Betting on A Strong Team Can Be Very Risky

[Derekfunds]

Op, I am not a fan of cricket but I can relate this to sports betting, there are some game under dog will be playing a big team and the odd of the under dog will be so big because of the low possiblity and chances of winning but "sometimes" the under dog will use the big odd and win regardless so it's a very common thing that happen in any game that is why it is difficult to predict game correct. Sometimes what causes such thing is if the game doesn't pose any threat on the big team even if they lose.

[Ruttoshi]

This is a norm in sportbet and it will still continue to repeat itself again. It shows that no victory is guaranteed even if you are playing with the weakest team because something might pop up as the game is ongoing that will turn the game around to favor the underdog.

I have lost several times because of this and that's why no team should be underestimated because they're not as weak as you think. Victory isn't for only one team.

[Africolo]

I am familiar with cricket and I have played it for years. That's why I always pick up cricket. And whoever is fond of cricket will understand my question much better. Although the question is very general and hope all of you will understand. A match against Australia and Zimbabwe was played about a decade ago. And the over-confidence of betting people on Australia sinked them. Like 1 dollar for the one who bet on Australia win and 100 dollars if zimbabwe win. Unlucky was the day for those when Taylor of Zimbabwe made 60 runs and played a vital role in Zimbabwe win. It was just good luck for the people who bet on Zimbabwe win, because they already knew the strength of Australian team at that time.

It was a match no body imagined that Zimbabwe will win from the four time world champions. Unlike today's IPL in which most of the matches are fixed. Have you ever bet on a team which was very weak and you have won 10 times more than expected in any kind of sports?

With my little experience in betting I can tell you that this can happen in any kind of sports and that's why I keep telling people not to underrate any team because they can literally surprise you and win a strong team. Outside cricket it happens mostly in football when you give winning to a strong team and at the longrun they are being defeated by the least expected team that everyone has underrated taking a very good example from Arsenal and Fleetwood in the just concluded caraoba cup last week when they beat Arsenal on penalties and this is a team that we all underrated and bet Arsenal to win.

So betting on a strong team is something I don't do because of the risks involved as they can fumble and that's why gambling is unpredictable because you can't predict the final outcome of any game until the last whistle is blown. If you want to win then always stake 1.5 on any team.

[Bigjoe33]

I am familiar with cricket and I have played it for years. That's why I always pick up cricket. And whoever is fond of cricket will understand my question much better. Although the question is very general and hope all of you will understand. A match against Australia and Zimbabwe was played about a decade ago. And the over-confidence of betting people on Australia sinked them. Like 1 dollar for the one who bet on Australia win and 100 dollars if zimbabwe win. Unlucky was the day for those when Taylor of Zimbabwe made 60 runs and played a vital role in Zimbabwe win. It was just good luck for the people who bet on Zimbabwe win, because they already knew the strength of Australian team at that time.

It was a match no body imagined that Zimbabwe will win from the four time world champions. Unlike today's IPL in which most of the matches are fixed. Have you ever bet on a team which was very weak and you have won 10 times more than expected in any kind of sports?

Your narration is very common in football betting. Many times, we get so confident about a team and the hopes of them winning. Most times, these bigger teams play against little teams that may be struggling to leave the relegation zone, and as the match goes on, people become stunned that the little team wins the match.

People lose there bets so much because almost everyone believes that the big team will win the game. It's just happened recently, were Fleetwood wom Arsenal and Eliminated them out of the carabao cup, though it ended 1:1 draw, and they finally won then in penalties. There are other instances.

Generally, bets are just risky, and when you win, it's just out of luck and not your experience or great knowledge, especially in football.

[Botnake]

In the end this is a match where everything can happen and betting on the favorite club is not a guarantee to be able to get a victory but at least there is a stronger probability to usually get a victory but Inu jyga depends on the X factor where luck in matches made by the club is in accordance with expectations.
There are always situations that cannot be expected even if it is for a big club but sometimes victory cannot be obtained easily so this certainly interferes with the betting we do.

Yes, what seems to be impossible may sometimes end up possible, and what seems to be winning end up losing sometimes. That's how unpredictable the cricket game is because every match, regardless if the team is seen as the favorite or underdog, will never guarantee victory. And I think that reason also create a big thrill on the part of the fans or audience.

I honestly bet on the underdog, and sometimes I win, sometimes I lose. The same way as betting with the crowd's favorite will never guarantee consistent wins too.

[Fortify]

I am familiar with cricket and I have played it for years. That's why I always pick up cricket. And whoever is fond of cricket will understand my question much better. Although the question is very general and hope all of you will understand. A match against Australia and Zimbabwe was played about a decade ago. And the over-confidence of betting people on Australia sinked them. Like 1 dollar for the one who bet on Australia win and 100 dollars if zimbabwe win. Unlucky was the day for those when Taylor of Zimbabwe made 60 runs and played a vital role in Zimbabwe win. It was just good luck for the people who bet on Zimbabwe win, because they already knew the strength of Australian team at that time.

It was a match no body imagined that Zimbabwe will win from the four time world champions. Unlike today's IPL in which most of the matches are fixed. Have you ever bet on a team which was very weak and you have won 10 times more than expected in any kind of sports?

Risk depends on the multiplier you're offered. If you're betting on a strong team and getting 1.9x then you have to ask yourself why that is, most likely they are up against opponents that the bookmaker considers to be almost equally strong or maybe there is some weakness like key players are off with injury. If you're serious about sports and actively watch the players/teams then you'd probably know the reasons the bet is priced in a certain way already or could figure it out fairly quickly. There's not even much point about talking about teams from Zimbabwe, because no disrespect to them but it's one of the poorest countries in the world and players could easily be encouraged to take part in match fixing. Even if most of the team are honest and genuine, they could get undermined by one or two players making deals on the side.

[leea-1334]

10x? I think I won 20x and more before,,, very rare but usually by picking 1 'small team' and pairing with another 'small team' in a multibet. IPL is rigged? So why not bet on it more? I think the experienced gamblers in this forum stay away from strong team unless they pick big handicap or specific markets,,, Haaland 2+ goals for a strong City side for example, or Kane and Son to score usually my old pick for Spurs  

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I bet mostly in football and what you describe is also common in football, in fact, I believe that in other sports games, such thing happens. That's why some people believe that every game depends on luck, some team could be weak (under dog) and have a very high odd because they are not expected to win a high class team, but sometimes they get  lucky and win the game. I have won a game I bet to favour the underdog more than twice and the wins was good because the odds was high too and I think I have added a topic here before asking if anyone have actually won a single bet where the team had more than 5.00 odd.

[adultcrypto]

The stronger teams do lose matches, that is why it is gambling where risk always a factor. But the number of times the stronger teams lose is small compared to the number of times they win that is why your title should have been better without adding the adjective "very". In some games like the cricket you used in your examples, the stronger team do lose too because not of things can influence the players performance and cause them to lose. I have not experimented betting in the weaker teams in every match to see if their big odd will be able to return profits.

[Finebone]

. Have you ever bet on a team which was very weak and you have won 10 times more than expected in any kind of sports?

Yes I have taken a big risk on a team that is seen as an under dog against a top team that everyone expects to win, and out of ten tries, it was only two that played out, because they have an outstanding head to head record against the stronger side, but this wasn't in cricket, but it was in football. Op it's very common in football or any other sport to have at least a surprise result out of a total of ten game, so your story on how the Zambian team won the Australians is not a surprise to me because it's a weekly occurrence in sports.

[Donk1]

Well like I will always say, the outcome of a match isn't determined until the game has ended. Sure being overconfident in your team is good, especially when you know the players are very talented. Still when it comes down to it, especially for folks who only watch matches and don't place any bets perhaps seeing a weak team win against a strong one is often amazing, and I often find such matches interesting to watch. That said to me the downside to overconfidence doesn't only apply to the bettors, but also to the players especially when they underestimate their opponents too much. That's all......

[DanWalker]

It was a match no body imagined that Zimbabwe will win from the four time world champions. Unlike today's IPL in which most of the matches are fixed. Have you ever bet on a team which was very weak and you have won 10 times more than expected in any kind of sports?

Are you talking about T20 World Cup? Where Zimbabwe gave scare to Ricky Ponting's invincible Australia. If I recall correctly that brilliant cool headed inning from Brendan Taylor turned the tide of entire match. Those who got burned after blindly pouring money into Australia, lured by prospect of turning $1 into $100 got exactly what they deserved.

Actually Cricket isn't played on paper, at any given moment variance or any exceptional performance can completely turn the game around. Maybe those people had forgotten that.

[DPHOR]

The stronger teams do lose matches, that is why it is gambling where risk always a factor. But the number of times the stronger teams lose is small compared to the number of times they win that is why your title should have been better without adding the adjective "very". In some games like the cricket you used in your examples, the stronger team do lose too because not of things can influence the players performance and cause them to lose. I have not experimented betting in the weaker teams in every match to see if their big odd will be able to return profits.

Honestly this could be hard to know because most of the teams that we expected to win would never win because this is gambling for us and it would surprise us that the day one would think of giving winning to the next team that is when the other would lose or win. But the main thing there is that, you can't outrightly predict whom is to win or not,
This is the reason why most people see it as a game of chances.

[Pandu Geddon]

Have you ever bet on a team which was very weak and you have won 10 times more than expected in any kind of sports?

Betting on an underdog team is almost like a random bet. If the odds are too bad for the favored team, I will choose another available market. I have bet on an underdog team before, but it was not an official bet. It was just a bet among friends. Since my friends had already chosen the favored team, I chose the other team. The bet was only to cover all the food we had ordered at the time. For me, it's not an issue to just have fun. But luck was on my side. The underdog team can also win. But remember, it won’t always be like that.

[coin-investor]

Have you ever bet on a team which was very weak and you have won 10 times more than expected in any kind of sports?

I won betting on underdogs, but the prizes were not as high as 10 times; upsets do happen in any sport, and there are circumstances where upsets materialize, like when the games are fixed, or the strong team underestimates the weak teams or there are injuries to the strong team that they failed to deliver.
Betting on weak teams for possible upsets is for risk takers; they understand the odds and are willing to accept the result.

[henmark]

Op, I am not a fan of cricket but I can relate this to sports betting, there are some game under dog will be playing a big team and the odd of the under dog will be so big because of the low possiblity and chances of winning but "sometimes" the under dog will use the big odd and win regardless so it's a very common thing that happen in any game that is why it is difficult to predict game correct. Sometimes what causes such thing is if the game doesn't pose any threat on the big team even if they lose.

Yeah, I face that with football all the time, like betting on Barcelona and Real Madrid is not really that easy to handle because the return is low, and you could win many games in a row, but if you lose just one, then it's over. Plus, you have to win; even a draw is not possible. This is not tennis or anything like that where it can end in either side winning; it can end in a draw as well. So we have to see how this will go and hope to see if things will change from time to time and what happens.

[YOSHIE]

Betting on A Strong Team Can Be Very Risky

Any bet can be riskier, not only sports and also strong teams betting on other types of sports is also high risk, overall you never know what will happen, For this reason, you are strongly advised to treat matches separately before placing a bet on a particular team.

For this reason, when you place a bet on your favorite team or a strong team against a weak team, maybe it is not a mistake, but you have placed the risk and prediction that you have decided, for me personally betting on tough teams, actually makes us superior in terms of chances of winning.

[KiaKia]

Return will be low if you bet on big teams and at the same time you can lose money if you bet on small team as well, I have a young brother who always prefer to place bet on small team but today he isn't a gambler anymore,  because he always fail most of the time.

Small and weak teams brings better money if they win but the  chances that they will win is very low too, it's not impossible to win at times but who knows? No one.

It's better to have a good time as a gambler than wanting to force yourself to win something, if you keep risking small amount of money you will eventually get lucky one day.

[cocadalcan]

I am familiar with cricket and I have played it for years. That's why I always pick up cricket. And whoever is fond of cricket will understand my question much better. Although the question is very general and hope all of you will understand. A match against Australia and Zimbabwe was played about a decade ago. And the over-confidence of betting people on Australia sinked them. Like 1 dollar for the one who bet on Australia win and 100 dollars if zimbabwe win. Unlucky was the day for those when Taylor of Zimbabwe made 60 runs and played a vital role in Zimbabwe win. It was just good luck for the people who bet on Zimbabwe win, because they already knew the strength of Australian team at that time.

It was a match no body imagined that Zimbabwe will win from the four time world champions. Unlike today's IPL in which most of the matches are fixed. Have you ever bet on a team which was very weak and you have won 10 times more than expected in any kind of sports?

Betting on the underdog is a suicidal decision and a risk equivalent to knowingly accepting defeat. Before placing a bet, I do a comparative analysis between the two teams and make a decision.

The attitude you have expressed regarding betting on the underdog may be shared by some gamblers because many such matches result in the underdog winning against the strong team and the bettors benefiting a lot.

I sometimes like to take risks when betting but not on an underdog team in a competition between evenly matched teams. My friends who bet have this tendency because they use multiple gambling platforms and diversify their betting. They almost always have a guaranteed win on most bets.

[Fiasem20]

This is the confidence bettors have and they allow it to rule their betting decisions,you can’t conclude on a team’s strength over decade,a team can be strong in the past and that shouldn’t give you the thought of them winning the weaker opponents.Even the weaker opponents usually undergo training in other for them to defeat the dominant teams,so it’s a game that your wins are not guaranteed because the weaker teams can defeat the stronger teams in any sport,I’m not into watching cricket but this scenario is mostly seen in the football world and I’m familiar with a bettor in my neighborhood that usually bet on the weaker teams to beat the strong teams and he usually testifies of losing each time he places he’s bet on the stronger team in a match.So before being overconfident about a strong performance you should consider their recent performances and if it isn’t strong enough you can reconsider your betting choice.