In watching sports, it is very common for fans to have recency bias especially if fans are new. They might not have watched certain important events so they end up only believing what they have witnessed from recently. If a team wins the latest match, fans might think they are already at the best form of their careers.
In sports betting, this can hinder you from making rational decisions. Sometimes, people fall for short clips cut specifically to make an athlete look good or cool. This is very common on reels or tiktok. How would you combat recency bias? Or do you even believe that recency bias is a thing? or do you believe a team or athlete is only as good as their latest match?
I don't think you should rely on the last result, because even a damaged clock is right twice in one day, so if you bet this way you will only be betting at random, which significantly decreases your chances of winning, at least this is the case in sports betting, it also depends on how the opponent did, because maybe your choice is good, but sometimes the other team is in better condition.