How Efficient Are Sports Betting Markets? Can I Beat Them?
With any market, the more participants, the more efficient it becomes. The same applies to sports betting markets. In order to become a profitable bettor, it’s important to be aware …
With any market, the more participants, the more efficient it becomes. The same applies to sports betting markets. In order to become a profitable bettor, it’s important to be aware …
Here’s a question that’s likely to get very different answers depending on what type of bettor you ask it to: do you need to be a sports expert to succeed …
Thinking of becoming a professional Betfair trader? There’s a lot of challenges that you’ll inevitably face along the way. It’s tough to consistently earn from Betfair, so it’s best to …
SP is an abbreviation for ‘Start Price’ or ‘Starting Price’. When a bettor takes the SP, they agree to accept the Starting Price — the price a horse (or greyhound) …
It may come as a surprise to some of you that many professional bettors and traders know very little about the sports they bet on. They’re called “Cold Traders”, and …
The public opinion, both professional and recreational, drives betting market movements for horse racing — and all other sports for that matter. This public opinion is most accurately formed on …
Looking for the best Betfair trading software? Want to speed up your bet placement or automate your strategies? Here’s where you’ll discover the best products on the market. Betfair trading …
Trying to devise your own profitable betting strategy? It’s highly challenging, time consuming — and there’s a distinct lack of resources to guide you. So there’s many wrong turns you’re …
Looking to run your Betfair strategies across multiple markets and/or sports? You’ll need an automated trading Bot. Without one you’ll find it almost impossible to scale up. Betfair Bots utilise the betting exchange’s …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Weight of Money (WoM) is represented by a percentage value and shows when the market is “balanced” or “unbalanced”. It’s used by Betfair traders to predict whether the odds …
I’ve noticed that many punters 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 to bet when they’re …
Here’s my top 3 books for sports betting. Each one serves a different purpose, and elaborates on the concepts that I write about on this site. 1. Sports Trading on …
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