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Making sport betting as a hobby

kaiovio

kaiovio

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Hi,I want to join the sport betting activity because my folks divorced and they didn't give me anything to enjoy in life.My father always beated me and never cared about me and I can barrely live day after day.
I am very good at math,I even studied precalculus and calculus but I don't know how to start.Do you use football managers?How do you find out about teams,skills and stuff?
How much math do I need?
Is it a normal idea if I had suffered from depression and alcoholic problems?
 

Archie

Archie

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go with your gut, bet early, shop for best #

try to bear closing line, look for arbs and plush middle opps. dont bet over your head.

only risk what you can live without and don't mind losing for entertainment value

get outside ant get done air in lungs, sun on face and earth on feet before during and after bets
 

kaiovio

kaiovio

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Even if I had 2As in precalculus and calculus?You didn't really offer me a detailed answer
Let's say I know how to use the binomial distribution and Poisson distribution but I bet on low stakes like 50-200 Euros or dollars.What can happen?
Do I really need to be emotionally stable?If so can You rely only in sport statistice and math but not luck?
You just explained why you should NOT be trying to gamble.

This will not bring you peace.
 

Pimike

Pimike

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Even if I had 2As in precalculus and calculus?You didn't really offer me a detailed answer
Let's say I know how to use the binomial distribution and Poisson distribution but I bet on low stakes like 50-200 Euros or dollars.What can happen?
Do I really need to be emotionally stable?If so can You rely only in sport statistice and math but not luck?
Try black jack not sports
 

Tanko

Tanko

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Sounds like you’re just starting out on this adventure. Since you seem to have a desire to gamble and you realize it is only a hobby (that’s good), I would suggest you google how to model college football spreads or college basketball spreads or whatever sport you like to follow as a starting point. This will help you learn to apply the math you keep mentioning.

You have to realize it takes years to get just halfway decent at this hobby and even then fewer than 5% make money long term. Controlling your emotions and money management are important.

I suggest you only bet what you can afford to lose and learn from more experienced posters on forums like BMR.

Your journey will take time and you will have to suffer through a learning curve (losing a lot) but if it truly is a hobby and just for fun it can be enjoyable entertainment.

GL on your journey.
 

Pimike

Pimike

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Hi,I want to join the sport betting activity because my folks divorced and they didn't give me anything to enjoy in life.My father always beated me and never cared about me and I can barrely live day after day.
I am very good at math,I even studied precalculus and calculus but I don't know how to start.Do you use football managers?How do you find out about teams,skills and stuff?
How much math do I need?
Is it a normal idea if I had suffered from depression and alcoholic problems?
Anybody that gives this guy any advice read his words very very carefully. He’s bitter about his parents. They didn’t leave him anything so he thinks this is a way for him to get what is in his mind or her mind what is deserved to them?

This is a dangerous concept to even start with gambling for this individual.

I’m praying for them and strongly suggesting for this person that they should NOT-be gambling, hence being bitter inside mixing with throwing money out there is a recipe for disaster. .

Might I add “Foolish”
 

kaiovio

kaiovio

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Sounds like you’re just starting out on this adventure. Since you seem to have a desire to gamble and you realize it is only a hobby (that’s good), I would suggest you google how to model college football spreads or college basketball spreads or whatever sport you like to follow as a starting point. This will help you learn to apply the math you keep mentioning.

You have to realize it takes years to get just halfway decent at this hobby and even then fewer than 5% make money long term. Controlling your emotions and money management are important.
As a simulator for football can I use a football manager video game?
I am really clueless how to start but I do know that You need to learn how each member of the team plays in the field,their stats.
I am really sorry, If You think I offended you with my thread .
I live in Europe,Romania If You wanted to find my homeplace!
 

jjgold

jjgold

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go with your gut, bet early, shop for best #

try to bear closing line, look for arbs and plush middle opps. dont bet over your head.

only risk what you can live without and don't mind losing for entertainment value

get outside ant get done air in lungs, sun on face and earth on feet before during and after bets
If you don’t have at least a $25,000 bank roll, forget about arbs that’s for guys with big rolls
 

djefferis

djefferis

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Betting as a hobby is not a good idea.

Betting is a business - at least from the perspective of the person who is accepting your bets - any “hobby” that involves you buying from a business works in one way only - the business will always be profitable and you will always lose your money.

Want to approach it as a business - get good, get funded and make connections - demonstrate you are a winner and let others take the risk using their money and your skills. Turn your hobby into a business and minimize your risk.
 

djefferis

djefferis

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if your broke, enjoy sports betting but not great at it - why not set your goals on something more easily obtainable- like paid poster or tour:

Being a paid poster is easy - just create 100 post just like your original every day. Maybe a video or 2 highlighting your sad little life and some stories about becoming a landscaper or window washer. You will have to work on your grammar and English as it’s a little too good - try to misspell more words and be a little less unintelligible.

Touting is even easier - start by picking the biggest faves on the board every day - call them your 1000 star plays and pretend you have 50,000 on each match to win 2500. When it loses - no big deal as you never actually bet anything. After you lose 3 in a row - quietly disappear and create a new user name. Then begin posting opposite sides under the 2 user names - guaranteed one side wins every time and begin endlessly bragging after each win like your a real big winner. Once you achieve 4 or 5 wins in a row under either name - begin selling your picks.
 

Tanko

Tanko

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I didn't lie about my college grades.
I retook ALGAD and got a 6.This image is old and I can't acces the campus
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Too much info kaiovio.

Ask questions in the forums to gain knowledge from others.

Beware, sometimes people can be harsh with newbies on these forums. It comes with the territory. Just grow thick some skin and don’t take stuff personally.
 
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