Statistically, only 10% of bettors make money on sports betting. How do they do it? The fact is that for some, betting is a job and a daily chore, while for others it is entertainment and a way to get unforgettable emotions. What to do to earn or to have fun? This is everyone's choice. If you do decide to make a profit, the following tips for successful wagering will help:
In order to place the right bets, you need to know all the concepts of betting and types of betting, and you need to be able to apply it all in practice.
There is such a thing as a betting strategy. There are quite a few such strategies invented for each sport. If you want to be successful, you have to know them.
Do you want to be sure about the bet you make? Analyze using all the statistics concerning the upcoming event - results of past games, championship calendars, standings, etc.
It may happen that you bet on a clear favourite and it loses. Why is it so? A poor analysis has been done. The match was not important for the team or the player, but they were saving their energy for the upcoming events. Or you had hoped that the main squad would play, but some other players took to the pitch. How to avoid a failure? It is better to analyse and place your bets live.
If you are not sure about a bet, don't place it at all or leave it alone until you have all the information you need to place it.
Know how to control your emotions, play it cool and calculated, be hard-working and persistent, don't rush, think more.
Place bets only in trusted bookmaker's offices.
Knowing all these secrets and following all the rules of sports betting, you will easily become a successful bettor.
Most novice bettors think that betting on sports is easy and profitable. But it isn't, otherwise everyone who bets on sports matches would have been rich a long time ago and the betting shops would have gone bust. It's just the opposite - bookmakers are making huge profits, and many players are losing large deposits. Income from sports betting is not quick and easy money.
All this activity involves a lot of time and requires an investment of intellectual effort. However, earning money from betting is possible and the example of many successful players proves it.
Do not bet indiscriminately on everything in a row, carefully select matches, the result of which can be most accurately predicted.
Develop self-discipline, patience. Each bet should be made only out of cold hard feelings, and not under the influence of emotions and desires. All decisions should be informed and justified.
Allocate working hours for betting. This is the daily time you can devote to pre-match analysis and betting without affecting your work and family life.
If a beginner wants to be successful in betting, he should keep statistics of his bets and look forward to the long term. A gambler should always be aware of the state of his financial affairs, know how much money is being spent on betting, and what profit is being made on this investment. Do not count on huge profits from betting. Experienced bettors have a good result - plus 11-12% growth to the bank per month. And this figure is not achieved instantly, not in one day, betting needs experience and special skills.
If you see betting as entertainment, be prepared to lose money. Beginners rarely analyse a sporting event. They often bet on their favourite team to make watching the match more interesting.
If betting is about making money for you, take it seriously. Think of betting as a daily job that requires in-depth analysis.
Betting has a similar structure and requirements to the classic business:
Build up an initial bankroll - the amount of money you are willing to invest in your business in the initial stages.
Decide on a development strategy (financial and gambling methodology in our case): Size, sequence and number of bets.
Constantly analyse sports statistics and study the betting market for the sports you are interested in.
Here are some tips and tactics for the successful betting.
The essence of the technique is to bet on the favourite losing, using the overtake. The favourite will sooner or later make a mistake, and in football sensations occur all the time, but despite this, the system is ineffective.
Teams are capable of a long losing streak. You simply don't have enough money to make another bet. The giants may not go down at all during the season. This strategy will be profitable, if you analyze the matches and back up your selections with facts that speak in favour of the underdog.
This is betting on undervalued outcomes, betting on overpriced odds. The player determines which event is misjudged by the bookmaker. To understand the system, let's look at a primitive example.
Suppose a team loses every third away match. The odds for a win are 3.3. If you bet $300 on each match, the payout will be $990 ($690 profit). However, this is a theory, because you don't need to take into account superficial statistics, but other parameters, at least the form of the opponents, the teams' line-ups, level of motivation and so on.
This is the classic way. We take a sporting event, look at the statistics, the opponents' form, position in the standings, motivation, attitude, weather conditions, match officials and more. Recent games are studied, patterns are identified. On the basis of these, predictions are made.
The successful player knows how to pick a few events of the day, study the odds and decide if the match is suitable for betting. Other bettors take the opposite route, which is also effective. They analyse the game and try to replicate a possible scenario. Based on the results of the analysis, one or more bets are made or the event is skipped.
Sports betting is based on a financial system, the aim of which is to save money first, and only then earn money.
Build up your bankroll initially. To avoid losing everything at once, don't go all-in. That is why it is highly recommended that beginners do not gamble with other people's money, or with money that you would lose if you lost it.
Regardless of how much money you have to bet, don't bet more than 5-7%, and in the beginning limit yourself to three percent. There are many financial systems, but, just as with a gambling model, you need to work out your own. This comes with experience.