Bet only on the 4 best clubs

[GeorgeJohn]

I plan to bet on every match, but I prefer single bets to parlays.
Has anyone tried this strategy before?
If so, what were the results?

Gambling on a single bet is good, but have in mind that theirs no guarantees that a single will make you to win...despite theirs  chances of winning through staking a single game, i think that it has disadvantages too..

What i advice people is that no bet that, their's no assurance in gambling, any bet can disappoint but their's a probability that single game can be lose at any given point.

[Smartvirus]

Manchester City

Just like the last match that Manchester City played with Nottingham Forest, it is at Manchester City home. But what happened? Manchester City drew the match.

When I’m faced with fixtures such as these, when an elite team like Manchester City, clearly not in their best when it comes to season long performance is playing against a mid tier team like Nottingham Forest, a team that is well within the mid table and are struggling to end at a good spot on the league table, I tend to exercise a lot of caution on these games.

These teams understand that they are not the favorites and playing against one of the leagues best, you wouldn’t find them not at their best in these fixtures. Focusing on the favorites or top 4 is one way to loss on your bets. Their is always that time for them to lose their essence.

[danherbias07]

I think the question will be "Can you live a day without betting on anything?"

There will be a point when there's no available game, so can you have patience and wait for their next game to come? It's a good strategy, and it helps make a gambler have control over his gambling habits. Also, those teams always seem like the favorites, so it can be a wise decision.

The other question is "Will you still bet if let's say one of them is the heavy favorite and the odds are at x1.25 only?"
Some gamblers do not like betting on those odds because the profits are low. At least x1.60 above will be a better choice to feel the profits of the winnings.

[Samlucky O]

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Single betting on those clubs won’t  be much even with big stake the profit on the stake won’t be much, I don’t think it a strategy because you are playing to the game. Taking the smallest odds on single games, you will be using big staking power even if you win it takes is for those giant team to lose once and the betting companies will recover and be in profit on you.

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Yeah that's right, I thought about this too, gambling on a single game from a strong team like this one's listed above is just a no risk game at all. Their odd will not be far from 1.15-1.20 odd which make it not Worth risking. For example if you stake a $100 to a single 1.15odd, it will give rise to $115, that is a profile of $15. And meanwhile if the game lost you lost $100 so the risk is high. It will be better to risk like 4 to 5 multiple parlay which may increase the odd to help become profitable if it win. Not risking a huge amount for peanut in return.

[MAAManda]

I'm one of those bettors who loves to bet on the big teams, I don't even mind if I only get @1,2 - @1,4 odds. It's nice to know that we'll make easy money from easy bets with little risk, but sometimes things don't go that easily.

If you follow PL, you will know the result of Liverpool - Nottingham Forest match at the end of last year, it was one of my messed up bets, I made $300 bet & got below @1,5 odds. I didn't watch the match because I thought that when morning came my balance would increase, when morning came & I saw the score, I was shocked because I saw Liverpool was even destroyed with Liverpool 0 - 3 Nottingham Forest.

Well, as I said before, it's beautiful as a theory, but sometimes it's not so easy as a fact.

[Dunamisx]

Is betting on just 2-4 teams profitable, especially if they frequently win every match? Let's take teams from La Liga and the Premier League?

Bets on clubs like this from the major leagues are even more dangerous to lose because you may choose the option that will not suit the kind of performance they will deliver to you at a particular time, despite the fact that they are strong teams, they can easily make one lose a bet at the same time, not even when Arsenal is included in your games.

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Manchester City

These four are giants in their respective leagues.
I plan to bet on every match, but I prefer single bets to parlays

This is all about our own preference in gambling, tell me decided to go for parley and while some  like single bets, but you know that meaning a bet does not come from the kind of team you select or the league you are considering, everything both work under the risk take to place a bet and stand the chance of winning or losing.

[Cointxz]

Is betting on just 2-4 teams profitable, especially if they frequently win every match? Let's take teams from La Liga and the Premier League?

Bets on clubs like this from the major leagues are even more dangerous to lose because you may choose the option that will not suit the kind of performance they will deliver to you at a particular time, despite the fact that they are strong teams, they can easily make one lose a bet at the same time, not even when Arsenal is included in your games.

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Manchester City

These four are giants in their respective leagues.
I plan to bet on every match, but I prefer single bets to parlays

This is all about our own preference in gambling, tell me decided to go for parley and while some  like single bets, but you know that meaning a bet does not come from the kind of team you select or the league you are considering, everything both work under the risk take to place a bet and stand the chance of winning or losing.

I’m not an expert on football but as I understand his statement here. He is just trying to ask if betting on top team is profitable in the long run.

So answering your point is he is betting on team that has high chance winning based on the stats.

In general, it might be profitable if he can properly apply risk management and manage to bet on all the winning matches of the top team since these teams only lose less compared to other team.

[Alpha Marine]

I do not recommend. These teams still drop points a lot to get a week where all of them win is not as easy as you think. They might lose only a total of 4-6 league games each the whole season, but when you take the draws they get and how the losses come at different times in the season, you would see that it's not really a good decision.

Also, their odds are usually very small, so that discourages people from playing them as a single bet. The average odds of these teams are between 1.4 and 1.8. Meaning that it may not even give you double your stake. I have a personal policy that every bet should be at least double my stake, so 2 odds is the minimum I stake on.
I wonder why you did not include Bayern Munich, though. They are more consistent than all 4 teams here. But then again, you have to deal with their usual 1.3 to 1.6 odds to win

[ZeroVinsonN]

Is betting on just 2-4 teams profitable, especially if they frequently win every match? Let's take teams from La Liga and the Premier League?

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Manchester City

These four are giants in their respective leagues.

I plan to bet on every match, but I prefer single bets to parlays.
Has anyone tried this strategy before?
If so, what were the results?

Single betting on those clubs won’t  be much even with big stake the profit on the stake won’t be much, I don’t think it a strategy because you are playing to the game. Taking the smallest odds on single games, you will be using big staking power even if you win it takes is for those giant team to lose once and the betting companies will recover and be in profit on you.

And then there is still no guarantee of a person actually winning these games, if you win you win very little compared the the high stake and if you lose you lose all that money on a single game.
I suppose anyone can use whatever strategy the believe will work for them and even though I'm not the type to always bet on single games especially for big teams like the ones OP just listed out, and rather than going for who's going to win I would instead bet on a different parameter.

[Die_empty]

And then there is still no guarantee of a person actually winning these games, if you win you win very little compared the the high stake and if you lose you lose all that money on a single game.
I suppose anyone can use whatever strategy the believe will work for them and even though I'm not the type to always bet on single games especially for big teams like the ones OP just listed out, and rather than going for who's going to win I would instead bet on a different parameter.

There are high chances that these mentioned teams will win more games than the one they will.lose. In 27 games Barcelona have lost just 4 and drawn only one. Also, Real Madrid has lost four and drawn in three games. In the EPL top toppers Arsenal have lost 3 games while Manchester City has lost five games in 30/29 games.

So if you place single games on these top teams in these leagues you might win almost every time. But you would not make much profit because the odds are always low. I like betting games with high odds, if I am lucky the wins are large.  However, wins are highly unlikely at high odds..

[TedMosby]

I find this topic interesting. So, I decided to do some research and simulate what happens when I consistently bet on one top team in the EPL every week.

In this case, what if I spent $5 on every Arsenal match in the EPL. 
I used the data on https://www.oddsportal.com/football/england/premier-league/results to check the history of the odds for every Arsenal match.

Bet on everh Arsenal match (1x2) in the EPL,  x 0 means the bet was lost (draw or loss).

Match	Stake x Odds	PnL ($)
vs Man United (A)	$5 x 1.44	+2.20
vs Leeds (H)	$5 x 1.37	+1.85
vs Liverpool (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Nottingham (H)	$5 x 1.46	+2.30
vs Man City (H)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Newcastle (A)	$5 x 2.28	+6.40
vs West Ham (H)	$5 x 1.21	+1.05
vs Fulham (A)	$5 x 1.55	+2.75
vs Crystal Palace (H)	$5 x 1.45	+2.25
vs Burnley (A)	$5 x 1.32	+1.60
vs Sunderland (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Tottenham (H)	$5 x 1.53	+2.65
vs Chelsea (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Brentford (H)	$5 x 1.50	+2.50
vs Aston Villa (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Wolves (H)	$5 x 1.15	+0.75
vs Everton (A)	$5 x 1.60	+3.00
vs Brighton (H)	$5 x 1.48	+2.40
vs Aston Villa (H)	$5 x 1.45	+2.25
vs Bournemouth (A)	$5 x 1.58	+2.90
vs Liverpool (H)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Nottingham (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Man United (H)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Leeds (A)	$5 x 1.61	+3.05
vs Sunderland (H)	$5 x 1.30	+1.50
vs Brentford (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Wolves (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Tottenham (A)	$5 x 1.59	+2.95
vs Chelsea (H)	$5 x 1.60	+3.00
vs Brighton (A)	$5 x 1.72	+3.60

Summary:
Total Matches: 30
Record: 20W - 10L
Total Stake: $150
Profit: +$4.25
ROI: 2.8%

[tsaroz]

Is betting on just 2-4 teams profitable, especially if they frequently win every match? Let's take teams from La Liga and the Premier League?

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Manchester City

These four are giants in their respective leagues.

I plan to bet on every match, but I prefer single bets to parlays.
Has anyone tried this strategy before?
If so, what were the results?

Not a good idea as top teams mostly get very low odds and betting against them too is very risky. I find it easier to predict or get better odds compared to risk on less hyped teams. If you have a large bankroll and are doing martingale to get a profit than you might be safer dealing with these teams but for anyone with smaller bankroll, they are neither fun nor profitable.

[icoprofits]

The main issue is what everyone's pointing at already. Low odds on big teams don't compensate for risk when they drop points. And they do drop points more often than people remember.

What might work better is picking specific markets on these teams rather than straight win bets. Like over 2.5 goals on Man City home games, or BTTS when Barcelona plays away against mid table Spanish sides. You're still betting on big teams but in a way where odds actually offer something.

Pure win bets on favorites long term usually ends in slow bleed. The bookies aren't stupid with those 1.15 to 1.30 odds.

[Hewlet]

Is betting on just 2-4 teams profitable, especially if they frequently win every match? Let's take teams from La Liga and the Premier League?

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Manchester City

These four are giants in their respective leagues.

Even though from an overall stand point, these clubs seems to be doing well, but per game, you can not be too sure of the outcome of a game because the best of teams still mess up big time. betting only on teams like this is not a bad thing because they actually have an higher chance of winning their games above the regular small teams but in the game of football, their is nothing like a perfect team and so, regardless of the strength of a team and how that they are stronger than  their opponent, you have to bet with caution because they can still loose at the time you least expect.

[Cryptmuster]

Is betting on just 2-4 teams profitable, especially if they frequently win every match? Let's take teams from La Liga and the Premier League?

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Manchester City

These four are giants in their respective leagues.

I plan to bet on every match, but I prefer single bets to parlays.
Has anyone tried this strategy before?
If so, what were the results?

I think each of us has tried placing single bets on favorites. Maybe not as selectively as choosing only four teams, because every league has its own favorite, for example you could also take PSG or Bayern, these teams win quite often as well. But the point is that one draw or one loss, which happens fairly often, will mean that you lose your bet. And to recover those losses, you would need them to win several times afterward.

Besides betting on every one of their matches probably doesn’t make much sense either, because not all of their games are against weak opponents. For example, Real and City have been losing quite often this season, but if you run such an experiment and then present the results at the end, I think many players would find it interesting and informative to see the outcome.

[Yablee0]

Have being trying stuff like this over the years of my gambling experience so I don't see anything special about it because big team do disappoint sometimes mostly when you have trusted and investment more in it, moreover you need to risk a huge sum of staking power to boast the total winning amount because big team normally have smaller odds.

No doubt, those teams mentioned by the op are great teams in their differs league but one principle I have always sticked to is the fact that nothing is sure in gamble and this mindset has helped me a lot in making my financial decisions over the years. However , I wouldn't mind giving it a trial once more to see if things might change in my favour at least for once.

[fullfitlarry]

Is betting on just 2-4 teams profitable, especially if they frequently win every match? Let's take teams from La Liga and the Premier League?

If they are frequently winning then the obvious answer is yes.

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Manchester City

These four are giants in their respective leagues.

I plan to bet on every match, but I prefer single bets to parlays.
Has anyone tried this strategy before?
If so, what were the results?

There are no perfect strategy to begin with, even if this is sports betting and betting on the favorites though, there are still slim chance that you might lose as it's not a guarantee. Just enjoy betting and don't treat it as something like a job that you will regularly get paid. You can win some and lose some.

[Antotena]

Is betting on just 2-4 teams profitable, especially if they frequently win every match? Let's take teams from La Liga and the Premier League?

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Manchester City

These four are giants in their respective leagues.

I plan to bet on every match, but I prefer single bets to parlays.
Has anyone tried this strategy before?
If so, what were the results?

It seems like you are new to betti and likely you don't know how bookmakers play around with odd. If you have been betting for long time, you will agree with me that these teams that you selected are the teams that are top teams that usually won the league many times and because of that dominance, anytime the have matches with other teams, they don't give them big odd, they can give you 1.1 for Barcelona to win and it's not worth to risk under risk management.

The more the bookmarkers knows it's easy to know who is going to win a match, the likely you are getting low odd which is going to be discouraging. The best thing you can do in this situation go for other games that you know you can predict but don't have alot of attention like the ones you mentioned. One thing you need to know also is winning has nothing to do with any club, you can bet on Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester city and Arsenal to win and you may still loss.

[ralle14]

I've never tried betting on a specific set of top teams, but betting on every match on their schedule (including the cup) is like a recipe for disaster unless you know how to control your betting units. I can still recall Arsenal and City drawing against weaker teams they should've beaten in the last month or so.

From my experience with betting on some of the top teams, it's not an easy strategy to pull off since the odds can fool you, and it only takes a bunch of losses to put a big hole in your bankroll as you have to up your betting size more than usual to make up for the low odds.

[Inwestour]

I find this topic interesting. So, I decided to do some research and simulate what happens when I consistently bet on one top team in the EPL every week.

In this case, what if I spent $5 on every Arsenal match in the EPL. 
I used the data on https://www.oddsportal.com/football/england/premier-league/results to check the history of the odds for every Arsenal match.

Bet on everh Arsenal match (1x2) in the EPL,  x 0 means the bet was lost (draw or loss).

Match	Stake x Odds	PnL ($)
vs Man United (A)	$5 x 1.44	+2.20
vs Leeds (H)	$5 x 1.37	+1.85
vs Liverpool (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Nottingham (H)	$5 x 1.46	+2.30
vs Man City (H)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Newcastle (A)	$5 x 2.28	+6.40
vs West Ham (H)	$5 x 1.21	+1.05
vs Fulham (A)	$5 x 1.55	+2.75
vs Crystal Palace (H)	$5 x 1.45	+2.25
vs Burnley (A)	$5 x 1.32	+1.60
vs Sunderland (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Tottenham (H)	$5 x 1.53	+2.65
vs Chelsea (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Brentford (H)	$5 x 1.50	+2.50
vs Aston Villa (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Wolves (H)	$5 x 1.15	+0.75
vs Everton (A)	$5 x 1.60	+3.00
vs Brighton (H)	$5 x 1.48	+2.40
vs Aston Villa (H)	$5 x 1.45	+2.25
vs Bournemouth (A)	$5 x 1.58	+2.90
vs Liverpool (H)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Nottingham (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Man United (H)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Leeds (A)	$5 x 1.61	+3.05
vs Sunderland (H)	$5 x 1.30	+1.50
vs Brentford (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Wolves (A)	$5 x 0	-5.00
vs Tottenham (A)	$5 x 1.59	+2.95
vs Chelsea (H)	$5 x 1.60	+3.00
vs Brighton (A)	$5 x 1.72	+3.60

Summary:
Total Matches: 30
Record: 20W - 10L
Total Stake: $150
Profit: +$4.25
ROI: 2.8%

This is the right approach. To test how good this strategy might be, you can use data from previous matches. For example, take the current seasons for each team at the top of the table and make a similar sample as you did. Then it will immediately become clear whether it makes sense to follow this strategy or whether it would be pointless.