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Do Big Events Really Make Sense to Bet On

May 24, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

Are you looking at retiring to get into a big sports event, from a betting perspective? The truth is that you’re definitely not alone. In fact, the more stations that are going to carry a sporting event, the more likely that you’ll get tons of bets on the outcomes. The reality is that this is can skew the odds in ways that aren’t as profitable for the serious punter.

You have to think about a few things if you’re going to bet on big events.

First and foremost, you want to really make sure that you are betting for the right reasons. If you’re just trying to add something edgy to your game watching experience, that’s fine. However, if you’re trying to make serious money, then this might not be something that you really want to do. It’s going to come down to the type of money that you have to spare, the type of entertainment you want to indulge in, and your expectations. Handicapping big events can be hard because you have to deal with a stronger emotional aspect to the marketing of the event. This is something that can really take you off balance, but it really doesn’t have to be that way at all. You just need to figure out what you’re going to do with your time, if anything.

We’re interested in big events like anyone else, but the reality is that they aren’t nearly as profitable as smaller events when you have much more time to really do your own research.

The big events attract a lot of armchair jockeys that will be tweeting, Facebooking and otherwise yammering about the game. If this isn’t something that you want to bet on, you don’t have to. Some people feel pressured to bet when they really should be keeping their money. Bankroll management is very important, especially if every bit counts. A small bankroll doesn’t mean that you aren’t going to have fun, merely that you need to think carefully about where you place your bets.

Again, we’re not saying that you can’t do it, merely that you need to be cautious. Good luck!

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Bet on Rugby for a Rough and Tumble Good Time!

May 20, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

Are you looking at rugby right now? It’s definitely a game that always gets our attention. Rugby is not football, and football is not rugby. We think that each sport deserves its own little guide, so we had to cover rugby betting.

There’s a few types of Rugby bets, and a mindset that you need to develop if you’re going to be profitable.

For tournaments, you have the outright winner bet. This is where you bet on who you feel will win the tournament or championship. There’s also the top try scorer bet, which is pretty tricky. You’re trying to predict who the top try scorer of a tournament or competition will be. You need to make sure that you look at player form, team form, any injuries and suspensions. Since that’s a lot of work, you might want to avoid this bet.

Match betting is much easier. There’s a handicap betting market available, which is where the better team will always be given a points deficit that they have to make up during the game in order to win the handicap. Some people like to back the outsider that has the points head start.

Of course, you can make your own handicap, in order to see the betting field more clearly. It’s completely up to you.

You could go with the match total points bet, which is a bet on the total amount of points that will be scored in a given match. Keep in mind that the sportsbook you choose online will have already looked at how strong the teams are at attacking and defending. They will assign a number of different scores with different odds. This isn’t a bet where you want to make serious money — it’s just to keep things a little interesting.

There’s a few other bets we like — first team to score, the winning margin, and the first try scorer.

Like with other sports, there’s a spread betting market for it. Instead of just being right or wrong, you’re rewarded by what degree you’re correct by. Spread betting has been covered by another guide, so check that out when you get a chance.

Overall, if you’re a real rugby fan, you’ll probably just be getting to keep the game a little more interesting than before. Still, there are chances to make good money in these markets if you’re also willing to look up comparison data to make better decisions. Good luck!

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Betting Types That You Need To Know About

May 6, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

Terminology can either make you a successful gambler, or it can leave you feeling frustrated and confused. It’s completely up to you to figure out which one you would rather become. The reality is betting is definitely a great way to pass the time, but you need to be as well informed as you possibly can be. What do you need to know first? Well, simply put, knowing the common types of bets will help you out in the long run.

There are really three basic bet types — win, each way, and lay.

The win bet is very simple. In short, it’s betting on a team, a horse, or a player to win an event. The bookmaker will offer odds on each team, horse, or player to tell you how much you win if your selection wins. You make a stake (bet) — if you win, you get your stake back plus your winnings. The winnings will always be based on multiplying the odds and your stake.

So a good win bet example would be if you were to place 50 GBP on Funny Cide at 10/1. Funny Cide being a famous horse, of course. If Funny Cide doesn’t win, then you lose your stake — at least it’s not money you need for food, right? However, if your horse does indeed win, then you get to multiply your stake by the odds. This would be 50 GBP * 10 to make 500 GBP, and you get your 50 GBP stake back. This means that the total return has to be 550 GBP, but your profit will be 500 GBP. Make sense?

Well, it gets a little tougher from here. You have an “Each Way” (EW) bet. It’s really two bets rolled into one, which makes it interesting to punters. You get a win bet like what we just talked about, but you also have a place bet. The staking works a little different with this type of bet.

If you make a 25 GBP EW bet, it’s really 50 GBP — you’re doing 25 “each way”. It’s like a backup bet. If you get a nearly win, then you get a payout. If you win, you get a payout.

It’s quoted in terms of odds as follows: EW (odds) 1,2,3 — in the world of horse racing, this would mean that your place bet will pay out at odds of 1/4 of the win odds of your selection as long as it finishes in 1, 2 or 3rd. If you get a 4th place finish — no money.

There’s a place only bet, which means that you don’t risk losing the stake entirely just because you don’t win — but you miss out on the bigger payout if you do get the win.

Strong handicapping will be required in order to make each bet really profitable, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t have a little fun every now and again, right? Absolutely.

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Picking the right football odds

May 1, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

It can be difficult sometimes knowing which football odds to go for. There are often many possible things that you can bet on during a match and some of them are more likely to happen. These might involve who will win, certain score lines or certain players and how many goals they score. It can be confusing knowing what type of odds to go for.

This can sometimes depend on what type of person you are and how much risk you are prepared to take. A less risky bet will pay out less money whereas a very risky bet can pay out a large amount. You need to decide which you think will be right for you.

It is possible that you already have an idea about the outcome of the match. Perhaps which team will win, what the scores might be and who might score first. If you are confident about these things then you might want to bet on them regardless of the odds. However, you may think the odds are an important thing to consider when betting.

When picking football odds you will need to decide whether you would rather have a good chance of winning. If you would rather win a prize, even if it is just a small one, then pick low odds. However choosing high football odds is the thing to do if you would rather win a large prize. You may rather make it a worthwhile win and have more risk associated with it.

Many people tend to choose safe football odds when betting. This means that they pick something that is in the middle. They do not pick something that will give them a huge pay out but with a tiny chance of winning, but also do not pick something that will only give a tiny pay out. They tend to choose something that has reasonable odds and will have a fair chance of paying out.

It is worth having fun with betting though. Taking it too seriously can actually not only take the fun out of the betting but also out of the whole football game. If you get stressed about whether you will win or not because you have picked the wrong odds, then do not bet, but most people find that they will be happy with the odds they have chosen and have fun with their bets as well.

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Using Odds Comparison Tools to Get the Upper Hand

April 12, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

Profit, profit, profit — casual players, hear us out. We talk a lot about profit because it’s your hard earned money that’s being used here. It’s all about making you money, and if you’re going to try to make some money, you might as well try to make a lot of money, right?

We just got done talking about odds — and odds are definitely a good thing. It’s how we make money in the world of sports betting, but you have to understand that odds aren’t equal across the board. Some sportsbooks will have different odds. Instead of just going for the first sportsbook that looks good, you might want to look at the different odds that they offer.

This is where the odds comparison tools come in. They compare the bookmakers prices offered on every event so that you really can pick the one with the best odds to place your bet. Believe it or not, prices can vary greatly between bookmakers. The prices will be compared on a matrix that has all of the possible outcomes of the event you’re looking at down the left hand side, and the prices from the bookmakers along the top in different columns.

There’s a few reasons why you should be comparing odds. The odds available on any selection could vary by as much as 50%! With margins as small as they are in the betting world, you have to make sure that you’re getting the best prices possible. You could theoretically double your winnings just by gaining 20%!

The effects of odds on profit are really stunning. Let’s say that you put in about 20 GBP each time you play, and you get an average profit of about 10 GBP a day. Not too bad! If you had 20% better odds than what you’re working with right now, you could get nearly 2190 GBP extra a year! That’s incredibly good, and it means that you really do need to shop around as much as possible.

Of course, if you’re like most happy gamblers, you really don’t see yourself having that type of time where you can really pick through every bookmaker’s website. That’s why you let a site like ValueChecker handle it. They automatically do all of the work for you.

You just have to go to the site, select the sport that you’re really interested in, and then click on the event. You’ll be taken to the odds comparison page. It’s really that easy. You can even change the odds to any format that you’re comfortable working with. You get to choose between decimal, fractional, and American odds. [Read more...]

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The High Benefits of Futures Bets

April 8, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

Looking at the future of an event could be boring or it can be interesting. The difference is often whether or not you have money riding on the outcome or not. Trust us, you really want to amok sure that you’re looking at just about any type of event you want to bet on and seeing what type of futures betting opportunities can come up.

NFL football? There’s always the Super Bowl.
Hockey? Stanley Cup!
Tennis: Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open, all of them together…
Golf: Masters

There’s some benefits to futures betting — that is, betting on an outcome in the future. The biggest benefit is that you can win a LOT of money without having to bet a lot of money. A small wager can be very bankroll friendly.

In addition, it gives you a reason to watch all of the games that make up a larger event. If you’re trying to get more active in terms of participating with other bettors and really getting into all of the big games, then this is definitely something that you need to think about in greater detail.

However, there are some drawbacks to futures betting that we have to let you know about. You see, if you’re going to go with a future bet, you need to realize that your money is going to be tied up for a long time. You could have your money held for three, six, nine or even a whole year in certain markets. So what that means is that you really need to only work with money that you can afford to have tied up. This is not one of those bets where you can try to double your rent money. As a side note, that’s a really bad idea in so many ways. You need to make sure that you’re always thinking about going with money that you can afford to lose. No serious punter gambles with money that they really need to make the rest of their life come together. That’s just silly.

Be sure that you’re really looking at the odds on all of the futures bets that you’re really interested in. You need to also have done your research as to what the best outcomes would honestly be. All of the serious punters don’t leave this type of thing to chance, so why should you? Good luck!

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Common Horse Racing Multiple Bets That You Need to Know About

April 4, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

Just when you thought you’ve heard about every single term in the world of horse racing, we had to go and throw more at you. We apologize, but we have our reasons: we want to make sure that you’re as well informed as you can possibly be. Of course, this isn’t stuff that you’ll dive into immediately as a newbie. Multiple bets can be pretty complicated. If you’re not doing sophisticated handicapping and looking at as much data as you can, then this information isn’t going to benefit you. You’ll need to make sure that you are looking at each horse and really evaluating whether or not it’s a winner. Betting from the gut when it comes to a multiple betting scheme is going to make you lose more money than what you stand to make. Once you are ready, check out grand national live betting odds and place the winning bet.

Here’s a few common horse racing multiple bets that you’ll run into and hear about as you begin looking at horse racing forums.

The Trixie

What a fun name for a fun multiple bet — this is where you make 4 bets involving 3 selections in different events. The bet includes 3 doubles and 1 treble. Two of your picks have to be successful to get a return.

The Patent

A patent bet is going to be made up of 7 bets that involve 3 selections in different events. The bet will include a single on each select, 3 doubles, and a treble. If one selection is successful, then you get a return.

The Yankee

This is one of our favorites. The Yankee consists of 11 bets: 4 selections in different events. You get 6 doubles, 4 trebles, and an accumulator. 2 of your selections must be successful to get a return, but you get more money if more selections are successful.

The Lucky 15

This is starting to get complicated with 15 bets. 4 selections in different events. The bet is made up of: 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles, and 1 fourfold. If one selection wins, you’ll get a consolation on the returns like double or treble the odds. If all four selections win, then you get a bonus of 10% or more to total returns. If you are going with an each-way, the consolation is only paid on the win part of the bet.

The Goliath

This is one big monster bet! The Goliath can be broken down to 247 bets that involve 8 selections in different events. The bet includes: 28 doubles, 56 trebles, 70 fourfolds, 56 fivefolds, 28 sixfolds, 8 sevenfolds, and an accumulator. A minimum of 2 of your selections have to be successful to get a return.

There are plenty of multiple bets, but we picked the ones that you should hear about over and over again. This is not for the faint hearted — again, make sure that you’re picking wisely. Good luck!

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A Quick Intro to Laying and Exchanges

April 4, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

Hello, punters! We’re back to continue getting you up to speed so you don’t look like you have no idea what’s going on in the greater sports betting world. It’s all about knowing the terms that everyone else is flinging around. The more that you can work on this, the more money that you’re going to make. The worst thing that you can do is be very uninformed about what’s going on. The terms matter, people. They just do.

Anyway, moving on to what we really want to talk about today — laying and exchanges. You might wonder what these terms actually mean. Thankfully, today’s lesson is pretty straightforward.

Indeed, an exchange is just a betting website where punters bet against each other. You’ll be able to assume the position of the sportsbook and offer odds on things not to happen as well as betting in the normal way (the odds of something happening).

Well, the way bets are placed is a lot different from the traditional bookmakers. You’re going to be able to request your own odds on the markets as well as placing your bet at other offered odds as soon as possible.

It’s also important to realize that the closer you request your odds to the current trading price the more likely it is that your bet will be matched. If your bet is not matched before the beginning of the event the bet will be void and your stake will be returned to you.

An example is necessary to understand how all of this works.

Let’s say that you’re chilling at home and you see on the exchange that the odds on Arsenal to beat Man U are 3.5 to back and 3.7 to lay.

Now, you have some options. You could bet at 3.5 immediately, or you could offer to bet at 3.6, 3.7, or 3.8 and hope that someone matches your bet.

Well, if you make your odds too high, your bet won’t be matched. But if you can find the sweet spot in the market, your bet will be matched.

We can use this same type of example to explain laying, which is the act of betting on an outcome not to happen. This is essentially what your sportsbook is trying to do in order to achieve profits of their own. [Read more...]

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A Quick Introduction to Betting on Basketball

March 29, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

Basketball is still in full swing, and it means that plenty of people are looking at betting on the big games that they see on TV. You need to make sure that you are looking at how to get in the action without getting burned. There’s no guarantee that you’re going to automatically win every single bet that you place but you can learn how to bet in a way that maximizes your chances of winning.

If you’re a complete sports betting newbie, you might wonder how the sportsbooks actually make their money. You see, they actually collect a commission on losing bets. The most common odds will be 11 to 10. So this means that if you really want to win $100, you’re actually going to be risking $110. If you place a bet on the Lakers to win, you collect $210. However, if you lose the bet you lose the entire $110 that you had to put up. Notice that when you win, your original stake is returned to you, including the “extra” piece.

The sportsbook doesn’t really care who wins and loses, because they’re making a commission from all of the losing bets. They want to try to balance the action between two teams, which is why they introduce a line or a spread. It makes the contest equally attractive for both sides.

Basketball works on the money line as well, which is just a bet that’s placed without the point spread approach. You’re essentially just betting on the team of your choice to win “straight up”. You have to risk more to bet on the favorite to win, which in turn makes you win less. However, if you want to go for the underdog, then you bet a lot less to win more.

A quick example would be Celtics vs. Hawks, with the Celtics being the favorite. A money line could be:

Celtics -220
Hawks +180

So if you wanted to go for the Hawks, you would put up $100 to win 180. Not too bad, but you really need to make sure that the Hawks have a good chance of winning!

There are other type of bets to be found in the world of basketball betting.

As we mentioned before, there’s the straight bet — win/lose, team of your choice. However, there’s also the totals – over/under. You can bet the over or the under for the game total score. You add the scores of both teams to get the final number. So when you bet the “under”, you are betting that the score will be under the total. When you bet the “over”, you’re betting the score will be higher than the total. Using the Celtics v. Hawks example from earlier, you might find that Celtics hit 120 and the Hawks got 110. The total of the game is 230. If you bet over and the score was more than 230, you win. If you bet under and the score was less than 230, then you win in that case.

A tie is considered to be a push, for the record.

Basketball betting isn’t too difficult, but you will need to do your research. It can really be hard to be profitable in basketball but that doesn’t keep people from betting on all of the games they love! Good luck.

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Sports Betting

March 19, 2013 By Tyron Leave a Comment

A popular pastime all over the world, sports betting is much of a challenge, with the experience being a rewarding one in case luck favors you! Deeply rooted in most cultures, sports betting is much respected in Europe. In the US, online sports betting can at best be termed ambiguous. With sports betting going online with the growth of the Internet, the sport today has its own dedicated fan following. The principle of sports betting is just like all other betting types – the bottom-line being the house should not lose money.

With the bookmakers publishing the odds for sporting events, these in turn depend upon their understanding of the event’s probability. The dynamics of the odds can change with the betting trend and time remaining for the game to take place. If the punters identify more and more people betting on a favorite with low odds, the trend is to try and pull a part of the crowd to bet for the nonstarter. This can be done by cutting down on the returns on favorites or by reducing the number of odds on the underdog.

Once the bookmakers publish the odds, the bettors study them and place their bets with a bookmaker who according to them offer the most favorable odds. In case the bettors win, they take away the principal amount they bet, as well as the winning money. Online betting requires the bettors to have an account with the online sports company, with the payment being credited via credit cards generally or facilitators of online transaction. Online bookmakers offer extremely competitive odds and provide bettors with the opportunity to place a number of specialty bets.

Factors influencing Online Betting

There are too many variables that affect a sports bet. Some of these are objective, like goals or points scored. The subjective variables include the presence or absence of a top performer from a team. Bettors can use the free advice of sports tipsters and sports betting softwares that help in understanding how different variables affect the outcome of an event. It also helps bettors place bets on events about which they have little knowledge. Without the tipsters and sports betting software, the most proficient and skilled bettor cannot cover more than two sports.

How to Place a Sports Bet

One of the best ways of placing a sports bet is by keeping a tab of the match statistics, following expert opinions and participating in online sports betting forums where you can discuss strategy with fellow punters. With the gradual understanding of your individual wagering style, you can make out whether you can succeed by betting with the odds or against them. This factor helps you out as returns on bets placed on underdogs are better; and you grow into the hang of winning such bets making good money. Check out the odds placed by the bookmakers before placing a bet,.

As a novice or an expert you can use various financial strategies based on statistical formulae. Some of them are: Bank Percentage, Flat, Kelly Criteria, Martingale, Fixed Profit etc. it is a common belief, however, that the arbitrage and scalping betting methods are risk-free and profitable.

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