Gambling is, by its very nature, a risk-ridden way to fill your
time or even to try and make money. But, when done sensibly, it can also be a
fun and exciting addition to watching sport.
But how do you make the
most of your bet? What’s the best way to get round the bookies’ tricks that try
and pull you through their doors?
1. Know your
sport inside out
It's not just about
which football team has won their last six games but how well they have really
played offensively and defensively. Were they good at keeping possession or
were they lucky?
Which tennis player is
having a spat with their coach? That golfer might have won two majors this
season but how much experience does he have on a links course?
These are the kinds of
details that will inform your betting and will better prepare you for spotting
those good-value markets.
2. The favourite doesn't always win
This seems obvious to
point out but it is difficult for any punter to ignore the price bookies have
given.
3. Don't just
stick to one bookmaker – shop around
There is a big emphasis
on brand loyalty in the betting business. Because it's such a competitive
sector, companies will try and lure you to bet with them and only them.
Whether
this is through various loyalty schemes or special in-shop offers, the intention
is the same. Don't let them make you think you shouldn't shop around.
Check the offers
available for specific bets. The first goalscorer market is one of the most
popular bets in football and as a result, bookies all have their own spin on
it.
Your research should tell you which of these offers will most
suit you for any given match. Be flexible and be prepared to put in the leg
work.
4. The fewer selections, the better
This is something that,
even though it seems like common sense, punters forget all the time. The fewer
selections you include in your bet, the more chance you stand of winning.
If you're betting to
make money think small, not big. One team or selection if you can stake enough.
Three or four maximum. Once you find yourself putting that 20-fold accumulator
on, you really are on cloud cuckoo land.
If you do enough
research, you should feel relatively safe putting £5 or £10 on one selection.
But trebles usually offer a decent return if you really do want a higher
payout.
5. Avoid the temptation of odds-on prices
If you do find yourself
desperately wanting that long-shot bet on a Saturday afternoon, do not pad out
your accumulator with odds-on selections. You're decreasing your chance of
winning for next to no extra cash.
This is really easy to
do in tennis. It's the opening week of a Grand Slam and you see the top players
are all drawn against relative unknowns.
It would seem like a
great idea to lump them altogether in a multiple to try and win some easy
money. But this would be a mistake.
Tennis is notorious for
offering terrible prices on match-betting and so you could put the world's
elite in a ten-fold and still only manage to scrape returns at 3/1.
Is it really worth £10
to only treble your money when any single loss at a price of 1/8 (for example)
would result in your entire bet going down? Probably not.
It would make more sense
to do some research and find an up-and-coming player who has a favourable draw
and back them at a better price.
6. Consider the less obvious markets
Again, once you've done
enough research, you should know you're sport well enough to find better value
in the hundreds of other markets the bookies offer.
It is arguably a way for
the bookies just to provide you with more ways to lose but you can find the
good prices if you look hard enough.
For example, you might
not feel safe putting Leicester City to beat Man City in your accumulator.
They're higher than them
in the league but does that mean they're a stronger team? That's for the
football pages to discuss.
But just a minimal
amount of research shows that Jamie Vardy is the league's top scorer. So
betting on him to score anytime is as safe as bets come. And at 7/5, it's not
bad value either.
7. Make sure you understand the markets
While we're on the
subject of the less obvious markets, if you do pick an obscure one, make sure
to check the terms with the betting shop staff.
A common mistake is the
half time/full time bet vs to win both halves. If you put a HT/FT bet on, your
team simply has to be winning at half time and then win the match.
If you back your team to
win both halves, you are betting on them to win the first half and the second
half separately. The team must score more goals than the opposition in both
halves for you to win your bet.
It's a subtle difference
but frustrating for punters who come looking to collect winnings when they're
team was leading 2-1 at half time and won the match 2-1. The second-half score
must have been 0-0 and so the bet goes down.
8. Don't bet with your heart
You might really want
your team to win. You want it so badly you even start to convince yourself it's
possible. Before you know it, you believe it so much that you've put your money
on it.
And bookies love it
because each week they'll rake it in from all the home fans willing their
soon-to-be relegated team to beat the table leaders.
Similarly, avoid
important events like derby games. The unpredictable element is magnified
because there's more at stake and players may elevate themselves for that extra
degree of honour and pride.
If you must bet on these
events, consider the other markets. They probably won't beat the table leaders
but could they get a goal? Result and both teams to score could be a more
sensible bet.
9. Pick your moment
It's difficult to
pinpoint the right time to place your bet because, unlike with horse racing,
it’s not ‘best odds guaranteed’ on sports bets but it's usually best to do it
on the day.
But most bookies will
enhance prices or have special offers ahead of a popular event.
Some will do this for
the full day of the event itself. Others will boost a price for a set period at
random points meaning unless you spend the day in the shop, you'll only come
across these by chance.
If it's a particularly
popular event, the bookies will almost certainly be promoting it with offers
designed to persuade you to part with your cash.
It could mean money back
as a free bet if the favourite scores first in a football fixture.
It could also mean that
a shop may boost the price of a player to score anytime from EVS to 6/5 between
12pm-3pm, for example.
10. It pays to follow less popular sports
As bookmakers try and
offer more and more ways for us to hand over our cash, they are forever
expanding the list of sports and markets they cover.
This undoubtedly means
that they are covering sports they might not know as much about as they would
like.
A good example is MMA.
The sport of mixed martial arts is on the rise and so we are getting
increasingly more coverage and more information about competitors.
When world bantamweight
champion, Ronda Rousey, stepped into the Octagon at UFC193, she was heavy
favourite and her opponent Holly Holm was out as far as 9/1 early and still 6/1
when the fight got underway.
But why was Rousey at
such a short price? Holm is a boxing world champion while Rousey’s striking is
somewhat lacking. Rousey’s strength was her judo, yet Holm had defended 100% of
takedowns going into this fight.
It was never going to be
as clear cut as everyone thought and any real look at the stats ahead of the
event suggested that 6/1 was amazing value.
Not only did Holm go on
to win the fight but she KO’d the champ in just two rounds.
If there was an unbeatable formula, bookies would soon go out of
business and we’d all be millionaires.
Everyone will have good days and bad days but follow these tips
and you should soon be able to spot the best value bets available and hopefully
reap the rewards!
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