Betting The Field

If you are a sports fan then most likely you have a favorite player or team. The general public bettors or squares have trouble separating their heart from their wallet, so they will back their favorite team or player through thick or thin. However, when doing football betting or basketball betting it's a lot easier to take your team, since the outcome isn't determined by a single player's performance and it's a simple win or lose proposition, one of two teams will come out on top. When you are doing golf or NASCAR betting then taking one person every week can be a tough deal. It's all one on person, and that person doesn't just have to bet one more, they have to beat several different players so a win is going to be more rare.

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Then there is the concept of betting the field. This means that you can take the whole field instead of just one golfer or one driver with posted odds. This can be a great money making strategy if you don't mind taking long shots, since you will multiply your chances of coming away with a win. The downside of course is that you are backing relative unknowns, and since you get so many different golfers or drivers, the odds on betting the field aren't all that great.

If you look at the most popular golfers in the PGA and NASCAR, you would find Tiger Woods and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. However, Jr, has been on a terrible run when it comes to winning races. Tiger on the other hand wins more than his fair share of tournaments, but the odds on him are normally terrible. That is why books are now offering Tiger against the field options, or if you take Tiger out of the equation then betting the field has a lot of options because unknowns come out of nowhere to take a tournament title.

In both NASCAR and golf you see someone come out of nowhere to win a race or tournament, then they disappear again back into the oblivion. It happens all the time. Both sports are unpredictable so betting on the field can be a valuable proposition. So remember next time that doing NASCAR or golf betting it may be fun betting on your favorite driver or golfer, but taking the field can be a great way to earn a few extra dollars on the weekend.