Every team (in NFL and College football, soccer and basically every sport) has its set of key players, the ones who seem to make everything happen and the ones considered like the real soul of the team when they are on their best. However, relying on a team’s key players when looking for a good sports betting strategy is just dumb.
Of course everybody thinks about the key players. Even the oddsmakers will set the betting lines according to the starting QBs, starting pitchers and so on. But the truth is, ANYTHING could happen during a game and nobody knows how things are going to turn out. Even with the superstars we put our trust on.
A perfect example of these unexpected streaks of bad luck is the sad, sad story of the L.A. Galaxy: Once upon a time, there was an MLS soccer team that seemed to have everything fixed to become the next champions. They could even afford an imported $250 million player like David Beckham. Everything was set and everyone was positive that this could only mean improvement and success. What they could not anticipate was the amount of injuries that were going to come along with this expensive star and how he would have to stay off the field for so long.
The Galaxy hit rock botton last Wednesday on the SuperLiga Final. Besides the fact that they were defeated, the matchup brought Beckham a brand new injury: a sprained knee. No wonder why some are changing the popular saying to “mend it like Beckham”.
Even when some might say “you could see that coming”, I bet nobody actually thought Landon Donovan was going to miss a penalty on the tie breaker. That’s just plain bad luck. Anyway, key players costed the team, in some way, the victory against Pachuca.
All this could happen in any sport. NFL football relies on key players a lot, but if your favorite team has a great starting QB it doesn’t mean that your money is guaranteed. College football puts a lot of pressure on their star Quarterbacks. And so on. So, if you are going to place your money thinking of your team’s best players, just keep in mind that there are some things that not even the best handicappers can predict.
Sources: Yahoo! Sports
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