Does a friendly bet make watching soccer (or sports) more exciting for you?

[danherbias07]

I like it more when there are bets placed on the game.

Not in soccer though, but in the Finals of the NBA last year.
It became a tradition for me and my neighbor to bet for one team. 2 years ago I bet for the Denver Nuggets to win the championship and our gamble was a set of drinks and some food of course on a weekend if our team choice loses the pick. I won that bet.
Last year was different though. I went for the Mavericks and he took the Celtics team. Same bets, foods, and drinks (alcohol) on weekends. We enjoyed the drinks while talking about how the game ended and it was fun. For me, it excites me more to watch games where bets are included.

[hyudien]

How about you? Which gets your heart racing more: watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

I choose to watch while betting with my friends, because this adds to the sensation that we feel to be more tense and exciting. Like in the EPL match between Man City and Arsenal which will compete I am looking for a friend to bet against, I make the bet in real terms, maybe like betting a few packs of cigarettes or indeed some money.
I myself place bets with friends only on matches that can be said to be strong teams competing, because Arsenal and Man City are both strong so I will place bets to get additional excitement while watching it.

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[AliMan]

There is nothing as fun as watching a soccer game with a group of friends who are disagreeing with each other's choice of option, especially where there is a bet in between.
 
It brings out all the passion that both sides have for the team they support; it will get to a point where it will be as if you that place bet on the other team should jump into the television and show them how it's being done.

There's always an exciting and overwhelming emotions when everybody witnessed how their favorite team prosper along the game. Somehow it's frustrating when you didn't place a bet on preferred choice you have, but the fun and happiness will be the most important thing watching this kind of sport. Whether it's a win or loss, you still got that satisfaction when you saw everybody in your peer got so lucky while watching soccer game.

[Crypto Library]

When I go with my friend to watch soccer games, and we place a bet on who will pay the drinks. We get so excited and cheer for our favorite teams. We might even shout things like, "Go Mbappé, go brother...!"
Of course, I’m not saying you should bet on every game before watching it... I'm just saying that human psychology is difficult to understand. Sometimes a 1$ bet or a drink can change the whole atmosphere...(as long as it's for entertainment)
How about you? Which gets your heart racing more: watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

It actually depends on my situation, sometimes I enjoy some matches in addition to gambling. I think there is no such obligation that it cannot be enjoyed without betting on sports. And when I have funds for gambling, I bet on my favorite sports matches. Many times it has been seen that without going to any casino site or any casino only friends have bet with each other while enjoying the match. Here also there is another type of fun.
As I have done many times with my friends, we also enjoyed the matches of our favorite teams apart from betting together. So I don't think there is any need to bet every time to enjoy the match of favorite team it depends on you.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

How about you? Which gets your heart racing more: watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

Every gamblers needs money, and it is because of money that majority of gamblers gambles this days, which is why when it comes to me, regarding which among these two makes my heart beats more, as I will say that it's either when my favorite team is playing and losing that I get emotional, and likewise if I placed a bet and game not going according to prediction that I usually gets emotional, but however, what makes the difference here is that I always try as much to gamble with what I can always afford to lose, which is why if either I lose or not, I only get emotional and not depressed.

[Mahanton]

When I go with my friend to watch soccer games, and we place a bet on who will pay the drinks. We get so excited and cheer for our favorite teams. We might even shout things like, "Go Mbappé, go brother...!"
Of course, I’m not saying you should bet on every game before watching it... I'm just saying that human psychology is difficult to understand. Sometimes a 1$ bet or a drink can change the whole atmosphere...(as long as it's for entertainment)
How about you? Which gets your heart racing more: watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

Totally depends on where you would be happy at and same goes with your friend that whose with you on which we know that its not necessarily important that money should be involved but to spice things up then you would be coming up with that kind of idea on having those kind of bets. If your friend doesnt really like on having bets then there's nothing you can do but to play along and agrees with it, but if your friend which does have that kind of similar behavior on wanting to make things spice up a bit then betting into those games will definitely be likely that you will be placing something in between on which this isnt really that shocking i should say.
We do know that there would really be those individuals who doesnt really like on making up some betting and would really be just that normally wanting to see those games results without any bets.

We cant be able to deny that having those monetary bets will really be having that kind of thrill or could be adding up some kind of excitement since you do know that you could win up something.
They key on here is on have fun and entertainment on which it doesnt matter whether it does have some bet involved or not, because the primary thing that we do want on why we do make out bets is to have fun.
Didnt really have to necessary on having that money involved in between as long you do enjoy on betting together with your friend then this what counts.

[Mia Chloe]

Well for me I think it works better then other way round. So rather than saying a friendly bet makes watching soccer or other sports more exciting, I will say watching soccer or other sports makes a friendly bet more exciting. The reason is quite simple. If you check closely you will notice that people that love sports betting a lot are usually those that Also love sports a lot ,and most of the time these persons profit from sports betting more than their regular counterparts who aren't sports lovers.

People who watch sports find it fun and easy to place bets on them because they are usually more confident since they literally have a nice understanding of how good the teams are coupled with the potential they have. All these contribute to how they predict the outcome of different games.

[Findingnemo]

Even if it's not a bet involved still my heart can go crazy if that match is important for the team for qualification or championship or something like that or else it would be just same as usual. There will be some extra eager to know whether my instinct about the game is right but that's usual way of seeing anything as per the human brain.

Friendly bet can end up disastrous too, let's say you bet $10 against your colleague or something and you won but they're saying it's just not real can make you temper and lose mind for a while.

[bering]

Watching soccer matches and bets with my friends actually i did that plenty especially when there were special events available such as world cup or Euro cup so almost every matches we were make a bet but basically we did that for fun and entertainment so that's why me and my friends not too serious and usually we bets only $2 or sometimes less than that amount but indeed i have to admitted that although we bets only using small amount of money but the excitement is different when we were watching the matches and bets on those teams because when i won my bets then i was very satisfied can beat my friend

[carlfebz2]

Watching soccer matches and bets with my friends actually i did that plenty especially when there were special events available such as world cup or Euro cup so almost every matches we were make a bet but basically we did that for fun and entertainment so that's why me and my friends not too serious and usually we bets only $2 or sometimes less than that amount but indeed i have to admitted that although we bets only using small amount of money but the excitement is different when we were watching the matches and bets on those teams because when i won my bets then i was very satisfied can beat my friend

Not all of our friends will really be that interested on making out some bets but if you are a gambler and a friend who do have that same interest then good for you
but if not then you could bet on your own into those betting sites if you are really that eager to make up some bets to make yourself that getting that thrill.
Yes its true that when it comes to excitement then it wont be necessary for it to have money involved because as long you do enjoy then this what surely counts.
There would really be those individuals who are really that not wanting to have those kind of betting or whatsoever that in connection into it.

[Pandorak]

[...] watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

Watching a match without betting = doing a flat activity, i wonder about these people, how can they watch without betting, there is no excitement there. Just imagine when yesterday Endrick scored a goal in injury time without betting, it would be empty. From my statement, we should all know that i cannot be happy when watching without showing partiality.

[Nwada001]

There's always an exciting and overwhelming emotions when everybody witnessed how their favorite team prosper along the game. Somehow it's frustrating when you didn't place a bet on preferred choice you have, but the fun and happiness will be the most important thing watching this kind of sport. Whether it's a win or loss, you still got that satisfaction when you saw everybody in your peer got so lucky while watching soccer game.

This is very correct. The most fun part of it is watching the game, and if your favourite team is winning, it even gives the watching another kind of vibe, especially when there are crowds of people, either friends or just normal people, that are watching the same match with you who are not in support of the same team with you. You can boldly be shouting at the top of your voice because your team has made you proud.

[South Park]

When I go with my friend to watch soccer games, and we place a bet on who will pay the drinks. We get so excited and cheer for our favorite teams. We might even shout things like, "Go Mbappé, go brother...!"
Of course, I’m not saying you should bet on every game before watching it... I'm just saying that human psychology is difficult to understand. Sometimes a 1$ bet or a drink can change the whole atmosphere...(as long as it's for entertainment)
How about you? Which gets your heart racing more: watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

Without a doubt the bet makes the game way more interesting, after all when there is some money on the line we cannot help ourselves but to want to get the win, so it definitely makes the game more interesting, especially if you are gambling against your friends, as not only you can get some money out of the whole thing, but you will also get bragging rights over them for a few days, something that is huge for any sport fan.

[Akbarkoe]

The answer is the most passionate and fun is to be able to watch football with friends and bet on each other's favorite teams, it adds to the fun and also the tension that is naturally obtained at such moments, and it becomes a rare moment if you already have your own family, because when you have a family it is quite difficult to meet with friends and watch football while betting with them.

Not all of our friends will really be that interested on making out some bets but if you are a gambler and a friend who do have that same interest then good for you
but if not then you could bet on your own into those betting sites if you are really that eager to make up some bets to make yourself that getting that thrill.
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Sometimes we don't need betting sites or casinos to bet, we use money directly and choose one of the teams in the match, so even friends who don't like betting in casinos can bet directly with other friends, but there are always friends who don't like gambling, whatever form it takes.

[Pandu Geddon]

How about you? Which gets your heart racing more: watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

I will watch the match I really like or support as a fan. Unlike the match I bet on, I will not watch all the matches. But when you bet on the team you watch, there will be a feeling when you support it. Not only because we are part of the supporters of the competing team, but because we also place bets, of course there is hope and enthusiasm that drives us emotionally to win the bet. There will still be a feeling of more enthusiasm when you watch the match where you place a bet.

[Slow death]

In my case, I always prefer to watch the games of teams that I'm a fan of, regardless of whether I bet on them or not. In some cases, I watch games involving teams that I bet on, but only when I see that the game will be very interesting. I don't watch games while drinking alcohol, because I hate alcohol. I haven't consumed alcohol since I was born. I prefer to watch the games while eating some things and drinking juice or tea. I'm very happy to watch the games alone and at home, drinking tea or juice and eating some things that I like. I find it annoying to watch the games in places where there are a lot of people drinking alcohol because from what I see, there are always fights in those places.

[bangjoe]

[...] watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

Watching a match without betting = doing a flat activity, i wonder about these people, how can they watch without betting, there is no excitement there. Just imagine when yesterday Endrick scored a goal in injury time without betting, it would be empty. From my statement, we should all know that i cannot be happy when watching without showing partiality.

There are some people who don't like gambling and only alignments that they rely on to get happiness on their favorite team, they don't need to bet to get excitement at the match, as long as their favorite team is the winner and shows an extraordinary game it will give them happiness, not everyone likes to gamble on what they like like like watching football, the point of view and behavior of each human being on the same object must be different, you must realize that friend.

[Davidvictorson]

How about you? Which gets your heart racing more: watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

When I was growing up watching football, we never knew what bets were. We just watched out of our passion for the sports and the team. Our excitement were more of innate and not driven by a bet. It was pure and unadulterated joy. And we enjoyed the game. I shed some hidden tears when the passion was so much and my team lost.

[Issa56]

When I go with my friend to watch soccer games, and we place a bet on who will pay the drinks. We get so excited and cheer for our favorite teams. We might even shout things like, "Go Mbappé, go brother...!"
Of course, I’m not saying you should bet on every game before watching it... I'm just saying that human psychology is difficult to understand. Sometimes a 1$ bet or a drink can change the whole atmosphere...(as long as it's for entertainment)

Placing bets like this is just so entertaining, and interesting, that’s where most people really have fun, people that places bet like this are doing it basically for fun, and not because they want to make money from it, and people placing bets like this don’t really get addicted to gambling, so when am gambling, I will prefer to place bet with my friends like this, because it’s always more entertaining, and interesting.

How about you? Which gets your heart racing more: watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?

Yeah I do enjoy games when I place bets on it, and my prediction is right, which I will say most people do enjoy, but even when my prediction is wrong, I don’t really feel bad because I don’t lose much. The only people that won’t enjoy their game when placing bets are the ones that gamble with so much amount of money, which their mind is not always at rest when the game is on, because they won’t want to lose.

[iBaba]

Even if it's not a bet involved still my heart can go crazy if that match is important for the team for qualification or championship or something like that or else it would be just same as usual. There will be some extra eager to know whether my instinct about the game is right but that's usual way of seeing anything as per the human brain.

Friendly bet can end up disastrous too, let's say you bet $10 against your colleague or something and you won but they're saying it's just not real can make you temper and lose mind for a while.

This is one of the numerous bad side of gambling anyways. It can bring about malice and misunderstanding between blossom friends when they are not favored by the outcome of the results. It is not longer a news that as humans, we all have our own personal interests regardless of how close we are with our friends, no one is usually truly happy with failure.

We also have friends that can carjole our efforts and ridicule it when we fail, such friends tend to gaslight situations that could cause a slight provocation between friends who had gambled. This is one of the disadvantages of engaging in betting instead of just watching your games.