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Avoid
These MMA Betting Mistakes Like A Left Hook
When putting your money down on MMA action, you're hoping
for a knockout not aiming to get KO’d yourself. But a lot of
fight fans and sports bettors stick their chins out at the
bookmakers, making some common errors that can even have the
savviest of MMA sharps tapping out. Here’s a look at some
strategies to avoid when
betting on fights:
Too many bets
Just because a card runs deep with entertaining bouts
doesn’t mean you need to wager on each and every one. Trying
to score a big payday by betting every fight is like trying
to go 16-0 on an NFL Sunday – it’s just not going to happen.
In MMA betting, like in actual MMA, the guy who comes out
furiously throwing punches out of nowhere runs out of gas –
or bankroll in this example. It’s the fighter who weighs his
opponent and picks his most opportune times to strike that
ends up winning.
MMA math
So many times, bettors make a wager based on past results
rather than how two fighters actually stand toe-to-toe.
Mixed martial arts math is when a bettor looks at each
fighters resume and connects the dots through common
opponents. For example, Fighter A has a worse record than
Fighter B, who he’s fighting Saturday night, but he did
knockout Fighter C, who beat Fighter B by decision last
year. So, Fighter A must be a better option than Fighter B,
right?
Wrong. Fighters and their situations change with each bout.
Sometimes a poor matchup, taking a fight on short notice or
a hidden injury suffered in training can lead to wins and
losses. Current form, style and size matchups are the most
important aspects to handicap.
Big names
Mixed martial arts has boomed in popularity and made
household names from a select few fighters. But even those
legends get old and tired. Name value can sometimes skew the
odds, with public money drawn to the more familiar face and
forcing books to adjust.
Many of MMA’s old guard are still kicking around the sport
but are way past their primes and play the role of
gatekeeper more often, as promotions look to give their
upcoming stars a strong push with a win against an all-time
great. Sure, their career highlight reel looks awesome in
the promo but the bulk of those highlights are more than 10
years old.
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