Is there really skill in sports betting?

[dothebeats]

Knowledge in analyzing stuff and knowing where to get the right information before a bet is a skill in itself. You can always utilize this knowledge to help you gain an advantage over the bookies no matter how small that advantage is. If you can continuously use this to win games, it means that it's a skill since it's not just luck that helps you win games, it's also your ability to use information to your advantage to choose the right team to bet on.

Though that is the case, it's still not a 100% guarantee that you'll win games due to your next-level analyses. It's still gambling at the end of the day, and accidents, injuries, or such can cause a sure-win game to be lost in just a couple of moments.

[topbitcoin]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

In gambling, luck cannot be completely removed, there are many small things that can bring luck to your bet.

But to bring yourself closer to victory requires skills such as analyzing the team, reading team news / player conditions / reading strategies, determining the chances of victory that can be obtained, looking at the history of the match and others like that that can help you choose a place to bet, yes even though all the things in the analysis do not guarantee victory, but usually it can make you have more chances in getting victory in sports betting.

[Rruchi man]

This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck.

It is a luck-based game, according to classification, but there is skill and experience in sports betting that only people who have been betting for so long have.

The experience of gambling will help you decipher which games to avoid and which games to play, as well as the best choices for a bet. You know that there are many options in sports betting aside from straight wins or losses. Experienced sports bettors always have an edge.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

Don't you think if the skill in Sport betting were to work the way you thought, or to work the way many gamblers had predicted that many would have been millionaires today due to massive success winning they would have got. So if you are new to gambling, I will love to say that gambling is one skill that can never be fully mastered, since it a sport whose outcome are always as a result of several different variables, such as the strength of the club, the coach's ability to come up with strategic plans at die minutes, and the goal keepers ability to effectively safe shots, e.t.c. which are factors which contribute to the outcome of a sporting event.

[Hamphser]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

In gambling, luck cannot be completely removed, there are many small things that can bring luck to your bet.

But to bring yourself closer to victory requires skills such as analyzing the team, reading team news / player conditions / reading strategies, determining the chances of victory that can be obtained, looking at the history of the match and others like that that can help you choose a place to bet, yes even though all the things in the analysis do not guarantee victory, but usually it can make you have more chances in getting victory in sports betting.

Its constant or something which is really that permanent and this is something that you should consider so that  you wont really be ending up on getting disappointed on the time that you would really be losing up some bets just because of some common factors. We do know that there's no 100% sure win and this is why it would really be always best that you should really be that prepared for this one.
Speaking about skills then i do agree into most people been saying that this would really be talking on how well you do make up your bets basing up into your knowledge and awareness on a specific
sport on which we know that when it comes to this aspect then this is something that will really be giving out that better chance for you to win up a particular bet.

[DaNNy001]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

Yes some people are actually skilled when it comes to sports betting they know the in and outs of the system from experience and deligent analysis, to be skillful in sports betting you have to invest your time to know very key informative details about football teams and players...this doesn't mean that all your predictions will be successful because gambling has a high volume of luck involved, knowledge and skills are just additional things to add you can't always rely on luck

[Casdinyard]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

Compared to other types of games, betting doesn't really take much of a skill besides just being attentive and good with details, and besides that you're pretty much set with whatever you wanna do, it's not like you're supposed to be good with cards, or know how to count, or whatever, all you really need is a keen eye, and at least some level of knowledge regarding the sport you're trying to place bets on. So honestly I don't even understand why you're feeling like that to begin with. It's not like this is a skillful gig.

It's not luck, cause inherently all games are 50/50 no matter how strong or weak a team is. But it doesn't require skill to predict who's going to win either. You literally just need to be there.

[Slow death]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

Maybe you should do a little test: go to your bookmaker and start choosing league games randomly and then put money on those games, see the results. The next day do the same thing. After 7 days of doing the same thing, look at the number of wins and the number of losses you have had. Then, in another 7 days, place bets on games from the leagues you know and analyze the games before placing bets and see how many wins and losses you have had. You will see that the number of wins will be higher in the games you analyzed, that is why everyone considers sports betting as being something that involves skills and not luck.

[freedomgo]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

It depends on your belief. If you think this is a game based on skill, you will work to improve your skills. The problem with us is that we aren't realistic with our approach, like starting with a small bankroll and aiming to win big. That doesn't work, as sports betting should be a long-term activity with the goal of being profitable in the end.

It's easier to keep it simple but with a more realistic approach. Start with a decent bankroll so you can also target a decent profit. For example, if you start with $1,000 and end up winning 100% in 3 months, that's only doubling your money. It's easier than starting with $100 and trying to reach $1,000, which requires you to win 10 times your initial amount. You see the difference. This is not just about winning but about how we manage our bankroll, and it's vital since most of us don't think this way.

[Raflesia]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

I also often feel this way where there is a lack of confidence in myself when I want to bet. It's normal because we're using our money so it becomes a protective situation to defend our money subconsciously which makes us doubt whether we should bet or not.
But I anticipate this with another suggestion by saying that I can do it and it's okay if my prediction is not right which means I have to do better in analyzing a match.

That is effective enough to restore my confidence because after all, it happens because we are too messed up with various kinds of analysis and thoughts when losing so the only way we can overcome it is by restoring our confidence and considering that losing is a condition that does exist because in gambling of course the benchmark if you don't win means losing and we have to accept all the results we get later.

[Zoomic]

but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

Is there any consistency in winning in gambling? The house always has an edge over the gamblers, if you record a consistent win, how will these betting platforms make money?

The few times you've won in gambling, it was because of your knowledge of the sport. If you think skill and knowledge is irrelevant to sport betting, then you should try betting blindly on a game you have no clue of or have no knowledge of the teams involved, then watch out for the outcome of the game.

Many things can  cause one to give wrong predictions even when they know facts about the sport very well. They include; doubts and overconfidence. The more more you begin to feel so much pressure not to make mistakes, you become extremely careful and begin to predict wrongly. That is why, most gamblers win more when they care less about what they are gambling on.

[Weawant]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

I believe if you have been reading other threads on the gambling board, you should have gotten an answer to this question because several times this has been addressed and similar threads as this has been created and response to this has been made in such threads so I don't know if t was still very necessary that one as this should be made rather than going to read from those threads and getting answers to this, nevertheless I will make a quick response to this. Skills cannot be undermined so does luck, infact from my perspective, bothe has got a very close arbitrage such that saying it's 50/50 wouldn't be considered false, so making a perfect combination of these two will definitely get you productivity gambling.

[Russlenat]

Don't you think if the skill in Sport betting were to work the way you thought, or to work the way many gamblers had predicted that many would have been millionaires today due to massive success winning they would have got. So if you are new to gambling, I will love to say that gambling is one skill that can never be fully mastered, since it a sport whose outcome are always as a result of several different variables, such as the strength of the club, the coach's ability to come up with strategic plans at die minutes, and the goal keepers ability to effectively safe shots, e.t.c. which are factors which contribute to the outcome of a sporting event.

For you to succeed in sports betting, you need to think the opposite of how the majority thinks. This doesn’t seem like a skill to most of us, but we have to believe that there are gamblers who are profitable from sports betting. Let’s say this is a very tough job, but there are successful people, so we should still try and maybe push ourselves to the limit to see if we could really be one of the few who succeed. Thinking it’s not skill-based is fine, as that would lessen the pressure in some ways, but it’s also fine to be more aggressive in our belief that maybe one day we will become professional gamblers who make a fortune in sports betting.

[Tungbulu]

saying it's 50/50 wouldn't be considered false, so making a perfect combination of these two will definitely get you productivity gambling.

I personally think that success in sports betting has to do more of puck than skill so I wouldn't give it a 50/50 rating at this point. This is because sports betting is completely unpredictable due to certain reasons, while the gambler's ability to effectively make use of the available analytical tools to come up with a potential and possible outcome can actually come in handle in specific occasions, it's important to note that it takes way more than a gambler's analytical skills to succeed in sports betting because no matter how accurate you feel your analysis are, there's no outcome that's certain so one would still need more of luck in order to be successful in the bet. So I think it'll be more logical to say it's more of a 70/30 thing, 70% of luck and 30% of skill.

[mirakal]

Sports betting may be a skill-based but the fact that every gambler has no control over the game, still sportsbetting still end up being luck-based, just like majority of the betting games here. That’s why learn to enjoy every bet, because at the end of the day, there’s no assurance that we will win from our bets, because the edge will always be in the house, but at least we get entertained. Professional gamblers or not, we are all susceptible to losses as long as gambling is concern.

[AmoreJaz]

Sports betting may be a skill-based but the fact that every gambler has no control over the game, still sportsbetting still end up being luck-based, just like majority of the betting games here. That’s why learn to enjoy every bet, because at the end of the day, there’s no assurance that we will win from our bets, because the edge will always be in the house, but at least we get entertained. Professional gamblers or not, we are all susceptible to losses as long as gambling is concern.

But the more you are familiar with the sports, the better is your chance of selecting good odds for your bets. It may be influenced by luck factor, however, if you have the knowledge of the sports you are betting with, you will have the upper hand in which odds are better to bet on.

[acroman08]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

that's because despite all the knowledge you have on the sport there are still unpredictable events that could happen which could change the course of the match. that being said, sports betting is still a skill-based game because knowing how to research and analyse data properly is a skill.

[GigaBit]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

A gambler can definitely get some advantage there if he has skills in sports betting. But there are no guarantees. Even after analyzing many sports betting it is not possible to win. But with good skill a gambler can have a slight edge to win. I personally gave sports betting a higher priority for skill for a while but my luck there has shown the complete opposite. Which is why I tend to rely on both skill and luck. I wouldn't say that skill doesn't play a role. But it should be remembered that we can never be sure in sports betting. Those who give equal priority to both skill and luck can be ahead in winning.

[Shinpako09]

There is, and it could help you, but it is not completely about skills because at the end of the day, it is still gambling, and you still need luck. As long as the match hasn't concluded, it could turn the other way. Analysis will be useless when unforeseen circumstances happen, for example, an injury during the match. No one can predict or analyze that it will happen during that match.

[LDL]

There is this doubt that have suddenly filled my mind regarding my skills in sports betting.  Most times the games I am sure of end up not working as predicted whereas the ones I play with doubt and fear work out fine. This makes me begin to wonder if there is actually skill in sports betting or it is entirely a game of luck. I understand that knowing events across different sports and leagues can help in the selection, this is what many people interpret as skill, but sometimes despite this knowledge, consistency is still a problem. .

When it comes to sportsbetting, you can benefit more if you use your acquired experience or knowledge than luck. Especially in sportsbetting, if you know the teams well and if you get a good knowledge about each player, it is much easier to bet. Teams, team strength, players, venues etc. have a huge impact on sportsbetting so you definitely need prior experience and skills. Yes, many times two things are defeated in betting despite previous experience and skill, in this case luck definitely determines the winning of betting.  But like in dice, poker, rolling, luck is very important but in sportsbetting prior experience and scale are very important.