I find going against the crowd more entertaining than the opposite way of betting. Firstly, while doing so, you are ready to lose your bet, which is always healthy in gambling. Secondly, winning $50+ while risking only $1, is incomparably funnier than vice versa.
I admire a gambler with this kind of mentality actually, an ability to accept loses is what is the most important traits a gambler has to possess.
Sports betting is more exciting when you feel your picks are the same with the smart money or the sharp, because you feel confident with that.
I know newbies won't feel that way but when you are experienced in sports betting, going against the majority is kinda easy for you, because you know......