It's the same thing with penalty kicks in soccer. Statistically, you are more likely to score if you kick the ball down the middle. The goalie is going to go on

It's the same thing with penalty kicks in soccer. Statistically, you are more likely to score if you kick the ball down the middle. The goalie is going to go one way or another and there's a 50% chance he'll guess right. So why don't players kick it down the middle..because if they kick it down the middle and the goalie manages to block the kick, they'll come off looking like idiots and it would look real bad on the highlight shows.