Never underestimate your potential in sports betting

[Mindyspace]

I see this almost all the time too. Many people say it's just luck, but they keep betting as if they were trying to beat the system. Then they get stuck in this weird middle ground of not believing in it, but also not treating it as entertainment. In the end, without a mature mind, it's difficult to evolve in any way.

[leonair]

I see this almost all the time too. Many people say it's just luck, but they keep betting as if they were trying to beat the system. Then they get stuck in this weird middle ground of not believing in it, but also not treating it as entertainment. In the end, without a mature mind, it's difficult to evolve in any way.

In sports betting, it cannot always be said that luck plays a big role here. Only then does luck come into play when you bet in a situation where you do not understand anything about the game and just bet on a team based on guesswork. But when you have an idea about sports and know which team plays well and which team plays poorly, then automatically your winning possibility will increase and then it cannot be said that your winning there depends on luck. Because at that time you already know which teams play well. It is your skill

[Numeral]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

Curious how others see this..

Who is interested in suffering fewer failures than others in the long run? Perhaps someone comes out ahead, but if there were no analysis, the results would be much worse. Some people cannot live without sports betting, even though they understand that over the years they lose something, but here too, analytics allows them to be effective. It is better to make effective bets than ineffective ones, since you are doing it anyway. Incidentally, there is another category of people who do not like to watch sports broadcasts without betting, with some of them conducting analysis and others simply betting on intuition. It is unlikely that anyone would conduct analysis without any interest, people probably enjoy the process itself, which gives them confidence in their abilities as sports forecasters.

[Nheer]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

Curious how others see this..

I wouldn't agree with you, when you think too much of gambling and expect too much from it I don't think it will end well for you. Mindset matters but not as you put it. I think it's best to expect less from it and have a mindset that it is based on luck and you can't always be right about it because that's just the sad truth. Having the mindset of winning doesn't stop you from losing.

When you have so much expectation of winning always it will be easy for you to get addicted because when you lose you won't accept it and could easily end up gambling recklessly or even get addicted as you're trying to prove yourself.

I see this almost all the time too. Many people say it's just luck, but they keep betting as if they were trying to beat the system.

Gambling is luck and it doesn't matter what you think you will not always win, you can't always win no matter what you think. People keep trying because you don't know when the luck will be by your side. You can't be lucky when you're not playing.

[Accardo]

But when you have an idea about sports and know which team plays well and which team plays poorly, then automatically your winning possibility will increase and then it cannot be said that your winning there depends on luck. Because at that time you already know which teams play well. It is your skill

That would be for players who wager huge amounts on a single game, as for parlays, one or two legs would likely cut the game, thereby resulting to losses, it'll be very hard for an experienced sport gamer to predict more than 7 games accurately regardless of their high level sports knowledge.

[Porfirii]

I see this almost all the time too. Many people say it's just luck, but they keep betting as if they were trying to beat the system. Then they get stuck in this weird middle ground of not believing in it, but also not treating it as entertainment. In the end, without a mature mind, it's difficult to evolve in any way.

In sports betting, it cannot always be said that luck plays a big role here. Only then does luck come into play when you bet in a situation where you do not understand anything about the game and just bet on a team based on guesswork. But when you have an idea about sports and know which team plays well and which team plays poorly, then automatically your winning possibility will increase and then it cannot be said that your winning there depends on luck. Because at that time you already know which teams play well. It is your skill

Skill is important to some extent, but in the long term luck plays a major role.

The idea about getting stuck in the middle ground is interesting, and there is where I would say most bettors are or, at least, have been. In my case I think it is different, because my bets look more like playing lotteries: I play impossible odds with little money and I consider it a loss, but I get entertained in the meantime while I think in the improbable, almost impossible wins.

[Jewan420]

In gambling, if luck is not on your side, both experience and analysis are worthless. We see some matches that bring very unexpected results and push us towards losses. Last week alone, we saw some such matches, Arsenal vs Liverpool match goalless draw, Manchester City vs Brighton 1-1 draw and Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace goalless draw. These are really unexpected results. If you bet on these matches and use experience, then you must have lost the matches. Because luck was not on your side, you made the right decisions based on experience.

[Muba20]

If you can be confident in any task, then you will definitely get satisfaction from doing that task. Although there is no such strategy to win in gambling, if someone cannot trust himself from the beginning, then there is no point in betting on gambling. If you bet to enjoy gambling and if you accept defeat in advance, then you will not be able to enjoy gambling. One positive aspect is that even if you lose, you will not have any regrets because you have already accepted defeat. But in reality, no one wants to lose. If you are confident in your bet, then you can also do a very good analysis with your mind, which can play a positive role in gambling later.

[ZeroVinsonN]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

Curious how others see this..

How about never overestimate your potential with sports betting, anyone who is actually betting on sports games already knows that they need to know what they are doing to an extent, it's not like a slot game, at least here there are actual human or sometimes animals players involved meaning that a bit of predictability can be in play, good analysis of player match ups and previous head to heads, you can predict the outcome to a reasonable degree but it will never 100% so your chances of winning are never guaranteed.

[Furious 7]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

I don't think it's about distrust but realizing the potential that we will not always succeed in a gamble despite our best efforts to analyze and research.

In addition most of us gamblers who are not too sure about longterm profits and always consider luck which still has a role at least to balance our analysis is that we don't believe too much that gambling is a solution because sometimes for those people who are overconfident when gambling usually the worst possibility is addiction and don't want to admit that the gambling they do is bigger losses than profits. So, by looking at this I think it will be very natural when there are many gamblers who prefer to be modest and  will be in it so as not to bring up excessive ego and assume that gambling can make us profitable in the long run because this is clearly not possible to do.

[Fortify]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

Curious how others see this..

Who are these vast horde of people you are think are profiting consistently over a long time period? Because that's not how bookmakers like Bet365 are able to pay their owners hundreds of millions a year in profits. There will be a tiny fraction of people with the skills to beat bookmakers or a legit strategy that is hard to counter, like picking profitable horse racing odds days before the event at excellent odds, but bookmakers get wise to these accounts pretty quick - you might make off with a few thousand, or even tens of thousands of you're lucky, but eventually they squeeze you and set you max bet very low.

[|MINER|]

Actually, gambling is just an entertainment source it is not a career where we have to set a clear goal or have a specific goal. Yes our purpose here will be that through gambling we will entertain ourselves with the crazy feel.
At the same time I would like to say another thing here that is the bank roll management we do but it is not to win gambling the reason is that we do not touch the amount of loss in gambling that we cannot afford to lose.

[rachael9385]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

Curious how others see this..

Pne thing that discourages people quickly im sports betting is losing streaks, this can make you doubt your potential and sometimes you might even feel like quitting. one thing that makes people give up on sports betting is not having enough money to bet with,  if you don't have a large bankroll it becomes a losing game because when you go through losing phases you won't have the funds to stake again in order to recover

[Emikoyumi]

the real problem here is mindset. Many people do not believe they can win in the long run yet they keep betting out of habit or excitement. There is no clear goal behind it. If someone truly believes everything depends on luck then there is no real reason to analyze games manage bankroll or try to improve. But in reality we can see some bettors who are consistently profitable which proves it is possible with the right knowledge and discipline. That is why i think clarity in your own mind is very important. If you accept failure from the beginning then no matter what you do the result will be the same. Betting without a clear mindset and goal is really just deceiving yourself.

[Stalker22]

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Curious how others see this..

I have changed my mind from thinking exactly the same as you do.  Most people do not bet with the intent to get rich, but rather for an emotional reaction to betting.  When they say, "Its all luck," the truth is, they have created an excuse.  If they lose, they can blame the universe rather than taking responsibility for making a wrong bet.

If you think the only thing needed for winning is "believing that you will win," you are setting yourself up for disappointment.  From what I have experienced, winners separate themselves from losers by using the math to calculate their advantage/edge against the other gambler.

[Oasisman]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

Curious how others see this..

I think you're mixing things up about professional bettors vs bettors for entertainment purposes only.
Those people who don't have any clear intentions of beating the game in the long run have never set their goals that way. The way they choose their odds and analyze the pre-game is not because they're trying to make money consistently, but they enjoy the process. Just like how other people enjoy studying and analyzing fantasy sports or poker hands.
While bankroll management is always important, whether or not you treat your bets as an investment. So, no, I don't think it is a waste of time, we only have different perspectives and goals.

Professional bettors, on the other hand, have everything I mentioned above, only they are more concerned with their bankrolls.
I think bettors in sportsbetting far more enjoyed the process of how they place their bets than other forms of gambling games.

[salad daging]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

I don't have that mindset because the reality is that sports betting still relies on luck despite thorough analysis, is this something to blame yourself for? Not really. Yeah I know I'm not a professional in analyzing matches.

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

By analyzing the match it increases the chances of winning but it won't be precise.

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

I just try to strive to consistently win in betting but it's hard, even I never give up in betting it's just that I'm proud that small bets don't frustrate me even if they fail.

[Zigabel]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

Curious how others see this..

I don't think people do think it's not possible  to be profitable gambling, and don't forget, profitability doesn't mean no losses at all, it only means more wins than losses and you never know when the winnings are coming neither the losses and non of this is directly proportionate to your analysis because some persons literally do not have to do all of the analysis and yet they win their bets and same applies with Analysis, you could have it all and not win, and you can also win too sometimes. Even your mindset cannot save you in the day of losses, you only just do your best and hope the odds turn in your favour.

[I_Anime]

Seen a lot of gamblers who stick to sports betting but don’t really believe they can win long term, and some of them think gambling is pure luck, yet they keep betting anyway. That honestly doesn’t make sense to me, it’s like wasting time without a clear goal imo.

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

Curious how others see this..

Sport betting doesn’t really on luck alone to win there’s still some brain game required for one to increase their chances of winning , yes whatsoever strategy many claimed to have been using . It doesn’t accurate to point of making them win always .

What it actually does is that it literally increases the chances of one winning, making it not being guessing game only.

[justdimin]

If you don’t believe the game can be beaten, why even bother analyzing, managing bankroll, or improving your picks?

There are bettors who are consistently profitable, so clearly it’s possible, so for me, mindset matters a lot here.
If you already think you’ll fail, then everything else you do will fail with it.

Haha you're right. I think the game can be beaten but it's hard to know when you can and when you can't. Sometimes I make a bet confidently and win is so easily that it almost feels like I have defeated the bookie. But at other times, I make bets feeling that I will easily win but the opposite happens. So you can beat the bookie by analyzing but it's impossible to know when you actually can and when it's an illusion or overconfidence.

It's not impossible to beat the bookie but it's really hard for sure because they have far better tools and ways of analysing. But it is possible and that is why you sometimes see two sportsbooks offering different odds, because each have their own way to analyse and provide odds.