If you are a casual punter, your main exposure to football betting probably comes in the form of ‘single’ bets (a wager on one outcome such as Liverpool to beat Manchester City), or ‘accumulators’ (where you place a bet on several outcomes, and they all…
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I remember the halcyon days when my older brother would place accumulator bets. We wagered small stakes, and it was a bit of fun, but neither of us profited in the long-term. My brother occasionally tried a three or four bet accumulator where he…
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It is said that you can bet on almost anything in football, and that statement is not far from being completely accurate. You can find bookmakers who offer odds on how many throw-ins there will be in the next five minutes, and the team who…
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Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) have effectively served as an ATM for bookies ever since their introduction. With the unfortunate sobriquet “crack cocaine of gambling,” FOBTs have been the subject of the ire of anti-gambling campaigners. In their old form, it was possible for punters…
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I once had a pointless debate/argument with someone who suggested that home advantage wasn’t important in football. It was an absurd statement since even a cursory look at any season’s league table in any of the top four English leagues will show that the vast…
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Also known as ‘arbing,’ arbitrage betting is similar to matched betting insofar as you place bets on contrasting outcomes on a single sporting event with different bookmakers. However, there is a key difference. With matched betting, you are using free bets to make yourself a…
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Bookmakers have it pretty good these days. Online betting enables them to reach more customers than ever before along with a reduction in overheads. If any troublesome punter has the temerity to turn a profit, they are allowed to restrict them to bets of no…
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It happened a few years ago. I was browsing the Betfair Exchange and noticed a friendly match featuring two clubs from Bulgaria; their names escape me. The surprise was the sheer weight of money being wagered on a seemingly pointless match. Several hundred thousand pounds…
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Trading: Easy Money or Much Ado About Nothing? If you’ve ever read articles about Betfair Exchange trading, you probably noticed a common theme. Each of these alleged ‘experts’ suggests that it’s ‘easy money.’ They make it seem as if it’s the easiest thing in the…
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Good money management is a key tenet of enjoying consistent long-term profit. The best way to achieve this is through a sound and sensible staking plan. Otherwise, you could be short-changing yourself badly. It always amazes me to learn that people are happy to spend…
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