biggest reason people are not successful gambling?

[ebbearsfb1]

what you got ?


i'd say bankroll management


and mine personally is im very impatient (will bet stupid 1st inning plays just for action).. first halfs etc

[Brock Landers]

impatience

have to have a play every fukking day

[jgray]

I'd say picking winners should be pretty high on the list.

[brahmabull117]

betting on far too many games



80-90% of games are unpredictable as fck. I dominate because I find the 1 or 2 games daily that are as close to a sure thing as possible

[InTheDrink]

Bankroll management is correct. More specifically most people chase losers and try to double up on winners.

[brahmabull117]

Bankroll management is correct. More specifically most people chase losers and try to double up on winners.

playing far too many games
bankroll management
simply not being smart enough to identify winners

[I/O]

what you got ?


i'd say bankroll management


and mine personally is im very impatient (will bet stupid 1st inning plays just for action).. first halfs etc

[obamaismyuncle]

betting too many games, chasing and not knowing how to read lines..**** the money management part if you wanna win you're gonna have to break them rules..

[neverstoppers23]

People over complicate the process.

[doublej95]

people think they are winners when they are actually losers.

[lakerboy]

When you are on a tough run ( like I am right now) going and chasing your losses on tv games/betting because you think you have an edge and increasing sytakes for no reason other than thinking you will win one soon.


For squares they will chase chalk but be buried quicker. I have learned over the years to keep it in perspective.

[trytrytry]

betting too few games..if you have an edge you should play it..

[Rich Boy]

Thinking there is a "right side" to a game.

Forget about "sides", and pay attention to PRICES

Any side is the right side if you get a good price.

[Waterstpub87]

Inability to learn from mistakes. I played oh8 online for 4 or 5 hours daily for around a year and a half, and no one ever got better. Not learning from mistakes is what dooms people to repeat them.

[JohnGalt2341]

Lack of Psychic ability.

[Juret]

Thinking a lost bet must've been one they shouldnt have taken.

[onlooker]

1. Money Management.
2. Chasing. (There is always tomorrow people, only bet the games you like. Win, Lose or Draw)
3. Following posters blindly.

[frostno98]

Placing too many bets or betting every freaking day due to addiction! If everyone here can limit themselves to 10 picks a week, you all be profiting.

[brahmabull117]

Placing too many bets or betting every freaking day due to addiction! If everyone here can limit themselves to 10 picks a week, you all be profiting.

u can do more than 10, I do about 13-20 picks a week with no problems

[Inkwell77]

Chasing and bankroll and greed.

Hit 2 preseason games this week. Then parlayed this UFC fight tonight (should have RR, but got greedy and went with 2 straight parlays) and lost, and then wanted to make back the winnings so bet a nascar matchup. If that loses will be down for the week.

I'm getting better and better at looking for quality plays, but when I lose I still am inclined to chase, am still relatively new. About 6-7 months into this sports betting game.

summer has been great because I have not bet much because I hate the game of baseball and am only inclined to bet in limited spots. I wish I hated every sport!!

[daimoshokage]

tailing paco

[MCherry281]

money management 70%
impatience 20%
bad luck 10%

[brahmabull117]

bad luck 10%

bad luck my ass, luck doesn't exist in large sample sizes

[ballahollic2]

Knowledge. Lets face it none of us can beat the sportsbooks

[brahmabull117]

Knowledge. Lets face it none of us can beat the sportsbooks

except that you don't have to beat the books to make money, u just have to beat the public




books don't set the lines as to what they believe will happen, they set the lines based on what the public believes will happen to maximize juice. This has been said a billion times and yet people out there keep marching with there "yo you can't make money gambling cause you can't beat the books bro" nonsense

[Dark Horse]

people:
- underestimate the long term impact of juice
- overestimate their own ability
- lack the discipline and/or intelligence to improve their methods
- are too attached to and blind-spotted by methods that worked in the past
- spread themselves too thin
- fail to keep up with the pace at which markets sharpen

[Pajda]

Chasing and betting just for the sake of having action.

[gangeriver]

Chasing
Impatience
Always taking favs
Nonsense parlays
Buying points
Always taking bets from major leauges.In fact regional or minor legues include a lot of +EV bets. (especially in europe)

[easywinner]

Knowledge. Lets face it none of us can beat the sportsbooks

This is 100% true for casinos. Nobody beats the house long term but I think it's debatable for sports. As long as you don't bet into the wrong side of fixed games generally and make intelligent + bets. I know people that are up and people that are down. The ones I know up money like sports just as much as the losers but they conduct themselves much differently. Idk how anyone can win if they are the traditional sports fan, like betting on emotion, big moneylines, chasing, action betting and getting f'd up all the time drunk. Idk how people like that can win but I’d say that at least half of all sports bettors act that way from what I’ve seen. You have to look at the big picture. Not everyone bets the traditional way. For instance I know a guy that only bets on futures and not individual games. I also know peeps locally that bet amongst themselves without juice like if a line is close and one likes one team or total and the other the other they will bet even money with each other or no juice. Pools too. I'm in this 4 way pool right now. These two guys I know are betting the pats will win the superbowl, so they gave me and my friend the field at even money, and they have the pats at a +150 line. I think you can make money these types of ways. Idk though 100%, so I’ll get back to you in a few years on that. I agree with knowledge, that has to be the biggest thing because it covers so much. There's so many ways you can have knowledge in this industry.

[Jesus Christ]

Alcohol.

[sneakerhead]

Impatience
Biased picks
Picking favs
BR management
Chasing losses
Oh and blindly tailing

[Killer_Demo]

chasing after loss

[Duff85]

Trying to pick "winners".

[I/O]

Betting with your heart

[hawley]

Money management and chasing