I’ve written several posts that encourage readers to analyse past data in order to identify trends (see football prediction models). Data analysis is, of course, a fundamental skill if you’re looking …
I’ve had plenty of time over the summer to reflect on last season and form my predictions for the new 2017/18 Premier League season. In this post i’ll firstly recap …
Dutching or ‘Dutch Betting’ is when you’re able to back more than one outcome in the same event to win the same amount whichever of those selections wins. Dutching can …
Thinking of becoming a Betfair trader? There’s a bunch of issues that you’ll inevitably experience. It’s best to know about them from the outset. Here’s my top 10 list of …
In sports betting, a Middle is an arb or ‘sure bet’ involving 2x Back bets on the same event. If the event ends with a specific result, you’ll profit by …
Don’t fixate on staking plans. They won’t improve the profitability of your strategy/system unless it already has an advantage or positive ‘edge‘. Verify that your selection method is profitable on …
I’ve mentioned in other posts that you can download basic football stats from here. However, this data focuses on the odds, and doesn’t include much detail in terms of match analysis. …
Are you looking for horse racing arbs / sure bets? Is your current horse racing arb finder too expensive, or too slow? I have a recommendation for you — it’s cost-effective, …
Scalping is a high-frequency process of placing bets on both sides of the market (Back and Lay) in order to profit from small price moments. Betfair scalping is considered a …
Swing trading involves looking for a large shift in the odds and capitalising on the change. It’s hard to predict drastic price moves — but Swing Traders that master this …
Sharbing is the short name for “Shop Arbing”. A shop Arber is someone that’s able to successfully place arbitrage bets at high street Bookmaker shops (e.g. Coral, Ladbrokes, Betfred), and …
I placed an equal £5 stake on 270 Premier League fixtures and monitored my results. I didn’t analyse the games for a mathematical edge, and I didn’t use any trading techniques. I …
Want to learn more about professional sports betting? Looking for a source of inspiration? Well you could firstly read my posts from the Professional Betting section of this site… Alternatively, try …
There’s a genuine buzz that comes from “getting it right” — especially when you correctly predict something against the odds. This often manifests itself in a winning gambler’s swagger. So …
Recently I was invited to talk on BBC Radio 4 to offer my knowledge on sports betting for a news report about a high profile betting investment fund named ‘The Winning …
One of the biggest problems in gambling is that people convince themselves that their winning streaks were more than just pure chance. But it’s not about what you’ve made before, or …
Truthfully, I’ve struggled to find Value Betting Software that’s (a) available to the public, and (b) offers genuine value. I’ve sieved though a lot of so-called Value Bet finders or tools and discarded …
Are you trying to accurately predict football matches? I recently wrote the post ‘The Basics Of Creating A Football Prediction Betting Model‘ where I described various data-crunching methods i’d applied to the game, with …
Many mathematical methods can be used to create football prediction models. I’ve no doubt that you could spend years perfecting a ‘betting system’. But take it from me: applying statistics to sports betting is not …
Football betting is complex because there’s so many factors that have an impact on the betting markets. The rumours, touchline dramas, paper-talk, speculation, injuries, transfers, bust-ups, bans, sackings, and of course the fans, …
Calculating the Expected Value (EV) is an important, and relatively simple skill that enables you to ensure that your bets have a player advantage or ‘edge’. I’ll explain how it works. …
Here’s a question that’s regularly asked: can you make a living from sports betting? Most of the time the answer you’ll hear is a confident, flat-out “no”. That’s often followed …
I’ve noticed that many punters from popular betting communities are accustomed to backing multiple selections in one sitting e.g. the night before a race. For practicality reasons it makes sense — not everyone is able …
Exactly what money, free bets, software & tools and services are essential for Matched Betting? What’s a luxury? Strictly speaking you only require the essentials of: Money Free bets, and A Betfair account. …
Sports Arbing, Arbitrage Betting, or Sure Betting isn’t gambling. It’s when punters are able to place a combination of bets using different bookmakers in order to secure a guaranteed profit whatever result happens. Arbing …
