Monthly Archives: May 2012
Impact of the ‘Overround’ on Accumulators, Multiple Bets, and Parlays
Betting odds are supposed to reflect the probability (statistical expectation) that a particular event will happen.
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Because bookmakers are profit-making enterprises who offer bets on the market, it is understandable...
Matched Betting Check List
Part 3 – Check List:
In this section of our matched betting tutorial, we look at some of the essential things you need to know and be in control of when you sit down and begin playing with real money together with some recommendations...
Preparation for Matched Betting
Part 2 – Prep School:
Before you begin learning the matched betting process, please familiarise yourself with the following preparatory steps:
Step 1
Before you set-up any new gambling accounts, we advise you to acquire a new email address...
Management of External & Affiliate Links via Redirection Scripts in WordPress
Hopefully, as your Web site grows and prospers, inevitably, the number of external links will grow too. However, from the very start of your Internet project, it is crucial to be aware that Web pages on third party Web sites have the annoying...
Introduction to Matched Betting
Part 1 – Basic Knowledge:
Many online bookmakers and betting exchanges try to entice potential new customers into registering and betting with them by offering free bets and sign-up bonuses.
Some of these firms continue to offer periodical...
Football Betting Permutations: 5 Cup Finals in 5 Days
Slim chance for the favourites?
It has been a busy week in the world of football with the conclusions of many major tournaments across Europe, including the jewel in the crown, the UEFA Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea.
Having...
UCL Final: Bayern Munich v. Chelsea – Statistical Match Analysis & Football Betting Tips
All of the league match previews and betting predictions you will find on the Soccerwidow site are based around data obtained from our True Odds and Value Detector Spreadsheet, which is available to purchase with or without an Asian Handicap...
Understand Odds: Cup Finals and International Tournaments, played at neutral venues
Both sides of the coin…
The ‘true’, ‘fair’ or ‘zero’ odds are all synonyms for those odds which exactly reflect the statistical expectation of an event. For example, the ‘true’ odds for the...
Soccerwidow’s Value Betting Results: 159 Bets, from 07/12/2011 to 30/04/2012
After five months of writing match previews and bet recommendations both in the English and German language versions of Betfair’s blog, it is time to review the results and ultimately compare them with Betfair’s own odds (i.e. predicted...
Goal Distribution Comparison – EPL, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Eredivisie
Judging purely from statistics, watching French league games must be rather boring as there are never many goals.
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The Dutch, on the other hand, tend to have at least five goals in nearly 10% of their matches.
From...