Is there really skill in sports betting?

[betswift]

Both luck and experience are equally important when it comes to sports betting. Due to skill we can certainly select some correct subject matter, but it is extremely difficult to predict the final result at the end of the game, as it can change at any time. It mostly depends on unexpected events, so we have to be prepared for unexpected results as well.

While decisions can be made based on knowledge on the one hand, luck is also important in sports betting. Both are of equal importance here, so the biggest challenge is to strike a balance between the two.

You said luck and experience, but no skill. Experience does not equal skill. You can be skillful from the start, or experienced with little skill. Just look at some contractors. They've been doing it for years and know the trade, but they're slow and inefficient which means they lack skill.
The way I see it, skill has nothing to do with sports betting. Knowing and understanding both the sport you bet on and the odds will help a lot, but real skill matters in other professions. Someone who cheats at cards or knows how to count cards can be skillful. You can be skillful at shuffling a deck, but you can't be skillful at placing a bet online.

Can you be skillful in analyzing players and other factors, though? I think a person can.

[GxSTxV]

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. .

Sports betting is a bit different than other gambling games, it is different than Poker and different than slots or Live Casino shows, and it is so popular among football fans as we always see much sponsorships on players shirts. Regarding your confusion about skills in betting, so I must say that personally, I think sports betting is a combination between luck and skills when you are experienced in football. For example, people who knows Real Madrid as a strong team, if you just started betting in last Laliga games of this team and their entire matches, you will end up making good profits from them. However, if you chose another weak team, knowing that their players not sufficient to win against other teams, and started betting for them, you will end up losing money.

Football is a game of skills, talents and experience and that’s the reason why betting on these games also a part of it. As long as you chose the strongest team you will have more chances to win even with lower odds.

[Dewi Aries]

i believe that in betting there is a skill involved in it, although it is not the main factor that can make someone win, but that skill is very useful for a bettor to be able to increase his chances of winning a match. although there are several other factors that can make a bettor win, but we cannot underestimate the skill of a bettor to maximize their chances of winning. and it is not built in one time, but it increases in line with a bettor's experience and how he can continue to learn from his mistakes.

Yes, skills can indeed be involved in betting activities but not for all types of games but for some games that do have a track record that can be used as a benchmark for analysis in order to get a possible choice to get closer to victory, meaning yes as you said friend that skills are indeed useful but their nature is only to help a gambler to increase the chances of winning and not to ensure that we will win at the end of the game.

This means don't assume that by having good skills you will always be able to win, we must immediately return to the initial understanding where the concept of gambling is about winning and losing, meaning that there will always be certain times for us to experience defeat, and I have experienced several defeats in sports betting where the team that was far superior turned out to lose to the weaker team which was because something unexpected happened on the field so that my prediction was wrong and lost. So even though we feel we have good skills, risk management is still something that must always be applied, such as gambling by only betting a minimum amount.

[DaNNy001]

There is some degree of skill involved in sports betting. Mind you being skillful at something doesn't mean that there won't be any losses. It doesn't mean that things would work out perfectly well. No. It is the same way too in sports betting. In your case this may rather not be a skill problem but a strategy problem. Because you didn't give us enough details or context, I cannot say which is which.

Being skillful can minimize your losses, like you said it won't give you an hundred percent edge over the market but you will have more good days, although a little bit of luck is also needed... skillfulness in gambling has to do with experience, I think your skills can actually work in sports betting, there can't be anyone that's skillful in casino games, understanding sports betting, knowing the strengths and weaknesses of different clubs can give you a lot of advantage

[rahmad2nd]

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. .

From my point of view, there is no certainty to guess the outcome of a sports match. although we always involve many variables in terms of analysis, but every result of a match/fight is not guaranteed. remember, if there is someone who is able to predict every bet with a guaranteed level of accuracy, then never believe it. because in sports, whatever the type, no one can ensure the results as accurately as possible and it is even impossible to achieve consistency. I have a slightly different point of view from most people, or a difference in vocabulary alone. for me personally, sports betting is more about the understanding we have. so, I don't call it skill. understanding and knowledge support us to choose a bet, but remember that it does not guarantee that we can win absolutely. this is just part of our way to minimize the risk of defeat, with the provision of knowledge, understanding, and everything related to the type of sport we like, giving us a more rational choice in terms of betting. besides, in sports betting, especially football, you don't always have to bet on the team. there are many alternatives provided by bookies, you can choose them according to the results of your research and analysis. but if the story is that you always lose in sports betting, try to correct it. maybe, you always follow your heart's desire because you choose a team that has emotions with you. or, you are not careful, it could also be that your betting options are not varied. well, there are many possibilities. well for me personally, in sports betting the luck factor is another thing apart from the prediction results.

[stadus]

Being skillful can minimize your losses, like you said it won't give you an hundred percent edge over the market but you will have more good days, although a little bit of luck is also needed... skillfulness in gambling has to do with experience, I think your skills can actually work in sports betting, there can't be anyone that's skillful in casino games, understanding sports betting, knowing the strengths and weaknesses of different clubs can give you a lot of advantage

For me, that's not true because having skills means you can find a way to be profitable - not necessarily to beat the bookies, but to stay ahead of other sports bettors. Skills in sports handicapping can give you a good winning percentage, which helps in achieving consistency. It’s not an overnight success so we can say that experience plays a significant role in developing your skills. No sports bettor starts out skillful as it requires continuous analysis of data, reflecting on your experiences, and making adjustments to achieve a winning strateg that could give you a long term success.

[Rabata]

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. .

Skill in sports betting can help a gambler to win in gambling but it is not guaranteed. As a gambler I feel that those who rely on both skill and luck have a higher winning margin. Because it is difficult to determine which teams are good and which teams are bad in franchise leagues these days, there does not seem to be any role in skill. If there is a big difference between teams in sports betting, skill can come in handy, but luck should naturally be prioritized over skill to win in gambling. Even after I do good analysis on sports betting couldn't secure a win in many bets because my luck didn't favor me there. I think it will be almost the same for everyone. Both luck and skill should be given equal importance.

[passwordnow]

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's not entirely game of luck but if you want to gamble and rely on your luck, it's okay and you're free to do that. Someone can bet in any sports that they like and have no idea at all and still able to cast those bets but don't expect that you have more chance of winning there if you have zero idea of what's going to happen.

But if you want to increase the chance of winning, it is a skill to know how the matches are going to be. How the players and teams involved are doing right now and before the game happens. Researching and analysis is a skill so, if you want to rely on luck, that's fine but if you want to increase your chance of winning, then all you have to do is to gather information and analyze them for your own sake so that your bet has a higher chance of winning.

And if you think that you're just a simple man that's having that pure luck, no one will stop you in casting random bets on sports that you know or don't know.

[Rockstarguy]

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.

That is gambling for you!!
You can't really predict what will be the outcome of a game that is why you don't need to have much expectations of winning a game. Gambling is unpredicted that people must learn to play with ease and no expecting a win from it all the time.

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. .

Having the knowledge of teams performance in a league is a good tool to make predictions or stake games but even with this it is not a guarantee that the game will end up as win. Winning gambling is by luck that is why it is not even necessary for one to try so much to win by all means, since this is a game to win by luck it is the more reason why people need to play with the amount that they can afford to lose.

[Odusko]

There is some degree of skill involved in sports betting. Mind you being skillful at something doesn't mean that there won't be any losses. It doesn't mean that things would work out perfectly well. No. It is the same way too in sports betting. In your case this may rather not be a skill problem but a strategy problem. Because you didn't give us enough details or context, I cannot say which is which.

There is always a high chances of winning the bet for someone that have skills of football analysis than those that doesn't have such skills to analyse the team or the players, so yes skills plays a significant role to what make a bettor to win the bet, and that is why most gamblers prefers to bet on football games much more than any other in House games on the casinos, this is because with they knowledge in the games their can easily Make a predictions based on they understanding of the both team involved, so this skills increase their chances at all time.

[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. .

Skill and experience are essential in any field, especially in trading and gambling, both experience and skill are needed together. If more is added to experience and skill then luck must be added because in some cases luck is definitely useful even if the above two are not useful. But an inexperienced person will never be able to get profit in gambling especially if he has no prior experience in gambling then he will not be able to adopt a proper plan in taking gambling bets. So skill, experience and good luck definitely make it easier for a gambler to get profit.

[HelliumZ]

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 don't think skill and experience in gambling matters at the moment especially no matter how skilled or previous experience you are in dice or slots skill or previous experience does not matter. I have quite a lot of skill and previous experience in gambling but so far I have not been able to get good results in gambling especially if I draw the equation of the number of times I have lost and the number of times I have won then I would definitely say that I have lost more times.  None of my previous experience or skills came in handy in this case but rather my bad luck in gambling due to which I lost more times.

[TelolettOm]

I read on several sites that in essence, in betting, there are 2 things that influence each other, namely:
Skill and Luck

So, we must have good skills as well as luck.
We can learn, hone, and develop skills, but for luck, we can only hope.

I got a pretty easy illustration, it should be like this if you just look at luck and skill.

Source: Luck vs. Skill  - Predicting Sports

In theory it should be like this, but in reality, sometimes and often, skill + luck are the deciding factors.

[retreat]

There must be skill involved in sports betting because it is not possible for someone to just rely on their luck to win a bet, they have to rely on their skills that they have trained to be able to win the bet. However, the skills of the bettors will vary depending on how they train their skills, some are quite skilled but some are just ordinary, so that makes the chances of winning each bettor can be different.

[betswift]

I read on several sites that in essence, in betting, there are 2 things that influence each other, namely:
Skill and Luck

So, we must have good skills as well as luck.
We can learn, hone, and develop skills, but for luck, we can only hope.

I got a pretty easy illustration, it should be like this if you just look at luck and skill.

Source: Luck vs. Skill  - Predicting Sports

In theory it should be like this, but in reality, sometimes and often, skill + luck are the deciding factors.

That's a good illustration! I do agree, most of the times, it's a combination of both, rather than one of them pushing the other out

[bering]

As everyone already knows that whatever games people are playing in gambling then luck will always be the main factor if want to gets good results from their bets but in sport betting we can't always be rely on our luck just like placing your money to the random teams because i am sure eventually people will lost their money because this method is risky so that's why skill to predict the outcomes of the matches is necessary

I think every sports fans can predict the matches with very well because as a fans people will always be following news updates and team condition of their favourite teams and automatically people can predict almost every matches with very well but indeed in gambling there was no consistent winning because eventually combine skill and luck is really required

[Oluwa-btc]

There is some degree of skill involved in sports betting. Mind you being skillful at something doesn't mean that there won't be any losses. It doesn't mean that things would work out perfectly well. No. It is the same way too in sports betting. In your case this may rather not be a skill problem but a strategy problem. Because you didn't give us enough details or context, I cannot say which is which.

Talking about skills,I know for sure one can be good at a particular thing and be great in doing that but does it mean being skilled enough is also applicable to gambling because on a second thought you can be best in playing games but at the same time you'll definitely loose on some occasion so one can be guru in gambling also but regardless they'll also generate losses.

Watched a movie where a gambler who's known for his skillful act of winning was defeated by a commoner so this things happen,you can be skillful and at Same time win and loose.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Of course, you will be more successful if you know as much as possible about the sport and teams. If we talk about a person who accidentally made a bet that turned out to be correct, then of course, in this case, there is luck. The person who consistently follows each match of the team knows a lot about the state of preparation of athletes and assumes who and in which games will play will be more successful than a beginner. But of course, in sports there is always a surprise; if we could know all the results of the games in advance, then the sport itself would be uninteresting. Competition always creates excitement, and only this attracts many fans.

[Baofeng]

There is still some element of luck, you might have choosen the best team based on odds and you really know that this team is good, however, there are instance that the game might be close and who knows, maybe the underdog team will win because they are lucky that they made the last goal or basket.

And with that, it's not only skills in sports betting, there are a lot of unknown and as the saying goes,

"It's better to be lucky than good", and so that sums it up.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

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. .

For me, that is what it is; you must know those events, like the best-performing team, player, coach, goalkeeper, and also take note of home advantage, etc. But despite having good skills or knowledge about all that, that doesn't mean you will make accurate predictions all the time. Sports betting requires skill and luck; if you think that it only requires good skill, the day you might predict team A to win team B could be the day team B will not accept defeat from team A, and it could result in a draw game. After making a good prediction, it actually requires luck for the team to play accordingly.