Tipsters or your own picks, who do you trust more?

[aioc]

In sports betting, who do you really trust? The tipsters who show profit for a while, or yourself believing that in the long run you can be profitable if you keep learning.

It pays to be open-minded and check or accept outside sources. This is gambling, we are trying to get the best options or results, so I don't mind checking their tips and compare it on my own to do an analysis, and if the tipster's bets make more sense, then I'm more willing to change my bet.
In gambling, we learn from our own experience and from other people, so be receptive and open-minded

[yahoo62278]

In sports betting, who do you really trust? The tipsters who show profit for a while, or yourself believing that in the long run you can be profitable if you keep learning.

Many bettors just follow tipsters blindly. If they see a winning streak, they assume the tipster really knows what he’s doing. But most of the time those results don’t last long. A few bad weeks and the profit disappears. So I’m curious how others see this. Is it better to trust someone else’s picks, or focus on developing your own analysis even if it takes longer to become profitable?

Trusting yourself or a tipster doesn't guarantee you will win $$$ right? You have your knowledge and a tipster believes in their knowledge. With AI having damn near every stat you can ask about, tipster instincts and insights, and your own instincts and insight you can utilize all of it and make the best bet IMO. No need to only rely on 1, even with all 3 though, it does not guarantee a profit. Anything can happen in sports and games can be fixed.

[Yaunfitda]

In sports betting, who do you really trust? The tipsters who show profit for a while, or yourself believing that in the long run you can be profitable if you keep learning.

I guess the easy answer is that you should trust yourself more than others. Maybe you can look at the tipsters and see if you have both the same result. The problem though might arise if you have different result. In that case, I will still go with my bet.

Many bettors just follow tipsters blindly. If they see a winning streak, they assume the tipster really knows what he’s doing. But most of the time those results don’t last long. A few bad weeks and the profit disappears. So I’m curious how others see this. Is it better to trust someone else’s picks, or focus on developing your own analysis even if it takes longer to become profitable?

That is the thing though with new bettors around, they followed supposedly good tipster, but it's not a guarantee profit, it might be better if they will have to learn sports betting themselves instead of blindly trusting those tipster. So that's for me, developed my own skills and analysis to be profitable.

[mitchr4]

In sports betting, who do you really trust? The tipsters who show profit for a while, or yourself believing that in the long run you can be profitable if you keep learning.

Many bettors just follow tipsters blindly. If they see a winning streak, they assume the tipster really knows what he’s doing. But most of the time those results don’t last long. A few bad weeks and the profit disappears. So I’m curious how others see this. Is it better to trust someone else’s picks, or focus on developing your own analysis even if it takes longer to become profitable?

I have a bad experience with tipsters. My friend and I once bought tips from a tipster because we saw that most of his bets were winning. But when we followed his tips, the results were far from what we expected and the tipster just disappeared. Luckily I only bet a small amount at that time, but I feel bad for my friend who spent a lot of money on it. Since then I no longer trust tipsters no matter how good their results look. Now I rely on my own analysis instead of depending on someone else's picks. Sometimes I still check tipster recommendations as a reference, but I always combine it with my own analysis before making any decision.

[rbynxx]

In sports betting, who do you really trust? The tipsters who show profit for a while, or yourself believing that in the long run you can be profitable if you keep learning.

Many bettors just follow tipsters blindly. If they see a winning streak, they assume the tipster really knows what he’s doing. But most of the time those results don’t last long. A few bad weeks and the profit disappears. So I’m curious how others see this. Is it better to trust someone else’s picks, or focus on developing your own analysis even if it takes longer to become profitable?

If that's one I'm followed I definitely tail it but will probably research more rather than just some blind tailing as it will not give me more edge on my bet, what gives more edge is that you got idea from the tipster but you also do your own research and trust your gut. I definitely not comfortable if they are in  a winning streak tbh because just one wrong tail and you go all in you'd definitely be out of bankroll.

[danherbias07]

I'd rather learn it and do it myself. Why? Simple. It's for long-term use.

When a sports bettor gains knowledge about how his favorite game works and the options in sports betting, then I believe he can do it himself. It's just laziness that sometimes ties us to not doing the research because we either do not have time or we are just pure lazy.
The internet is available for everyone, and we could simply Google all the stats, records, injury reports, weather, and so on and forth that could affect the game and the players. There will be times that we will lose because games can change all of a sudden due to different reasons, but for me, it feels better if I lose using my own prediction.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Beginners often believe the predictions of strangers, as they do not understand sports themselves, but they are in a hurry enough to learn some sports betting skills on their own. In addition, colorful videos with all the winnings boasted by people involved in forecasting and their luxurious lifestyle can manipulate the minds of those who believe that you can get rich quickly, and all you have to do is pay this person a certain amount, and a "wonderful" life will be under their feet.
I think this is how forecasters make money by misleading people until they realize it's a hoax. But "guys who have sobered up from deception" are replaced by new naive people, and the process of earning forecasters on deception continues.

[Kelward]

In sports betting, who do you really trust? The tipsters who show profit for a while, or yourself believing that in the long run you can be profitable if you keep learning.

Many bettors just follow tipsters blindly. If they see a winning streak, they assume the tipster really knows what he’s doing. But most of the time those results don’t last long. A few bad weeks and the profit disappears. So I’m curious how others see this. Is it better to trust someone else’s picks, or focus on developing your own analysis even if it takes longer to become profitable?

Trusting yourself or a tipster doesn't guarantee you will win $$$ right? You have your knowledge and a tipster believes in their knowledge. With AI having damn near every stat you can ask about, tipster instincts and insights, and your own instincts and insight you can utilize all of it and make the best bet IMO. No need to only rely on 1, even with all 3 though, it does not guarantee a profit. Anything can happen in sports and games can be fixed.

You don't have to rely only on your own analysis to predict your bet, you can use a tipster, maybe to compare your own analysis but the important thing is that whatever strategy that you choose to bet either yours or others let the final decision be yours. When you decide on a bet and place it you're not supposed to blame anybody if you lose the game because it was your decision to bet your money on it. No prediction is a guarantee to give you wins it doesn't matter your skills and experience or the skills and experiences of whoever you're relying on to bet and win, you still still need luck at the end of the day that is why it's called gambling.

[asriloni]

It's obvious i will trust my own pick. I don't have to rely upon others prediction who could also be a trap for me. There are soooooo many of tipsters are lacking of transparent, and potentially to be scammers. It's also making my time be more efficient caused by i don't need to figure out, which is legit or scam tipster.

Trusting tipster is just another waste of time when you can gamble it yourself. So always trust yourself. If you're winning your own bet, you will be so proud of it. 

[Strongkored]

In sports betting, who do you really trust? The tipsters who show profit for a while, or yourself believing that in the long run you can be profitable if you keep learning.

Many bettors just follow tipsters blindly. If they see a winning streak, they assume the tipster really knows what he’s doing. But most of the time those results don’t last long. A few bad weeks and the profit disappears. So I’m curious how others see this. Is it better to trust someone else’s picks, or focus on developing your own analysis even if it takes longer to become profitable?

Focusing on developing my own analysis is better, even though the results may not be visible at first. But if we consistently analyze, we will eventually see improvement.

Trusting others with sports betting picks is not a good idea. Even if they show seemingly good results, we'll never know what they're hiding. After all, wouldn't it be more convincing if people actually showed good results? So they've already filtered the overall results of their bets.