OMG wow, there's just so much to get through here...
ebellari said:
one of the easiest ways to make money is betting sport, especially soccer
Winning long-term at sports betting isn't easy. It's quite the opposite.
adriantempo said:
Usually you need a very big bankroll (in the way that, if you lose a game, you can compensate for the next one by betting even bigger, if lost, then even bigger and so on)
You can do that with the same team, or change teams but keep the same risk involved
You know, after a while, any team will have one result, like a win. If you keep betting for win, eventually you will get it. You just have the bankroll to keep slashing through loses and when you do get it, you are back where you started but with extra cash and you do it again
Oh dear gawd, you're suggesting Martingale on sports betting?!?
Martingale as traditionally applied to casino games has two major problems: casino tables have maximum bets, and nobody has an infinite bankroll.
The exact same problems apply to sports betting. Even if the books don't advertise them like Pinnacle does, every market has a maximum bet. They might be willing to increase that max bet if you're a complete donkey... but I'd take that as a warning sign, not as a good thing. And obviously nobody has infinite money (and if you do, why do you care whether you win at sports betting or not).
So long run, sports betting with Martingale will bring you the same results as in a casino. A lot of the time yes, you'll end up having a small win before you either hit the max bet or run out of money. But the times you
don't get that win before hitting the max or running out of money will be f&*king catastrophic...
vapandrei said:
Martingale - simple and in theory you can't lose. Provided you have the roll to stick to it until it pays off.
See above.
Max Diver said:
If you play conservative bets, do not risk to much you might increase your money. It will take longer but is safer.
Kinda, but not really. In theory if you're betting "safer" bets (like taking ML on big faves) then yes you'll win more bets than if you were just taking lines. But you don't win as much on them, and even "safe" bets can lose (as Vladimir points out below).
That's not to say there's never value betting on big faves - I'm just saying
only betting on big faves isn't necessarily any safer than only betting lines or big dogs or whatever.
Vladimir Smugly said:
I think at sports betting you can not make money. At a short distance you can make a profit, but it's always impossible to win. Sometimes even rates with a coefficient of 1.01-1.02 may not win. Sport is unpredictable.
I know I've sounded pretty negative in the above posts, but I've gotta disagree on the other side here too - it IS possible to make money betting sports. It's just not easy.
You're absolutely right, sports can be unpredictable. That's why we're allowed to bet on them in the first place. The key is in identifying spots where there is value against the market price.
