Sports betting can be fun and profitable when you know your stuff. You should always focus on the price and only then on the score. YesPlay has a wide variety of sports you can bet on, including soccer, basketball, cricket, tennis, rugby, table tennis, MMA, boxing, darts, handball and more. Pick the sport you know a lot about and spend your Rands wisely.
Start with price
A R42 bet at 1.74 is not the same as R42 at 3.35 because one tells you that the outcome is pretty obvious and you shouldn’t expect to get rich. And the other one basically says you want to lose money or you know something that other people don’t.
That is where YesPlay’s sports page comes in handy. The main page will show bets like 1×2, Total and Handicap, with even more bets tucked behind them. If you want to see the board for yourself, you can check this before you touch that balance.
Market shape
For soccer, you’ll see all the major leagues like the Premier League, Serie A, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and of course our local PSL. Have a look at that same page, you’ll find sections with NBA basketball, IPL cricket, ATP and WTA tennis, and even rugby union comps.
You can’t approach every sport using the same strategy. For example, the 1×2 soccer price already has a draw risk, unlike in Tennis where there is no draw. And in Rugby the favourite might just stop playing altogether if they take the lead, punishing you for betting on them.
Live numbers
If you know your stuff and stay cool under pressure, live Betting is just for you. Betting during live sporting events can pay out big, but things change fast. One early goal changes everything in football. A bad shooting streak can throw off a basketball game’s handicap. And in cricket, everything can flip in just one over.
Just because the live price looks good, that doesn’t mean you should always bet. If you see that a side goes from 2.12 to 1.58, ask yourself why. Did anyone get injured? Or maybe someone got a red card? Whatever the reason may be, keep in mind that the best move could be to wait for a better time to place your bet.
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