Hardest sport to win at ?

[djefferis]

For me it’s soccer, tennis, NFL and NBA in that order.

Challenges to each of them - tennis is arguably tougher especially in the lower levels.

NFL isn’t hard - it’s simply tricky with so much parity amongst the teams - likewise NBA with so many teams pulling/resting players at the last minute makes beating the lines a challenge.

Baseball to me is relatively easy IF you steer clear of anything over -200. Way too easy to have a “winning” record and a losing profit margin because you’re laying way too much and losing to some middle reliever. With so many games - a decent baseball capper stands a chance of being profitable season after season.

 

[KingKolzig]

Refs drive bettors nuts in NFL

 

[BMR Genie]

I'm not a bettor, but I agree with soccer. It's even hard to predict the outcome of the game.

 

[charliebrown]

Soccer

 

[Tanko]

Pretty much any sport with a ball, wheel, stick, or takes place in a ring.






Then again.... soccer is harsh. Very very hard to win at.

 

[djefferis]

Soccer has all the issues that drive NFL bettors nuts (refs/relatively few games each season and difficulty evaluating players who seemingly take portions of a game off) and adds a layer of difficulty in that there are simply so many teams/leagues.

Unless your focused on a specific league - tough to just bet soccer in general.

Tennis is frustrating- was having a good morning betting live at small limits ($100) was up like $600 - now at positive $75 all thanks to one match.

 

[jjgold]

Soccer
Hockey

 

[BigJay]

Soccer has all the issues that drive NFL bettors nuts (refs/relatively few games each season and difficulty evaluating players who seemingly take portions of a game off) and adds a layer of difficulty in that there are simply so many teams/leagues.

Unless your focused on a specific league - tough to just bet soccer in general.

Tennis is frustrating- was having a good morning betting live at small limits ($100) was up like $600 - now at positive $75 all thanks to one match.

The three-way in soccer is a killer

I stay far away from that sport generally


Plus there are always those games when your team just dominates but for whatever reason can’t put one in the back of the net.

And then there’s the controversial VAR that you have to contend with these days

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Soccer
Hockey

My two best sports

 

[JDS]

NBA regular season for me.

 

[BobbyFK]

I struggle with anything college related, just because I don't follow it very closely

 

[BigJay]

I struggle with anything college related, just because I don't follow it very closely

I always bet on things I don’t follow closely

 

[Jrgum3]

Seeing how I lose at everything they're all hard in their own way. I'd probably say basketball both college and pro give me the most heartache and it's weird because basketball is my game. I'm knowledgeable but the problem is the spreads and totals tend to be the great eqaulizer in hoops so I mostly lose especially during the regular season in NBA where there's way too many teams going through the motions.

 

[phillyflyers]

Golf always seemed hard to me.

 

[djefferis]

Golf always seemed hard to me.

Matchups or individual winner/top 5-10 ?

Picking an individual is tough in general - so many variables and juiced up lines.

I’ve used matchups for arbitrage plays - but rarely play the sport as a bettor.

 

[Jrgum3]

Golf always seemed hard to me.

You can win at golf but you have to do what the pros do and thats play h2h matchups only. Even then it's a tough sport to beat because there's so much randomness in golf. When I've bet golf I always tried to take a swing at the winner but of course that rarely turned out well. I've hit a couple of those in past years and even just one can pay for your whole season if it's a longer odds golfer which is why I kept on trying those.

 

[flyingillini]

Soccer is the easiest for me, NFL the hardest

 

[JDS]

Soccer is the easiest for me, NFL the hardest

We missed you Flyer, the forum not the same without you. Glad you are safe

 

[flyingillini]

We missed you Flyer, the forum not the same without you. Glad you are safe

I missed the forum. It’s nice to see the warm welcoming my FBOC

 

[JDS]

Seeing how I lose at everything they're all hard in their own way. I'd probably say basketball both college and pro give me the most heartache and it's weird because basketball is my game. I'm knowledgeable but the problem is the spreads and totals tend to be the great eqaulizer in hoops so I mostly lose especially during the regular season in NBA where there's way too many teams going through the motions.

Your MLB is solid this year, way better than my season.