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Fleet Street Publications 2006. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission from the copyright owners. ISBN 1899964 84 3 The descriptions, examples and calculations shown in this publication are for educational purposes only. No liability can be accepted by Fleet Street Publications Ltd for their use in any circumstances connected with actual betting or otherwise.
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INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................i EXPLANATION OF ODDS.............................................................................iii HOW TO PLACE BETS ...................................................................................v GLOSSARY OF TERMS...................................................................................ix #1: THE EINSTEIN ........................................................................................1
Find big-priced horse-racing winners in under 5 minutes using just your morning newspaper
WEBSITE DIRECTORY ................................................................................89 SPREAD BETTING ACCOUNTS ................................................................91 INFORMATION SITES .................................................................................93 BETTING ODDS GRID .................................................................................97 FRACTION-DECIMAL CONVERTER ..........................................................99
In 40 minutes youll have mastered the first of 24 ultimate systems to boost your betting profits
And be ready to pick a winner in under 5 minutes using your daily paper!
Dear Friend, Welcome to my guide to strategic betting. Youre about to discover 24 underground betting secrets that can dramatically improve your bank balance and make high risk gambling a thing of the past. You see, successful betting isnt about hitting it big on a lucky win. The people you see collecting winnings week in, week out arent betting on hunches or even tips. Theyre playing a strategic game with the bookies that minimises their chances of losing and opens them up to massive winnings. And right now youre holding the key to their moneymaking strategies. After just a few days spent studying techniques like The Einstein or The Rugby Rater detailed in this book, youll be the envy of the average punter. Youll have mastered the skills you need to keep your losses to an absolute minimum and let you watch the winnings roll in. You can kiss goodbye to that horrible feeling of remorse you experience when a big loss comes your way. Because youre never going to place yourself at risk like that again and round the corner theres always likely to be another big win on the way.
In fact, these secrets are so consistently successful most bookmakers would rather this book had never been published. They dont want ordinary punters getting their hands on information that could take thousands off them every year. But the simple fact is, my profits arent affected one little bit by letting you in on these secrets so frankly, I dont give a damn. And the best thing about my strategies is you dont need to be a sports buff to make them work. Ive outlined everything you need to know to make them pay. If you follow my techniques with any discipline youll maximize your chances of winning. Theres no need to study form for months on end you can work most of the techniques out using a recent copy of The Racing Post or the sports pages from a national newspaper Naturally, all these techniques work at your high street bookies. But thanks to the recent development of internet betting, you dont even have to leave your own home to enjoy successful betting. Just imagine the luxury of winning money without even stepping out of your front door. Unlike many betting books, I havent limited the strategies to horse racing. This book covers 11 different sports from snooker to ice hockey highlighting areas where the bookies are often caught napping. So start reading today, this could be one of the most revealing and profitable reads of your life. Soon, you could become an expert on how to beat the bookie at his own gameso start enjoying that feeling of satisfaction as soon as possible! Happy betting!
Mr. X PS: Ive also included a bonus strategy that could take the success of your betting to even higher levels. Try them out once youve mastered the first 24 proven strategies to enjoy advanced betting profits
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Explanation of Odds
The odds that a bookmaker offers are simply his opinion of how likely, or unlikely, a team, player, or horse is to win any given event, expressed in figures. Odds can be represented in various ways, but they are all easy to understand once you know the format. Here are the main kinds you are likely to encounter.
The Fractions
Many bookmakers work in 'fractional' odds, i.e. 7/4, 15/8, 3/1 etc. This format has been used in the UK since betting began. To understand how it works, we'll take it to pieces and put it back together again. The rule with every fractional odd is that the top figure is your profit, and the bottom figure is the stake required to win that profit. Therefore An odd of 15/8 gives a profit of 15 for every 8 staked. Or An odd of 2/1 gives a profit of 2 for every 1 staked. You win whats on the top if you stake whats on the bottom Odds are flexible things and you can stake whatever you want on whatever outcome you choose, and working out your return is just as simple Pages 99 and 100 contain a comprehensive list of nearly all the odds used. To work out how much your return is on any bet requires one quick calculation. Just multiply your stake by the Euro Decimal odd that corresponds to the UK Fractional Odd in question.
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If you have 25 on an 11/8 chancesimply look up that odd in the table on page 99/100 under the column headed UK fractional. Move across to the column adjacent, and there you will see the decimal equivalent2.37. Multiply your stake, 25, by 2.37 to give your return, 59.25 To calculate your profit on the bet, deduct the 25 stake from the return of 59.25, which gives you 34.25.
Decimals
Many bookmakers, particularly on the Internet, use the Decimal or Euro Decimal format. (It's the same thing, just called two different names.) Non UK European bookmakers have always shown their odds in this way, and there is a lot to be said for it. Once you know the drill, it's very easy to use, and it allows bookmakers to offer tiny gradations of odds not always possible with the fractional system. Prices will be chalked up in the following way 2.50, 2.37, 34.00 etc The first thing to remember is that when a bookie betting in decimals offers 2.50 on an outcome, he has included your returned stake in this figure. So if you have a pound on a team at 2.50 and they win, 2.50 is the total amount that you will pick up. Since your bet was a pound, you have made one pound fifty profit, which in fractional terms, means you have backed a 6/4 winner. The quick way of converting a decimal price into a fractional odd, is to simply deduct '1,' from the decimal figure. So a decimal price shown as 4.00 isn't 4/1, it's 3/1. The decimal price 8.00 is actually 7/1. Remember, 4.00 and 8.00 and every other decimal odd contain your returned stake. To work out your return on a decimal bet, use the same process we used for fractions, multiply the Euro Decimal by your stake. So, ten pounds on a 3.00 shot will return you 30 pounds. To find your profit, deduct your original stake of ten pounds, and you have a profit figure of twenty pounds.
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become impossible. Deposit Accounts: Great flexibility, with no need to prove your identity or creditworthiness. With a deposit account, you send the company a sum of money up front. You choose how much, and limits differ from firm to firm. Your profits will be paid into this account. You can withdraw any sum in excess of your initial deposit. The bookmaker will deduct any losses from it too of course, and you just top it up again to the original amount. If you want to close your account at any time, youll receive the outstanding balance in full. NOTE: Many serious investors start off by opening a deposit account, and after a while, when the bookmakers got to know them they ask for it to become a credit account. In which case, your initial deposit will be returned. The bookmaker wont need to check with your bank for a deposit account. It will be open as soon as your deposit cheque has cleared. Debit Card Accounts: The quickest and simplest way to open an account. Neither a credit nor a deposit account - all transactions conducted through your bank. If you have a debit card, simply ring up your chosen bookmakers and ask for a debit account to be opened for you. Theyll do it there and then over the telephone. Youll need to tell the telephonist: your name, address and debit card number. He or she will enter in your details. Theyll give you an account number straight away. Whichever form of telephone account best suits you credit or deposit feel free to ring the bookmakers and enquire about as many prices as you like once you have an account set up. And placing a bet is simple. You merely need to ring the telephone number you are given on signing up, and youll be answered by one of the companys telephonists. He or she will first ask you for your account number, then for your surname, and then for the bet youd like to place.
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When you telephone for a bet, the amount you stake will be deducted from your bank account right away. Your winnings will also be paid directly into your bank account, usually within three working days. Your money couldnt be safer If you havent dealt with bookmakers on a credit, deposit or Switch card basis before, rest assured. Each is every bit as honest as any other international household name. William Hill, for instance, has an average turnover of 2 billion. Your account couldnt be safer. Dont worry about mistakes or cheating Forget about your bet being written down or settled incorrectly. The telephonist will always read your bet back to you before it is accepted, and all calls are recorded. In the event of a dispute, your instructions can be properly checked.
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Once youre online, placing a bet is very straightforward. Different bookmakers may present it in slightly different ways, but basically, they all use the same system. On every page of quoted prices you will find a bet here button. Click on this, and you will be given instructions on how to back the player, team or runner of your choice. Your stake will then be taken from the amount you have on deposit, and returned with your winnings as soon as the event is decided. You can take money out of your account whenever you want to, the bookmaker will pay it directly back on to the card account it came from.
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Equity: A fancy word for profits. Throughout this report I refer to equity - just consider it the possible income coming your way. Forecast Starting Price: Expected starting odds of a horse. Form: How well a horse/player team has performed recently. Handicap bet: Bookies create a handicap to make a one-sided event a more attractive betting proposition. They handicap the teams or people involved, giving a player or team a head-start over the opposition. In a football match, one team might have a goal lead. Handicap bets are also called Asian handicap bets. Lay: Take a bet on something, like a bookmaker does. Line bet: An even-money paid bet where you take a position either side of two possible outcomes of the event. For example, lets imagine a line bet over the number of runs a team will make: England vs. Australia may quote 225-230 - that spread is called the line. If you think the final results will be lower than the price you sell the line and if you think the final results will be higher than the price you buy the line. Selling the line means you win if England score less than 225 and buying the line means winning if they score more than 230. Match in the middle: An option available with some bet exchanges. If your bet has not been matched at the start of an event, you can request your bet be matched at a rate midway between the one you requested and one just one spot away from your request. Match bet: A bet between two teams or people, not necessarily in competition with each other. For example, two golfers who will be trying to win their tournament, not beat each other or be aware that the bet exists. Odds: The chance offered for a selection to win. What youll be offered on the likelihood of a certain event happening. For example, on the flip of a coin, heads has the same chance of appearing as tails does so the odds are even; on the role of dice, number 1 has a 1/6 chance of being rolled. Odds bet: The straightforward, common way to bet, in which you simply lay or back a bet on an outcome, against which odds have been determined in advance. Odds against: If in a betting opportunity the odds arent even, there will be a team favoured to win and a team expected to lose. The underdog will have the odds against it winning, so you place an odds against bet on it. With such bets, you have the chance of winning a lot more than what you staked - a 10 bet could give you 100 (at odds of 10-1), if the underdog beats the odds and wins.
Odds on: The favoured outcome is called the odds-on favourite. If you place an odds on bet, you wont be able to double your money, but since theres a good chance the odds-on favourite will win, you might wish to place the bet anyway - you may stake 5 and win 4 (plus, of course, get your stake back). Punt: Just another word for bet. If you place a bet you become a punter. Range bets: Like line bets, only there are a range of possibilities, not just two. Range betting, as with line betting, is most common when betting whether an outcome will be over or under, higher or lower than the available quote. Rule 4: Sometimes, is a player withdraw from an even, your stakes will be returned to you, subject to a small deduction. Rule 4 refers to Tattersalls Rule 4(c), a horseracing rule. 72-hole match bets: Used in golf, this is a special wager where the bookmaker will match up two golfers of similar ability, with the winner being the player who shoots the lowest score over the tournaments 4 rounds. Stake: The amount you are betting. You get your stake back if your bet is successful. Trade: Often, once you have struck a bet with a bookie or bet exchange at a value price, you may want to then trade your bet by offsetting some of your potential winnings; that way, you move into a no-lose situation. Treble: Like a double but involves 3 players/teams/events. All have to be successful. 2-ball and 3-ball betting: Used in golf, these are wagers that involves predicting which player from either a group of two or three will shoot the lowest score over 18 holes. Value bets: A value bet that is one that offers better odds than the true likelihood of the outcome happening. Yankee: A Yankee consists of 11 bets involving 4 selections in different events. The bet includes 6 doubles, 4 trebles, and an accumulator. A minimum of 2 of your selections must be successful to get a return.
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The EINSTEIN
Find big-priced winners in under 5 minutes using just your morning newspaper
ost horse racing systems fall down because they dont take every winner-finding factor into account. But the Einstein is different.
In the Einstein, each and every factor is given a points value. By adding up all these points, an accurate Master Rating can be produced for any horse, whether it runs on turf, all-weather or over the jumps. To weigh up a race, all you have to do is to compare the runners Master Ratings. The horse with the highest rating is the predicted winner.
balances form, odds, course and distance preferences, and the horses racing pattern.
Shows age (4), the weight (8) stone (8) lbs (D) Shows has won at this distance previously (C) Shows has won at this course previously
Horses who have run well in their previous race, and then re-appear on the racecourse quickly, do so for a reason. Usually it is because they have struck form, or the trainer wants to win with them before the Jockey Club Handicapper increases the weight they must carry. In either case, their speedy re-appearance is an important factor, and earns Einstein points. A horse that won its last race and runs again within seven days is awarded 30 points. A horse that finished second and runs again within seven days is awarded 15 points. A horse that finished third and runs again within seven days is awarded 10 points.
If a horse is carrying the same weight as in its previous race, add 5 points.
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Max your Einstein and hit a four-horse jackpot
The Einstein racing system will find you winners. Now heres the way to get the maximum profit from them back them in a Max Einstein Accumulator bet. The Max Einstein is no ordinary accumulator. Its a mathematical marvel that puts the odds in your favour. The Max system backs Einsteins top eight selections in a series of cunning bets. This smart formula gives you the best ever chance of stringing four winners together for a huge accumulator payout. And nothing pays better than an accumulator. The cash from your first winner rolls onto the second, the big money from the first and second winners rolls onto the third, and then the sackful of the stuff from the first, second and third winners rolls onto the fourth. And thats where you could land a monster payout. Four winners at 5/1 pays 1,295/1. Thats over TWELVE GRAND for a 10 stake.
likely to win. In the grid below, the numbers correspond to those of Einsteins Top 8 selections. Where Number 1 appears, substitute the name of your Top Rated selection. Similarly, where Number 8 appears, write in Einsteins Lowest rated selection and so on. Third, the Max makes eleven separate, but closely related bets. You will see that Einsteins top four selections appear seven times each, and his lowest four appear four times each. This biases your bets in favour of the best-rated horses. When you see Leg 1 in the table below, it simply means this is the first horse that you write on your slip. Leg 2 is the second horse you write on your slip. Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4 11115111555 22262266226 33733737373 48444884844
So your first accumulator bet would be: Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4 1st rated selection 2nd rated selection 3rd rated selection 4th rated selection
And your second would be: Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4 1st rated selection 2nd rated selection 3rd rated selection 8th rated selection
That makes eight horses picked by Einstein, cleverly arranged by Max into eleven four-horse accumulators.
There will be days when there are only a couple of race meetings, and there may not be eight highly rated horses. Or you may want to concentrate on only the cream
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of Einsteins top rated in just a few races. Heres a fantastic way to do it. Having the two highest rated Einstein selections running for you in a race dramatically increases your chances of landing the winner. This is how you can get a Max return, and a big-money accumulator, from just four races. First, pick the best four races of the day, where the top two Einstein horses both have a ratings figure over 70. Second, number the top rated horse in each of the four races 1, and the second rated horse in each of the four races 2. Then, arrange them in the following sequences: Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 11112111222 11121122112 11211212121 12111221211
So your first accumulator would be: Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Top rated selection Top rated selection Top rated selection Top rated selection
And your second would be: Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Top rated selection Top rated selection Top rated selection Second rated selection
As long as no more than two of your second top rated win, you are guaranteed to land a four-horse accumulator. If your winners were only 3/1 shots, it would pay you 255/1. And once again, you can increase your chances by adding the following Max Bonus to the above. Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 22212 22122 21222 12222
This bonus gives you powerful extra cover on Einsteins second top rated horses, which are often returned at very big prices indeed. Einstein and Max. A win double at the races.
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The SCOREMASTER
Turn your football knowledge into easy money by backing correct-score winners accurately
icking correct full-time football scores isnt difficult with the Scoremaster to help you. And turning those winners into huge profits is simple if you use the Scoremaster Betting Plan. Firstly, you need to pick your teams, and spot the correct scores. Being selective is key. Dont try to forecast the score of any and every match. Some teams have a pattern in their scoring, but others are unpredictable. You are looking for a solid scoring trend. It doesnt matter whether that trend is to high scores or low, as long as you can identify it.
ct Scores Everton at home: Corre 3 matches 2-1: 1 match 1-1: 1 match 0-0: 2 matches 1-0: 1 match 1-3: 1 match 2-0: 2 matches 2-2:
to mid-January of the relevant season. You only need to discover a handful of teams with trends as definite as this in order to make your correct score betting pay very big dividends. In the examples well look at in a moment, were going to keep all our forecasts to low-scoring teams. Take note: If you identify a high scorer and include them in your bet, your returns will be appreciably higher. And although the Scoremaster system often identifies teams playing at home, there is no reason at all why you cant include an away side in your planning if they have the right credentials, of course.
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Match 1: 1-0, 2-0 Match 2: 1-0, 2-0 Any 2 correct results, 4 bets @ 1 each = 4
Your approximate returns would be: Both games end 1-0: ..............................................................................................50 They end 1-0 and 2-0: ...........................................................................................58 If 2-0 and 1-0: .................................................................................................58 Both end 2-0: .................................................................................................67
Match 1: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1 Match 2: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1 Any 2 correct scores, 9 bets @ 1 each = 9
This will give you returns of between 48 and 65, depending on the bookmakers prices on the day.
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Match 1: 1-0, 2-1, 2-0 Match 2: 1-0, 2-1, 2-0 Match 3: 1-0, 2-1, 2-0 Perm all 3 results from each match, 27 trebles @ 1 each = 27
If you dont know what perm means, dont worry about the jargon. This word simply means pay out on all possible combinations of final scores. At the odds often available for these scores, your return for this winning treble could be: 1-0, 1-0, 1-0 1-0, 1-0, 2-1 1-0, 1-0, 2-0 1-0, 2-1, 2-1 1-0, 2-1, 2-0 1-0, 2-0, 2-0 2-1, 2-1, 2-1 2-1, 2-1, 2-0 2-1, 2-0, 2-0 2-0, 2-0, 2-0 = 7/1 x 7/1 x 7/1 = ................................................................512 = 7/1 x 7/1 x 9/1 = ................................................................640 = 7/1 x 7/1 x 10/1 = ..............................................................704 = 7/1 x 9/1 x 9/1 = ................................................................800 = 7/1 x 9/1 x 10/1 = ..............................................................880 = 7/1 x 10/1 x 10/1 = ............................................................968 = 9/1 x 9/1 x 9/1 = ..............................................................1000 = 9/1 x 9/1 x 10/1 = ............................................................1100 = 9/1 x 10/1 x 10/1 = ..........................................................1210 = 10/1 x 10/1 x 10/1 = ........................................................1331
You dont have to stake as much as 27 of course. If you bet just 20 pence per line, your total outlay would be 5.40. But your minimum pick-up for a treble would be 102.40.
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Match 1: 1-0, 1-1, 2-0, 2-1 Match 2: 1-0, 1-1, 2-0, 2-1 Match 3: 1-0, 1-1, 2-0, 2-1 Any three correct results, 64 trebles @ 10p each = 6.40
The return for one successful 10 pence treble will be around 31, a return-oninvestment of 484% profit. As long as you are prepared to stick ONLY to those teams you have identified as low or high scoring winners, the Scoremaster Betting Plans will ensure that you get the maximum return for your successful selections.
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ookies always aim to make a sure profit from an event, whoever wins. Its not a bad idea to take a leaf out of their book.
Okay, it might mean sacrificing a couple of bigger jackpot wins. But theres a lot to be said for making smaller, more frequent profits. Especially when your profits are guaranteed! They build up your bank balance and betting confidence, and they make your life as a backer more enjoyable. A regular flow of cash into the wallet also helps you to gradually increase the size of your stakes, and in the end, win you even more money.
the bookies short-priced favourite. Worth a bet? Heres how you can make guaranteed profits from exactly that situation
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The CARDMASTER
How you can make the bookies see redand turn 10 into 32.50 every Saturday between February and May
owards the end of each soccer season, the Premiership fixture list contains lots of dead matches games that dont mean much to either team. But these boring kickabouts could mean easy money in the bank to you. Sides that have no chance of qualifying for Europe, but are well clear of the relegation zone, often just go through the motions when they meet. Many football punters hate betting on these matches. Form can go out of the window. But for shrewd investors, these games are a goldmine. Dont waste your time trying to pick the home, away or draw result. Clean up by betting on the number of red and yellow cards the referee will show instead. History proves that year after year the last weeks of the season produce far fewer red and yellow cards in the Premiership than any other period. The dead matches are responsible. Heres how betting on cards works The bookmakers price up this market for ALL Premiership football matches shown live on TV. They use this scoring system: Yellow Card shown:......................................................................................10-points Red Card Shown: ........................................................................................25-points
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Any player shown ........................................................................................2 Yellows (followed by an automatic Red):..................................................................35-points So when Liverpool battled Everton on Saturday 25 March 2006, Liverpool ended with 55 points and Everton got 95 points. The total match Card Score (sometimes called the Make Up) was a massive 150 points.
49.09 per match 48.2 per match 38.75 per match 38.42 per match 46 per match 34.17 per match 35.4 per match 32.5 per match 34.38 per match 33.48 per match 33.52 per match 35 per match 35.94 per match 33.5 per match 15 per match 26.76 per match 22.05 per match
To find out which referee will be in charge of your chosen game, go to www.4thegame.com or www.sportinglife.com. You can get the latest referee stats from www.soccerbase.com.You can also pick up the name of the official on the morning of the game in The Racing Post from your newsagent.
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hats the most fun way you can make money without robbing a bank? Incredibly, it might just be betting live on cricket matches.
As soon as the game starts, bookies put up odds for what is going to happen next. One of these live betting markets has the words Used Banknotes Please Steal Me written all over it. The market for Next Batsman Out will reward a little patience with big cash profits.
bookmakers are very predictable when faced with this situation, you can beat them time and again.
That 2/1 can often be a huge price and a great bet. But before you can think of putting your money down, give the tail-ender between 6 and 8 balls to settle in. Then ask yourself these five questions: 1. Does the more talented batsman need to score a high number of runs to win or save the innings/match? 2. Is the more talented batsman skilful enough to take most of the strike from his partner? In other words 3. Can he hit 2s and 4s with a quick single at the end of the over? 4. Is he taking risks? 5. Does the tail-ender look secure? Answer Yes to 3 or more, and the more talented batsman is no sure thing to outlive his tail-ender partner. Sure, the difference in class means the tail-ender will be favourite to go first. But if the recognised batsmen is seeing plenty of the ball and taking risks theres no way the bookmakers should offer you 2/1 for your money. Especially if his partner is just leaning on his bat at the other end
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n the face of it, its a sport played by 18-stone psychopaths of unpredictable temper, and anything could happen. But, in fact, American football is one of the most precise instruments for extracting money from bookmakers that I know. There really is a master plan behind all those hurtling bodies and bonecrunching tackles, and we can harness it to a little plan of our own, to make betting profits right through to the Super Bowl in January. The whole star-spangled rumble starts up again in September, and will be shown live on Sky TV every Sunday night. British bookies bet on American Football (the NFL) extensively, and happily for us, inadvertently provide all manner of moneymaking opportunities.
How to make money from this elaborate and aggressive game of chess...
The first thing to note is that the men who control all the on-field mayhem, the furious-faced team coaches who prowl the sidelines snarling into their headsets, arent trying to start the next Civil War. Theyre playing chess. Every player on the field is actually a specialist at some aspect of the game, and coaches utilise them just like a chess player might use a castle or a knight for different moves on the chessboard. And just as in a chess game, every onfield move is annotated and may be studied later. Thats the factor that will give you your winning edge, because this is one sport where the statistics successfully forecast winner after winner.
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You couldnt produce figures for a soccer game that were anywhere near as meaningful. In soccer the clever thing is often to pass the ball sideways or even backward, but in American football there is only one way to go. Straight down the field, with no deviation. The stats tell you exactly how successful teams are at doing just that, and also how good they are in stopping opposing sides from doing it to them.
The one key stat you need to know above all others
All the calculations are made for you; the only thing you have to do is to note them. The NFL produces acres of figures on every game, and you can find them on the official site, www.nfl.com, under game statistics. They are also published every week in the American football newspaper First Down, which any newsagent can order for you. But, as weve noted, this is a very direct game, where the only idea is to move the ball down the field. What you need to know is how efficient a side is at doing it. That word efficient is important. Knowing a teams efficiency is different from knowing how many points they scored in a particular game, or the total number of yards they gained. Because more often than not, teams who play efficiently will beat teams that dont. And you can find out just how efficiently a team is playing by looking at their Average Yards Gained per play figure. Suppose a team have 50 attacking, or offensive plays as they are called, and gain a total of 200 yards, then their average gain is 4 yards per play. This figure encompasses just about everything you need to know about them. It covers the astuteness of the coach in selecting the best plays to run, the ability of the players to carry out his plans, and also takes account of the plays that didnt work.
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They had recorded a much higher efficiency figure, 6.5 compared to New Englands 4.7, and they had conceded less ground per play than New England, 4.5 yards, against 4.7. Based on these figures, Denver looked a strong bet to beat New England, and so it proved when they met on the field. Denver won the game 24-16, and confirmed the reliability of the stats by recording an Average Yards per play figure of 5.4, while New England could only manage 3.4. And yet, in this two-horse race, you could have backed Denver at almost even money to win. You can find bets just as good as this almost every week on the NFL, all you need to do is to check the stats. Although for the sake of simplicity I have looked at only one games figures for each team, ideally you should look at two, three, or more, to find a reliable efficiency yardstick. Bottom line: Its rare to find such a sure thing in the betting industry, but with a quick look at the NFL stats, you could be on your way to some tasty profits this season.
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n betting, as in many other walks of life, it pays to be selective. And with horse racing, the best way to apply this principle is by betting on two-year-olds. These young horses can provide your passport to a summer of profitable betting. Two is the youngest age at which horses can race competitively in Britain. There are three very good reasons why you should take an interest in these youngsters. Two-year-olds mainly race against each other, making their form easier to assess and compare. Most races are over short distances of five to seven furlongs. Tactics play little part in these races and in most instances the fastest horse wins. These young horses are full of zest, and try their hardest to win so finding winners in these races is easier.
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The summer months, from June to early September, are the peak time for betting. Horses will have some previous form, plus the going will usually be good, meaning the top horses can perform at their best. From mid-September onwards though, forget it the weather deteriorates and the young horses begin to tire at the end of their first season.
betting bank a massive boost. For example, if you had 20 on a treble in which all three horses were returned at 6/4, you would collect 312.50 for a net profit of almost 300!!
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any casual bettors like to put their money on a Yankee a speciality bet covering four horses in four different races. However, a standard Yankee offers poor value for punters. Thats why theyre so popular with the bookmakers. Its easy taking money off unsuspecting horse fans this way. But you can create your own Doodle Dandy instead. Its a Do-It-Yourself Yankee that greatly improves your chances of success. Heres how
What is a Yankee?
As you know, a double involves two horses. If your first horse wins, all the proceeds are automatically staked on the second making your final payout that much bigger if you win both bets. A treble covers three horses, with all winnings from the first two being invested on the third, and so on. Multiple bets like these can produce big returns when successful, but with a drawback; unless ALL selections in the bet win, you get nothing. This is why the standard Yankee offers such poor value. A Yankee is really 11 bets in one. It includes four horses in six double-bets, four trebles and one four-fold. Most people enter their bets on the special Yankee forms available from betting shops. These require you to stake the same amount on the doubles, the trebles and the four-fold. With a unit stake of 1, this bet will therefore cost 11.
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eres a little-known goldmine for horse-racing fans. The Round Robin is a way of backing three horses in ten profit-packed multiple bets. It can give you a big return for a small investment, and properly applied will still give you your money back, or even a small profit, if you find only one winner!
Even better, no specialist knowledge is required when making your selections or placing the bet.
winnings and invested on the other horse. So if you have an SSA bet of 10 on horses A and B and Horse A wins then 10 of the winnings is added to the original stake on Horse B. This doubles the stake on Horse B to 20. The net effect is that, if both horses in an SSA bet win, the proceeds of the bet are greatly boosted. But if only one horse wins you still collect something (unlike a double).
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nooker is less well known as a betting sport; but for profitable punting its in the Premier League. This year-round sport is easy to follow on TV. But best of all, most punters lump their money on a few star players creating valuable opportunities for you to take advantage of. First though, a word of warning: avoid betting on the frame score. Trying to predict how many frames, say, Hendry will beat Ebdon by, is a mugs game. The odds available can be enticing, but it involves too much guesswork. Instead, look at the other two markets: Tournament winner Match winner
Before we look at exactly how to bet these markets, heres a fact the TV pundits wont tell you
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seasons. The most important factor is each mans current confidence and performance level and this can be assessed by studying their most recent match results.
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reyhound racing provides first-rate entertainment not to mention some worthwhile betting opportunities. To enjoy a profitable night, follow this simple system for selecting the fastest dog in each race. Most greyhound racing takes place at one of 33 tracks licensed by the National Greyhound Racing Club. Every race has six runners, each dog starting from a numbered stall or trap. Every course in the country uses the same colours for each trap. Trap Trap Trap Trap Trap Trap 1: red 2: blue 3: white 4: black 5: orange 6: black-and-white stripes
Once all dogs are in their traps, a mechanical hare is started and the dogs are released to chase it. Most races run over one full circuit (just under 500 metres). All the information you need to select the winning dog in each race is contained in the meeting programme, available from the racetrack on the night. But as the bet you want to make cant be made trackside, buy a copy of the Racing Post. Class: Dogs are assigned to a particular class of race according to their ability. The highest is grade 1, the lowest grade 9. Be wary of dogs that previously ran in better
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grade races. They may have passed their prime or be carrying an injury. Current form: Look for dogs whose performance has dipped but may now be coming back to their best. Speed: All things being equal, the fastest dog should win so look for their last race time. Trap draw: Runners in traps 1 and 6 regularly outperform the others theyre less likely to be hampered by other runners. The main bets on course are win only, place (first or second) and forecast. A forecast involves picking two dogs to finish first and second. A popular bet is the reversed forecast, where your choices can be first and second in either order. Theres also the Tricast, where you have to find the first, second and third dog in the correct order for hopeless optimists only!
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a unit stake of 1 will cost you 8. Half an hours research into previous race results can give you the insider edge. Using these expert tips, you can now enjoy a money-making evening at the dogs.
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ess than 1% of sports fans ever bet on rugby league. Yet this traditional winter sport, recently reinvented as a summer sports-fest on Sky TV, offers some giltedged opportunities for you to make money at the bookies expense. This simple but effective system has been tested over the last two seasons, incorporating results from over 1,000 Super League, Premiership and Challenge Cup matches.
All the information you need for profitable betting is in your daily paper. You dont even have to understand the rules. The main betting action revolves around the Super League (the top echelon) and the Northern Ford Premiership League (very much the second division). There is also the Silk Cut Challenge Cup, a knockout competition for teams from both leagues.
by a margin of less than 20 points, you would win your bet. By contrast, if you backed the favourites, they would need to win by more than 20 points. This type of betting can take some getting used to. But even blatant mismatches can provide some excellent betting opportunitiesbecause the bookies are often clueless about what theyre doing!
the results of any other recent league and cup matches between the two teams concerned. If it ended with the result your ratings for each team would predict, you can be all the more confident about betting and betting big if you want to. But if that previous match resulted very differently, special factors may be involved. Perhaps one team finds the other teams style of play especially to their liking. You should be wary of placing too large a bet. This simple statistical method does not mean you will win every time. Freak results can always happen in sport. But the law of averages should ensure you enjoy a healthy overall profit, without even having to understand the game!
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etting on how many corners there will be in a football match might strike you as crazy. Surely the aim is to score?
But with the right statistics to guide you, you can make big profits from this market. Simply by keeping a note of how many corners a team wins and concedes both Home and Away you can pick off easy winnings in the back-half of the domestic season, and as Europe hots up too.
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highlights often flash the corners stats up for each game shown too. As the season progresses, you will build a comprehensive record of every teams corner-winning abilities...together with their corner-conceding weakness too. For each match for each team, record: Corners earned Corners conceded Also take into account the teams style, weather and pitch factors. Why style, weather and pitch factors too? Because these details will help you refine your system to increase your profits still further.
Exactly 11 corners: often priced at 7/1 Over 11 corners: usually offered at even money If your statistics indicate that the game has paired two teams with a record of low corner counts, this is the structure to look for from the bookmakers. You will enjoy the chance of winning on every total of corners up to and including ten. The other method of offering bets on corners looks like this: 0-7 Corners 8-10 Corners 11 Corners and over The big difference is that this market has a middle band of three different outcomes. This can be very useful when your statistics point to the total number of corners being in this middle band. Expect it to pay out at 6/4.
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hy do more professional gamblers operate in horse racing than any other sport? Because around 90% of punters money is returned as winnings. Heres a simple but powerful system that takes advantage of that fact. Serious gamblers use it to produce steadily accumulating profits. Dutching is a system of backing two horses in a single race to guarantee a set target profit if either horse wins. Because, in any race, you will have two good horses on your side, a high success rate is assured and long losing runs are all but unheard of.
Third, eliminate all races where the forecast favourite is 10/11 or shorter odds. You will find the betting forecast under the list of runners in each race. Below 10/11, there is not enough profit in such short-priced runners to make this system viable. Fourth, for all the races you havent eliminated, find the highest-rated horse. The ratings figures are at the far right of the race card. The highest-rated horse in each race is highlighted in the Daily Mail by a black circle. Fifth, select the race in which the highest-rated horse ran most recently. The number of days since a horse last ran is shown by a number directly after the horses name (e.g. Red Marauder 16). Youre therefore comparing all the highest-rated horses and seeking the one with the lowest figure for days since last run. This horse is the most likely to be in peak condition. Sixth, if two or more races tie because the top-rated horses previously ran on the same day, give preference to the race with the highest-priced forecast favourite. This will boost your potential winnings. Finally, once you have selected the best race to Dutch, back the highest rated and the forecast favourite. If these are one and the same, the horses to bet on are the highest rated and the horse named second in the betting forecast.
For example, the margin is 55% and your target profit is 50. So the figure to use is: 50 55 = 0.91 To ensure 50 net profit from this bet, youll need to stake: Cant Lose: 25 x 0.91 = 22.75 Great Chance: 20 x 0.91 = 18.20 Thats a total stake of near enough 41 (the slight difference is due to the rounding up or down of decimals). If either horse wins your total returns will be 91, giving you a guaranteed net profit of 50.
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ce hockey is a little-known sport in Britain. But in Europe and especially in America its big business. So British bookies all offer betting on ice hockeyeven though they dont bother to follow even the simple rating revealed here! The National Hockey League (NHL) is the top professional league in North America, with 30 teams in cities across the US and Canada. In a season, they all play each other several times, meaning each team plays over 80 games. Six or more games are played most days during the season.
Games are contested between two teams of six, with substitutions occurring regularly. Rules are kept to a minimum. Each team aims to score by hitting the puck into the opponents goal. Games are played in three 20-minute segments, and the main betting opportunity is predicting the winner. Typical prices from UK bookies might be Pittsburgh 1/3, Anaheim 2/1. If theres a draw, your bet is simply refunded.
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First, start by compiling Offensive Ratings. These show how effective a team is in attack. Click on Team Statistics from the ESPN websites main NHL page and find the column headed SOG. This shows each teams average number of Shots On Goal per match. To the left of this, find the column headed GFA. This stands for Goals For Average and shows the average number of goals a team scores per game. To produce your Offensive Rating, divide the teams SOG figure by their GFA figure. This will show you how many shots a team makes on average before they score a goal and provides an effective measure of their attacking prowess. Second, compile your Defensive Ratings to discover how good a team is at shutting out opponents. Click on Team Statistics as before, and this time find the column headed SOGA this stands for Shots On Goal Against and shows the average number of shots made by a teams opponents during a match. Divide the SOGA by the figure in the column headed GAA (short for Goals Against Average). The resulting figure indicates the number of shots an opposing team has to make before they score a goal and provides a good guide to the teams overall defensive abilities. Now, you can weigh up any match in a couple of minutes. Simply calculate and compare their Offensive and Defensive Ratings.
before they conceded one. Vancouver were therefore highly likely to win this game, and in the event ended 6-3 winners.
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With the right information at your fingertips, it can prove more profitable to bet on how many goals will be scored in a game, than on which team is going to win
o calculate the likely total number of goals that will be scored in a match, simply add together the Average Goals Scored so far this season for the two teams playing. Simple! As with all profitable football bets, this system starts with compiling your own set of statistics. But the data you need is easily available from the internet and in national newspapers. (se the directory listing at the back of this guide for the best sites to visit) First, look at the latest league table for the division you want to bet on. Second, look at the Goals For column. For each team, simply divide this number by the number of matches played so far. This gives you the average number of goals they score per game. Finally, add together the averages for the two teams playing each other next. Got that? Simply add together the Average Goals Scored for the two teams playing.
odds. Competition in the Total Goals market between UK bookies is fierce. A good place to start looking for the best odds is with the big four. William Hill, Ladbrokes, Corals and the Tote have shops in High Streets all over the country, as well as telephone betting services and internet operations. They all have a full range of Total Goals betting for the Premiership, Champions League and international matches too. You will often find their offers advertised in the newspapers, in their shops, and on the internet. Use their prices as a standard, and then check out the smaller firms, who may be offering a little more in an effort to win you away from the big boys.
Bookmaker B 0-1 Goals 2 Goals 3 or more Goals The first difference between these two systems is in the middle bandings. Bookmaker A offers you a bet on either two or three goals being scored. With Bookmaker B, you would be betting on exactly two goals being scored. Because Bookmaker A is giving you two goals in his middle band, you actually get two chances of winning. So the odds wont be as attractive as Bookmaker B, who offers you only one chance of winning. Theres only one score in his middle band. The other difference is that Bookmaker As final band is 4 or more goals, and Bookmaker B is for 3 or more. Although neither of these markets is better than the other, the difference between them means that sometimes you will win if you use one bookie, and lose if you use the other.
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re you looking for a quick and easy fun bet that also offers you the chance to make big money? If so, Lucky 15 is the bet for you. Transform small stakes into the biggest winnings with these insiders tricks To place a bet, take a Lucky 15 slip from the bookies cashier and make four selections on horses, dogs, football teams, whatever. For example, you might choose four horses to win four different races. Your selections will be automatically permed for you into fifteen bets by the bookmakers. He will give you four singles, six doubles, four trebles, and one fourfold. Write your unit stake at the bottom of the slip. Start with 1, for example, and the bet will cost you 15 (1 x 15 bets).
If you only get one winner, most bookies will pay out double the odds. For example, if a horse youve selected comes in at 5/1, the bookie pays out on 10/1. But some independent bookies will pay out treble the odds.
in the Lucky 15 means it can be highly profitable. Imagine you back four horses at even money in a Lucky 15 with a 1 stake. It will cost you 15. If one horse wins, you receive 4 (3 for trebled odds, 1 stake). Two winners nets you 8 (two winning singles return 2 each, plus 4 for the winning double). Three winners nets 26 (three singles return 6, three doubles 12, and one treble 8). Four winners, and your winnings will be 88 (four singles 8, six doubles 24, four trebles 32, one four-fold 16, total 80 plus 10% bonus = 88). So with 4 winners, you enjoy a net profit of 73. By comparison, if youd backed all four horses as singles worth 3.75 each (to make a total outlay of 15), you would have won just 14.56 and effectively thrown away 57.09!
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ll horseracing fans dream of winning big money from small stakes. And the Trifecta a betting opportunity offered by state bookmakers, the Tote enables you to do just that. You can have a single 1 bet on three horses to finish first, second and third in that order. Like all Tote betting, the Trifecta is a pool bet. All the money staked goes to the winning punters, less a deduction for the Totes profit. And if a Trifecta is not won, the pool is rolled over to the following race, and so onuntil a win is achieved. You could bag 30,000 or more with your 1 bet! But your chances of success are far too remote to be worthwhile. Better to try a perm betusing clever maths that doesnt require a university degree.
worry about getting the order right. Third, get a Trifecta betting slip from one of Tote Directs 4,500 betting shop terminalsvia the Tote itself at every racecourseby phone through the Tote Credit Club (0800 269188)and on the internet at http://www.tote-betting.net/tote-trifectabetting.php. Fourth, to cover these three horses in any possible order, you will place a total of 24 bets. Fifth, fill out your slip with this system: First Second Horse A Horse B Horse A Horse C Horse B Horse A Horse B Horse C Horse C Horse B Horse C Horse A Betting 10p per line, this will cost you 2.40. Third Horse C Horse B Horse C Horse A Horse A Horse B
Extra Tip: This can be a good bet to use at tracks where there is frequently a draw bias. The tracks at Ayr, Chester, Kempton, Leicester, Ripon and Yarmouth commonly have winners mainly from the top or bottom of the draw. To spot which way the draw bias is running, observe the early races without betting on any of them. Then pick three well-drawn horses with decent form and back them in a three-horse perm.
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The GRASSHOPPER
Master the secret art of Asian Handicap betting todayand make a profit even if your team loses
ootball betting is a firm favourite among serious betters. But predicting whether a match will result in a home win, draw or away win can be tricky. Asian handicap betting makes life much easier by reducing the number of possible outcomes for any game from three to just two.
The money line represents the odds on offer about each team. The decimal odds show the total return (including the original stake money) to a successful 1 bet. If you bet 1 at odds of 1.80, and your bet wins, your total return would be 1.80.
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Want to back Liverpool? In this Asian handicap, they will need to beat their handicap of -1.5but of course, 1 and a half goals doesnt exist in football. So they will need to win by two or more goals. In this case, your winnings will be paid at odds of 2.00, i.e. you will get back twice your stake money. If Liverpool wins by one goal, the handicap match is a draw and your money is returned. If Aston Villa wins, the bet is lost. In contrast, if you want to back Aston Villa, the handicap gives them a 1.5 goal headstart, which means that as long as they win, draw or lose by no more than a single goal, you win the bet. No matter what the Asian Handicap says, you can assess the handicap lines quickly: The favourite always has a minus handicap, the underdog a plus. A minus figure shows the head start a team gives its opponents, while a plus figure is the advantage a team begins with. To calculate the outcome of an Asian handicap bet, you need to add (in the case of the underdog) or subtract (if backing the favourite) the handicap figure from your teams goal total. If the handicapped result is a draw, then your original stake is returned.
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he British summer can be a dull time for football fans but the good news is the Australian football season offers some great opportunities for you to clean up while everyone else is waiting for August to arrive. Australian football is just the same as soccer in the UK except there are far more leagues. To get involved, you simply need the Australian Football fixed odds coupon from a betting shop. Ask the cashier. Most Australian matches on UK fixed odds coupons come from the Victoria state leagues.
First, look at the fixed odds coupon from your bookmaker. Or visit http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/ to access the stats this simple system requires. Second, look at the Home team. Note the total number of goals theyve scored at home so far this season. Note the total number of goals theyve conceded in their home games so far. For example, in a match between Lalor United and Fitzroy, you might find that the home team, Lalor United, has had 10 goals for and 14 against in home matches. This gives them a net figure of -4. Third, repeat this calculation for the Away team this time though, using only goals scored and conceded in Away matches. For example, you might discover that Fitzroy have scored 12 and conceded 9 goals. This gives them a net score of +3. Fourth, work out whether the Away team has a superiority of five goals or more. If so, theyre worth backing for a win. So if Lalor United have a home rating of -4 and Fitzroy an away rating of +3, Fitzroy have a superiority of 7. They will be a clear pick to win this game.
Special Conditions!
Only place bets those weeks you have between 3-6 matches that offer an Away team with +5 superiority. If there are more than six, choose the six games offering the biggest superiority to the visiting team. Use the Long List of around 45 matches (on the left-hand side of the coupon). Against each chosen match, mark a 2 in the first column, and place your bet. If you have four to six matches, mark them with 2, and in the column headed Perms write Perm any treble. Your bet will then include every possible combination of three matches from the total shown. Following this simple system, you will outwit the famously dim British bookies on Australian soccer. And with that perm (above), betting a 20 stake could win you a cool 1,280! The average odds of an Away win are 3/1so a winning treble will return a massive 640 to a 10 stake. But if the system finds 6 winning matches for you, perming them for every possible treble would require 20 bets. Stake 1 on each, and if all six are aways you will win 20 x 64 = 1,280!
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or a golden opportunity to relieve your bookie of some of his dosh, look no further than baseball. The game is widely misunderstood by UK bookies and the betting public yet there is no need to be a baseball expert to cash in on the opportunities it offers. All you need to do is check and compare some simple statistics that are available on the internet. And if you want to watch the games, they are shown on Sky Sports and Channel Five.
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throughout the summer. After the regular season, leading teams meet to decide the contestants for baseballs ultimate prize, The World Series.
him and played in 208 innings. His TRA is therefore (84 x 9) 208 = 3.63. Any team with a TRA advantage of 2 runs or more is well worth backing. There are so many games played in a baseball season that the best approach is to use a long-term strategy for the summer, using the statistics given here. Typical odds are 10/11, so if you bet 11 each time and get 20% wrong, over 100 matches you could well be looking at a net profit of 580 for the season!
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nless youre already an enthusiast, you may not know much about Superbike racing. But the good news is that youre not alone. The sport is poorly understood among bookmakers tooand there lies your route to turbo-charged profits. Superbikes are the fastest, most powerful two-wheelers around. They can reach speeds of more than 230 miles per hour. Theyre noisy, dangerous and some people are actually mad enough to race them. The ultimate challenge for professional riders is the World Championship series, which starts in March and finishes at the end of September. Prices are available from all the major bookmakers for the separate races but time and again, the bookies get their prices wrong, giving you the chance to fill your boots.
rows of two, so if you are in eighth position you are four rows from the leader. But in Superbikes riders line up in rows of four, so if youre eighth on the grid, you are right behind the leader on row two. So bookmakers often price riders who are placed back on the grid more generously than they ought to! In one race last year for instance, victorious rider Ben Bostrom was priced at 9/2 as he was further down the grid. More realistic odds would have been 9/4.
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ennis is not the bookies favourite sport; they frequently disagree on prices and get them wrong. This gives you some gilt-edged opportunities to clean up. Heres how to raid the bookies wallets...
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Third, check the head-to-head results between the players about to meet each other. For instance, if one player has beaten the other in their last three matches, there is every likelihood he will do so again even if his opponent is higher ranked.
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ricket is a sport ideally suited to spread betting. You can make big profits and, by taking sensible precautions, avoid any risk of losing your shirt.
Heres how spread betting on cricket works. The bookies quote a spread between two figures. The most popular spread in cricket is the number of runs in an innings. So if, for example, a bookmaker quotes a spread of 220240 for Englands first innings in a match, you decide whether the final score will be higher or lower than the spread. Say you think England will score more than 240 runs, place a BUY bet. If England score 300, your winnings are (300 240) x 5 = 300. On the other hand, if you think theyll score less than 220 runs, place a SELL bet. If they score only 190, you win (240 190) x 5 = 250.
scored or wicket taken affects the price they offer to potential punters. This means you dont have to wait until the match is ended to win (or lose) your bet. You can close your position at any time. Use this fact to protect yourself: Set a stop loss of (say) 50 per bet. Stick to it. If the spread quoted by the bookies moves to within one point of where your potential losses exceed your stop loss, close your bet. Take the loss, and save yourself for another day. This requires strong discipline. But think about it: even if you are right only half the time, closing all your losing bets when they are just 50 down means you can let your winning bets ride to give you a tidy profit overall.
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re you sick of bad tipsters? Well, heres a new way you could make money from their rotten tips. By using internet betting exchanges, you can make money backing horses to lose.
This is not a new idea bookmakers have been doing it for years! But now, for the first time, you can board the gravy train too. Read on to discover how you can join the select few who have learned how to turn a losing streak into gilt-edged profits...
Now get all the horses running for you.except the loser!
If you think a certain horse has no chance of winning his next race, you can bet against him very easily using a bet exchange website. All you need to find is someone else who thinks the horse will win. You can then lay the horse to them for them to back.
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Lets say you accept 50 at a price of 2.00 (even money). If the horse loses as you expect, you get to keep the 50. If the horse wins, you will have to pay the other punter his winnings of 50, plus his 50 stake returned. You can see that, because you are laying rather than backing, all the other horses in the race will be running for you. In a ten-horse race, you would have nine horses on your side and only one against you!
Click on Place Bet then all you have to do is wait for your horse to lose!
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Website Directory
www.ladbrokes.com www.willhill.com www.eurobet.co.uk www.bluesq.com www.sportingodds.com www.paddypower.com www.betonsports.co.uk www.gamebookers.com www.bet247.com www.sportingbet.co.uk www.stanleybet.com www.surreysports.com www.totalbet.com www.victorchandler.com www.ukbetting.com www.sportodds.com.au www.centrebet.com www.canbet.com www.betthe.net www.interwetten.com www.stanjames.com
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Spread Betting Accounts: How to Protect Yourself with a Stop Loss System
There are several dedicated spread betting bookmakers now vying for your custom too. But watch out! While spread betting can prove very lucrative if you call the direction of a cricket innings or financial index correctly, you can lose your shirt if you get it wrong. So the spread betting bookmakers criteria for authorising new accounts is very strict. They want to know that your credit is good. All references you give when applying for an account will be followed up. Note that spread bets are the one form of gambling debt recoverable under UK law. If you want to enjoy spread betting without risking too much money, apply instead for a budget account. Some firms, like Sporting Index, offer accounts that limit any possible loss to a figure which you can pre-determine, and which suits your pocket.
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IG Index at www.igindex.com
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INFORMATION SITES
Here is a selection of information websites that I use on a daily or weekly basis. There are plenty of others, and maybe you will find sites that you like better, but these will get you off to a good start
news provider. Covers a fair range of the more popular sports and they archive all old headlines for viewing. www.espn.com US-based site that provides a very useful sports news service for NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA. Accurate and concise, and available to the reader as it happens. Also very good for Tennis and Golf information.
Soccer
I find the official sites can be of immense use at times, for injury and suspension information as well as for draw and tournament detail. www.uefa.com Recently revamped to include an informative Match Centre zone for each of their competitions, as well as a fairly quick news service. Media Information can be of use at times. www.fifa.com Excellent site that has only one downfall it is a nightmare to navigate. However, once you have mastered its unexpected twists and turns, www.fifa.com provides all the information that you will need on any fifa match. www.scottishfootball.com Can be handy for injury news although not released as quickly as I would like. www.soccerage.com Professional site dedicated to Soccer. News service is well laid out and archived items are easily found. Useful team news pages allow you to pin-point your researches quickly www.sportal.com www.football365.com www.soccerbase.com
Tennis
www.atptour.com This is the official ATP website.
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www.tenniscorner.net Good site for player info if you want to make tennis a sport you specialise in. www.masters-series.com
Cricket
www.cricinfo.com The first dedicated cricket site to go live on the net. Packed with stats and historical form, Cricinfo is the market leader when it comes to providing information on leagues and tournaments worldwide.
Golf
www.pgatour.com The only top-class US tour golf site on the net, but what a beauty. The jewel in the crown is the live hole-by-hole coverage which at times gives you crucial leader board changes faster than the TV coverage! The important point to make here is that you should not wait for the automatic page refresh, use the F5 key or the right click function to manually refresh the page. In general, an excellent service for tee-off times, leader board info, general golf news and comprehensive tournament schedules. Information is quick and accurate. www.europeantour.com Offers the same service as pgatour.com for the European circuit.
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Snooker
www.worldsnooker.com Good layout of draw information, updated quickly and easy to download. Good level of news, and live scoring facility for selected tournaments. www.110sport.com Well-organised site that covers all of the seasons tournaments. Draw format displayed quickly and in an easy-to-view fashion.
Darts
www.planetdarts.co.uk A good site, that is well laid out, with some interesting areas to explore, including a world ranking page.
Livescores
The majority of dedicated sports websites provide live scores for their particular sports, but here are two score specialists who might prove useful on occasions. www.livescore.com A longstanding website that provides a fair service for soccer live scores. Worldwide service with an easy-to-use index. www.wetten-schwechat.at Good, and in the main quick, live score site that covers a wide range of sports. Punctuality can be erratic, but they are often still first up, especially on obscure tournaments.
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2.9411 3.8461 4.7619 5.2631 5.8823 6.6666 7.6923 8.3333 9.0909 10.0000 10.5263 11.1111 11.7647 12.5000 13.3333 14.2857 15.3846 16.6666 18.1818 20.0000 22.2222 23.0769 25.0000 26.3157 26.6666 27.7777
12/5 9/4 11/5 85/40 2/1 15/8 9/5 7/4 13/8 8/5 6/4 7/5 11/8 5/4 6/5 11/10 21/20 EVS 20/21 10/11 5/6 4/5 10/13 8/11 10/14 4/6
3.40 3.25 3.20 3.12 3.00 2.87 2.80 2.75 2.62 2.60 2.50 2.40 2.37 2.25 2.20 2.10 2.05 2.00 1.95 1.90 1.83 1.80 1.77 1.72 1.71 1.67
+240 +225 +220 +212 +200 +187 +180 +175 +162 +160 +150 +140 +137 +125 +120 +110 +105 +100 -105 -110 -120 -125 -130 N/A -140 -150
29.4117 30.7692 31.2500 32.0000 33.3300 34.7826 35.7142 36.3636 38.0952 38.4615 40.0000 41.6666 42.1052 44.4444 45.4545 47.6190 48.7804 50.0000 51.2820 52.3834 54.5464 55.5555 56.5217 57.8971 58.3333 60.0000
97
5/2 8/13 6/10 10/17 4/7 10/18 8/15 10/19 1/2 4/9 2/5 4/11 1/3 3/10 2/7 1/4 2/9 1/5 2/11
3.50 1.61 1.60 1.58 1.57 1.55 1.53 1.52 1.50 1.44 1.40 1.36 1.33 1.30 1.28 1.25 1.22 1.20 1.18
+250 N/A N/A -170 -175 -180 N/A -190 -200 -225 -250 -275 -300 -333 -350 -400 -450 -500 -550
28.5714 61.9080 62.5000 62.9629 63.6375 64.2857 65.2173 65.5100 66.6666 69.2328 71.4285 73.3352 75.0018 76.9230 77.7786 80.0000 81.8181 83.3333 84.6166
10/16 1/6 2/13 1/7 2/15 1/8 2/17 1/9 1/10 1/11 1/12 1/14 1/16 1/18 1/20 1/22 1/25 1/28 1/33
1.62 1.16 1.15 1.14 1.13 1.12 1.11 1.11 1.10 1.09 1.08 1.07 1.06 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.03
-160 -600 -650 -700 -750 -800 -850 -900 -1000 -1100 -1200 -1400 -1600 -1800 -2000 -2200 -2500 -2800 -3300
61.5384 85.7142 86.6701 87.5043 88.2352 88.8888 89.4736 90.0000 90.9090 91.6666 92.3076 93.3333 94.1176 94.7368 95.2380 95.6521 96.1538 96.5517 97.0500
98
Fraction-Decimal Converter
... With Odds Fraction Decimal
33/1 25/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 17/2 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 34.00 26.00 21.00 19.00 17.00 15.00 13.00 12.00 11.00 10.00 9.50 9.00 8.50 8.00 7.50 7.00 6.50 6.00 5.90 5.80 5.70 5.60 5.50 5.40 5.30 5.20 5.10 5.00 4.90 4.80 4.70 4.60 4.50 4.40 4.35 4.33 4.30 4.25 4.20 4.15 4.10 4.05
Fraction Decimal
3/1 4.00 3.95 3.90 3.85 3.80 3.75 3.70 3.65 3.60 3.55 3.50 3.45 3.40 3.35 3.30 3.25 3.20 3.15 3.12 3.10 3.05 3.00 2.95 2.90 2.87 2.85 2.80 2.75 2.70 2.65 2.62 2.60 2.55 2.50 2.49 2.48 2.47 2.46 2.45 2.44 2.43 2.42 2.41
Fraction Decimal
7/5 2.40 2.39 2.38 2.37 2.36 2.35 2.34 2.33 2.32 2.31 2.30 2.29 2.28 2.27 2.26 2.25 2.24 2.23 2.22 2.21 2.20 2.19 2.18 2.17 2.16 2.15 2.14 2.13 2.12 2.11 2.10 2.09 2.08 2.07 2.06 2.05 2.04 2.03 2.00=
11/8
14/5 11/4
5/4
6/5
2/1
9/2
4/1
11/10
7/2
10/3
21/20
EVEN
99
Notes
100
Notes
101
Notes
102