The Dos and Don’ts of Following Football Betting Tips

It’s not uncommon for punters to look for football betting tips to try and bolster their chances of picking a winner. Tips are readily available online and cover a wide range of markets and bet types. Some bettors rely heavily on them as part of their research, while others may simply see them as a quick time saver.

It’s possible to find betting tips floating around online for any type of football betting, from a long-term outright on a league winner, to the total goals in a match and even goalscorers. But there are some dos and don’ts when it comes to using them. 

It’s good to really assess what they are before using them. Asking questions, like how they can be used to the best effect and if free betting tips are going to offer as much value as paid ones, is a good place to start. Here is a quick guide to what you should and shouldn’t be doing, with tips.

Don’t – Expect to Win

Just because you are getting information from a third party, that’s not going to guarantee a win at all. There’s no such thing as a guaranteed winner in sports betting, so don’t put absolute blind trust that a football betting tip is going to be 100% accurate. 

Do – Find Established Picks

There are many betting tip platforms available but look for ones that have been long-established and are, importantly, transparent about results. You need to be able to see the percentage of wins and losses and track things like return on investment over an established period. 

Look for expert tipsters at online betting sites themselves, and it’s also worth looking at sites that have a list of tipster accounts from individuals, rather than just a site producing them. That way you should get good info from tipsters looking to prove themselves at the top of a leaderboard, and you can follow any that are trending.

Don’t – Skip Your Research

A big mistake of using football betting tips is just completely taking what they are telling you to do, for granted. If there is one backing a home win for Manchester United, don’t use that as an excuse to not do any research into the market for yourself. 

Betting tips should accentuate and help you narrow down your options for placing a wager, they shouldn’t replace your research, because then you are not learning about aspects of football betting like statistics and market value.

Do – Aggregate

Aggregating and polling betting tips should be done. That means not just looking at one tip for the match market and then that’s it. Look around at different tips discussing the same market and see what the consensus is.

Tipsters will have different opinions about things, so it’s best to get a wider aggregate of things. Look for counter-arguments, and different opinions, and then see how all that stacks up against your research into the mix. 

Don’t – Bet on Unfamiliar Markets

Betting tips cover many bet types and markets. It can be easy to get pulled into making bets that you would not normally consider. A well-written betting tip may suggest a Half-Time/Full-Time option on a Champions League game.

But if you are unfamiliar with the market then leave it alone, because as mentioned above, you still need to apply your research into things. Stick only to betting tips that fit your existing betting strategy. The goal is to gain a big familiarity with certain teams and markets, and not attempt to cover every potential outcome of every match from every competition.

Do – Trust Yourself

Trust in your own research and betting strategy. Don’t waver from your plans just because you have seen something that may be slightly contradictory. Again, betting tips are little more than opinions and they don’t invalidate yours about what could potentially happen in a match. Trust yourself and keep a record of results in your betting strategy to see where things may need to be altered and switched up.

Don’t – Pay for Tips

Ask yourself what a betting tip is. It’s a recommendation based on stats research. If you were to study the latest round of Premier League matches and find a strong Over 3.5 Goals fixture, you would have essentially created a tip for yourself. 

It’s no different, and therefore there is no real need to pay for betting tips. They are not going to guarantee a win more than good free ones will, so take your time to look for free options because if you do pay for one, then that is less potential profit from that bet.