What's your take?

[darkangel11]

For example, there could be a match between Newcastle VS Tottenham Hotspur and both teams are having 1.5 and 1.3 odds respectively, a gambler may decide to bet only on Tottenham to straight win by only selecting this one game on his slip,

Straight win? This is never a scenario where you have 100% certainty. What if the team you bet on does not win? The fact that theam has 1.3 to 1.5 means it's favoured, so more people bet on them, but its not a given win. You can still lose. I've seen favored team s lose many times. It's never a straight win.
Bet on the teams with high odds and you might get lucky, but that one time out of x (like 3 or 5) you will lose and that loss will hurt because yo were always making less money than you would in lower rankerd games where odds are different.

[goaldigger]

This is like betting against the odds and many bettor are doing this for some reason.
If you have the money then you can gamble like this but if you value your money and don’t have that much, then better to bet on good odds where you can have a good chance for winning. Some gamblers still love to gamble that much and take bigger risk, and personally I’m not that type of gambler because I always bet on the good odds.

[ajiz138]

I prefer what I like even if it's big odds, but there's a certain satisfaction when you bet at big odds and then win it, so the satisfaction with pleasure will be even more passionate.

Unlike the small odds, for example you choose odds of 1.30 by betting a large amount and then the team wins then you are a little upset why not in a large amount again? Of course there is always a feeling like that, right?

Sometimes there are people who always choose with big odds and prefer the underdog team with great pleasure they don't care about losing, but when the underdog team wins then your satisfaction will be greater.

[Rockstarguy]

I don't like betting on much games, just one or two is cool with me. This enables me to be able to control my emotion and accept little wins. This is because, the more games that you bet on a single game, the lower your chance of winning. However, some gamblers are lucky enough to win all the games, and that is where they hit it big.

I think playing a particular bet is the best way to stay from lose , playing several games is not a guarantee for one to win. I prefer a playing one game, with this I'm playing with amount that I can afford to lose . The mistake people do make in gambling is that they feel if they should play several games it is a chance of winning  but doing this is very risky that it is even easy to lose all and this will be a painful lose.  Playing with amount that you can afford to lose is the best way to go about gambling,  it will help one from losing much money in gambling. I believe in playing one game with amount I can afford to lose.

[Wakate]

My topic is based on those who are majorly into sports betting, we know in this aspect of gambling it is very risky to predict the outcome of any game from both teams to score, over and under, straight win and many more. Most times we bet on the big teams to win and the reverse becomes the result, either the small teams securing the win or ending in a draw.

 

I don't see anything difficult with trying to know the outcome of a particular match in sport betting. Sport betting is one of the easiest bets we can play because getting to win is not far from 80% most time. The mistakes many people make us greedy of winning continually. Some are so greedy that would want to make a win of 200k at these time with small bankroll. Thing does not work like that and doesn't have to see it has too late for us to make sure that we such kind of betting would not works for us. It may work for one in one million gamblers and maybe in every 10 months. We don't need to gamble too much and use good funds that would fetch us good earnings.

[bayu7adi]

The strategy really depends on the circumstances and also the mood in gambling. There are times when I take bigger risks with small bets with considerations such as doubts and also considerations of having fun. We know that the results of some international sporting matches are determined by the mafia, yes... instead of risking a lot of money, it's better to risk small money in the hope of getting big money on a team that is not at the top.

But opportunities are still opportunities, there are still lots of losses experienced by underdog teams, so sometimes betting on the number of goals is more interesting when there is a big team against a small team in the match.

However, betting on the Man City and Arsenal teams is currently a fairly safe choice when the top 3 teams play against the bottom teams. The odds offered may be very small, even touching x1.1, but that is quite fair because getting 10% of the money in 2 hours is not easy either... only in gambling can that happen and other factors of luck must come into play.

[borovichok]

My topic is based on those who are majorly into sports betting, we know in this aspect of gambling it is very risky to predict the outcome of any game from both teams to score, over and under, straight win and many more. Most times we bet on the big teams to win and the reverse becomes the result, either the small teams securing the win or ending in a draw.

Straight to the point most people are afraid of compiling big odds and now decide to go for lower odds with huge staking power which is not even guaranteed to give the predicted results. For example, there could be a match between Newcastle VS Tottenham Hotspur and both teams are having 1.5 and 1.3 odds respectively, a gambler may decide to bet only on Tottenham to straight win by only selecting this one game on his slip, what is your take on this kind of gambling, risking bigger money on some low odds with a small potential win and still the possibility of your pick to win is not even certain.

No result is certain in sports betting. Making predictions is so difficult. One of the most difficult things is prediction. When you predict right, the outcome is left and when you predict left, the outcome is right. What makes this more difficult is that the odds do not give you glue as regards what the outcome will be. As you noted, accumulating small odds will not guarantee you winning because the outcome of sports betting is determined by factors before and during play and so even when a gambler is aware of some factors capable of making a decider before the match like home advantage, h2h record, officials etc, the gambler cannot predetermine factors like red card, referee bias and injury during the match and so this can affect the outcome of the game.

While betting on lower odds may provide a sense of security, especially when compared to compiling higher odds with bigger potential payouts, gamblers need to consider the balance between risk and reward. Placing large stakes on low odds can lead to significant losses if the prediction does not materialize so gamblers should assess their risk tolerance, set realistic expectations, and diversify their bets to minimize potential losses while maximizing profit opportunities.

[Wiwo]

I've seen this happen before. One guy bet $1m dollars on a 1.1 odds game and ended up losing that bet. It should have been a quick buck but unfortunately, it didn't go his way. If you will be betting straights with a huge budget, better make sure that your pick is bulletproof and you have analyzed everything in the match. If that's not the case, bet low to medium on some other lines within the game like total scores on X time, total fouls etc, you get the point. At least with this way you'll only be losing less should the outcome do not fsvor you.

This is the most hilarious thing I have hard while reading through this thread, betting $1 million on an 1:1 odds is quite insane and unimaginable thing, I am sure that that gamblers didn't know the risk and also the rewards,  or is it that he did not check the potential total rewards on a 1:1 odds, it's almost near zero let say he will be getting 100k return on the $1 million dollars stakes.

Quite sure the risk outweigh the possibility or even the advantage that come if he win the bet,  for me this is a near suicidal approach and not fair way to gamble at all, how can someone risk such an amount on a bet that have every chances to fail, or he was deceived in believing that lower odds will increase his chances of winning the bet.

[GiftedMAN]

what is your take on this kind of gambling, risking bigger money on some low odds with a small potential win and still the possibility of your pick to win is not even certain.

If a gambler like, he should go for big odds, small odds, big teams or even small team as well as compiling several games together on a single bet or even staking a single game, if he will win, then there's nothing to stop him from winning and same way from loosing, we are gambling because we don't even know about the outcome of the bet we are playing, sport betting particularly is a game that cannot be manipulated, what you play is what you see and you will either win or loose even though you buy prediction games.

Winning in gambling is not always guaranteed as one can not predict the total outcome of a particular game before it ends that's very correct and yes nowadays odds don't determine the outcome of a match but on several occasions you get to see teams who are doing very well in in terms of their performance for instance a team that is first in the table playing at home with a team in the bottom of the table, the possibility of winning the game is far better than making several selections with hope that luck will help you to win. Gamblers needs to understand that there are more chances of winning when the right selection is made adding few games with few points will help the bettor to win.

[famososMuertos]

It's a mix of everything, you can't live off sure bets, you make individual bets with low, medium and high probabilities, and then you make multi-bets of equal categories, it's a mistake to always be thinking about low probabilities.

Then after you make that mix of bets, at all the levels that suit your criteria,, then just wait, see What worked, what didn't and make the corrections or leave everything the same for the next betting cycle.

[SmartGold01]

Betting on small odds is good but the possibility of one winning is very slim though they are both risky because you can't actually predict whether your favorite team to win or lose to me what I do bet most time when a game happens to be so is to "home or away" with this option you are not certain that your favorite club to will win. At times if the game night come out draw then I will select over "0.5" if the both team score or even one score maybe they played 1:1 then you still win the game than giving your favorite club straight winning while the outcome is against your favorite team.

[Agbamoni]

OP, it's not bad risking on low odds with high amount. As long as we are willing to lose the money in gambling then it is worth the risk. Of course, it is crazy to choose a team with lower performance to win against t a team with a better performance, but crazy things happen sometimes in gambling. Especially sports betting. I have seen a scenario where gamblers win huge money by betting on smaller teams to win bigger teams of which it became worth the risk.

I feel like we should try things like this sometimes. It's easy, whenever you see that the smaller team have strong defensive players in you can chose them to win. This is because in the game they would hold their defense so strong while looking for the slightest counterattack to use to score their opponent. This is not a new thing, that is how all of these smaller teams know they could win the big teams. At last, it's just luck!

[AmoreJaz]

It's a mix of everything, you can't live off sure bets, you make individual bets with low, medium and high probabilities, and then you make multi-bets of equal categories, it's a mistake to always be thinking about low probabilities.

Then after you make that mix of bets, at all the levels that suit your criteria,, then just wait, see What worked, what didn't and make the corrections or leave everything the same for the next betting cycle.

Besides, it depends on your familiarity with the teams involved. There are so many betting lines in each game. So if you are into sports betting, I guess by now, you already know what money line you are more comfortable of or you feel have higher chance of winning. May it be the "home or away" betting line or "over/under" and other MLs.

Betting on small odds is good but the possibility of one winning is very slim though they are both risky because you can't actually predict whether your favorite team to win or lose to me what I do bet most time when a game happens to be so is to "home or away" with this option you are not certain that your favorite club to will win. At times if the game night come out draw then I will select over "0.5" if the both team score or even one score maybe they played 1:1 then you still win the game than giving your favorite club straight winning while the outcome is against your favorite team.

The probability to win for each money line depends on the current performance of the team and other factors such as weather, home turf or not, coach, athlete's lineup and others. So if you think you have better chance to place bet on other betting lines, why not?

[Casdinyard]

My topic is based on those who are majorly into sports betting, we know in this aspect of gambling it is very risky to predict the outcome of any game from both teams to score, over and under, straight win and many more. Most times we bet on the big teams to win and the reverse becomes the result, either the small teams securing the win or ending in a draw.

Straight to the point most people are afraid of compiling big odds and now decide to go for lower odds with huge staking power which is not even guaranteed to give the predicted results. For example, there could be a match between Newcastle VS Tottenham Hotspur and both teams are having 1.5 and 1.3 odds respectively, a gambler may decide to bet only on Tottenham to straight win by only selecting this one game on his slip, what is your take on this kind of gambling, risking bigger money on some low odds with a small potential win and still the possibility of your pick to win is not even certain.

Honestly I couldn't care for how much the odds are, although of course as a big bag baller myself I oftentimes find myself betting on larger odds for larger wins, but if I were to be held at gunpoint and be asked to choose between safe plays and larger odds, I wouldn't really have much of a distinction between the two and I'd end up getting shot lol.

But in all seriousness, I don't see how different and bad playing larger odds is against playing small odds or whatever, at the end of the day you're still gambling, and if you're bound to gamble on a fixed budget, chances are you're still going to spend the money anyway, you're just stalling to make the money last longer, and that's not bad either.

I'm all for every type of gambling/betting playstyle and I wouldn't really have much to say against them, I can play both and you wouldn't hear me complain. As long as the gambler, or in this case, me, is gambling with a sound mind and a setup that couldn't be broken by back-to-back losses, I can play without much trouble.

[entertheabyss]

Betting on small odds is good but the possibility of one winning is very slim though they are both risky because you can't actually predict whether your favorite team to win or lose to me what I do bet most time when a game happens to be so is to "home or away" with this option you are not certain that your favorite club to will win. At times if the game night come out draw then I will select over "0.5" if the both team score or even one score maybe they played 1:1 then you still win the game than giving your favorite club straight winning while the outcome is against your favorite team.

Small odds are for newbies who are gambling to be on the safer side even when they recorded losses on their ends. It's high time to know what's good and start doing the needful, having excellent experience and doing everything to positioned tougher outcomes when they come, atleast one wouldn't be shocked. I'm coming for significant odds, not holding back from hitting my spots in the system, I know how complicated it can become but these are the necessary risks that's worth taking. Winnings is based on one's arrangements.

[Mrbluntzy]

For any gambler to win their bets, it only take luck to be on their side, else they will lose their stake. If I want to stake on a single match, I will rather make sure to add more game with small odds too or I will just stake the 1 game but with a small amount that will not give me emotional trauma. Since gambling is not something that anybody can be sure about the end result when the game is still on, there is no need to game with much money on a game that is not sure of being successful.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

My topic is based on those who are majorly into sports betting, we know in this aspect of gambling it is very risky to predict the outcome of any game from both teams to score, over and under, straight win and many more. Most times we bet on the big teams to win and the reverse becomes the result, either the small teams securing the win or ending in a draw.

Point of correction, there is no risk in predicting the outcome of a game, the risk is with only when you bet money on the prediction, then you stand a chance of losing that money.  
Any body can predict the outcome of a game, and it is completely harmless to do so, and when one does, he or she will either be right or wrong, no body will flog you if your prediction is wrong, but when you stake money on your prediction, the risk is that, you will lose your money if you are wrong..
So, it's a wrong wordings, or sentence, to say, "it's risky to predict the out come of a game".

Straight to the point most people are afraid of compiling big odds and now decide to go for lower odds with huge staking power which is not even guaranteed to give the predicted results. For example, there could be a match between Newcastle VS Tottenham Hotspur and both teams are having 1.5 and 1.3 odds respectively, a gambler may decide to bet only on Tottenham to straight win by only selecting this one game on his slip, what is your take on this kind of gambling, risking bigger money on some low odds with a small potential win and still the possibility of your pick to win is not even certain.

Gambling is actually gambling, how ever we chose to go about it, or what ever form or style, or approach we try to take, the truth remains that, we can only win if and when luck is on our side.
Some people have lost millions betting on low odds which supposedly was supposed to be a sure game, few months ago, or I think some time last year actually, we did discuss on this board, about a gambler who lost around $1.4 million dollars in a single bet with a 1.01 odds, that is, if he had won, he would have made a profit of around $11k, and he risked $1.4 million dollars for $11k, now, can you honestly say that the potential winning worth the amount he risked? Of course no, but I believe he did it because he believed that game was a sure win for him, but unfortunately, he lost.

This goes a long way to she that nothing is guaranteed as long as gambling is concerned, how ever strategy we implore in our sports betting, one will still win only when luck is at work.

[Orpichukwu]

My take on that is that anyone who takes such a risk because they believe smaller odds can guarantee big wins is likely to lose it all to gambling if they continue that way.
 
There is no tactic or way to use in gambling that makes it all easy; no matter the oddity, winning is never certain.

Even in a live match, one team leading by one goal up to 88 minutes still does not guarantee winnings, and as such, risk should be minimised in whatever gambling activity one is taking.

[arimamib]

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Small odds are for newbies who are gambling to be on the safer side even when they recorded losses on their ends. It's high time to know what's good and start doing the needful, having excellent experience and doing everything to positioned tougher outcomes when they come, atleast one wouldn't be shocked. I'm coming for significant odds, not holding back from hitting my spots in the system, I know how complicated it can become but these are the necessary risks that's worth taking. Winnings is based on one's arrangements.

That is a strategic and calculated approach to gambling. There would be times to focus on higher odds and take calculated risks to potentially reap greater rewards. Many experienced gamblers may prefer to target higher odds to maximize their potential winnings. They understand that greater risk often accompanies higher potential returns. Acknowledging the complexity and potential challenges of pursuing significant odds is an understanding of the nuanced nature of gambling.

Small odds may offer a sense of security, but targeting significant odds requires a willingness to embrace uncertainty and accept the possibility of both wins and losses. This approach requires discipline, patience, and a keen understanding of the factors influencing the outcome of each bet. Success in gambling often hinges on the ability to make informed decisions, manage risks effectively, and adapt to changing circumstances. Focusing on significant odds and taking calculated risks can position to potentially achieve greater success in gambling endeavors.

[Maus0728]

Wouldn't the lower odds meant that they're the most likely to win? I think that's the very reason why people do that odd accumulation because the lowest odds are the most likely to win, you probably just answered your own question OP. By the way, the things that you're talking about that's happening, it doesn't happen really often and when those things happen, most of the time the odds for the underdog team isn't that a lot which means that they've already got a know how on the things going on in the match.

My take on that is that anyone who takes such a risk because they believe smaller odds can guarantee big wins is likely to lose it all to gambling if they continue that way.

I don't know where you got that but that's not the case most of the time for small odds, they're small odds for the reason that any higher and people would flock to that side since they know how good that side is and the bookie wouldn't get any profit because players are betting on the side that's likely to win, it may not guarantee but there's the factor that the those with the lower odds are great against other team and so they end up with this kind of thing.