Sports betting is not my thing anymore,but I can tell you that it's pretty natural for the majority of the people to choose the safest bets.
The word sportbetting or gambling (if not fixed or pre-planned) has to a percentage thrown the word safety out of the window. That's why I play with out putting in most of my human emotions I rather go with my deep decision.
No bet is safe yes no one we all play in anticipation to win so my prediction should have nothing to do with the random next guy's own