Bets and Predictions for Curling

Curling – an exciting game, requiring sportsmen to be accurate, courageous and powerful, which is becoming more popular. At the moment, the world curling association includes over 50 national organizations.

Of course, a beginner who wants to make bets on sports should thoroughly understand not only the rules of bookmakers, but also understand the principle of the game and the basic skills that sportsmen should possess.

Bets on curling can’t be placed on a regular basis because of the small number of large tournaments on this sport. In addition, bookmakers ignore this sport, adding it to the line only during major international tournaments.

A little bit of history

Curling appeared in Scotland in the Middle Ages, and the first clubs for this sport were formed in the early 18th century. In the 19th century the rules of the game were already fully formed and from that moment they were subjected to only minor changes.

Curling was included in the Olympics in 1924, although on the following games it was no longer in the program. At the Olympics in 1988 and 1992, curling was in the status of an indicative sport, and already in 1998 the game was recognized as an Olympic sport.

World championships in curling have been held since 1959 among men and from 1979 among women. Canadians in this sport are unconditional favorites, also Swedes, Swiss, Scots and Norwegians show worthy results. Since 1975, the European Curling Championship among men’s and women’s teams have been held.

Basic bets

1. On the outcome. Despite the fact that in curling there can’t be a draw, some offices accept bets on it. The fact is that after the tenth end there can be an equality of points, but in this case an extra-end is assigned to identify the winner. Find out if bookmakers take it into account when calculating bets for the main outcomes of the game.
2. On total. Total points in curling are usually in the range of 10-20, so this is a pretty promising market for bets. In large tournaments, offices accept bets on individual total of teams.
3. On the winning with a handicap. If in the game teams like Canada and Germany converge, then you can’t do without the bets with handicap. In some countries, curling has been developing for over a century, while in others it’s still a curiosity.
4. On the exact score. Bookmakers accept bets even on such markets, but you’re not advised to play them. If there were 2-3 points in the game, you could think about these bets, but in curling team can score 10 or more points.
5. On the winner of the end. In a separate end, the outsider has much better chance of winning than in the whole match. Therefore, it’s better to use such markets for playing on weak teams.

Analysis

Some teams in curling produce a stable result, while others can expect failures. In this case, not always the form of the team becomes the key to success. Curling – a team game where individual skills of each player are important. Therefore, detailed statistics of sportsmen is important.

Coaches of national teams should select the strongest national team, but often personal preferences come to the fore. Therefore, it’s very difficult to bet on national teams long before the start of the tournament, it’s not known from which players the national team will be formed.

The results of teams fall after a change in the composition, since teamwork in curling is very important. In addition, pay attention to the motivation, the results of personal meetings and the mood of individual team members.

Features of bets on curling

National teams have different perceptions of the formation of the composition. In some countries the strongest candidates are selected and the national team is formed, while in others the tournament takes place between different teams and the winner gets the right to represent the country in the international competition.

In general, the world level of curling is rather low, so teams can very quickly progress with proper approach to the development of this sport.

The main disadvantage of curling betting is that only large international tournaments are well covered. At the same time making bets on national championships is almost impossible; bookmakers simply don’t accept them. Bets on curling can be made by amateurs, but for professional games they’re not suitable.