With such a theme and such a title, the team of Parissportifs.com must first of all insist on its position in the sports betting market in France: in accordance with the wishes of the National Gambling Authority (formerly ARJEL), we cannot emphasize enough that… yes, it is quite possible to win money on sports betting, but no, it is far from easy (hello whistleblowers, friends who lie to their players…) and, most importantly, you must focus on having fun while playing and never bet amounts that you cannot afford to lose.
But now that this important reminder is out of the way, let’s get to the heart of the matter: how to win at sports betting. While there simply isn’t a definitive answer to the subject, there are a number of specific tips and tricks designed to help you maximize your chances of winning. We’ve compiled a list of 10 tips for winning at sports betting that we hope will help some of you have even more fun and who knows, even win money while betting.
Top 10 Tips for Winning at Sports Betting
Before we dive into our list of the best tips for winning at sports betting, we want to make an important point: we know that most of our readers already have a lot of experience in sports betting. Some tips might seem too simple and logical to you. But believe us, many players make rookie mistakes all the time. Who knows, maybe this isn’t the case for you too?
1) Choose the sports betting site that best suits your ambitions and the sports you want to bet on
Over the past 10 years we have had the opportunity to work with tens of thousands of bettors and believe us… profiles vary greatly from player to player! Therefore, it is very important to choose a sports betting site that perfectly meets your desires, your ambitions and your needs as a bettor.
If you are eager to take advantage of a first bet bonus refund, you will have to go with a bookmaker you have never had an account with.
If you want to bet on almost unknown sports or leagues, for example because you have contacts in North Macedonia (why not?!), you will look for a bookmaker with a wide offer of bets.
If you just want to bet live by following the online broadcasts of some sports betting sites in France, a site like Unibet with more than 30,000 broadcasts per year suits you better than others.
You will understand. It is important to determine your desires and goals before you start betting on any of the approved sports betting sites in France.
2) Choose a bookmaker licensed in France where you can benefit from bonuses and promotions
First of all, while some foreign bookmakers that are not regulated and licensed in France may seem attractive to some, if you are a resident of our beautiful country, we do not recommend it 100%. Indeed, you would be playing illegally and in this case foreign sites would have absolutely no reason to refund you. Do not be fooled unless you want to lose your money betting…
It would be a shame because all sites licensed in France offer many bonuses and promotions to attract players. The list of sports betting bonuses of ANJ sites is very long, but among others we can mention them
Welcome bonuses, which almost always come in the form of a refund on the first bet in case of loss. Note that they can go up to 150 euros (the known minimum is 100 euros). Keep in mind that you can only use it if you have never had an account with the website of your choice.
Enhanced odds, which are abundant in major sporting events, allow you to maximize your chances of winning by taking advantage of the best odds.
Free Bets, also known as Free Bets, allow you to claim free bets if you successfully complete certain challenges (for example by placing at least 3 bets of €5 each on Premier League matches on a given day).
While the marketing aspect of sports betting site promotions should never be underestimated and when in doubt you should always read the terms and conditions carefully, sports betting bonuses and promotions are a great way to improve your ROI (return on investment). Use them!
3) How to choose the best sports bets of the day?
Unless you have a regular source of information – this is not a tipster but a local sports paper, for example – it is important not to just pick any bookmaker you want to bet on. Don’t limit yourself to the bookmaker’s front page, which only shows the biggest events of the day. Also, you are not obliged to bet at X or X time. If you don’t see “value” for several days, that’s okay, these things happen… However, we have put together a list of 4 tips depending on the type of bet you want to place:
Single betting tips: Never choose too low odds (less than 1.5) only bet when you have good information on form/injuries/surface conditions in tennis sports betting/etc. feature.
Combination betting tips: Except for certain combinations of 2 or 3 selections, you should not place this type of bet with your normal game balance. Fun comes first here, the expectation of winning is often too low to seriously consider combination bets such as 4 or 5 selections (or more!)
Competition Winner Betting Tips: Try to bet on competition winners in good time, anticipating the great results of a player, team or franchise. When your favorite starts to prove to the world that he is a potential winner, the odds will become less attractive.
Goalscorer Betting Tips: If you are betting on the top scorers of a competition or match; But even the top scorers of other sports should not overdo it. In general, the top scorers in the world often have unattractive odds.
4) Compare with our forecast of the day
If you are not really keen on choosing your own bets, feel free to check out our daily prediction tips! As you will soon see, we are not the type to promise easy wins, guaranteed wins and other nonsense. But with 15 years of experience in sports betting, we offer you daily betting ideas that we believe have a good chance of winning. And don’t forget: both with our own tips and those from other sources of information: DYOR! This abbreviation stands for “Do Your Own Research”. Don’t blindly trust others and only place a recommended bet if you have a minimum of feeling on your side.
5) How to maximize your chances of winning and choose the best odds
While some sites like Oddsportal can help you find and select the best odds for sports betting, the process of finding quality odds on a regular basis can be quite time consuming and complex. Two common examples can help you find the best odds:
● Smaller football leagues or lesser-known sports like snooker, handball or Australian rules football often have very good odds if you have a little local knowledge or specialize in a particular sport. The reason is simple: the less popular a sporting event is, the less relevant information the bookies have. It’s up to you to use it when possible.
● Also, sporting events that feature a highly respected sports club (e.g. Barcelona) and a big underdog often give the opponents completely disproportionate odds. The reason is simple, too many bettors bet on “names” without trusting information on current form, injuries and other factors that could create surprises. You have to take advantage of this.
The importance of multiple sports betting accounts: This is another important point to consider when looking for optimal sports betting odds. Although a site like Winamax is known for offering excellent odds, maximize your chances of winning by always betting on a bet with the best possible odds. For example, if Parions Sport offers odds of 2.1 on a tennis match while France Pari offers odds of 2, it can make a big difference in the medium/long term! Ideally, we recommend having at least 5 sports betting accounts.
6) Manage your sports betting account with the concept of bankroll management
We have discussed this in detail in our article on football betting. And we cannot stress it enough: without good bankroll management, it is impossible to become a long-term sports betting winner! Any professional sports bettor (but also online poker players for example) will tell you: without good management of your gambling finances, you will never be successful.
We can’t count the number of times we’ve seen high rollers bet up to a quarter of their sportsbook balance on a single game because it “just felt right.” Ideally – and to be able to handle the variance – you should never bet more than 5% of your available betting money. Some even say a maximum of 2%…
Example of good bankroll management in sports betting: Suppose you want to place big bets on two Europa League matches, or you think the underdogs (for example Antwerp of Belgium and Slavia Prague of Czech Republic) are against sub-top European teams (Tottenham have all the chances and Leverkusen) who are used to using a lot of substitutes in such matches. If you have 1000 euros to spend on your sports betting, you should not bet more than 25 euros on each bet, which is 2.5% of your total balance.
In the end, Antwerp won 1-0 (5-1) and Slavia Prague won 2-1 (3.5-1). So you just won €50 and €35! Do you wish you had bet more? You should never feel that way. They could have lost both bets in two games decided by the smallest details. Not only should you be happy with your luck, but you should also be proud that you played responsibly. In the long run, that will make a difference.
7) Keep calm no matter what
Winning money at sports betting is not easy, we cannot stress this enough. Even the best sports bettors in the world have their dark periods when no bets are placed anymore. Your strength in these moments will be to always keep calm. Do not start betting from your bankroll to “make money” and similar nonsense. Variance is a normal and important part of sports betting and if you have already had good winning streaks in the medium to long term, there is no reason why a losing streak should completely ruin your efforts. In any case, keep calm!
8) Track all your sports bets via Excel
If there is one tool that helps you stay calm, it could be Excel! The idea here is very simple: keep track of all the sports bets you have activated, so you can always check your winning periods, analyze the things that are going well and not so well, see the periods with wins and losses and many other things. All the best sports bettors have this type of betting history, why not you too? We usually recommend the following lines: type of bet, title of the sporting event (e.g. PSG – Lille), bet placed, balance at the time of the bet, total bet, result, balance after the bet, etc. . .
9) Bet with your head, not your heart
Like other points raised above, this may no longer make sense to you. But believe us, the fact that most bettors bet with their “heart” and not their mind… is one of the things that makes online sports betting sites so rich! For example, we no longer count the number of PSG fans betting crazy totals on “1.3” because “Paris is Magic”… We no longer count the bettors betting crazy totals on the Chicago Bulls, “because they” “I’ve always been a fan since the Michael Jordan era” etc. Don’t make this mistake. Aside from some “fun” bets, out of budget, it’s all about having value. If that value depends on your opponent, your tennis player or your favorite NHL franchise… Don’t hesitate!
10) Use live betting to maximize your chances of winning
One last point that we consider very important in our tips for winning at sports betting is to use live streaming to maximize your chances. Live betting is a great tool that allows bookmakers to earn even more. In fact, without thinking too much, most gamblers bet “with their gut” without actually following the sports game they are betting on.
Some sites like Unibet or Betclic offer tens of thousands of transfers per year, especially through their mobile sports betting apps, and you should take advantage of that! In fact, regardless of the sport, it is much easier to assess the odds of one sport or another if you can visualize things. Tennis is particularly good at this: it often happens that a player is leading 6-2; 4-3, but watching the match from the beginning showed that the opponents are gaining the upper hand… information you would not have been able to get without the live stream.
How to use cash out at your bookmaker One last point we want to cover: cash out options. This is a great way to maximize your odds when betting on live bets. If you want your MLB team (American baseball team that you can watch live on Winamax, for example) to lose ground, it is time to “sell” your bet to the bookmaker. You limit your potential losses and also make a small profit when your team is ahead.