Do you fully rely on stats before placing a bet?

[HONDACD125]

To consistently win at sports betting, a player must gain an advantage not only over other players but also over the bookmaker.🙋

At the same time, the bookmaker also has access to all the statistical information related to the sporting event. The bookmaker also likely has a team of skilled analysts and powerful computers. This means that beating the bookmaker is very difficult.

Personally, I rely more on my intuition than on statistics. Statistics are also very important, but I'm well aware that they are available not only to me but also to others. And to win, you need a competitive advantage, even if it's not very significant.

Therefore, I try to find mistakes in the bookmaker's actions. After all, the bookmaker can also make mistakes when setting odds. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.💫

I don't understand why you need to find the mistakes of the bookmaker to become profitable in sports betting when you can actually make profits by making your bets normally based on your own knowledge and experience about the sport you are making the bets on, if you are closely following the sport and all the games, when there is a game coming up, you should know which side has higher possibilities of winning the game based on their past stats and the strength and skills of their players or the management. If you don't know that, simply don't make any bets.

I believe that sports betting is for those who have a lot of knowledge about sports in general, especially the sports on which they mostly make their bets on because knowledge about the sports is what you need to make good predictions. You can't be making wild guesses and making bets that way, because even if some of your guesses turn out to be correct, most of them will be wrong, and you can't make any profits from sports betting if you have a very low success rate.

[WhoYouCantKill]

You are right, the only possible way to always experiencing win everyday is by betting on a single bet. There would be less losses and redirect even gambling habit and addiction to minimal if practiced fully. A gambler can quickly recover his funds if what he does is striking to reduce his long games, adopts single bet and everything rearrange itself to where it's supposed to be.

Well, you are right but this habit doesn't guaranteed one to be free from being addicted, because once you have the mindset to recover you losses, even if you are placing only one bet, you will still be pushed to keep on playing, especially if you are winning from that one bet, you will want to add one again to make it two, which you will want your profit to increase more higher, so that you can both recover you money and still get more profit. There is way that gambling works in the lives of every gambler, especially if you don't have enough self-control to do which is right towards gambling, you can easily fall into the traps of addiction.

[oktana]

Everyone has access to stats, but truth is everyone could look at the stats and still have different outcomes with using the stats. For me, I use the stats to gather head to head and home/away performance then I push on with my intuition. Stats generally shows what has happened and not what will happen, it is up to you to decipher what you think will happen from the stats. This is how I see it, feel free to disagree..

Stats can always give you some valuable insights regarding the history of the team but when it comes to actual betting, it is still your own instincts that you will follow as you may have some valid considerations why you are placing your money on those specific betting lines. So for me, stats can assist you decide but it doesn't mean, it will be your absolute resource in finalizing your bet. Because it is still on you if you will really place your bet or not.

We are basically saying the same thing or am I missing out on something? I did go ahead to say after gathering the stats I go ahead with my intuition. On some days the outcome is the opposite of what intel you’ve gathered from the stats.for me, are stats needed? Yes. Do I solely rely on stats alone? No. It’s a mixture of the stats combined with instincts or intuition. And it is actually better to lose to your instincts than lose to just the stats.

[Africolo]

These days, we have tons of websites showing every possible stat. Head-to-head, form, injuries, advanced numbers, everything is easy to access. In theory, we already have all the info we need. So why do most gamblers still lose?

If everyone is looking at the same data, are we really gaining an edge, or just following the crowd? I don’t have exact numbers, but it feels like relying purely on stats doesn’t lead to consistent wins. If it did, more bettors would be profitable long term.

Maybe full reliance on stats is just a smart-looking mistake.

What do you think, do you trust the numbers 100%, mix them with instinct, or go with your own read?

Stats are like handouts in gambling because it's very important, one has to look at the stats, odds, team performances as it serves as a guard in gambling, without having a good knowledge of stats, odds and team performances I don't think one can really bet successfully without making series of mistakes or even running into too many losses, so stats are very important though it doesn't guarantee winnings as winning is solely on luck.

Studying the stats, odds and teams performances gives an edge to the gambler even though it doesn't  lead to consistent winning but atleast you will have a clue of what you want to engage in and know the teams you will want to stake against the other and to know their strengths too , relying on stats is not a mistakenly idea not step taken wrongly, winning is unpredictable that's why even after studying the stats and all one still loose, you can't take loosing away from betting no matter how knowledgeable you become in gambling, stats are guards in gambling.

[finaleshot2016]

If you are basing on data, be consistent and you'll notice that it works. If its hybrid, you'll just say it's useless and instinct pays off more than data. It's very confusing to be honest but if you really want your decisions to backed by data then be consistent with it until you've learned something that could help you add more chances of winning. Data can help you in most cases, it doesn't give you sure win but it helps you analyze things, understand the game more over time. Instinct sometimes can lead you to a death trap, it's misleading and can give you false decisions, can be also dangerous if emotions are correlated with it. So being consistent to one thing can be good but the combination of both is also good too but of course, the key for this thing is being consistent, nothing else.

[Hazink]

Everyone has access to stats, but truth is everyone could look at the stats and still have different outcomes with using the stats. For me, I use the stats to gather head to head and home/away performance then I push on with my intuition. Stats generally shows what has happened and not what will happen, it is up to you to decipher what you think will happen from the stats. This is how I see it, feel free to disagree..

Stats give us a full history of the team's past performance, and we try to make our decision based on that, but we also have to expand our research into checking recent changes to the team if there have been changes in change of players, which one I have injury, any news about if a major player won't play etc., all those things are what I put together before coming up with a conclusion, but there are also times when all those might be point at a direction and my instinct will be leading me to another place.

[oktana]

Everyone has access to stats, but truth is everyone could look at the stats and still have different outcomes with using the stats. For me, I use the stats to gather head to head and home/away performance then I push on with my intuition. Stats generally shows what has happened and not what will happen, it is up to you to decipher what you think will happen from the stats. This is how I see it, feel free to disagree..

Stats give us a full history of the team's past performance, and we try to make our decision based on that, but we also have to expand our research into checking recent changes to the team if there have been changes in change of players, which one I have injury, any news about if a major player won't play etc., all those things are what I put together before coming up with a conclusion, but there are also times when all those might be point at a direction and my instinct will be leading me to another place.

Everything you’ve mentioned above still falls into stats, injury, forms and players, it’s all stats.
Stats plus intuition as I said in my first comment. It’s a combination of both (for me).

[Bluedrem]

In sports betting, I want to be completely dependent on statistics. But I sometimes try to take risks because very few people bet on the team that is ahead in statistics, so if you bet there, you can win several times more money if you win the bet. In other betting, statistics are not the main thing for me. In most cases, I don't choose random things, in which case if luck is good, I win, if luck is bad, I lose. I think that except for sports betting, all other betting is completely dependent on luck.

[rachael9385]

Gambling statistics could give us some insights about the bet we should take and more information on the possible expectations from matches, all we may have to do is being informed up to date and try to manage the risk in staking, this statistics will look out for are truly helpful because the try as much to make sure that we have the best information needed as regarding any kind of sports and that is why some will depend on the prediction platforms and other sports information updates groups before placing their bets.

It is true that gambling with statistics is relatively good because it allows you to know more specific information about the match before betting on it, thus gambling can be conducted with more caution, thereby reducing additional risks. However, no matter how much we gamble with statistics or research, it does not know anything about the outcome for confirm. To win by gambling, you have to depend on luck, only lucky people can win by gambling.

You are right, stats doesn't change the outcome, but it can go a long way to ensure that you are on track, it's way better than relying on luck like you said. Depending on luck doesn't really give you a direction as a gambler, stats improves your chances of winning and luck is just a coincidence.

[sompitonov]

In sports betting, I want to be completely dependent on statistics. But I sometimes try to take risks because very few people bet on the team that is ahead in statistics, so if you bet there, you can win several times more money if you win the bet. In other betting, statistics are not the main thing for me. In most cases, I don't choose random things, in which case if luck is good, I win, if luck is bad, I lose. I think that except for sports betting, all other betting is completely dependent on luck.

You can't win based solely on statistics, because everyone has access to them and won't gain any advantage over other players. Therefore, you need to see what other players don't see, strive to be better than them, consider the odds, and understand where the odds may be undervalued. Some even find betting on underdogs with big odds suitable, but you need to think through it and understand whether to bet on a specific match or not. What I'm saying is that you need to think, consider more options than simply assuming that statistics will do everything for you; it's just one tool that can help us, but not completely.

[Mandoy]

Gambling statistics could give us some insights about the bet we should take and more information on the possible expectations from matches, all we may have to do is being informed up to date and try to manage the risk in staking, this statistics will look out for are truly helpful because the try as much to make sure that we have the best information needed as regarding any kind of sports and that is why some will depend on the prediction platforms and other sports information updates groups before placing their bets.

It is true that gambling with statistics is relatively good because it allows you to know more specific information about the match before betting on it, thus gambling can be conducted with more caution, thereby reducing additional risks. However, no matter how much we gamble with statistics or research, it does not know anything about the outcome for confirm. To win by gambling, you have to depend on luck, only lucky people can win by gambling.

You are right, stats doesn't change the outcome, but it can go a long way to ensure that you are on track, it's way better than relying on luck like you said. Depending on luck doesn't really give you a direction as a gambler, stats improves your chances of winning and luck is just a coincidence.

Statistics will never assure a game of winning, and luck will never leave out gambling. Nonetheless, it is more of a shot in the dark to use mere chance. The main purpose of Stats is to make decisions more informed because of the analysis of the team composition, their head-to-head, injuries, and other significant aspects. They do not alter the final outcome, but increase our likelihood of winning by eliminating unneeded risks. It seems to me that the key to winning betting is combining research with appropriate bankroll management and being willing to embrace the fact that the game is not certain. Fortune is a factor, yet training offers a competitive advantage.

[suzanne5223]

Yes but unfortunately winning in gambling, especially in games like sports, winning goes beyond the gambler’s experience and skills. If it were so, then many would have already become very rich through gambling, cos I know several gamblers who are damn good in sports analysis but even when they use this skill and experience to gamble, it’s never as effective as expected. So many examples and reasons to prove that winning in gambling is all about luck and it’ll be suicide to depend only on analysis or skill, especially when the games are completely luck based.

Winning in gambling is not completely luck based.
You cant tell me that someone who doesn't understand the gambling rules ( I mean someone who dont understand 1X2 means and how to go about slot and table games) can win completely based on luck.
Yes, luck is needed, but knowledge and skills cant be excluded because they are important features that work for gamblers before the luck comes in.

[rezakurnia66]

In sports betting, I want to be completely dependent on statistics. But I sometimes try to take risks because very few people bet on the team that is ahead in statistics, so if you bet there, you can win several times more money if you win the bet. In other betting, statistics are not the main thing for me. In most cases, I don't choose random things, in which case if luck is good, I win, if luck is bad, I lose. I think that except for sports betting, all other betting is completely dependent on luck.

For sport betting exactly based on the stats before placing bet although sometime have moment about luckiness, in my opinion the stats most important part when placing bet but keep seeing the previous possibility has moment our luckiness there or not? Many time indeed choose the team with good stats in sport betting but little mistake can change the games result and unfavorable team winning the match. We can stand purely luckiness in sport betting must check the team stats if won't loss or has wrong prediction.

[LUCKMCFLY]

]The individual sharp analysis is a great benefit to attempt to go through the uncertainties of soccer betting. The field of general statistics rarely embodies unique and unpredictable facts. When we are able to conduct research on different variables by ourselves, our ultimate decisions will be quite clear. The absence of emotional impact in the process of processing this data makes us get as many betting outcomes as possible.

I think the same because, given how much things are changing with football betting these days, there are teams that beat teams we never thought they would Football has really improved, and that's how things look. So now, the statistics and even our personal opinions change with the results That's what I've noticed lately, I think emotions have a bigger impact on decisions now.

[Orpichukwu]

In sports betting, I want to be completely dependent on statistics. But I sometimes try to take risks because very few people bet on the team that is ahead in statistics, so if you bet there, you can win several times more money if you win the bet. In other betting, statistics are not the main thing for me. In most cases, I don't choose random things, in which case if luck is good, I win, if luck is bad, I lose. I think that except for sports betting, all other betting is completely dependent on luck.

Just remember that whatever you do in gambling, always place a bet with the amount you can afford and also the earlier one understand that gambling works or are in line with luck and chance, the better for them, as they will be able to avoid or prevent anything that will make them to go against the protocols of gambling, and don't allow other people option to mingle with your decision as some of them are to mislead you, know what you are doing and do them right.

[sportbettor]

These days, we have tons of websites showing every possible stat. Head-to-head, form, injuries, advanced numbers, everything is easy to access. In theory, we already have all the info we need. So why do most gamblers still lose?

If everyone is looking at the same data, are we really gaining an edge, or just following the crowd? I don’t have exact numbers, but it feels like relying purely on stats doesn’t lead to consistent wins. If it did, more bettors would be profitable long term.

Maybe full reliance on stats is just a smart-looking mistake.

What do you think, do you trust the numbers 100%, mix them with instinct, or go with your own read?

Stats are like handouts in gambling because it's very important, one has to look at the stats, odds, team performances as it serves as a guard in gambling, without having a good knowledge of stats, odds and team performances I don't think one can really bet successfully without making series of mistakes or even running into too many losses, so stats are very important though it doesn't guarantee winnings as winning is solely on luck.

Studying the stats, odds and teams performances gives an edge to the gambler even though it doesn't  lead to consistent winning but atleast you will have a clue of what you want to engage in and know the teams you will want to stake against the other and to know their strengths too , relying on stats is not a mistakenly idea not step taken wrongly, winning is unpredictable that's why even after studying the stats and all one still loose, you can't take loosing away from betting no matter how knowledgeable you become in gambling, stats are guards in gambling.

I fully agree that stats are very important though it doesn't guarantee winnings. For example, you can find a detailed football stats here: https://futbik.com/statistic/

[Fredomago]

]The individual sharp analysis is a great benefit to attempt to go through the uncertainties of soccer betting. The field of general statistics rarely embodies unique and unpredictable facts. When we are able to conduct research on different variables by ourselves, our ultimate decisions will be quite clear. The absence of emotional impact in the process of processing this data makes us get as many betting outcomes as possible.

I think the same because, given how much things are changing with football betting these days, there are teams that beat teams we never thought they would Football has really improved, and that's how things look. So now, the statistics and even our personal opinions change with the results That's what I've noticed lately, I think emotions have a bigger impact on decisions now.

Not only applied with football but also in other major sports which underdog teams are now beating heavy favorites, it's so happens that improvements are being recognize, in a gambler's perception it needed to adjust and not just being a loyal fans and believe with how your team will perform but instead trying to analyze deeper for better chance of recognizing decent odds and huge amount of possible profits.

[OsaiEmma]

My answer to the question in your thread's topic is yes, I fully rely on stats to place my bet, and it works almost everytime for me, especially h2h, and form, that's something I don't miss, I've not actually checked injuries while doing my analysis, I think I'll have to include that going forward, but h2h,and form (in terms of how many matches won), wil give me a clear direction on how to place my bet. Although it doesn't work all the time, but most times it does.

These days, we have tons of websites showing every possible stat. Head-to-head, form, injuries, advanced numbers, everything is easy to access. In theory, we already have all the info we need. So why do most gamblers still lose?

If everyone is looking at the same data, are we really gaining an edge, or just following the crowd? I don’t have exact numbers, but it feels like relying purely on stats doesn’t lead to consistent wins. If it did, more bettors would be profitable long term.

Maybe full reliance on stats is just a smart-looking mistake.

What do you think, do you trust the numbers 100%, mix them with instinct, or go with your own read?

Well truth be told, even with every analysis, we can't tell even with 70% accuracy the outcomes of games, so we still need a bit of luck, and most people don't look at these stats, the look at the odds provided by the bookmakers, these odds are always derailing them from the right tool the need to make accurate judgment.

[PERtua]

Gambling statistics could give us some insights about the bet we should take and more information on the possible expectations from matches, all we may have to do is being informed up to date and try to manage the risk in staking, this statistics will look out for are truly helpful because the try as much to make sure that we have the best information needed as regarding any kind of sports and that is why some will depend on the prediction platforms and other sports information updates groups before placing their bets.

It is true that gambling with statistics is relatively good because it allows you to know more specific information about the match before betting on it, thus gambling can be conducted with more caution, thereby reducing additional risks. However, no matter how much we gamble with statistics or research, it does not know anything about the outcome for confirm. To win by gambling, you have to depend on luck, only lucky people can win by gambling.

You are right, stats doesn't change the outcome, but it can go a long way to ensure that you are on track, it's way better than relying on luck like you said. Depending on luck doesn't really give you a direction as a gambler, stats improves your chances of winning and luck is just a coincidence.

Statistic can prove of great assistance prior to making a bet since they present relevant information in form of team performance, recent form, head to head performances and the condition of players. Using these facts, a bettor may make a more accurate choice rather than basing his decision on mere guesses or feelings. Statistics is however not all that the gambler relies on. Sports are inherently unpredictable and there are a lot of surprising circumstances that may alter the result of a game, including injuries, red card, or abrupt tactical shift. Due to this it is not possible to win even with the most appropriate analysis of statistics and that is why the role of luck is not excluded in gambling.

[Somegory]

How many stats have made gamblers to win their bets? I don't think this matters, it's just one of those updated information for analysis, and yet many who depends on them still lose money, gambling or sport bets are still a game of luck regardless of all analysis that can be done.

Why not rely heavily on what you can afford to lose? Why not have your whole mind on that little fund that you are willing to throw away for the week just for gambling? And if you win then it's also welcomed too.

There is nothing that will make you a better gambler than your risk tolerance, losing is the most promised result in gambling, you will feel the effect if you risk too much and you end up losing it.