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Discipline in Sports Betting

26th May 2022

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As you know, here at Bet Dynamo we are obsessed with finding ways to find value in the betting markets. We like nothing more than pouring over stats and delving deep into the form of teams and finding ways to take a few quid off those dastardly bookies. Value is a tough thing though and many punters view it as a subjective issue rather than objective. Well, what we do here is we take previous stats of teams and compare them to bookies prices to find both positive and negative gaps in the market so we can find value. This means we’re constantly looking for objective value based on the facts of each match.

Discipline in Sports Betting

Value is, by far, the most difficult aspect of sports betting. Indeed it’s why we came up with the idea of Bet Dynamo, to make the work easier for punters to find value in the markets. Too many people spend far too long searching for value when it’s all very easily presented in front of you on the site. The work doesn’t stop there though, you still need to look into injury and suspension news, team news, for example a new manager is hired, some new players have been signed etc., weather conditions and, of course, team motivation.

After all that is done comes the second thing that’s incredibly difficult for all punters in the beginning; discipline. How many of us have made a mess of things because we’ve seen a price that has looked tempting and instead of looking for news and actually finding the value in the market we’ve made a mug bet and lost our stake? It’s a hard lesson though and usually it takes a few losses before the lesson is learnt by most punters. We simply need to reign in our emotions when betting and remain as objective as possible rather than seeing things subjectively.

Discipline in Sports Betting

We all have certain teams we just don’t like, for most people it’s a choice of Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona and so on. But when it comes to betting we need to stamp out our biases because if there’s value there’s value and that must always trump our allegiances. Yes, yes, we know you hate ‘dirty’ Leeds since the times of Johnny Giles and Jack Charlton but if there’s value to be had when they face Birmingham next season in the Over 2.5 goals market then just because you don’t like a team doesn’t mean you can’t profit off of them.

Fear of Missing Out

Another element of keeping your discipline when betting is to not bet just for the sake of or FOMO, that is Fear of Missing Out. If you’re out and about with your mates and having a good time it can be tempting when you’re all together talking about football over a few social drinks to put a bet on. Well, are you really weighing up the value of the markets when you make a bet when you’re distracted by the goings on around you? Of course not, enjoy your time with your mates and bet when you can go over the stats and form and news properly. Think of it like you would investing money, you need to look at all the variables and potentialities and then make a decision. Successful football betting is exactly the same.

We should talk too about alcohol. It’s very simple; don’t bet if you’re drinking alcohol. We’ve all heard too many stories of people being too cocksure and betting ‘the house’ on a ‘sure thing’ when they’ve been on the sauce and, of course, the bet doesn’t win and now you’re in the doghouse. Just avoid betting when you’re partying, your wallet will thank you and you won’t have to have any awkward arguments when it comes to paying the gas bill at the end of the month.

As we’ve said above discipline in sports betting can be a hard-lesson learned for many punters so try and stay above the crowd and remain objective and level-headed at all times when it comes to becoming a profitable bettor.

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