format the below is a more professional format The Different Types of Bettors
The main thing to remember when betting on sports: Nobody wins every bet, and there are multiple
ways to look at each bet. And there is not one right answer or way to do it. Here in this article, I am
going to explain in my eyes what the 3 main types of sports bettors are.
Going With My Gut
The “Going With My Gut” bettor, or what I consider to be the emotional bettor, is what most new sports
bettors fall into. They go with what they think has to be right, no matter what is happening. They have a
favorite team that they always bet on no matter what. Their team is always going to win the
championship every year and they always take them to win the championship (even I fall into this part
of the category). If you are betting on sports, chances are you are a sports fan. And growing up, you
were always taught to cheer for your team. So naturally, this almost makes the most sense. As you get
into the sports betting game, you realize that most of the time, this isn’t always the best route to go. But
hey, we all have been or are there, and it will work sometimes.
Stats or Cold Hard Facts
This is where I typically fall into when it comes to sports betting. I am an Accountant by day, so I am a
numbers person. If I am going to spend money, I want cold hard facts to backup my plays. So at the end
of the day, I feel ok with my bets losing, because at least on paper, I should have been right. The
downside of this is if you don’t have data readily available (like on our site), or you don’t know how to
interpret the data, it can be very time consuming, and confusing. But that is part of what we try to do on
this site. Educate bettors to make all of this a little bit easier for everyone.
Trendy
This one kind of falls in between the past 2 categories. The trends are numbers and some stats back up
the picks. But also, you have to pick and choose which trends matter, and which ones are nonsense and
just noise to avoid. For example, I use this quite a bit when betting on the NBA. I look at Against The
Spread trends for NBA teams over the past 5 or so games. This gives me a small sample size that reflects
recent performance. But some downsides of this are just the pure number of trends out there, and
figuring out which sample size works and which does not. I have seen a trend before where it says Team
A is 5-0 over there last 5 games that they played on a Wednesday. I am not even joking. How helpful is
that really? Sure they may be playing on a Wednesday right now. But they may have not played on a
Wednesday in over a month, or they have gone 5-10 over the last 3 weeks, with all of their wins only
coming on Wednesday. I would argue that picking that team is not going to go over well.
So which method is the best?
Unfortunately, there is no right answer. There are people in every category that have been successful,
and plenty that have been unsuccessful. My best advice would be to test all of them, and find out which
one works best for you. I think a mix of all 3 is probably the best. I use stats for baseball and college
football, trends for basketball, and then as previously mentioned, my gut or emotions when it comes to

my favorite teams. But it will take some testing the waters. Nothing is one-size-fits-all, and nothing will
happen over night. But we do our best to assist with navigating these waters!
Happy Betting!