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Posted on May 5, 2009 by | 1 Comment
Last weekend I created two multibets using English Premier League matches. Bet 1 – 8.31 odds Manchester United to beat Middlesbrough Arsenal to beat Portsmouth Liverpool to beat Newcastle Chelsea to beat Fulham Aston Villa to beat Hull City Bet…
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by | 1 Comment
Version 1.03 of the Betting Tracker spreadsheet is now available for download. The new version comes with the following updates Performance summary sheet now incorporates bonus credit Other miscellaneous touch ups Click here to learn more about the Betting Tracker.
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Posted on April 21, 2009 by | 0 Comments
It’s interesting to see how public sentiment can change leading up to a match. Liverpool host Arsenal on Wednesday morning in the English Premier League. On April 15 I placed a wager through Sports Alive for Liverpool to beat Arsenal…
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Posted on April 17, 2009 by | 0 Comments
I don’t know why I haven’t gotten into them sooner, but I am making more and more use of multibets at the moment. What are multibets?   Multibets are bets that pay out based on the results of more than…
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Posted on April 1, 2009 by | 4 Comments
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Sports Alive went into liquidation in August 2011. Learn more. Introduction The following is a review of the betting agency Sports Alive. I will update this review periodically to keep the details up to date. The Betting Agencies…
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Posted on March 22, 2009 by | 0 Comments
Am I the only one who was a bit surprised by the odds that were on offer for Andy Murray vs. Roger Federer in the Indian Wells semifinal? On Saturday, the 21st of March, one bookmaker was offering 2.20 for…
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Posted on March 15, 2009 by | 2 Comments
Since my previous post, Betting on Soccer Draws Provides the Best Value, I have completed additional analysis using the soccer results data. The results in this post are based on a larger data set, consisting of 1,540 football matches. Since…
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Posted on March 3, 2009 by | 3 Comments
Before you read any further, please note that these results are preliminary I’ve always been curious as to whether consistent discrepancies exist in betting odds for particular events. I’ve previously heard of the favourite-longshot bias where betters tend to overvalue…
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