Sports betting is an intellectual bet between a player and a new Supabets: the player makes his prediction for a sporting event and puts money on the fact that this prediction will be correct. With the right bet, he returns this money to himself with a profit; if he loses, he loses it accordingly.

For each bet, the bookmaker assigns a coefficient (quote) that estimates the probability of this event. Russian bookmakers use European odds, which are displayed as a decimal fraction. If the bet turns out to be successful (the player's prediction turned out to be correct), the bet amount is multiplied by the odds offered by the bookmaker - this is the amount of the payout for a successful bet.



The size of the bet multiplied by its coefficient - this is the amount the bookmaker pays the player if his bet is won. Only the amount of profit is called net winnings: the size of the bet is deducted from the amount of the payout.
Bookmaker quotes can change both under the influence of the number and size of bets placed on this event, and due to a decrease / increase in its probability. Experienced players also refer to the odds as the "price" of the proposed event: anyone can either choose to bet at the offered price, or refuse if they think it is wrong.

Can you win at sports betting?

Of course, you can win in sports betting. To be convinced of this, it is worth looking at, for example, the rating of Legalbet forecasters, which displays the success or failure of the forecasts of each expert and handicapper of our site over a long distance. The statistics are kept openly, and therefore on the rating page it is clear that not everyone is able to give accurate predictions for sports and choose winning bets. Although all forecasters, without exception, are well versed in the sport for which they give forecasts.

Good knowledge of sports does not guarantee constant winnings. However, we note: nothing guarantees permanent winnings. And yet, the game can be successful. subject to several key conditions.

Condition One: Correct Perception

Betting should be fun, and this is the main thing to learn for someone who reads all about sports betting for beginners. They can (and will) lose, and you need to be prepared for this.

The perception of betting as a game and as a hobby has several significant advantages at once:

- this allows you not to lose your mind and not risk large sums (by the way, the mind is very necessary in this game);
- it helps to develop forecasting skills, and not the skills of finding betting errors (as opposed to obsessing over money issues);
- this gives what bets should give: more drive, more healthy excitement and more emotions when watching a match.

Second condition: control of the bankroll (game budget)

For a beginner, the advice will be simple: you can bet only the amount that you do not mind losing. Betting twice as much after a successful bet is a bad start. Trying to win back after a loss is an even worse start. Experienced players know how our brains work: one win for a beginner (especially if it turned out to be big) can “eclipse” many previous and subsequent losses. Purely psychological. If you are serious about mastering the art
 sportsbook, start keeping track of all bets placed, as well as every win and every loss.

Condition three: work with information

The ability to work with information, correlate facts and get up-to-date data in time is the basis of the basics and the main thing when choosing a bet. It is not enough just to believe in the team you want to bet on: it is important to understand what form it is in right now, whether its motivation is enough to win, how optimal the line-up declared for participation in the match is, etc.

Disadvantages of betting on football

A small number of so-called "values" (inflated coefficients). Due to the increased popularity of football betting, bookmaker analysts pay special attention to setting odds. After the release of the morning line, the offices begin to constantly look at each other, regularly trimming the quotes, and this leads to the fact that you will rarely see overpriced odds in football - except perhaps in third-rate tournaments, the upper bet limit for which will be obscenely small.


Prompt response to changes in pre-match handouts. This disadvantage occurs for the same reason that there are few values ​​in the football line. The fact is that bookmakers react extremely quickly to any changes in the pre-match handouts, including undercover games, unexpected illnesses, injuries, etc. Moreover, the notification system of bookmakers is so powerful and multi-level that even deep insiders sometimes find it difficult to place a bet before the line is corrected.