Or do i need just become to be a sports fanatic to get more out of them?
Placing sports bets especially football bets if you are based on 'fanatics' it is the most dangerous method, example: Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia and several other European clubs who lost matches, because people bet because they are fanatical about the club, this method is quite dangerous, your chances of winning are small, another example you could take yesterday was Mexico vs. Poland (0-0) & Denmark vs. Tunisia also ended (0-0), that's just an example, if we are fanatical about one of the national clubs.
This is the best point if you consider it in football betting.
Seems like a lot to keep track of as there are ton of different sports to bet on and teams, players, coaches and athletes that keep changing rapidly (at least from my perspective).
I do not dispute this, many people place bets using this method, generally.
My choice of sports would start from MMA.
well, if you want to place a bet on an MMA or boxing fighter, of course the factors of your opponent and support also influence both the betting strategy, strength, style and record of the MMA bettor, sometimes everyone has their own experience and method, bottom line: you have to watch as they bet in the boxers ring both, to get good things in your bet.