How to win at sports betting?
Making money with sports betting is not something you can do overnight. It is a long-term job that requires time, but also rigor and a certain amount of curiosity. We have listed different strategies to make sports betting profitable in the long term.
Find out more about meetings
In order to take advantage of bookmakers, it is necessary to do some research beforehand on the meetings on which you wish to place bets.
This starts with an analysis of the statistics. The shape of the teams, the results of previous confrontations between the two teams and the stakes of the match must be taken into account.
If you bet on an outdoor sport, don’t forget to look at the weather conditions, especially if you want to play on an over/under (ex: more or less than 2.5 goals).
Locate the value bets
Value betting is a bet whose odds have been overvalued by bookmakers. For example, imagine a match betwe two countries. You estimate that one has 1 chance out of 3 to beat another. However, bookmakers offer an odds of 5 on the first one. Their odds are therefore a value to you.
Minimizing the risk of loss
Betting on soccer has a very random side because a team can dominate the match without winning. Moreover, unlike some sports, draws are very common in soccer. In order to protect your back, it may be necessary to cover yourself by minimizing the risks.
To do this, there are different types of bets such as the bet refunded if the match is a draw. Many bookmakers offer it. This bet allows you to bet on two possible outcomes of a match at the same time. In this way, you theoretically have two out of three chances of winning your bet.
The odds are lower but your risk of losing is also limited.
Avoid handsets
Who hasn’t dreamed of playing a combined ten selections with a rating above 100?
However, the probability of passing this kind of bet is minimal. If you want to build a strategy to win sports betting in the long run, you will have to avoid big handsets at all costs. Be content with single or combination bets of two or even three selections maximum.
This is because bookmakers lose much more money on single bets than on combination bets. The first reason for this is that single bets very often have a higher probability of success. In addition, it is important to know that on every bet you make, bookmakers take a margin via the odds.
Specialize in a sport
The best thing to beat bookmakers is to specialize in a niche sport. Since the ARJEL limits the sports and competitions on which one can bet in France, the choices are limited.
However, it is still possible to specialize in little-known sports such as women’s basketball, women’s handball, the Magnus Hockey League, rugby 7 (sevens)… The main drawback of niche sports is that the odds fluctuate rapidly. These are small markets and a big bet can have a considerable impact on the odds. If you follow a bettor specialized in a sport of this type, you will have to be very sharp!
If you don’t have the motivation or time to devote to one of the niche sports listed above, focus on one or two championships that you are used to watching. This means watching a maximum of meetings, reading the specialized press, consulting the fan forums, … All this will allow you to get the upper hand over the bookmakers because you will have more information than them.
