

But betting on favorite team or player isn't entirely wrong if they feel fun with that, especially if you're live from that country/city and you feel there's a personal relationship with them.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

When I saw a survey indicating that the majority of voters chose the player that only a handful of experts expect to win over the player that has proven to be more dominant, it blew my mind.

I am talking about the boxing match between former champion and big star Anthony Joshua and mma star Francis Nganou. However, I remember not long ago I refused to place a wager on Real Madrid because I desired Girona to win La Liga. In addition, wagering against the Los Angeles Lakers when matched with the best NBA teams is difficult for me.

I want to find out if there are individuals like me. What percentage of the gamblers in Bitcointalk are wagering and not wagering to their dearest star player, club and team?

      -   In my experience in boxing, I remembered that I bet against the opponent of our compatriot boxer because I thought that my compatriot boxer would lose. So I bet on his opponent that he will lose. Although he is my countryman, I can't wait to see him win, so I bet on his opponent that he will win.
And after that match, I won with my acquaintance because we were the only two who bet on something like that. Sometimes that's the cycle of the game, and if he's not my star player, I'll give up. Of course, that's not the case; that's why we call him a better player.

[Assface16678]

Well, for me in terms of gambling, no matter how much I like that team or specific player, if I see that they don't have the chance to win or if the opposing team is most likely to win, then I'm okay with betting on the opposing team of my favourite team. hy? Money, even how a fan you are in a sport, will you let yourself lose in a bet or lose money just because you are being stubborn and ignoring the fact that your favourite team will lose and will cost you money because you still bet on them? Let's be practical, or I'll be practical if it's about gambling, then I don't care who's team I choose as long as they have the chance to win and they will give money to me. I'm still a fan of my favourite team, but money is money, and I can't ignore the fact that there are stronger teams aside from them.

[ajiz138]

Always bet on the favorite team because it's a high percentage chance of winning, I don't care if it's the favorite team because there's an inherent relationship but when you bet on the favorite team it's obvious to be happy especially in a winning match + odds that are won again.

I always bet on the favorite team including any team when I know about the match, I don't differentiate, but I don't know if someone is doing something different maybe for a reason.

Even when there are many matches in the same week in the sense that there are many big match matches, I will do multiple because I look at the odds not the team that is not bet on.

[Asuspawer09]

When I saw a survey indicating that the majority of voters chose the player that only a handful of experts expect to win over the player that has proven to be more dominant, it blew my mind.

I am talking about the boxing match between former champion and big star Anthony Joshua and mma star Francis Nganou. However, I remember not long ago I refused to place a wager on Real Madrid because I desired Girona to win La Liga. In addition, wagering against the Los Angeles Lakers when matched with the best NBA teams is difficult for me.

I want to find out if there are individuals like me. What percentage of the gamblers in Bitcointalk are wagering and not wagering to their dearest star player, club and team?

It was still going to depend on the situation in some games, for in some NBA games like Stephen Curry there are probably a lot of people that like him as a player but if you're going to gamble and make a bet on it, I don't really think that Stephen Curry could actually win the finals right now right since there are a lot of issues on their team right now and probably consecutive lose in the previous lose could be another indication for some betters. Also, you can see how great the stats of the other team are so you can easily analyze how it might turn out in the end.

[SmartGold01]

I don't give priority to my favorite star or team what matter's most is which team to win the match, what you are saying is being emotionally attached when you attached emotion in terms of gambling it could cause you damage knowing that such team won't win or qualify for the League then what is the extent of chosen them in your bet to win while not, I am very mindful with my selection and again if you attached emotion it could cause you some damages whereby you would find it difficult to fight over it.
The thing is gamble and make your predictions correctly without having to attached any emotion to your favorite star or club.

[blckhawk]

I don't give priority to my favorite star or team what matter's most is which team to win the match, what you are saying is being emotionally attached when you attached emotion in terms of gambling it could cause you damage knowing that such team won't win or qualify for the League then what is the extent of chosen them in your bet to win while not, I am very mindful with my selection and again if you attached emotion it could cause you some damages whereby you would find it difficult to fight over it.
The thing is gamble and make your predictions correctly without having to attached any emotion to your favorite star or club.

Same with me, I try to be logical and reasonable when it comes to which one I should place my bet upon which has the likely wins, the reason why a lot of fans of sports teams and FCs shouldn't bet is because their team/brand loyalty makes them blind to the possibilities that their team might lose or that they think that every other team sucks so they judge them badly but that's not all fans because there are some that really knows the game so in a way, they can still bet but still loyal to their teams because they know how the game works, I don't think that they'll ever bet against their team though, they'll gladly lose on that one but the fervor they'll get if they win is going to be off the charts.

[Natsuu]

Just for fun yeah i can. There are times that I want to test my spirit haha If you're just exploring for fun, you might find diverse opinions and preferences among gamblers on Bitcointalk. You've got folks throwing their money in for the love of their favorite players or teams like that emotional connection. Then there are the strategists, crunching numbers and following expert advice. It's a whole blend of loyalty, gut feeling  and calculated risks that makes the betting scene a lively and unpredictable ride

[swogerino]

When I saw a survey indicating that the majority of voters chose the player that only a handful of experts expect to win over the player that has proven to be more dominant, it blew my mind.

I am talking about the boxing match between former champion and big star Anthony Joshua and mma star Francis Nganou. However, I remember not long ago I refused to place a wager on Real Madrid because I desired Girona to win La Liga. In addition, wagering against the Los Angeles Lakers when matched with the best NBA teams is difficult for me.

I want to find out if there are individuals like me. What percentage of the gamblers in Bitcointalk are wagering and not wagering to their dearest star player, club and team?

That is quite common and you should not be surprised to know that quite a lot of surprise results happen otherwise casino/sportbooks would be diminishing day by day and not growing like they are doing.I rarely bet against the favorite yet I am also greatly dissapointed when I see surprise results in tennis,NBA which happen with really low odds and also in soccer where the odds are a bit higher.This unfortunately won't change and we should not be surprised because these results will be here to stay.

[len01]

maybe I will focus more on football betting and occasionally I also bet on teams that are not favorites or are not my favorite team.
for me this just depends on whether we are truly a bettor or just a bettor and supporter of a team.
and if someone is a pure bettor, they usually don't care where they place their bet because they (pure gamblers) only think about how to win their bet and don't always bet on the team favored by the bookmaker.
however, if someone is a bettor and also a supporter of a team, they usually always bet on their favorite team as a way to provide support, even though the team they choose is not favored by the bookies, they will definitely look for a safe option with a big chance of winning.

but still, all of this is actually just about where we will get a profit from our bets, it doesn't matter whether it is a weak team or a strong team which can definitely only win the bet that has been placed even though he is also a supporter of a certain team.