New Posts For Thread: the forums fascination with backing 1.2 shotshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shotsand below or indeed laying 5-1 shots and above. Now before anyone shouts me down each to their own, and there can indeed be value in certain odds on shots, but looking through threads it seems to be a form of comfort betting! Do people feel better iThere are a lot of people who like to have a punt without putting in the hard work needed to gain an 'edge' on the market.The 'comfort betting' (excellent term btw) threads allow for them to receive a lot of positive re-enforcemenhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449453181#449453181There are a lot of people who like to have a punt without putting in the hard work needed to gain an 'edge' on the market.The 'comfort betting' (excellent term btw) threads allow for them to receive a lot of positive re-enforcemenThu, 27 May 2010 13:57:01 -0500I am surprised that I have not commented on this yet. Oops , I have.Sometimes 1.2 is value is and sometimes it is not. The trick is to steer clear when it is not.Do I get a gold star?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449439649#449439649I am surprised that I have not commented on this yet. Oops , I have.Sometimes 1.2 is value is and sometimes it is not. The trick is to steer clear when it is not.Do I get a gold star?Thu, 27 May 2010 12:15:00 -0500was a thread a while back that showed how to make money betting mainly odds on with the odd odds against,sure the boy didnt even believe in value or anything else,he just had total faith in his choiceshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449437709#449437709was a thread a while back that showed how to make money betting mainly odds on with the odd odds against,sure the boy didnt even believe in value or anything else,he just had total faith in his choicesThu, 27 May 2010 12:00:13 -0500some people just like a bet, and the buzz from the winwhich for most people is the whole ideahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449436809#449436809some people just like a bet, and the buzz from the winwhich for most people is the whole ideaThu, 27 May 2010 11:54:47 -0500These threads all follow the same scriptInvent a brilliant, complicated banking systemInvent a brilliant, complicated staking systemBlindly back short oddsLoseThey put their effort into the wrong area.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449434941#449434941These threads all follow the same scriptInvent a brilliant, complicated banking systemInvent a brilliant, complicated staking systemBlindly back short oddsLoseThey put their effort into the wrong area.Thu, 27 May 2010 11:41:12 -0500comfort betting is a good term for this. I seldom back such short odds. I like selective betting and when I pick a bet I want some form of decent return. When I do accums I will stick in these prices but everyone loves an accum....the down fall of mahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449434789#449434789comfort betting is a good term for this. I seldom back such short odds. I like selective betting and when I pick a bet I want some form of decent return. When I do accums I will stick in these prices but everyone loves an accum....the down fall of maThu, 27 May 2010 11:40:13 -0500I agree there modk that's why i think it's a form of comfort betting. dlarssonf the correct score laying thread only seems to have a couple of posters on it who're up and DFC, by his own admission, doesn't think he has an edge hehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449431017#449431017I agree there modk that's why i think it's a form of comfort betting. dlarssonf the correct score laying thread only seems to have a couple of posters on it who're up and DFC, by his own admission, doesn't think he has an edge heThu, 27 May 2010 11:13:04 -0500the average punter likes to bet on things that are likely to win, hence the short oddshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449429465#449429465the average punter likes to bet on things that are likely to win, hence the short oddsThu, 27 May 2010 11:01:48 -0500*meanshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449426993#449426993*meansThu, 27 May 2010 10:43:20 -0500of course people can make money at them odds. If there is value in the price no matter how low, then the price should be backed imo. There is more than one way to skin a cat, look at the correct score laying thread , at best all they are doing is bhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24894117/the-forums-fascination-with-backing-12-shots?post_id=449426913#449426913of course people can make money at them odds. If there is value in the price no matter how low, then the price should be backed imo. There is more than one way to skin a cat, look at the correct score laying thread , at best all they are doing is bThu, 27 May 2010 10:42:49 -0500