Would you prefer betting on the total or the point spread?

[bering]

I have favourite teams and it was soccer club and sometimes i bets on them but i still think rationally and i didn't blindly betting for them always because in my opinion if bets for my favourite team potentially will be lost then usually i will avoiding to bets on them and only watching the match so i am not a person who always be putting my money to my favourite teams because it all depend on their opponents which they faced because if their opponents is much stronger then i will not dare bets for them and about betting on under or over i think i have done betting for these options quite often and usually i was pick for these options when i was confused to decide who is the winner of the particular matches

[dansus021]

One of the main reasons gamblers lose is emotional bias toward their favorite teams. If it’s your favorite team, you’ll probably back them every time without properly analyzing if they’ll cover the spread, which leads to blindly betting.

Well hate to say this but this is very true emotional is the human things and to be honest its hard to control, in this case, lets say you have favorite team in my case I love to watch Manchester United a lot my brother and my friend as well but if you take a look the match the MU is at their fall right now

Less emotion, better chances of winning, don’t you think? in the case like trade less bad emotion is good for your own trade and make a chance to winning

[Yaunfitda]

One of the main reasons gamblers lose is emotional bias toward their favorite teams. If it’s your favorite team, you’ll probably back them every time without properly analyzing if they’ll cover the spread, which leads to blindly betting. Now, there's another popular option: betting on the total. If we find ourselves emotionally weak when betting, maybe focusing on the total is a better option since you’re not choosing sides. You just analyze if the combined score will go over or under. Less emotion, better chances of winning, don’t you think?

I do not support using any strategy to gamble or win at gambling. Because we know that gambling never depends on any strategy to win us. So always try to use gambling only as fun. And you bet on your favorite team to enhance your fun.  But don't try to get your financial support by winning a large amount from gambling. Then it will definitely hurt your emotions and you will become highly emotional.  Which will cause you a lot of loss

Not to break that bubble for you, but this is sports betting, and so you will enjoy it when you bet on them because for one, you might support your club or you team, two, you will have total control because you will bet on how you see the game specially if you have been a fan of the sports so for sure you will be familiar with the favorite or if the underdog has a good chance to win and pull an upset. Regarding the question, I don't have any preference though, I mean it will just be base on how you see the game and for me it doesn't matter at all. As long as per your analysis that "A" team will win by this handicap or what will be the potential total then go by it. There is no right or wrong bet in here.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

When it comes to gambling, I don't feel biased when making prediction. I always bet on the total point, if my favorite team will lose the match, I always bet against them and if they are to win, I bet on them too. There are some people that will feel biased but not me. If supporting my team means to bet on them when I know too well that they will not win, I wouldn't bet on them.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Its easy said than that. Most gamblers are easily blinded by the love they have on their favorite team. Especially if that teams is probably doing well in the league.

For example, in sports betting, i like betting on Manchester City to win in most games, probably because they are my favorite team and i know full well that with their performance they are bound to win. However, in some cases they don't, which will leave me to loss of bet. If i follow your strategy, i can bet on them to either score a goal or the total goas should be 2 goals and above. I know i can win in that bet if follow it that way.

To bet on the victory of your favorite team, you probably need to know several factors that can lead the team to victory. But sometimes we can understand that if the team does not really need to win, since its task in the championship is almost completed, or the players themselves are not in the right condition for a good game, then it will be a mistake to bet on your team with all the love for it.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

I rarely gamble on my favorite team and the reason is very simple, I'm more comfortable viewing the match is there's no emotional attachment to it and in the case of my favorite team playing and I stake on it also, that's double emotions already and I'll be hanging until the end of the match, so I prefer not to stake on them because I cannot avoid seeing their match for any reason.

It's very important to be honest in gambling, if it isn't obvious that lots of goals comes from both teams and you know the opposing team is stronger than your favorite team, stage against them. You should be business mined in your stakes, there are other ways to support your favorite team like buying their jerseys,  seeing their matches and supporting them in social media and their campaigns. You see joking with my stakes in favor of my favorite team, count me out.

[LUCKMCFLY]

When it comes to gambling, I don't feel biased when making prediction. I always bet on the total point, if my favorite team will lose the match, I always bet against them and if they are to win, I bet on them too. There are some people that will feel biased but not me. If supporting my team means to bet on them when I know too well that they will not win, I wouldn't bet on them.

It's a good decision, sometimes one has the strength in the game to change things , but if they are changed and one loses , we would be despising our own luck , in this case I am the same as you , when I have the bad conviction of something I do it , I bet on it even if I was Wrong , there is no problem at all, also when I see many comments here I Realize that each one has their own Personality in the game and according to that they make the decisions , that in the End Everything involves money

[Sandra_hakeem]

One of the main reasons gamblers lose is emotional bias toward their favorite teams. If it’s your favorite team, you’ll probably back them every time without properly analyzing if they’ll cover the spread, which leads to blindly betting.

I wouldn't back anyone without proper analysis -- afterall, even if I do, how's that gonna change the fact that If they underperform, they'll lose woefully? It doesn't even add to it so I'll just go with whatever option suits the condition of the game. In cases like this, I may decide the to wait for the games to begin before placing my bet.

Now, there's another popular option: betting on the total. If we find ourselves emotionally weak when betting, maybe focusing on the total is a better option since you’re not choosing sides. You just analyze if the combined score will go over or under. Less emotion, better chances of winning, don’t you think?

ofcourse I do that all the time. Why then do casinos create varieties of options to choose from? I'd even go past the OVERS and the UNDERS if I find them to not have enough potential players/strikers to create scoring opportunities. We also have the HOME WIN OR DRAW(1X) and AWAY WIN OR DRAW(X2) options to back up just Incase they end up with equal goals or no goals at all.

[Orpichukwu]

When it comes to gambling, I don't feel biased when making prediction. I always bet on the total point, if my favorite team will lose the match, I always bet against them and if they are to win, I bet on them too. There are some people that will feel biased but not me. If supporting my team means to bet on them when I know too well that they will not win, I wouldn't bet on them.

That thing you regard as being biased is what others consider to be team love, which is just an indirect way of sending money down to where they know it's never going to come back. 
 
On the aspect of betting on total point or consider or spread, in cases of a strong match in which the outcome can easily be influenced, I can consider betting based on what can increase my chance of winning, maybe something like the average number of goals irrespective of who wins the match. As long as such a goal is conceived, I'm safe.

[SamReomo]

One of the main reasons gamblers lose is emotional bias toward their favorite teams. If it’s your favorite team, you’ll probably back them every time without properly analyzing if they’ll cover the spread, which leads to blindly betting.

Well, betting in support of your favorite team is the worst mistake a gambler makes because he/she won't be able to see the strength of the opposing team and only supports the team that he/she loves. That mistake can cause huge losses, and it's a mistake that gambler repeats time after time. To be good at betting one should prefer to bet in favor of the strongest team in the match instead of his/her favorite team.

[peter0425]

One of the main reasons gamblers lose is emotional bias toward their favorite teams. If it’s your favorite team, you’ll probably back them every time without properly analyzing if they’ll cover the spread, which leads to blindly betting.

Well, betting in support of your favorite team is the worst mistake a gambler makes because he/she won't be able to see the strength of the opposing team and only supports the team that he/she loves. That mistake can cause huge losses, and it's a mistake that gambler repeats time after time. To be good at betting one should prefer to bet in favor of the strongest team in the match instead of his/her favorite team.

Nothing wrong with being a tad bit delusional and hoping your favorite team wins. Mostly in sports, even if your favorite team is not doing well currently they’ll still be your favorite team. Sport fans are very loyal and they tend to stick to the team they have chosen from the start. It doesn’t matter if they are not doing well these days. Be it because of legacy or maybe a new player on the team why they keep supporting the team but either way trust that they will.

I also have my favorite teams I would like to win but I know when to expect a realistic possibility of winning. We should be able to enjoy watching the sport while cheering for our favorite team while also betting and not losing money.

[Julien_Olynpic]

Of course, total is much better than betting on your favorite team to win. When you bet on your favorite team to win, you are essentially making a random bet. A random bet has no long-term winning potential. That is why we should not do it. But you know, people are irrational and emotional creatures. They do not always bet on a winning option. Often, it is important for them to just have fun, relax, and root for their favorite team. And if a person bets the amount of money that he can afford to lose, then there is nothing wrong with that.

[ralle14]

You just analyze if the combined score will go over or under. Less emotion, better chances of winning, don’t you think?

I'd easily pick the point spread over the totals because it's always the alternative I check whenever the moneyline becomes one-sided.

I still have success betting on the totals, it's just that I don't prioritize it most of the time because there are times when teams do the unexpected and concede tons of points or suddenly play slow.

If I can't get a read on both teams, it becomes the next best betting option I rely on together with team totals and player props.

[Jawhead999]

When it comes to bet favorite teams, I'd choose total over spread because favorite teams are mostly the favorite even though they're currently under perform. In total bets you don't have to think your favorite teams will beat the opponents, sometime favorite teams do lose, but with only less goals.

I rarely gamble on my favorite team and the reason is very simple, I'm more comfortable viewing the match is there's no emotional attachment to it and in the case of my favorite team playing and I stake on it also, that's double emotions already and I'll be hanging until the end of the match, so I prefer not to stake on them because I cannot avoid seeing their match for any reason.

Well that's your choice and there's nothing wrong with that.

That's the reason why gambling is a form of entertainment, when you gamble on your favorite team and watch the match, it makes you excited lol.

[_act_]

When it comes to bet favorite teams, I'd choose total over spread because favorite teams are mostly the favorite even though they're currently under perform. In total bets you don't have to think your favorite teams will beat the opponents, sometime favorite teams do lose, but with only less goals.

Probably I am not getting something right about betting on total that some of you are choosing. I think betting on total means to bet on total scores from both team that are playing the match? If that is what it is, it has high odd but the probability of winning is very low. I will prefer not to go for such odd.

[shield132]

One of the main reasons gamblers lose is emotional bias toward their favorite teams. If it’s your favorite team, you’ll probably back them every time without properly analyzing if they’ll cover the spread, which leads to blindly betting. Now, there's another popular option: betting on the total. If we find ourselves emotionally weak when betting, maybe focusing on the total is a better option since you’re not choosing sides. You just analyze if the combined score will go over or under. Less emotion, better chances of winning, don’t you think?

It makes sense to think that betting on total is a better option because in this case, your problem is not who wins or loses, you make a bet on number of goals. In some matches, it's easy to predict total but in many matches, you can be fooled.
I would choose total in matches like Euro 2024 Spain vs Germany, and France vs Portugal because in these matches, it's very hard to predict the outcome but it's easier to predict the number of goals. With France vs Portugal, I was expecting under 2.5 because Portugal was weak and so was France in Euro 2024 but in this match, both of them wanted to win, so they would try to defend themselves from goals but at the same time would find it hard to score because their attack was bad.

[stompix]

One of the main reasons gamblers lose is emotional bias toward their favorite teams. If it’s your favorite team, you’ll probably back them every time without properly analyzing if they’ll cover the spread, which leads to blindly betting.

It's not definitely a rule, it comes down to personal views, and not every single fanbase is a monolithic type.
In my case for example I'm far more pessimistic than normal for my favorites, so I'm always way more cautious with them than with other teams and try to look first at handicap options rather than straight wins. Same for horse racing, I have a few horses who despite being 3 times in a row winners and a clear favorite for the conditions I tend to put a bet on placing for 2/3 placings rather than going for the win and completely avoid any bet on the winning margin.

I do not support using any strategy to gamble or win at gambling. Because we know that gambling never depends on any strategy to win us.

There is a huge difference between finding a strategy to always keep on winning or having a strategy to minimize losses compared to your winnings, it is indeed all luck in the end but you can always choose at what odds you want to play against it.

[ARTOIS]

Betting on your favorite team  is not always the right move, even if the team is doing  great job. Every game has details, and betting never accepts emotion rather, we can consider it a negative impact on making the right decisions. Therefore, you must study the game data well and enter a relatively good bet, or just enjoy watching the game.

So I think Betting on total is a good option in this situation or in other situations  When the teams are in the same rank and the advantage is close

[Solosanz]

Total what? scoreline or under/over? predicting the scoreline is one of most difficult, I just consider that I'm lose because the risk is really high. For under/over, I don't think there's a much difference with point spread, the risk is normal.

Personally, I would prefer to bet under/over or money line.

[rahmad2nd]

One of the main reasons gamblers lose is emotional bias toward their favorite teams. If it’s your favorite team, you’ll probably back them every time without properly analyzing if they’ll cover the spread, which leads to blindly betting. Now, there's another popular option: betting on the total. If we find ourselves emotionally weak when betting, maybe focusing on the total is a better option since you’re not choosing sides. You just analyze if the combined score will go over or under. Less emotion, better chances of winning, don’t you think?

There are many options in sports betting, whatever it is depending on the culture in our respective countries. For us in Asia, Asian Handicap Betting is the most popular compared to Europe 1×2. I personally depend on the options presented, and the teams competing. Personally, this is not emotional, but rather looks at the potential that exists. We are very aware when we are going to bet with all the risks, whatever the options. Just imagine, your favorite team has odds @1.01, will you bet on that. While the opposing team is @.8.80. BTW, this is just a comparison. Clearly, from the odds presented, our favorite team has a high probability of winning the match. My question is, are you willing to bet with a large bankroll. Because, if you are a small bettor, the victory will not be comparable. So, which option will we choose, of course, looking at the potential available. Plus, make sure that each option must be considered carefully. Personally, if there is no option worth choosing, then I do not hesitate not to bet. if it is total asian, why not, i often bet and win or lose is a common problem in betting. the most important point, know well the sport that we like as a bet. then, we will not be blind in betting.