Four Types of Sports Bets

In this review, we want to bring to your attention a brief overview of the four important betting areas that beginners are interested in. An excursion will help you understand which direction to move. It will be about:

• single bets;
• accumulators;
• arbs;
• forecasts for sport.

As you can see, the topics are diverse. The first two relate to the approach to betting. Arbs are a separate universe, only partially related to classic betting. Sources of forecasts are always in demand, especially among beginners.

Single bets

The most basic variant of sports betting is single bets. You simply choose a specific market in line and enter according to one or another financial strategy. Single bets are suitable for any way of distributing a game bank. Starting from simple strategies, such as Flat or Martingale, ending with their complex varieties.

The odds of a single bet, ideally, reflect the likelihood of a particular result. In practice, this indicator may be lower or higher than the expected probability. Experienced players try to take underestimated events, the odds of which are higher than the expected probability.

Depending on the probability, the odds on a single bet can be within wide limits. Highly probable outcomes are estimated by a small indicator, from 1.01 to 1.49. Single bets are not recommended to work on this range. To work on them with “Flat”, it is necessary to provide high traffic to prevent subsidence. When using progressive strategies, such small indicators require a serious increase in the amount of each next step. This carries an increased risk of a drawdown much faster than when playing at higher odds.

The range from 1.50 to 2.20 is considered optimal for working on various financial strategies, both uniform and progressive.

For example, we bet 100 dollars for an indicator of 1.85. If it wins, then we get: 100 dollars * 1.85 = 185 dollars. Net profit: (100 dollars * 1.85) – 100 dollars = 85 dollars. If loses, then we lose 100 dollars. Higher odds are also used in some game strategies, but their use is limited.

The advantage of a single bet is the independence of the outcome from other events. For this reason, single bets are considered the least risky type of bet. In addition, single bets can be insured in live. For example, if the intermediate result suits you, then you can bet on the other shoulder and provide a break-even position, regardless of the final result.

The disadvantage is the slow growth of the bank. However, methods that allow you to build a bank faster, are always more risky.

Accumulators

Accumulators are very popular among beginner bettors. The bottom line is that the allocated amount is affixed to several events simultaneously. For a bet to win, you need a positive completion of all components of the accumulator. If at least one element loses, then the entire accumulator loses.

Such combined bets may consist of a different number of elements. The simplest accumulator consists of two events — this is a double. For example, there are two matches:

We take a double outcome, not loss of the hosts in both meetings: 1X — 1.45 and 1X — 1.40. In the accumulator odds are multiplied. The final odds go in the area of ​​the deuce.

1.45 * 1.40 = 2.03

It is important to understand that with the multiplication of the odds, the risks also multiply. The final value contains not only the probability of occurrence of both events, but also the probability of their occurrence in a pair. This fact should already force to refuse to use accumulators. However, some experienced players still apply them. Secrets of a successful game with accumulators at a distance:

• no more than 2-3 components in the accumulator;
• reinsured outcomes;
• careful selection of matches.

If a pure victory is considered a rather risky market, then options are considered more reinsured regarding it: zero handicap, double outcome (1X/X2). There are similar hedges in the markets for totals.

In practice, many beginner bettors abuse accumulators. They include many components in one accumulator, use adventurous markets. As a result, playing little by little, they lose significant amounts at a distance. The reasons for this phenomenon: the lack of a significant starting bank and greed. An explosive mixture of small money for a start and exorbitant appetites. You need to earn fast and a lot. So that’s why huge accumulators are gathered. Of course, there is good luck, the odds of 100 and 1,000 win too. But at a distance, players still merge everything and go into a deep minus.

The conclusions are simple. Do not use large accumulators. If applied, then for 2-3 events, no more. Do not include difficult choices in them.

Arbs

A large betting section is arbs. The essence of arbitrage is to bet on both shoulders. The idea is to find a ratio of odds that would give a profit for any outcome. This is achieved in many ways. We will consider them with examples.

Different BSs form different lines for sporting events. In some shops, the values ​​of the odds may coincide, but somewhere the differences can be significant. With the help of special software, arbs, the player finds such gaps in the line. For example, in one shop they bet on the first tennis player’s victory, and in the other — on the victory of the second. In team sports, these can be different choices: handicaps, Home vs. X2, totals.

For example, a tennis match. In one shop, handicap for games -4.5 is estimated by odds of 2.03. In the second, +4.5 is estimated by the 2.0 odds. For both events, 10,000 dollars come in. If the first happens, then we have 300 dollars of net profit.

(10,000 * 2.03) – 20,000 = 300

If the second shoulder plays, then 500 dollars net profit.

(10,000 * 2.05) – 20,000 = 500

With apparent prospects, arbs have a ton of pitfalls. In the rules of many BS arbs are prohibited. Caught on this, you will lose the deposit and will wager it for a long time. There are incidents when one shoulder loses, and the second bookmaker calculates at the odds of 1.00. Without explanation, referring to their own rules. All this is fraught with the loss of significant sums.

The second option for working with arbs is to play on the movement of odds. The player predicts a sporting event. An assumption is made on which side the gambling mainstream will pour money on. As soon as the betting line comes out, a few days before the match, a call is made to the conditional favorite. Closer to the start of the meeting, under the pressure of the set amounts, the bookmaker shifts the line. On the played favorite, the odds fall, and on the back shoulder they increase. Then the player makes an arb on the raised odds. It turns out the situation, as in the example above: two bets on opposing events. Profit guaranteed for any outcome.

Even if you play on a bookmaker that allows arbs, the problem can happen with the calculation of the 1.00 odds. This is rare, but possible. You can still make a mistake in predicting the movement of the odds. Then you have to either exit the market at a loss, or at your own peril and risk, wait for the match to finish, in the hope that the bet will play.

The third option works on the same principle, but carried out in live. Here the meeting is already underway. The score is changing and the odds are actively changing. Here you can guess and make a live arb, providing a profitable scenario, regardless of the outcome of the competition. This is a very promising area. To work on it, you need to play in a shop that does not prohibit arbs. Of course, it is important to understand the sport in order to understand what is happening and to react competently.

Conclusion. Arbs are a working topic, but a few earn on them. These are the players who did not give up on the first losses. Having decided that arbs are their topic, they got all kinds of bumps, gained experience and made a profit in this risky field of activity.

Forecasts

Having become interested in betting, many beginners are faced with the problem of finding forecasts. Own knowledge and ability to analytics is underestimated. Forecasts that are going to bet are sought on the side. There are three main sources of third-party forecasts:

• free on specialized websites;
• paid from cappers;
• generated by automatic services.

Free forecast websites make money by selling ads or paid subscriptions. They do not bear any responsibility. Win or lose by distance — it makes no difference to them. Visitors go, it means money is dripping. Relying on free forecasts from the Internet is the right way to drain the bank. The owners of such websites themselves are not engaged in betting, no matter what they say there. So the quality of this analytics is obvious.

With paid forecasts, the situation is no better. It seems that since we are paying money, the capper shares responsibility for the result with us. In fact, the responsibility for your funds rests solely with you. Capper will still not return you money for the wrong tip. Maximum — will offer the following option for free. It turns out that you lost money twice: you paid the capper and lost on the bet. Having the following recommendation for free, you risk your money, and a third-party analyst does not risk anything again. Once in a losing series, the player will start to complain and the capper completely stops responding to messages and calls.

Cynicism can go so far that the capper will give different customers different choices in the same market. Favorite trick — zero handicap in game sports. One on the handicap of the first team, the second — on the handicap of the second. If it’s a draw, then both customers are told that returning the bet is already good. “You will be lucky next time”. Meanwhile, payment from both customers settled in the scammer’s pocket.

There are various programs and services that offer automatically generated forecasts. They rely on statistics. The calculations are based on a certain mathematical model. Betting by automatic recommendations on the forehead is a bad idea. Considering this data for your analysis is the right approach. The fact is that statistics shed light on some patterns, but no more. There are a lot of factors: the current form of the players, losses in the composition, motivation. This variety cannot be described mathematically. As a result, some element of creativity in forecasting stays.

Conclusion

You need to understand the sport in which they are going to earn. If you are not interested in sports, do not like to watch, do not want to delve into, then why are you interested in bets? Nothing good will come of such an approach. If you understand, you can effectively use the tips from automatic services. Understanding what they set, you can adequately respond to what is happening in the match, make profitable live arbs.