It's different factors, often there are teams who either play great or have a total off-day. For those you don't want to bet the regular 50-50 handicap but go for it and take high odds. Now also in the playoffs there are more situations where teams as an underdog need to win and play against teams who don't really have that much to play for anymore. This also at times creates way more high-goal matches especially in playoff 2. So hitting higher odds selections really isn't as hard as it should be which makes them worth the risk.

I mainly go with what makes me comfotable which in a way is a leak. The main aim is to be profitable in the long term and avoid heavy losses. Where most would increase their stakes when they lose to 'win it back', I tend to go the opposite way reducing them to avoind big drops. If the confindence is at a good level, I do occasionally take some shots at increased stakes. That is also usually the moment when luck turns against me.