I find myself wagering on games, but not watching. I can't change the outcome, so why stress with watching? I don't wager for action or excitement, just to find +EV positions and make profit over the long term.
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I find that you have a better feel for the teams and the league if you watch a decent amount rather than solely looking at box scoresComment -
i cant stand watching games, just the live scores is all i needComment -
Very rarely. Now let's be clear the majority of posters here complain for months that they don't watch the nba and nhl regular seasons. If you can't look at a line and figure out what's going on then it's your problem. Watching the games helps very little.Comment -
The sport I heavily bet on is soccer but hardly watch it as it's boring as hell. But sports I enjoy playing, such as football and basketball, I don't bet that much but watch tons of it.Comment -
I do not watch many games I have bet. I will see scores on my phone and maybe check in on a big situation but most times I’m watching Phillies or sixers.
In my younger days, I watched every gave I could that I bet though. But in last decade, it is not a priority.Comment -
I haven’t watched a game in years...waste of time. When I’m at a bar and it’s on tv I will watch a little bit never when I’m at homeComment -
I will watch this entire Phillies game. I had season tickets for years and I’m a big baseball fan. Always have been. If I’m home, Phillies or sixers are on. I’d rather not watch game I wager on....get too aggravated because you have games where one call or bad sequence can cost you thousands. Just don’t need something else to annoy meComment -
I have a few screens and have games on in the background while working often. I really would consider the watching part of the game a little more entertainment than work.
Asssessing what the hell's going on based on the score, LIVE line or even box scores, capping other sports, etc. is more of the work part of it.
It's a lot like when the office is turned over to stock mode. The terminal is up, info and screens all over my monitors and the financial channel on in the background.
Any financial channel is really just entertainment at that point, no real decisions are based on what they say or do, sometimes some research is inspired, but that's about it.
Not unlike the games, rarely is something inspired and I might have 4 or 5 different sports going at once without compromising the work space.
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Background noise at bars.Originally posted by Booya711Comment -
I used to watch but got sick of watching a$$holes on both sides destroy my bet with a turnover, lucky shot, stupid play, etc.
Now I just watch the odds screen.Comment -
Sometimes I like to watch games with no or low bets and not the bigger bets, but if you don't watch then you will miss out on knowing what to bet in the future.Comment -
i like to flick it on here and there but generally i monitor scores on my phone while watching movies or tv shows.Comment -
I watch a lot of tennis that’s about it a little bit of the playoffsComment -
I like watching hockey playoffs. Not sure I’ve ever seen a regular season game.Comment -
NHL playoffs are amazingOriginally posted by vitterdComment -
If you’re watching sports because you gamble on it you’re an absolute sicko and need to go to gamblers anonymousComment -
Originally posted by jjgold
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No, it's the other way around.Originally posted by jjgold
If you're gambling on sports because you are watching it then there is a huge issue.
But by all means, please continue to do so.
The extra handle just because it's a night game, a big game, or some rivalry game generally benefits the work I do.
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hes right, the sport with the biggest gap in entertainment value between the regular season and the playoffsOriginally posted by vitterd
something else that hurts the regular season is that the playoff games are flips for the most part anywaysComment -
I realize the Forum thinks nobody can win over time but the bottom line, as long as the bettors, new and old, continue to hit Favorites and Overs over the broader markets there will always be room for success.
As long as bettors will bet a game just because they are going to sit and watch it, there will always be room for success.
Often, it's not about summarizing all the info out there into an edge, it's about exploiting the rest of the market.
It helps to be able to summarize some relevant info, and it helps to be able to recognize what is relevant and when, but understand that we're not really in it together. It's bettor vs. bettor and the books just take commission.
That said, it helps to be able to recognize when the book is taking on the bettors, even if it's just different groups of them at different times.
But unless you realize bettors are against each other, you'll have little desire to understand different groups. If you do realize there is a war out here, in the market, then I point you to Sun Tzu...
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Of course. I love to watch sports. Watching sports makes gambling way funner especially when you have big money on the line.
NBA is my bread and butter, I slam live lines and clean up all through the year.
I often give a lot back during NFL but there's nothing been then watching redzone, fantasy players, a grand in play on sunday, and your little 7 dollar fanduel entry to try and win the million dollars.
I'd rather sit on my ass on a sunday watching redzone than going for a nice hike.
It's all about what you find to bring you happiness, if watching sports doesn't bring you happiness, no point to watch.Cause Sleep is the Cousin of DeathComment -
The sports I watch I do it because I’m a fan, but I’m not a compulsive gambler that needs to watch sports and have money on it
I’m a guy that’s going to pick up a Laurel and Hardy novel and educate myself it’s no secret I’m the smartest guy here.
I support Gambling but it shouldn’t have any connection to watching sportsComment -
Same here. I'll watch teams I grew up loving (Jays, Raptors, Leafs, Bills), or a potentially interesting matchup (Lakers/Warriors tonight), but I'll never bet just to have action or make a game more interesting.Originally posted by vitterdComment -
nope flashscore for lifeComment -
ExactlyOriginally posted by dmmComment -
I've been watching quite a bit tonight. NHL is always exciting in the playoffs.
Last year's NBA playoffs in the bubble was some good stuff.
Hoping to see the Kyle Kuzshow tonight.
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I watch MMA with bets or no bets on the line
Aside from that I maybe watch about 5% of the games I bet on. That number is higher during football season
I am watching Lakers/Warriors right nowComment -
Yes, Fight Nights are always a watch at DDD's.
But cleanup's a bitch...
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NHL playoffs must see TV.
NFL red zone all you need.
MLB because I enjoy the game within the game but frustrating with the shift lately.
March Madness- come on, that’s incredible.
NBA- just don’t like the game today. I was a kid during the best era 80’s-90’s.Comment -
don't like watching anything i bet on outside of when betting Unders, i do little mental exercises for those which seem to helpComment -
I watched all the 80s finals but was too young to watch them live. But I remember watching some Jordan finals, which were good. The Lakers 3 peat was pretty good. But I think the best era was when the Spurs started playing that beautiful style of ball when Parker become one of the best pgs in the world. That b2b finals against miami was unreal. You didn't see that kind of basketball played in the 90s, and definitely hasn't been played since. That Ray Allen 3 in the first finals, probably the biggest shot in nba history.Originally posted by mjsuax13
The Boston LA finals in 2010 was pretty damn great too, more of that 80s style dogfight. 83-79 final score in game 7. Foul on every play that wasn't called.
Watching the Warriors with Durant was a once in a lifetime thing. 3 shooters of that calliber. Don't think we'll ever see something like that again. But they had cake walks to rings, and would have been an easy 3 peat as well.Cause Sleep is the Cousin of DeathComment -
usually tune in during 4th Q if my bet is still up in the air and it doesn't look like I have a sure fire loser or winner in handComment -
I was loaded to the hilt with Spurs, Spurs futures, anything with a fukkin line on the Spurs I had.Originally posted by Goat Milk
Fukkin dagger.
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when Bosh got the rebound and passed it out and u saw Ray getting the ball did you know you were fawk'd KVB?Originally posted by KVBI was loaded to the hilt with Spurs, Spurs futures, anything with a fukkin line on the Spurs I had.
Fukkin dagger.
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