Sports betting journey

Started by aleeex1923, Aug 18, 2021, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. aleeex1923
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    Aug 18, 2021
    Hey guys,

    Decided to make a thread to record my sports betting journey and if anyone is interested that would be amazing. I will post here daily updates.

    I've been betting on sports for 20 years. Worked as a sports betting live trader for 2 years, sports journalist for 3 years and so on, but never tried to bet "like a pro" so I will try this and see how it goes. I got a good job recently so I can afford to deposit the money that I did and even lose it all. It will not affect me.

    Starting Bankroll: 1885$
    Value of the bets: around 1.5% - 27.50$
    When the bankroll will increase about 50% I will also increase the amount of my 1.5% bets

    I do not want to promote gambling by starting this thread, Is very bad when you bet money that you can't afford, been there and suffered a lot because of this but now financially I'm in a good place, I love sports , I'm not doing anything during my shift, I work from home and want to give this a shot.

    My short term plan is to stick with this til the end of the year and see how it goes and after that I'll see if it's worth it to keep doing it or not.

    Also if some of you are placing bets you can post them here. I will mostly bet on football(soccer) and tennis.

    GL ME

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  2. aleeex1923
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    DAY 1

    Guido Pella - Fabio Fognini - Fognini to win
    Lloyd Harris - Alexander Zveren - Zverev to win
    To win : 45.10$


    Benfica - PSV - Psv to score
    Malmo - Ludogorets - Malmo to score
    To win: 47$


    Malmo - Ludogorets - Malmo to qualify
    To win: 51.42$


    Young Boys - Ferencvaros - Young Boys to win
    To win 42.62$

    Also got a free bet from the site I bet on of 7.5$ that I used for Alkmaar to qualify against Celtic + PSV to qualify against Benfica + Monaco to qualify against Shakhtar - To win 83.47$
     
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  3. Mikey
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    ive done very well over the years

    Some tips

    - Betting lines between 1.7-2.0 is my philosophy
    - Stay disciplined dont just bet on a game because you are watching & are bored
    - Dont bet mainstream leagues unless u get some info I.e players just announced injured. (happened last week & i was on Brentford dc)
    - Lower leagues where u get info & can get good prices
    - Multipliers are a waste of time
    - Dont bet based of XG or data that many people are doing now.
    - Doesnt take it to account game state. The data isnt sophisticated enough
     
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  4. aleeex1923
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    Thanks for the tips my man, I'll see what can take from there and apply it. I have a lot of knowledge about football and tennis in general, not so much about lower leagues so most of my bets will be on the mainstream competitions but I'll try to study and get more info about this as it goes.

    I've done very bad over the years cause I always made big bets and I was lacking discipline but I always loved to bet on sports and never tried to grind it and see if it work and said that now that I'm in a good position and I can afford this to give it a go. GL with your bets.
     
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    BIGFOOT More than a myth!

    Aug 18, 2021
    Just put a 14 fold acca on… both teams to score.

    I do a free daily spin on sky Vegas. Here’s the kicker lol I won a ten pence bonus lmao so I put it on the acca. Potential returns is just under 400£.

    imagine if it comes in just from a 10p bet :grinning:
     
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  6. BIGFOOT
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    BIGFOOT More than a myth!

    Aug 18, 2021
    Going to put a few more bets on for the games on Saturday and Sunday.
     
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  7. aleeex1923
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    Once I was at a poker tournament and there was this guy that had an acca with 25 games. He picked all the football games from Monday and bet 1-2 goals in the first half for all of them.He bet like £50 and won £60.000.

    Imagine being this lucky lol.
     
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  8. aleeex1923
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    I'll try to bet everyday. Let me know what you bet on so I can root for you. GL on your bets.
     
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    BIGFOOT More than a myth!

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    Here’s the one I put on today. Both teams to score.

    Wednesday Games

    Birmingham vs Bournemouth - Yes
    Hull vs Derby - No
    Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn - Yes
    West Brom vs Sheffield United - Yes

    Friday

    Bristol vs Swansea - Yes

    Saturday

    Liverpool vs Burnley - No
    Villa vs Newcastle - Yes
    Leeds vs Everton - Yes
    Man City vs Norwich - No
    Crystal Palace vs Brentford - Yes
    Blackburn vs West Brom - Yes

    Sunday

    Southampton vs Man United - No
    Wolves vs Tottenham - Yes
    Arsenal vs Chelsea - No


    £392 returns lol
     
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    DAY 1 Results:

    Placed some live bets during lunch break and ran pretty well

    Pella - Fognini - over 9.5 games in the 2nd set - won 58.20$
    Gauff - Osaka - under 9.5 games in the 2nd set - won 55.55$
    Gauff - Osaka - Osaka to win the 2nd set - won 72.05$
    Gauff - Osaka - Osaka to win the match - won 44.55

    As for my pre match bets:

    Guido Pella - Fabio Fognini - Fognini to win
    Lloyd Harris - Alexander Zveren - Zverev to win

    LOST

    Benfica - PSV -
    Psv to score
    Malmo - Ludogorets - Malmo to score
    Won 47$

    Young Boys - Ferencvaros - Young Boys to win
    Won 42.62$


    And still have Malmo to qualify which is going to be decided next week so I will not count that as a bet made today. First leg, Malmo won 2-0.

    Each bet value: 27.50$
    Bets placed today - 7 -
    6w 1L
    Profit/loss- +96$
    Bankroll: 1981$
     
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    DAY 2

    Jannik Sinner - John Isner - Sinner to win
    To win 47.85$

    Sebastian Korda - Stefanos Tsitsipas - Tsitsipas to win
    Matteo Berrettini - Auger-Aliassimo - Berretini to win at least 1set
    To win 45.37$


    Belen Teichmann - Naomi Osaka - Osaka to win
    Angelique Kerber - Jelena Ostapenk - Kerber to win at least 1set
    To win 47.57$


    Randers - Galatasaray - Galatasaray to win or draw
    Fenerbahce - Helsinki - Fenerbahce to win
    To win 49.77$


    Rapid Viena - Zorya Lugansk - Rapid to win or draw
    Olympiacos - Slovan Bratislava - Olympiacos to win
    To win 47.85$


    Rakow - Gent - Gent to win or draw
    Karagandy - Maccabi Tel Aviv - Maccabi to win or draw
    To win 43.45$


    Trabzonspor - As Roma - Roma to win or draw
    Kuopio - Union Berlin - Union to win
    To win 47.30$


    Fc Basel - Hammarby - Basel to win
    Sivasspor - Fc Copenhaga - Copenhaga to win or draw
    To win 55.55$


    PAOK - Rijeka - PAOK to win
    To win 45.92$


    Pacos Ferreira - Tottenham - Tottenham to win or draw
    Feyenoord - Elfsborg - Feyenoord to win
    To win 47.57$
     
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    I hope you go broke
     
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    Good luck bro. I will update the thread on Friday with a few.
     
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    There's no way. I'm bumping NF while making the bets for inspiration.
     
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    Thanks bro, looking forward to see your selections
     
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    Ah I see ok, then you should be good my man. Hope your bumping his newest album. It’s fire.
    LOST feat Hopsin
    And
    TRUST feat Tech N9ne
    are both up tempo and very motivational tracks.

    Good luck out there brother.
     
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    Thank you bro.
     
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    Aug 19, 2021
    DAY 2 Results:

    Live Bets

    Lorenzo Sanogo - Stefanos Tsitsipas - Tsitsipas to win - WON 57.75
    Andrey Rublev - Gael Monfis - Rublev to win the second set - WON 43.17$
    Gael Monfils - Alex De Minaur - Over 9.5 games in the second set - WON 48.67$
    Gael - Monflis - Alex De Minaur - Monfils to win the first set - WON 50.58$
    Jannik Sinner - John Isner - Under 5.5 points set 3 game 8 - LOST
    Jannik Sinner - John Isner - Sinner to win - LOST

    Pre match bets:

    Sebastian Korda - Stefanos Tsitsipas - Tsitsipas to win
    Matteo Berrettini - Auger-Aliassimo - Berretini to win at least 1set
    LOST


    Belen Teichmann - Naomi Osaka - Osaka to win
    Angelique Kerber - Jelena Ostapenk - Kerber to win at least 1set
    LOST


    Randers - Galatasaray - Galatasaray to win or draw
    Fenerbahce - Helsinki - Fenerbahce to win
    WON 49.77$


    Rapid Viena - Zorya Lugansk - Rapid to win or draw
    Olympiacos - Slovan Bratislava - Olympiacos to win
    WON 47.85$


    Rakow - Gent - Gent to win or draw
    Karagandy - Maccabi Tel Aviv - Maccabi to win or draw
    LOST


    Trabzonspor - As Roma - Roma to win or draw
    Kuopio - Union Berlin - Union to win
    WON 47.30$


    Fc Basel - Hammarby - Basel to win
    Sivasspor - Fc Copenhaga - Copenhaga to win or draw
    WON 55.55$


    PAOK - Rijeka - PAOK to win
    LOST


    Pacos Ferreira - Tottenham - Tottenham to win or draw
    Feyenoord - Elfsborg - Feyenoord to win
    LOST


    Each bet value 27.50$
    Bets placed today 15 - 8W - 7L
    Profit/loss today -11.75$
    Profit loss overall +84.25$
    Bankroll 1969$

    Overall it was a decent day, had some fun with the live bets. Can't wait for my day off on sunday to try to bet more on live events.
     
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    DAY 3

    Andrey Rublev - Benoit Paire - Paire to not win a set
    To win 44.82

    Daniil Medvedev - Carreno Busta - Medvedev to win
    Casper Ruud - Alexander Zverev - Zverev to win
    To win 44.27$


    Betis Sevilla - Cadiz - Betis to win
    To win 42.90$

    Brest - PSG - PSG to lead at half time
    To win 46.20$


    Brest - PSG - PSG to win with 2 goals or more
    To win 48.12$


    Leipzig - Stuttgart - under 3.50 goals
    To win 46.20$

    Farul Constanta - Dinamo Bucharest - Farul to win
    To win 44.80$
     
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    DAY 3 Results:

    Live Bets

    Andrey Rublev - Benoit Paire - Rublev to win - WON 44.27$
    Auger - Aliassime - Stefanos Titispas - Over 9.5 games in the 1st set - Cashed out for 5$ - LOST 22.5$
    Auger - Aliassime - Stefanos Titispas - under 8.5 games in the 1st set - WON 70.12$

    Pre match bets


    Andrey Rublev - Benoit Paire - Paire to not win a set
    LOST 44.82


    Daniil Medvedev - Carreno Busta - Medvedev to win
    Casper Ruud - Alexander Zverev - Zverev to win
    WON 44.27$


    Betis Sevilla - Cadiz - Betis to win
    LOST


    Brest - PSG - PSG to lead at half time
    WON 46.20$


    Brest - PSG - PSG to win with 2 goals or more
    WON 48.12$


    Leipzig - Stuttgart - under 3.50 goals
    LOST


    Farul Constanta - Dinamo Bucharest - Farul to win
    WON 44.80$

    Each bet value 27.50$
    Bets placed today 10 - 6W - 4L
    Profit/loss today +28.25$
    Profit/loss overall +112$
    Bankroll 1997$
     
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