Handball is quite a popular sport to bet on. Especially in Nigeria, most sports betting companies are sure to have handball as an option to bet on. And for that reason, we’ve created a guide on handball betting tips and handball predictions that we hope you’ll find useful.
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How do Handball Predictions Tips Work?
The very first thing we’ll tell you is that no tip is 100% guaranteed to be successful. Handball is a very real sport and the outcomes can be predicted, but you can never be sure whether the prediction will be correct.
Handball predictions are made based on multiple factors. We’ll discuss these factors in depth in a different section. But for now, you should know that things like the weather, the teams/players form, the pitch, the pre-match training, and even the mental state of the players and coaches come into play when predicting the outcome of a match.
When we give out betting tips for handball, or any other sport really, we also take those factors into consideration. The way that those tips work is that they give you insight into how the game works. Of course, you should actually know the rules of the game before you start betting on it.
The purpose of sports betting is mainly entertainment. And if you’re in the game for anything else, our tips aren’t really going to help you too much. The purpose of these tips is really just to make the bets more fun for you.
When you incorporate other handball predictions and tips with your own knowledge of the sport, it gives you an edge over someone who might not. So, we would recommend looking at predictions merely as complementary to your own strategies.
What are the Types of Handball Betting Odds?
Betting odds, regardless of the type, actually mean the same thing. The most common kinds of odds you’ll find for handball betting are fractional odds, decimal odds, and American/ moneyline odds.
We’ll start off by explaining the fractional odds in relation to the sport handball. These odds are written in the form of a fraction and looks like this 5/3 (or five to three.) The format refers to your profit against your stake.
One thing to note here is that your profit and your winnings are not the same thing. The amount you win in a bet, including the amount of your stake that you win back, is your entire winnings. So, for these fractional odds, if you bet $3, that means you win a profit of $5 from that bet. Your entire winnings would be $8.
Next, we’ll move on to decimal odds, which is probably the most common and the easiest format to understand. The decimal format is just like a multiplier for your bet. The odds are offered as 2.5 or some other decimal number. This means for every $1 you stake, you win (1 x 2.5) = $2.5 worth of profit from that bet.
Moneyline odds aren’t as commonly used, so we won’t get into too much detail for it. These are offered either as +150 or -150. +150 means that you need to wager $100 to win $150 and -150 means for every $150 that you wager, you can win $100. All the moneyline odds are calculated with a base value of $100.
How to Predict Handball Matches?
Handball has a lot of factors that go into the outcome of the sport. No handball predictions are ever fully correct, so some deviations should be expected.
The biggest factor in handball predictions is probably a database of stats. Depending on how often a team’s formation is changed and players are substituted, stats for the team would depend more or less on the overall form.
Of course, strategies and other factors come into play here as well. But the point is that a team is likelier to do well in an upcoming game if the stats from recent games are also good. These predictions are based off trends in the statistics for each team.
Another thing that is taken into consideration is the players’ individual stats. Although handball is a team sport, a lot of the times in similar sports, you see one player pulling all of the weight.
The individual stats also matter when they are playing as a whole in a team as well. Since, one player having worse stats is less likely to be kept in the lineups since he/ she would pull down the entire squad.
There are plenty of other technical aspects to predicting handball matches. And trying to list all of those should be reserved for a separate article of its own.
Handball Betting Tips?
Remember when we said that we based our tips on the same factors that operators base their predictions on? We’ll share some of those tips with you now.
The first thing you should do is select the match you’re going to be betting on and research it extensively. Starting from the teams’ recent performance and form down to even the quality of the padding on the stadium floors.
The weather isn’t much of a problem in handball since it is usually played indoors. For outdoor matches, you may want to take a look at that.
Another tip, not just for handball but for any sport you’re betting on, is to set a limit for yourself. Betting on your favourite team passionately is great, but can lead you down a rabbit hole where you lose all of your money. So, it’s very important to know when to stop.