Table tennis betting strategies in Live and in Sports

Table tennis betting strategies help maximise your winnings and insure you against losses. We reveal how to choose matches and provide examples of tactics to use with mismatched athletes.

1. Chasing set totals

2. Insured outsider bet in Live

3. Chasing a favourite win with a handicap

Chasing set totals

This strategy works well for matches with a clear favourite and outsider. If there's a major difference in the opponents' skill level, the points in a set will likely be below 18.5. If the bet on the first set doesn't win, the player then increases their wager according to the formula and bets on the second set.

The chasing formula helps players control their bet amount. It helps calculate the minimum bet size required for the player to earn a profit if the bet wins. When a bet wins, the winnings received cover the money lost throughout the strategy and earn the player a profit. If bets aren't made according to the formula, the player won't recoup their losses, or they'll spend their entire pot on the first few bets.

Here's the chasing formula:
(x + y) ÷ (k - 1)
x – potential winnings of the first bet in the strategy
y – amount lost in previous iterations
k – event
odds

Strategy fundamentals

Compare the skill levels of opponents in
pre-match
. If

the

favourite has been performing better in

recent or

head-to-head matches, then the

match has

good betting potential.
Bet 1–2% of your bank on a points total in

a

set under 18.5. If
Sports
lacks this total, then bet on

the

nearest value.
If the bet doesn't win, increase your wager according to

the

chasing formula and

bet on

the

next set.
If the bet wins, end the strategy.

How to choose matches

Choose matches that are best of five, not best of three. This will give you more time to compensate for the lost bets and win. If the match is best of three, your maximum bet series will be three, so there is a risk that none of the bets will win.

Rate the opponents based on recent match statistics, not by odds in Sports. Sometimes, the favourite may not be in peak form, but their status in the sport artificially lowers the odds for a win.

Insured outsider bet in Live

This strategy works well for matches where the outsider has been performing well and the favourite has been losing recent games. Players bet in on the outsider winning the set. If the favourite starts losing, this causes the their odds to increase, which is exactly when it's best to bet on them to win. Regardless of how the match ends, the player will at least not lose anything.

Strategy fundamentals

Bet in Sports on the outsider winning the set.
If the outsider is in the lead by the middle of the set, bet on

the favourite to win. The winnings of this bet must be no less than the amount wagered on the outsider, but not exceed the amount of winnings from them.

You place EUR 10 on the outsider winning the

bet.
Odds – 5.10, winnings –

EUR

51.

The outsider is leading 5:2 by the middle of

the

set.
You bet EUR 5 on the favourite winning with odds of

3.50.

You spend a total of EUR 15 on this strategy. You'll win regardless of

the

outcome: if

the

outsider wins, you get EUR

51, and

the

favorite wins, you get

EUR

17,5.

How to choose matches

Study the statistics of the opponents and pay attention to which sets the

players perform best in. If

the

favourite plays poorly at

the

end of

match, while the

outsider, on

the

contrary, usually scores more points, bet on

3–4 sets.

Chasing a favourite win with a handicap

This strategy works well for games where the opponents are

reasonably well matched. The

player assesses the

athletes, determines which one has the

highest chances of

winning, and

bets on

the

favourite to

win in

the

first set with a

negative handicap. If

the

bet doesn't win, the

player increases their wager according to

the

chasing formula

and

bets on

the

next set.

Strategy fundamentals

Choose a match where the opponents have relatively similar skill levels. Matches where the favourite has been performing poorly recently while the
outsider is in peak form work best.
Bet on the favourite winning with a negative handicap.
If the bet loses, increase your wager using the chasing formula and
bet on the favourite to win with a handicap in the second set.
If the bet wins, you can end the strategy.

How to choose matches

Choose matches where the favourite doesn't have a major advantage. A

bet on

them winning the

set will have high odds. In

matches with a

clear favourite, even a

bet to

win with a

handicap (-2.5) will have odds of

around 1.50.

Choose a handicap with a lower value, so -1.5 is

better than -2.5 with this strategy. The

lower the

handicap, the

lower the

risk.

Chasing a favourite win with a handicap at the end of a match

The player in Live waits until one of the athletes reaches the set point. Then the player bets on the favourite winning with a negative handicap. The handicap should be greater than the difference between the opponents. For example, if the difference is 4 points, bet on the favourite to win with a handicap of -4.5.

The set point is 10 accumulated points. A player who has

reached set point needs to

score one more point to

win the

set.

Most games end in victory for the player who first wins the set point. The losing player normally chooses to not contest the victory and instead save energy for the next set. Decisive sets aren't good for this strategy because after the favourite wins, the match ends.

If the strategy seems too risky for you, then place a series of bets. For example, if the score is 10:6, a bet on a win with a handicap of -4.5 will not work. In this case, in the next draw with a score of 10:7, bet on a win with a handicap of -3.5. Calculate the bet amount based on the

chasing formula

Strategy principle

Pick a match and wait for

one of

the

athletes to

reach the

set point.
Bet on the leading player to

win with a

handicap that

exceeds the

gap by

half a point. For example, with a

score of 10:7, set

the

handicap at

-3.5 (-5.5 for

a

score of

10:5).
If the bet doesn't win, bet on a handicap win in

the

next draw or

wait for

the

next set.

How to choose matches

Choose matches where the score difference is more than 2 points to the set point. If the difference is small, the losing player has a good chance of winning the match, in which case this strategy won't work. If the difference is more than 2 points, then you'll have at least 4 attempts to win back what you lost by chasing.

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