More markets does not equal to more opportunity.

[rachael9385]

I remember a friend of mine telling me that he loves making use of 1x bet because they have lots of options to you can choose to bet on and he also said that he hasn't really come across most of these options on other bookies but those options doesn't mean that you have any guarantee of winning. To me I see more markets as a distraction and not really an opportunity, too many options can just make you confused.

[Agbe]

Don't follow the market because they are just trap and once fall, you will lose all for them. Even the odds too, don't pick the eye attracting ones because they are empty voices calling you to pick them because they are big and loos more profitable. Though gambling is like the two sided coin. Any side fall you, you take. That is where luck comes to play.

[348Judah]

More markets is just an avenue to provide host with more options to explore for more fun in gambling, but not a yardstick for us to have an increased avenue to win in gambling, to even say it's more, it cost for being disciplined so that we don't use varieties of options we have to set the market an increase our risk of losing at the end, while I'm much more confident about the advantage of exploring for more fun in gambling by so doing.

[Nrcewker]

I feel that more markets simply mean more options to gamble. Earlier, betting opportunities were limited, and people could only gamble on the final outcome of a match. As a result, many gamblers became bored while the game was in progress. Keeping this in mind, sportsbooks introduced many new markets where people can place bets during different phases of the match.

Now, some people complain that more markets mean we will lose more money. But let me correct that, in gambling, luck is what matters most. It doesn’t matter whether we have plenty of market options now or just three; if luck isn’t in your favor, you will lose anyway. The only difference is when you find out the result of your bet — either during the match or, traditionally, after the match is completed.

So, practice proper risk management and gamble responsibly. Place bets only when you are confident about a particular market or event.

[Questat]

More markets is just an avenue to provide host with more options to explore for more fun in gambling, but not a yardstick for us to have an increased avenue to win in gambling, to even say it's more, it cost for being disciplined so that we don't use varieties of options we have to set the market an increase our risk of losing at the end, while I'm much more confident about the advantage of exploring for more fun in gambling by so doing.

I see it like this.

When you are already in a place and enjoying yourself, then someone offers you another service that also looks fun, it becomes easier to get tempted. It feels like an upsell. Since you are already enjoying, you start thinking maybe the extra offer has value too.

The same thing happens in sports betting.

Even if you already placed a bet on the main market you think has the best chance to win, once you see other options, you might still play them. The problem is, some of those markets have a much lower chance, but because you are already in the mood and enjoying the game, you start adding more bets. That is where discipline gets tested. More options can be fun, but they can also make us spend more than what we originally planned.

[Cyber_warrior]

Mainly I rely on luck, even searches are essentially a waste of time.
You can do all the research in the world, look at all the stats, then during the match the final result will almost always be different than you thought, because anyway it all depends on how the players do that particular match.
Based on luck and chance it amuses me more, I let it do and how it comes comes.

Right it always comes down to luck in gambling nothing much about it. You are right No matter the research one could do before betting and the match could kick off all doesn’t matter at all, at times this research do gives us a boost little and add probability into our success while most times all are just waste of energy. The final outcome of a game depends on the team contribution and the players playing so even research can’t save us at times.

[shawonngp]

There is no need to bet excessively, because the more choices we want to make bets on, the greater the possibility that our choices will end up losing. It is better to focus on just one market, the most important thing is that we are sure and responsible for our choices, and never take too big a risk just because of the big profits.

You are correct, gambling is always uncertain, so I think you should not take extra risk in the hope of something uncertain, since no one can give any guarantee about winning here. The more you gamble, the greater the chance of increasing your loss. Many people think that if you gamble more, you can make more profit; it seems to me a misconception. So everyone should gamble with the amount they can afford to lose. Focusing on many markets at once is too mentally stressful for me, so I am comfortable being active in one market. Focusing on more markets leads to more losses.

[Leahized]

What I have come to understand is that, gambling on sports market is always filled with odds that are aimed at tempting you to gamble on them, but if you already know how to analyze the market, you won't be carried away with such available offers, because you will already know the risks that come with betting based on offers and odds.

This method is good for you to observe the market properly and be aware of the teams before betting. It is most important to observe in the case of sports betting. And the rates that are shown in the market, it makes many gamblers tempted and forced to make a kind of bet. That's why you should take enough time before taking this decision and try to avoid risks. But many gamblers are greedy for extra money, bet without observation and face loss.

[henmark]

Sportsbooks offer so many markets now, it’s not just the usual over/under or point spread anymore. You open one game and suddenly there are specials, player props, team props, exact scores, first scorer, live markets, and a bunch of high odds sitting there.

Yes and to be honest, more markets only makes me more confused . Because when the markets were limited, I would rather go for win or totals on soccer, for example. Now I am betting on weird markets like Player X to score because there are big odds.

At first it looks nice because it feels like we have more choices. Like there’s more room to find a good pick, or maybe catch a big payout from those tempting odds.

Agree, 100%! Also we end up betting more on the same game now because we want to bet on more markets and hence more bets.

instead of thinking more markets means more opportunity to win, sometimes it’s actually the opposite. More choices can just mean more traps, more impulse bets, and more ways to lose money if we don’t understand what we are betting on.

Yup, and I feel like the Same Game Multis concept is also not great for the bettor because it shrinks odds from what I've noticed. Like 2 goals + win normally pays 3x then SGM pays more like 2.75x.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

At first it looks nice because it feels like we have more choices. Like there’s more room to find a good pick, or maybe catch a big payout from those tempting odds.

But if we are not careful, that’s where we can easily lose more. Those extra markets are not offered because the sportsbook wants to give us easy chances. They are still priced in a way that favors the house.

I couldn’t agree more with what you said, @Questat, there was a game I lost sometime ago which I don't normally forget that lose because of how it happened. It was a live game and the team I bet on was already leading by 3 goal and I picked a market option favoring the leading team to win the game but I lose the bet because the option I picked states that the leading team must score additional 2 goals or more before I can win the bet, I didn't know that was what the option was all about until I lose the game. So you are right, these too many option still favours the bookie more.

[darewaller]

I remember a friend of mine telling me that he loves making use of 1x bet because they have lots of options to you can choose to bet on and he also said that he hasn't really come across most of these options on other bookies but those options doesn't mean that you have any guarantee of winning. To me I see more markets as a distraction and not really an opportunity, too many options can just make you confused.

It depends because more markets give you more options to bet. While it can be confusing for some, people like me benefit from such markets. I'm a huge fan of UFC and almost bet every weekend on fight nights. Now, if the markets were limited, I would not be able to bet on the winning method like Grasso to win by submission or Alex Pereira
to win by knockout.

More options to bet are generally better for us gamblers because we get to bet on the exact market instead of the aggregate. If I think Isner is going to hit more aces I can bet on that rather than him winning the game, which might not even happen despite hitting more aces.

[Versatile_choice]

Don't follow the market because they are just trap and once fall, you will lose all for them. Even the odds too, don't pick the eye attracting ones because they are empty voices calling you to pick them because they are big and loos more profitable. Though gambling is like the two sided coin. Any side fall you, you take. That is where luck comes to play.

That is the more reason why gamblers is advised to make analysis before betting so as to enable us know the right team to bet, you're actually correct when you said that odds can be a trap too, of course I have seen a situation like that before this happened recently as I was trying to make a bet then I came across 4.06 first I thought the one with lesser odd is more likely to win I never knew it was just a trap, it was when I decided to check thier h2h and also thier stats that I discovered that those with higher odd is more superior than those with lower odd but then I thought it was a system mistake although I don't really know if they did it intentionally. but those with higher odd won the match.

[TopT3ns]

Don't follow the market because they are just trap and once fall, you will lose all for them. Even the odds too, don't pick the eye attracting ones because they are empty voices calling you to pick them because they are big and loos more profitable. Though gambling is like the two sided coin. Any side fall you, you take. That is where luck comes to play.

That is the more reason why gamblers is advised to make analysis before betting so as to enable us know the right team to bet, you're actually correct when you said that odds can be a trap too, of course I have seen a situation like that before this happened recently as I was trying to make a bet then I came across 4.06 first I thought the one with lesser odd is more likely to win I never knew it was just a trap, it was when I decided to check thier h2h and also thier stats that I discovered that those with higher odd is more superior than those with lower odd but then I thought it was a system mistake although I don't really know if they did it intentionally. but those with higher odd won the match.

It is usually a psychological entrap since the low odds will prompt the player to make a decision without checking the information. As your experience shows betting markets do not necessarily translate a team effectiveness on the field. Admittedly, the head to head statistics is much more honest than random numbers, thus comprehensive and unbiased study will cushion you against any misconception that is either formed on purpose or not by the betting provider system.

[bitgolden]

More options, more fun... We start with "just one bet", and a few moments later we are tying out bet builder with player pros, corners, cards, etc. More options = more entertainment for us casual bettors, but as you wrote, more ways to lose money. And those bet builders can be crazy... even though they look interesting, it's hard to win.

I guess bookies know all about it... more buttons, more light, and more options, the longer we stay there. It can be really hard to keep control these days...

It's gradual process, as for me, I just started with ML, and then learn what + or - handicap is. And then it widens my horizon as to more betting listing to player props and then the parlays or multi-betting.

For sure, bookies and then casinos knows that it will be more options, the more we are going to bet and the higher the chance that we are going to lose. That's why right now if we are mature enough gamblers, then maybe we can just narrow it down as not to spread our beats as it will not equal more opportunity.

The more you bet the more details you are going to realize while betting and sometimes other options will look a lot better for you. You can't just gamble the same way forever, I mean you can but it gets boring after a while and sometimes you just happen to thing some certain way for a team.

Like people who bet on number of yellow cards in a game instead of just the winner, that is very niche way but it is also very entertaining at that point to see something like that as well.