If it is then I think I'm going to deposit of a big amount on to my book and ride some favorites. Fukk betting MLB baseball in the summer that crap is terrible
newjerseydevils
SBR MVP
03-11-08
3110
#2
no...atp tennis is a grind...a lot of upsets all the time
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Cappinpicks
SBR Posting Legend
03-11-10
14986
#3
have fun losing 50% of the huge favorites, this shit is a coin flip every time
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zafzaf
SBR Sharp
09-06-09
457
#4
No way you can profit in tennis with playing favs IMO
Tennis Record
27-33 +8.9
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noober
SBR MVP
10-23-09
2012
#5
short answer: no
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PetrGasparik
SBR Sharp
05-19-10
278
#6
it may be easiest way to make money as well as to lose them
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JNic
SBR MVP
01-03-10
4272
#7
it's also really hard to read motivation in all the small tournaments
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HeeeHAWWWW
SBR Hall of Famer
06-13-08
5487
#8
If you're seeing lots of "upsets", you're not looking at enough factors. Over last 6 years from pinnacle, atp favs won 11999/17385, with flat stakes a loss of 1.5%.
That's pretty much exactly pinnacle juice, so on average odds are spot on. Profit comes in the outliers.
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D3 Mighty Ducks
SBR Posting Legend
12-17-09
11939
#9
Ok thanks guys. A buddy of mine has been betting tennis womens and mens and he was telling me ATP is his easiest way to make money. He knows his tennis inside and out and he doesn't bet huge favortives all the time. I'll probably just stay away from this sport completely.
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zsuzsa23
SBR Rookie
07-17-10
4
#10
Tennis can be more profitable with trading but then you should follow the games in-play.
For example it is a good strategy backing the favourite after he lost the first set
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zsuzsa23
SBR Rookie
07-17-10
4
#11
Trading can be a profitable option but in this case you have to follow the games in-play
One of the best known strategies is backing the favourite after he loses the first set
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MUHerd37
SBR Posting Legend
10-23-09
12816
#12
You just have to be selective. You can't ride the huge favorites the whole tournament. You just have to be selective on who you play and when you are playing them. What surface they are playing on can also have a big effect.
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beefcake
SBR Posting Legend
11-26-09
14029
#13
Herd who is your avatar? Ive always wanted to know..
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MUHerd37
SBR Posting Legend
10-23-09
12816
#14
Originally posted by beefcake
Herd who is your avatar? Ive always wanted to know..
Allison Stokke is her name
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Goat Milk
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
03-24-10
25850
#15
stay away from wta!
Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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whitedogau
SBR Wise Guy
04-16-10
621
#16
unless you like making donations all the time, the wta is a joke
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HeeeHAWWWW
SBR Hall of Famer
06-13-08
5487
#17
It's like any other sport: generalisations don't work long term, because the market absorbs that knowledge into default prices.
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cornhuskfan
SBR High Roller
03-22-10
163
#18
momentum of players and heads up stats ecspecially return stats and second serve points won will give you
a lot of value on underdogs but stay away from betting heavy faves
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beefcake
SBR Posting Legend
11-26-09
14029
#19
Totals man
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LT Profits
SBR Aristocracy
10-27-06
90963
#20
I actually do think Tennis, both Men's and Women's, is easier to beat than most major sports, but I think your idea of betting favorites is totally wrong. Like any sport, key is always line value, which usually means dogs, and the best time to find quality tennis dogs is in the early rounds of tournaments.
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ji03
SBR MVP
06-27-09
1144
#21
I agree with LT. I think underdogs win most often in tennis than other sports.
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Fthenorm
SBR Wise Guy
10-20-07
712
#22
agree, definitely not easy and dogs are the way to go...tennisinsight.com offers substantial information at a glance
play dogs like others say but make sure to find out the rules on grading bets as retirements as such so you don't get your hopes up high when the situtaion arises.
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PetrGasparik
SBR Sharp
05-19-10
278
#25
Yeah, the selection is the way
like, f.e., betting on aspiring +200 dog and in live betting, when he wins first set, bet on fav.
Because there is probability he lose.
Or betting on over/win 1 set.
Just make your system
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Sunde91
SBR Hall of Famer
11-26-09
8325
#26
You will get buried in a heartbeat betting huge favs in this sport, especially if you don't know it (happened to me).
Big favs lose at an ungodly rate.
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raydog
SBR Hall of Famer
11-07-07
6984
#27
i would say that after the wc, most would say soccer is easier to beat than tennis
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jjgold
SBR Aristocracy
07-20-05
388179
#28
You really need to know the tour and do your homework and study player matchups
You can never make really good money though because tennis has the lowest limits out of any sport
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noober
SBR MVP
10-23-09
2012
#29
Originally posted by jjgold
You really need to know the tour and do your homework and study player matchups
You can never make really good money though because tennis has the lowest limits out of any sport
u can put ton of money on live betting as the odds change after every single point so limits is not really an issue with tennis.
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Daveyboy
SBR MVP
05-12-10
1317
#30
Originally posted by PetrGasparik
Yeah, the selection is the way
like, f.e., betting on aspiring +200 dog and in live betting, when he wins first set, bet on fav.
Because there is probability he lose.
Or betting on over/win 1 set.
Just make your system
Where do you bet to win 1 set?
My advice to all kinds of betting: Never take below 1/3 odds - not worth the risk.
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jjgold
SBR Aristocracy
07-20-05
388179
#31
If you bet tennis you need Euro books or you might as well not even bet it
American books your luck to bet $100 per match with no live betting
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noober
SBR MVP
10-23-09
2012
#32
yeah, euro books is the way to go for tennis.
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venhitman
Restricted User
03-02-10
200
#33
re
against the favourites on single betsbut select the matches
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ngates815
SBR Posting Legend
12-01-09
13845
#34
will be alot tougher than you think....-600's it seems lose quite often....If that weren't the case everyone would be hammering the -600 - -1000 all the time, and just hoping to get 6-8 in a row, then if they lose it's all profit. Not that simple.
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Boner_18
SBR Hall of Famer
08-24-08
8301
#35
Heeehaww is spot on. Don't approach as faves vs. dogs. Just do you homework every day, know what line you are looking for and be selective. In short, it's the same amount of work mastering handicapping in any sport.