Betting on the exact result of a football match is one of the most popular bets after the classic 1×2, no-goal and no-deficit goal. But low prediction odds and very favourable bookmakers' bookings make this bet very unsuitable for those who want to invest in a sensible way. 

Unless historical data, also linked to the opening price, gives you a strong statistical motivation. In this article we take apart all types of betting on the correct outcome, assessing their pros and cons.

ALPINE SKIING, NICHE SPORTS (AND BETTING)

While for football, tennis and basketball the statistics available on the internet, which can help you make your final predictions, are almost endless, there are elite or so-called niche sports, where it is difficult to have a real statistical advantage over the betting shops. 

From golf to motorsport, from water polo to handball, to name but a few, these, as well as alpine skiing, are sports that the crowd almost never points to and where the games collected on betting sites almost all come from experts, enthusiasts and others who these disciplines live from first person perhaps on an amateur level.

THE ALPINE SKI SEASON AND ITS SPECIALITIES

Those who don't belong to the millennial generation will have Sunday lunches with their parents and grandparents with the TV on at RAI to watch live racing from Alberto Tomba, the man who made alpine skiing as popular as Valentino Rossi did with it. Motogp. But when Tomba's heyday came to an end, alpine skiing was out of the Italians' homes. So it's worth remembering at least the basics of the World Cup season before placing your bets on the sport. 

The races are divided into different specialties, both men's and women's: special slalom, giant slalom, super g, downhill and combined. Each specialty has its own rules, or there are skiers who are more or less suited to one or more specialties, but in principle, those who are 'strong in special' almost never make good downhill skiers - in fact, they often do not even participate in it. specialty in order to avoid unnecessary injuries that could affect the season.

TYPES OF RACES

With so many different types of racing, it is obvious that the markets to bet on in alpine skiing are completely different from any other sport, even from disciplines with the same vertical list structure, such as motorsport, golf or cycling. Among the Betking Lite bets on offer are winner, podium place, head-to-head, best in group and margin of victory.

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WHEN SHOULD YOU BET ON ALPINE SKIING ?

If it is true, as we have said, that niche sports do not guarantee us statistical databases such as Sbostas on football that can give you a mathematical advantage in the long term, then it is also true that there may be situations in which you can still find profitable bets or sure bets that you can use . This is because the global skiing market is definitely not as monetised and solid as the football market. 

Therefore bookmakers are often forced to "go dark" (or nearly so) with the odds , relying on their own senses and the experience of sellers specialising in these niche sports. Since these measurements are not automatic, but manual, human error is not far behind. 

It is in these situations that you can take advantage of some odds advantage, wedges or real arbitrage situations if you play one odds on one book and the opposite on the other. In short, keeping up to date on the state of skiing and constantly 'sifting through' the odds, especially the 'fresh' and recent ones online, can be great advice if you want to get close to the sport.

OTHER WINTER SPORTS

Alpine skiing is part of the macro world of winter sports, which is included in the schedules of the main sports betting sites every year and which monopolises the month dedicated to the Winter Olympics every 4 years. The same considerations we made in this article for alpine skiing are even more relevant for disciplines that are, if possible, even more elitist, such as biathlon, bobsleigh, Nordic combined, curling, freestyle, speed skating, ski jumping, cross country skiing, short track. , skeleton, sledging and snowboarding . 

On the other hand, we should separately discuss ice hockey, a winter sport which can't be considered a niche, and which is represented by a lot of statistics on Sbostats to help you bet on this discipline.