Skill and luck, which play bigger role in sports betting?

[junder]

The both of them play a significant roll in gambling in the sense that :

Luck is needed because since gamble is a thing of luck and not some kind of stuff that is completely our making we do need luck as well to scale through and achieve success.

Skills is also necessary and very important because it gives you a flexible chances of winning. ie regardless the fact that people consider luck as the number one factor of gambling success, skills also gives you a clear analysis of the game played and enable you to measure the respective strengths of every teams  for better predictions and all that. Furthermore, so it is am additional advantages to have a slight skill in gambling because not always luck can see you through , you also need to be skillful to top up your game.

That's right, indeed both play an important role because there are games that are purely dependent on luck and there are games that require skill and if we have good enough skills this allows us to increase the chances of winning, but even so, luck still determines the outcome including games that require skills such as poker one of them. But I myself prefer to play in games whose victory depends on luck such as slots, for games that require skills I don't often do it, occasionally do poker games but even then ordinary poker games have no bets made.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Luck is the bigger factor but your skill in recognizing the best odds and opportunities is what determines how you can view it as success or not.  Its always luck, there is a cost to the game and taking part and your skill in handling all factors and choosing only the best games is where you come into it.  
   I only hope to learn and advance in my appreciation and accuracy for the game; if I do that Im happy Im going to win when possible.  Ideally I enjoy the game more because I bet rightly but also it doesn't ruin my viewing when Iam wrong so I try not to overbet just keep it as a side game not my entire interest.

I agree with you and also learned something new in what you have said, we as the gamblers have the duty to improve in making proper research to come up with a good prediction, but the outcome of the game or match is not in our place to decide and that's where luck plays its role, making sure that things goes as we have predicted and that we get a win. Some people do not understand it like that, that's why they believe that because of their expertise in making prediction, they are supposed to win every time.

[Altryist]

I agree with you and also learned something new in what you have said, we as the gamblers have the duty to improve in making proper research to come up with a good prediction, but the outcome of the game or match is not in our place to decide and that's where luck plays its role, making sure that things goes as we have predicted and that we get a win. Some people do not understand it like that, that's why they believe that because of their expertise in making prediction, they are supposed to win every time.

We can't win all the time, but we should strive to have as many winning bets as possible. And if some players manage to do this much better than others, then it shows that the ability to choose the right bet matters. And if a player achieves this over the long run, it means that analysis also plays an important role, not just luck.

[OsaiEmma]

Majority of us are saying the same tyn, both, I remember my first winning in sports bet, it's actually a virtual/fantasy football, it was straight up luck, I really do not understand what I was doing, so at some point I began analyzing the game and I won my second with skill, I feel, if you understand the game, it increases your chances of winning,in life, making money and winning requires some level of luck too.

With that being said, whether skill or luck depends on;
1) the type of game
2) Your level of understanding and experience on the game

So even though we need luck, skill, understanding and experience increases our chances of winning

[impulse709]

I agree with you and also learned something new in what you have said, we as the gamblers have the duty to improve in making proper research to come up with a good prediction, but the outcome of the game or match is not in our place to decide and that's where luck plays its role, making sure that things goes as we have predicted and that we get a win. Some people do not understand it like that, that's why they believe that because of their expertise in making prediction, they are supposed to win every time.

We can't win all the time, but we should strive to have as many winning bets as possible. And if some players manage to do this much better than others, then it shows that the ability to choose the right bet matters. And if a player achieves this over the long run, it means that analysis also plays an important role, not just luck.

Both arguments in the discussion are good and the fact of the matter is that sports betting is a combination of both skill and luck. Researching well, knowing how to make a team, and picking the correct odds will certainly boost your chances but still, the analysis can not control what occurs on field even the best analysis. That is where fortunes have their say. One error, fall or any other unforeseen event can shift the outcome entirely. But when a bettor is doing well in the long-run, it is clear that it is a matter of skill. It is not true that you always win all bets, but you are much more likely to win than the average gambler, and this proves that analysis does have a larger long-term role to play in gambling than mere luck.

[Fredomago]

if winning consistent counted as always win, of course it wouldnt happen because every team will face a lose some day and stopped their winning streak or unbeaten record. But if consistent just counted as mostly get profit from all of his bet during a week, i think it still make sense to say this gambler able to make sure his betting can profit consistent. So, this is depend on personal perspective. But, I agree if luck the main role behind to bring gambler to the winning session.

All of what you've said, I agree with if it's about the consistency of the team and as well as the bettor. But I beg to disagree about luck is the main role here.

In sports betting, we've got stats to based with and that's how the bettors are looking up to if they are going to bet seriously.

While I don't dispose and ignore the factor of luck, it's not the main thing that brings up a win for both bettors and teams.

As long as we are talking about sports betting then skill in analysing stats will always play an important role in determining the outcome of the game, if we were just talking about slot games then the outcome would be black and white, and luck would be the ultimate way to determine the outcome, the role of luck can not be underestimated in sports gambling but it's not the only factor that determines how the game plays out.

I see your point and it's true, if you are into sport gambling there are stats and past performances that you can use as basis together with your own knowledge about the game and those teams and players who are involve into it, you can use your skills analyzing the potential outcome and not just blindly place a bet and hope for luck to back you up, but instead by using your understanding possible that you may guess and predict the possible outcome , though not a guarantee but still useful for getting a little edge when gambling.

[TLoyal]

Luck is ths major factor that leads to profit when gambling and not skill so don't get it twisted. In sportbet, if you want to depend on your skills alone, you win never win anything because no matter hoa you analyze the gane if luck isn't at your side, it's a waste of time. Ac lot of gamblers would have been multimillionaires assuming sportbet is more of skill like you put it because most gamblers stake on sportbet than any other games.

I am interested in your post. Before I talk about this topic. we need to first understand what is gambling luck and skill.
Luck can be a success or failure achieved by ones decision without stress or hard labour often by chance
skills are experience gotten through learning and hard work.
What is gambling? Gambling can be defined as the stake of money or any valuables that may require skill or no skills, it results can't be ascertained and determine by chance with possibility of gaining a large returns if successful.
So back to the topic is gambling by luck or chance, looking at that definitions above, I come to the conclusion that gambling is by luck [chance] and not by skills.

[jossiel]

if winning consistent counted as always win, of course it wouldnt happen because every team will face a lose some day and stopped their winning streak or unbeaten record. But if consistent just counted as mostly get profit from all of his bet during a week, i think it still make sense to say this gambler able to make sure his betting can profit consistent. So, this is depend on personal perspective. But, I agree if luck the main role behind to bring gambler to the winning session.

All of what you've said, I agree with if it's about the consistency of the team and as well as the bettor. But I beg to disagree about luck is the main role here.

In sports betting, we've got stats to based with and that's how the bettors are looking up to if they are going to bet seriously.

While I don't dispose and ignore the factor of luck, it's not the main thing that brings up a win for both bettors and teams.

As long as we are talking about sports betting then skill in analysing stats will always play an important role in determining the outcome of the game, if we were just talking about slot games then the outcome would be black and white, and luck would be the ultimate way to determine the outcome, the role of luck can not be underestimated in sports gambling but it's not the only factor that determines how the game plays out.

Yes, that's the key to it.

Even if someone who's been lucky with their sports bet, it still means a lot if we talk about sportsbetting and skill.

And that's because these two are collaborated and we know as a sportsbettor, it's important to have that skill in analyzing because it gives the edge to increase our chance of winning.

Also with how we analyze, people shouldn't take skills for granted even if they have become lucky at times.

[Cityhunter34]

There have been so much argument about gambling being a game of luck and not necessarily skill but is that really true? Sports betting is not entirely based on lucky because there can be expertise in analysis that can give a gambling some form of advantage and ease to win gambling. Am I thinking too much or skill is definitely the major factor in sports betting and not luck?

Honestly, those argument are absolutely nothing because the only thing I know that can easily guarantee you winnings in gambling is luck nothing else. Though, some gamblers are just arguing what they can never finish because we all need luck to win, it is always necessary for us to always understand that gambling depends on luck because there's no success in gambling without luck being on your side.

[masulum]

All of what you've said, I agree with if it's about the consistency of the team and as well as the bettor. But I beg to disagree about luck is the main role here.

In sports betting, we've got stats to based with and that's how the bettors are looking up to if they are going to bet seriously.

While I don't dispose and ignore the factor of luck, it's not the main thing that brings up a win for both bettors and teams.

We can see a team with a lot of star players but lose from a team without a single star players. So, from this we can say the team with start players is unlucky because lose from mediocre team. I know, stats give us more perspective to choose one of team to bet on. But, this still a prediction with higher probability to get the right choise. But, the results of the game, we never know before full time happens. So, there still a luck for us to get the win, well i aggree this cant be said as the main role for sport betting, but luck still become something that never be forgotten when we are betting.

[Tmoonz]

All of what you've said, I agree with if it's about the consistency of the team and as well as the bettor. But I beg to disagree about luck is the main role here.

In sports betting, we've got stats to based with and that's how the bettors are looking up to if they are going to bet seriously.

While I don't dispose and ignore the factor of luck, it's not the main thing that brings up a win for both bettors and teams.

We can see a team with a lot of star players but lose from a team without a single star players. So, from this we can say the team with start players is unlucky because lose from mediocre team. I know, stats give us more perspective to choose one of team to bet on. But, this still a prediction with higher probability to get the right choise. But, the results of the game, we never know before full time happens. So, there still a luck for us to get the win, well i aggree this cant be said as the main role for sport betting, but luck still become something that never be forgotten when we are betting.

Skill plays largest part of the role and that's what I can say but it can't do without the elements of luck, if for instance two people are making use of the two scenario cases one going for only luck and the other going only for skills, the one with skills stands a better chance of winning more in the long run compared to those banking on luck only, no doubt about the surprises we see most of the time where a weaker team winning a stronger team the truth is that it doesn't happen in most of the time let's say the truth.

[ASloveapg]

There have been so much argument about gambling being a game of luck and not necessarily skill but is that really true? Sports betting is not entirely based on lucky because there can be expertise in analysis that can give a gambling some form of advantage and ease to win gambling. Am I thinking too much or skill is definitely the major factor in sports betting and not luck?

Honestly, those argument are absolutely nothing because the only thing I know that can easily guarantee you winnings in gambling is luck nothing else. Though, some gamblers are just arguing what they can never finish because we all need luck to win, it is always necessary for us to always understand that gambling depends on luck because there's no success in gambling without luck being on your side.

There is no logic in gambling, everything that happens depends on luck, and those who believe in it will be able to make the right decisions, they know that everything is uncertain, so they will never gamble with more money than they can afford, and they will be able to save themselves from big financial losses. But those who do not believe in it, because of their self-confidence, they will gamble big, lose in the end, and only regret it later. Those who do not understand the right thing in time, when they later get into big problems, face big financial losses, then they will actually have nothing more to do.

[NurseHub]

In sports betting I will consider both as important parts of gambling because someone who can't predict a game is halfway back from someone who knows how to predict it. The skill plays a role, then luck accomplishes it. Knowing how to predict a game will give you more ways to win the game.When you analyze very well, you can give yourself a 40% guarantee of winning, but it still doesn't give a 100% guarantee of you winning it, but when luck comes in, then you can win just as you have analysed it.

[Franctoshi]

There have been so much argument about gambling being a game of luck and not necessarily skill but is that really true? Sports betting is not entirely based on lucky because there can be expertise in analysis that can give a gambling some form of advantage and ease to win gambling. Am I thinking too much or skill is definitely the major factor in sports betting and not luck?

It's hard to work with one, these two works in tandem with the other, I tried to use luck in betting but I was still losing but when I combined my betting skill with luck it yielded a way better result. From my experience, I won't separate the two, both goes hand in hand for better result, after putting skill in selecting the right games by doing proper analysis, now it's left for luck to help out in winning the game.

[MorganaX]

There have been so much argument about gambling being a game of luck and not necessarily skill but is that really true? Sports betting is not entirely based on lucky because there can be expertise in analysis that can give a gambling some form of advantage and ease to win gambling. Am I thinking too much or skill is definitely the major factor in sports betting and not luck?

It's hard to work with one, these two works in tandem with the other, I tried to use luck in betting but I was still losing but when I combined my betting skill with luck it yielded a way better result. From my experience, I won't separate the two, both goes hand in hand for better result, after putting skill in selecting the right games by doing proper analysis, now it's left for luck to help out in winning the game.

It is quite well to use both of them when gambling as it has more potential when one is dependent on just either skill all luck alone.
Although we may know the system on how gambling is built, there are sometimes or even most times that we may put in luck and skill and yet it will not work out, because that is how gambling system is built, definitely we can't cheat the system, rather we follow the way it is.
Skill is one of the most thing in gambling that we can not do without, and also that of luck which will definitely push us to what we aim for, if there is no luck when we gamble, then our efforts will be for waste, that is why we need both of them.

[Jody.Drummer]

In sports betting I will consider both as important parts of gambling because someone who can't predict a game is halfway back from someone who knows how to predict it. The skill plays a role, then luck accomplishes it. Knowing how to predict a game will give you more ways to win the game.When you analyze very well, you can give yourself a 40% guarantee of winning, but it still doesn't give a 100% guarantee of you winning it, but when luck comes in, then you can win just as you have analysed it.

While both are required in sports betting, skill seems to play a greater role. A person with good knowledge and adequate skills has a greater chance of winning, although ultimately it comes down to luck. No one can win easily by relying solely on random predictions in sports betting.
I believe that with good skills, for example, if we are highly confident, if our skills and analysis are good, our chances are greater than luck, such as 60% skill, with the rest being luck, or perhaps even less.

[laijsica]

In sports betting I will consider both as important parts of gambling because someone who can't predict a game is halfway back from someone who knows how to predict it. The skill plays a role, then luck accomplishes it. Knowing how to predict a game will give you more ways to win the game.When you analyze very well, you can give yourself a 40% guarantee of winning, but it still doesn't give a 100% guarantee of you winning it, but when luck comes in, then you can win just as you have analysed it.

While both are required in sports betting, skill seems to play a greater role. A person with good knowledge and adequate skills has a greater chance of winning, although ultimately it comes down to luck. No one can win easily by relying solely on random predictions in sports betting.
I believe that with good skills, for example, if we are highly confident, if our skills and analysis are good, our chances are greater than luck, such as 60% skill, with the rest being luck, or perhaps even less.

Yes, skill is more important in sports betting but every gambler should ultimately be lucky to win. Random gambling and unplanned betting can reduce your chances of winning to near zero. If there is planning and preparation before betting, then the chances of winning increase to a great extent. Skill in gambling reduces the amount of losses but overconfidence does not increase the amount of wins. I think skill is a special element for winning in gambling but luck is the most important for winning.

[martinex]

In sports betting I will consider both as important parts of gambling because someone who can't predict a game is halfway back from someone who knows how to predict it. The skill plays a role, then luck accomplishes it. Knowing how to predict a game will give you more ways to win the game.When you analyze very well, you can give yourself a 40% guarantee of winning, but it still doesn't give a 100% guarantee of you winning it, but when luck comes in, then you can win just as you have analysed it.

Two key points must be present, as you wrote: "Skill plays a role, and luck is the determining factor." To complement this menu, analysis is necessary to minimize unmeasured errors. Data-driven analysis and facts give us confidence that future decisions will minimize the risk of error, perhaps less than 30% or more, based on the factual data we obtain.

Sports betting is an art. If one follows and understands match statistics, it will be very easy to read patterns, followed by the style and character of the coach in the upcoming match.

Even for optimal results, AI devices are sometimes unable to make predictions with accurate results.

[allthebitandbobs]

Gambling is a game of luck and uncertainty, it cannot be denied. Again, skill is also important in sports betting, although it does not work properly to win. There will be luck but luck can be brought closer with skill. But we can never guarantee it. Gamblers have to take decisions considering both luck and skill. There are many who have good skill but they do not win and there are also those who do not have skill but luck keeps them ahead. Luck plays a much greater role in luck-based betting, while luck also plays an important role in skill-based betting.

I will say it depends on the type of gambling. In sports betting, skills are way more important than luck. Yes sometimes even luck will make us win but that will be a rare scenario and most of the times we need skills to analyse the game and the players to place our odds. When it comes to luck based gambling like slots, we do not have anything to analyse so skills there are really of not that help but luck will play an important role here. If we are lucky, we can make a good fortune or else we will just loose everything we have.

Not all sorts of gambling require skills but I can safely assume that luck can be associated to all games and can make us win profits. Luck can be considered as an important factor when it comes to gambling.

[Haunebu]

There's nothing much to think about here people. Casino games like slots, roulette, baccarat, dice etc are 100% based on luck and nothing else while sports betting depends on a combination of skill and luck. Simple!

That particular combination varies depending on the skill level involved basically which is why there is some randomness involved here. Overall, I believe skill plays a bigger role in this context.