Ryan is a former mixed martial arts and kickboxing competitor. After finishing university he played online poker and taught English for a living in Thailand for a few years. Upon returning to England his focus has been on making a living from sports trading, betting and arbitrage. Over the course of 5 years he has managed to make a six figure profit using the strategies discussed on this site. Ryan runs the sports betting and trading website www.smartsportstrader.com
Euro 2024 is fast approaching, big football tournaments bring in a lot of extra money into the sports betting markets. Which in turn gives us extra opportunities to make money as smart sports bettors and traders.
In today’s article we are going to look at a few different angles using bookmakers and also exchanges to profit from Euro 2024!
Bookmaker Boosts
One of the easiest ways to profit from Euro 2024 will be to take advantage of the increases in bookmaker boosts during the tournament. Whether you use a value betting approach (betting only) or choose to cover your bets with arbitrage.
Both strategies are profitable long term!
Bet365 will be boosting selections throughout the tournament on a daily basis. Their super boosts often offer a lot of value in the markets. William Hill are another bookmaker that tend to offer very strong boosts which are also available in shops. Even smaller bookmakers will be boosting odds and doing their best to attract new customers over the next few weeks.
Keeping an eye out for enhanced sign up offers during this period is also a good idea. Many bookmakers will be running enhanced deals over social media.
The best way to keep track of all the boosts along with any enhanced sign ups that are going on. Is to use a matched betting service such as Oddsmonkey, which has all the software you need.
In international tournaments you will see big reactions in the markets after a single game. This can be due to either a very impressive performance or a very bad one. Results can also mean that two teams in their final group games may only need a draw to qualify. Perhaps one team needs a win whilst another can qualify even with a loss.
If you can read the market early in these situations. Then you can make very profitable pre match trades.
Below is a video explaining pre match trading with a few examples.
A good example of a big reaction to the result of one single game is England’s odds in the Euro 2024 outright market. England played Iceland a few days ago in a friendly match. Before this game was played, England’s odds to win the tournament outright were 4.4.
England performed pretty poorly in the game and ended up losing 0-1 to Iceland despite being favourites of 1.12 to win that match. This result and performance had a big impact on the Euro 2024 outright market and England have now drifted to odds of 5.0 to back.
If you are looking to trade Euro 2024 it important to be aware of these big reactions.
Injuries to key players.
Poor performance from favourites.
Dark horses (Ukraine, Denmark etc) putting on strong performances.
Draw being a favorable outcome for both teams.
Must win games for one.
Are all scenario’s to be aware of when trading Euro 2024.
Conclusion
We have covered a few Exchange trading angles for those of you that no longer have any bookmaker accounts available. However the easiest way to profit from Euro 2024 is definitely through bookmakers. If you are looking to do this we recommend Oddsmonkey as the best service for it.
Using the link below you can get a free trial and an exclusive 50% discount on your first month (Using the code “SST50”)
Bet Hero is the newest value betting and arbitrage betting software to hit the market. These are are two proven betting strategies that we have covered in detail on this blog.
Arbitrage betting looks at covering all outcomes of an event to secure a guaranteed profit. Value betting uses sharper bookmakers to highlight value with slower moving soft bookmakers. There is no doubt that both strategies work, however does Bet Hero offer anything new to the market.
In this review we will cover everything you need to know;
How Bet Hero Works?
Which Bookmakers Does Bet Hero Cover?
How Much Profit Can I Make From Bet Hero?
Does The Software Offer Anything New?
Is There Bet Hero Free Trial Or Discount?
Bet Hero Setting – How It Works
Bet Hero is incredibly simple to set up!
Once you have signed up you simply need to put in your starting bankroll, choose your staking plan and preferred odds format. Then you can get started with with either value betting or arbitrage betting.
The first thing that you need to with either the value betting or matched betting is to choose the bookmakers that you have available to you. In total Bet Hero offer over 230 bookmakers worldwide, however depending on the country you are based only certain bookmakers will be available.
In the UK there are a total of 48 bookmakers covered.
888sport
All British Casino + 2 clones
Azuro (Crypto bookmakers)
Dafabet UK + 4 clones
Betfair/Pokerstars/Paddypower
Betvictor +2 clones
Bwin + 3 clones
Unibet + 5 clones
Bet365
Betfred
Matchbook
Betfair Exchange
Skybet
Midnite
Plus more
(Clone bookmakers are sites that are in a different name however offer the same odds. For example Unibet have many clone sites with the same odds such as 32Red,Leovegas and BetMGM.)
How To Find Arbitrage And Value Bets
Once you have set up your bankroll and bookmakers you have available to you, it’s time to move onto the software which flags up all the opportunities available to you.
Looking at the software right now there are multiple arbitrage bets available at the moment. The largest arbitrage bet is between Boylesports and the Unibet clones on a baseball game between Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres.
This is an 11.3% arbitrage bet. Which means for every £100 you staked across all outcomes a profit of £11.30 would be made. There are multiple arbitrage bets available every single day, if you are looking for a low risk way to profit from sports betting. Arbitrage betting is an excellent strategy to use.
Bet Hero Value Betting
Next up is the value betting tracker, which flags bets where the bookmaker is offering odds which are bigger then they should be. Bet Hero compares odds from all 230+ bookmakers available to highlight outliers which offer value. It uses sharper bookmakers who are more efficient at pricing their odds to pinpoint bookmakers that offering value.
One aspect of Bet Hero that makes it stand out among other bookmakers is the amount of markets that it covers. The majority of value betting software does not cover prop markets such as card or corners in football. Bet Hero covers all these markets and as such often finds very large value bets.
How Much Profit Can I Make From Bet Hero?
Profit will vary depending on multiple factors;
How many bookmakers you have available to you
Starting bankroll
Time able to be spent using Bet Hero
Country you are based in
Ability to get new bookmaker accounts or bet in shops
What I can say however is that value betting and arbitrage are strategies that do work. personally I have used them over many years and made over six figures in total from sports betting.
To share my personal value betting for this year up until mid way through May. A total of £5353 has been made from using a value betting strategy. I should note this isn’t from using Bet Hero but the way in which value bets are found is the same (using sharp bookmakers to find value.)
It is a strategy that has been proven to work long term.
Looking on the Bet Hero Discord there are multiple users having a lot of success using this strategy from multiple different countries.
Does Bet Hero Offer Anything New?
On this site we have covered the likes of Trademate, Rebelbetting and Oddsmonkey which can all be used for value betting purposes. So does Bet Hero actually bring anything new to the table?
Yes!
There area couple of aspects that make Bet Hero unique. The first one that has already been mentioned is the amount of markets they cover. Player prop markets, card markets, corner markets, Bet Hero seems to cover basically everything you can bet on.
Alongside this it covers 26 sports with all your major sports and niche ones such as;
Chess
Badminton
Bowling
Lacrosse
Floorball
Water Polo
Aussie Rules
In my opinion this is one of the biggest reasons to look at using Bet Hero. It highlights some very big value bets with bookmakers that I had no use for previously.
Discord Integration
Discord integration is also something Bet Hero offers. This enables you to set up betting alerts through your phone or desktop via the Discord app. They also use Discord to host a community so that you can connect with other users or ask any questions.
Bet Hero Free Trial And Discount
Bet Hero costs 66 euros a month if paid for annually or 99 euros a month on a rolling basis.
There is currently a 3 day free trial you can get with Bet Hero. This is enough time to get to grips with the software and try it out. The ideal day to try it would be Friday, in order to give you a full weekend when there are the most opportunities.
In terms of a discount, should you want to continue with Bet Hero. We reached out to the owner of Bet Hero and he kindly gave us a discount code for 20% off your first month.
Overall Bet Hero is a good addition to the list of growing value betting software available. Whilst it isn’t as visually impressive as Trademate Sports for example and lacks a few things.
Tracking clv (closing line value)
Additional filters to choose specific markets
It does cover a very wide range of additional markets alongside covering many bookmakers that other value betting software doesn’t. For those reasons alone I believe that it is worth taking up the trial for the software.
If you are also in a country that most value betting software doesn’t cater to, looking at Bet Hero is a good option as there coverage of bookmakers is extremely wide.
(This article features affiliate links. This means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. I use or have used any product I review. If I recommend them it is because I believe they are helpful, useful and offer value to their customers. Please do not spend any money on these products unless you feel they will give you value or that they will help you achieve your goals.)
April marked month 85 in the “Making a Million Challenge”. The football season is coming to a close but with Euro 2024 not far away, there is still plenty to look forward to in the next few months.
Value Betting Results
It was a volatile month for the value betting strategy. Which was very up and down through out the month, all value bets this month were placed on the betting exchanges. However I did start to look at using this strategy again with soft bookmakers as there a few bookmakers left that I haven’t got round to using.
Betgoodwin
Bresbet
21Luckybet
Vickersbet
If anyone has comments on useful these are from a value betting perspective, let me know.
I have had a few emails regarding value betting on the exchanges and my approach is different to that of soft bookmakers. Unfortunately I can’t going into exact details without ruining my edge, however there are opportunities on the exchanges but that’s about all I can say.
Overall there were 181 bets and a profit of £866 was made.
The horse racing system picked up this month, a decent profit was made. This system can be used every day however it is a strategy that requires me to be at the computer at certain times in the day. Often work/family commitments take priority so there were quite a few no bet days.
In terms of staking I adjust my stake to win £100 per bet. Last month I mentioned that Copybet had allowed me to bet for about 6 months with decent limits.
About a day after I posted this blog last month my limits were cut. Which was frustrating but unfortunately that’s the game.
Overall the system won £586 this month, which I am pretty happy with. Not much to add other then that I will continue on and scale up the bet sizing in the next few months, providing results stay positive.
The Value Collective
The Value Collective is a Telegram group where I send out selections based on value bets available on the exchanges and mma/boxing selections. The focus is on the stronger selections which also have enough liquidity on the exchanges to share with members.
It was a very small losing month for the Value Collective in April with 0.57 points being lost. My personal staking is £150 a point for these selections.
Overall a loss of -£85 was made.
Overall the service is in profit to 24 points on 2% commission and 26.5 points on 0% commission accounts. Personally I am very happy with the overall results.
Generally the feedback has been positive. However they seem to be some people that think if you pay for a service it should win every month or make 200 points a year. Some people have very unrealistic expectations when it comes to sports betting.
If you are happy with a slow burner approach which will profit long term. Then it’s a good service to look at. The service costs £13.99, if you want to join you can do so here.
Moving towards lower volume style of betting suits me pretty well. There was period of time in my life where I wanted to be in front of the computer 24/7 and hit any type of edge that I could. However at this moment I am very happy to bet in the area’s I am most confident in and spend time working on things outside of betting.
Completely off topic but have been massively enjoying breath work recently. Started maybe a year or two ago with the simple Wim Hof method but lately been doing lots of different extended breath work sessions and it’s crazy the effect your breathing can have on your body. Seems like a very under utilized tool, that we never get taught about growing up
If you are someone that struggles to deal with stress or anxiety. Which sports betting can definitely be a source of. I’d recommend looking into it.
Moving forward I will be looking at using soft bookmakers again. Still have some friends and family members that I can work alongside. This could see profits improve in the second half of the year hopefully.
Overall thanks for reading, will be back next month!
2024 started positively, but it has been a while since I strung a few strong months of profit together.
March marked the 84th consecutive month of betting for myself, let’s dig straight into the results.
Value Betting Results
The value betting strategy continued a strong start to produce some decent profits in March. In terms of staking I keep it simple and look to win £150 per bet, adjusting the stake for the odds. The only times I deviate from this is when I think there is a lot of value in a selection and then I increase my bet to win slightly more.
Most on my value betting is done on the exchanges and a couple small bookmakers I have left. Value betting on the exchanges is different from soft bookmakers in that I try to preempt market moves, by reading the market. This doesn’t work all the time but works enough to be profitable.
On soft bookmakers its simple a case of finding odds higher then exchange/Pinnacle.
Overall there were 214 bets and a profit of £1919 was made.
I stopped running my FTS systems in March, I did intend to see it out till the end of the season. However I really wanted to cut down on the amount of time I spend betting.
Many reading this will be familiar with the Pareto principle, where 80% of your results comes from 20% of your work.
I have felt for a while now that the most profitable strategies I use are those of that I have developed. Over the years I have tried a lot of tipsters/services etc and found them to be profitable, to a smaller extent. In terms of the contribution to overall profits.
Personally I feel that time would have been better focused on staking more on my own strategies and improving them. This is no knock on FTS, over the two years I have used it, it has been profitable even after accounting for fees.
Overall in the two years a profit of £1346 was made from FTS. Subscription for it has cost £998 in total. Including subscriptions £348 was made.
However with UK betting industry being what is it at the moment. Putting energy into things outside betting and focusing only on my strongest strategies has meant FTS has been put to the side for the foreseeable future.
Bets And Beers
Bets and Beers needed to rebound after a tough start to 2024 and a profitable month in March was had.
The LTD service made 24 points in March and the LTHTD (Lay the half time draw) lost -4.7 points.
Overall following the service to £10 stakes made £193.
Similar to FTS this will be the last month I will be following Bets and Beers. Again it is no knock on the service, in fact B&B is really easy to follow and historically very profitable. It’s a decision made on lowering the amount of time I spend on betting.
Horse Racing System
On to the horse racing system which has a had a rough start to 2024. This is a system I use on the betting exchanges mostly but when possible also back with bookmakers. Surprisingly Copybet have been pretty happy to let me bet smaller stakes for about 6 months now.
Props to them for that, don’t know how others have found them?
It requires me to be at the computer at certain hours of the day, so there are several days this month where I wasn’t able to bet
Overall the system lost -£19 this month and had been on a disappointing run. Writing this 7 days into April it is now showing signs of its early promise. Having rebounded from a heavy losing period.
This is how the system looks overall (Including early April results) staking £10- £20 per selection, it beats the Betfair SP consistently. Volume is high with multiple bets most days. Hopefully it can go on a decent run in the next few months
The Value Collective
The Value Collective is a Telegram group where I send out selections based on value bets available on the exchanges and mma/boxing selections. The focus is on the stronger selections which also have enough liquidity on the exchanges to share.
If you are able to use 0% commission accounts a profit of 9.2 points would have been made. 2% commission accounts would have made 8.6 points.
A pretty decent month overall from these selections, my profit to £150 a point is around £1350. I say around because I use both 0% and 2% accounts depending on the bet.
Overall the service is in profit by 23 points to a 2% commission account since it started.
Strong month of results and I enjoyed the extra time away from betting. I still enjoy sports betting and its had a profound positive effect on my life. It’s taught me a lot about variance, patience and the ability to try and analyze situations better. A lot of those skills are transferable and can be applied to fitness, business etc.
If you can gamify different aspects of your life it makes it much easier. For me, making sports betting simply a game of beating the closing odds made it much easier. Other aspects of life are the same if you build your understanding of the rules.
Dropping services/tipsters outside my own strategies could make this blog a lot less appealing. As I don’t give away exactly what I do with my own strategies and it isn’t replicable by just reading this blog. Where as something like bets and beers was entirely replicable.
This is the 84th month of consecutive betting, pretty much on a daily basis. Perhaps it is just a little bit of burn out on my part. However come September I may feel different and start adding services/tipsters back in.
Hope you had a profitable March, will be back at the end of April with results.
What is the best value betting software to use in 2024?
Value betting is a proven method of profiting from bookmakers. The strategy involves reading the odds movement from sharp bookmakers and exchanges in order to highlight value with soft bookmakers.
In this article we are going to cover the best options for value betting and give you access to some exclusive discounts and extended free trials!
Free Value Betting Software
Value betting is one of the few proven sports betting strategies available. However in order for you to see how it works in the long term testing out free trials and software is a good option.
Trademate Sports
Rebelbetting
Betburger
Are the three standout websites when it comes to value betting in our opinion based on several years of profiting from this betting strategy.
If you take advantage of these free trials you can develop your understanding of value betting. Make some profit and find the value betting software that offers you the most value.
There are other value betting providers that exist and offer free versions of their software. However generally we have found them to be very low quality with large delays. Which means that more often then the not, the value bets are no longer available.
Below we have compiled a list of the best free value betting software available!
Name
Trial
Cost After Trial
Link
Trademate Sports
Full Access (Two week exclusive trial) Quote “Smart Sports Trader” on sign up
If you are on a budget and just starting out, the cost of value betting software is one of the biggest factors. For example if you starting off with a £1000 bankroll. Then the fee’s listed above for premium value betting software are likely to be a deterrent, as your bankroll growth has to take into account the subscription cost.
Using Betburger’s free version with a 2% cap on value bets is an option, however in our opinion the best budget value betting software is Oddsmonkey.
Oddsmonkey offers numerous software tools for both matched betting and value betting. At a cost of £29.99 it is cheaper then the majority of value betting software available.
In terms of sports Oddsmonkey covers all the major sports and more.
Football
Horse Racing
Tennis
American Football
Esports
Basketball
Cricket
Darts
Golf
Rugby
Ice Hockey
They also have a forum which covers bookmaker boosts and enhanced specials. Which are not covered by other value betting software providers. This is very useful as bookmaker boosts can offer some of the best value betting opportunities throughout the week.
The only drawback to using Oddsmonkey for value betting is the software doesn’t scan the market as fast in comparison to Trademate, Betburger and Rebel betting. Which means that you will miss some value bets that would catch on other value betting finders.
There are also markets that Oddsmonkey doesn’t cover which other value betting software does. Such as the Asian handicap market. However given the cost of the service and the additional matched betting software that you receive.
It ranks as our number on the list for best budget value betting software.
Bookmakers Covered
Sports
Cost
Discount Available
93
11
£29.99
Yes – (Use code “SST50” for 50% off your first month.
Best Overall Value Betting Software
Out of all of the betting software that we have used over the years. There has been one piece of software that stands out amongst the rest.
Trademate stands out for all of the above reasons. Although not active currently, they also had one of thebest sports betting Youtube channels around. Which really delved deep into the software and explained why value betting is such an efficient strategy to use.
Finding value bets is extremely easier to do.
You set up the bookmakers that you have available to use and input your betting bankroll. Trademate then scans these bookmakers compares the odds to sharp bookmakers and betting exchanges. Signals the amount of value in the bet and also tells you how much you should stake in relation to your bankroll.
Trademate then automatically logs these trades for you. Capturing the edge that you bet the selection and then comparing with the odds just before the start of the game.
It logs all of your historical bets, allowing you to see your overall profit and loss.
Trademate Sports have also recently added the ability to find live value bets. Live value bets can help extend the longevity of soft bookmaker accounts.
If you are looking to profit from the soft bookmakers using value betting and you have a bankroll of at least £5000. Then we believe Trademate Sports is the best option currently for value betting!
Bookmakers Covered
Sports Covered
Cost
Discount Available
90+
8
£120
Yes – quote “Smart Sports Trader” once signed up. 2 Week extended trial, plus 10% off your first month
Other Options For Value Betting Software
In this article we have covered the best budget value betting software and overall value betting software. Depending on a number of factors such as where you live, bankroll, access to bookmakers etc.
There may be other value betting software providers that suit your needs better. We will list these below!
Rebel Betting
One of the benefits of using Rebel Betting is that their subscription combines both value betting software and sure betting (arbitrage betting.)
Although value betting has proven to be more profitable in the long term in comparison to arbitrage betting. This can be useful if you want to combine the two methods in order to even out the variance that value betting can bring.
The monthly subscription is also cheaper with Rebel Betting in comparison to Trademate. At £89 a month it may be suited for those that have a starting bankroll below £5000 but have already made money using matched betting.
Bookmakers Covered
Sports Covered
Cost
Free Trial Available
100+
9
£89
Yes – 14 day free trial
Betburger
Betburger are another strong contender as a good value betting software to use. They also offer live value betting and sure betting opportunities.
They offer software that scans the markets incredibly fast and offer a wide range of bookmakers and sports.
Betburger feature some very niche sports for value betting and surebetting (arbitrage) such as;
Chess
Badminton
Lacrosse
Beach Soccer
Curling
Squash
Floorball
One of the reasons we prefer Trademate Sports and Rebelbetting is that the pricing is more competitive. Betburger is the most expensive of the three premium value betting services that we have in this article.
The greatest sporting spectacle in horse racing is over for another 12 months, but the memories from the Cheltenham Festival in 2024 will live long in the memory.
Willie Mullins enjoyed another dominant Festival in the Cotswolds, while Ireland bested the British to land the Prestbury Cup. However, who were some of the biggest winners and losers from the Festival this year?
If you are looking for bookmaker that offers competitive odds and bonuses for future UK and US race events. Twinspires is a good option for US based bettors.
Galopin Des Champs Emerges As One Of The Greats
The superstar performance of the week was saved for the biggest race at the Festival, as Galopin Des Champs highlighted why he is considered by most as one of the greatest staying chasers of the modern era. Once again, the Mullins runner was forced to do things the hard way.Paul Townend needed to contend with a loose horse for the majority of the closing stages.
However, he was backed as if losing his Gold Cup was out of the question before the race, and he stylishly finished over three lengths clear of Gerri Colombe. Mullins deserves all the praise for a stunning training performance. The eight-year-old already having landed the Irish Gold Cup and Savills Chase before another dominant performance at the home of jumps racing.
Miserable Week For Nicky Henderson
It could be argued that the British may have been closer to the Irish in terms of race winners had it not been for Nicky Henderson’s stable form throughout the week. It was always going to be a testing period for Henderson, with Constitution Hill ruled out before the meet.
Things didn’t get much easier on the opening day, with all Nico De Boinville rides pulled up before the finish. Henderson’s misery was compounded later in the week when hot favourite Sir Gino was ruled out of the Triumph Hurdle, before a decision was made for Shishkin to avoid his date with destiny in the Gold Cup.
Ballyburn Dazzles In Novice Hurdle Division
One of the best backed Irish runners of the week was Ballyburn, with the Mullins runner ultimately opting to step back up to two miles and five to compete in the Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle. The novice produced one of the best displays of the week, finishing a stunning 13 lengths clear of Jimmy Du Seuil to land a first Festival win.
However, it would be hard to bet against it being his last success at Cheltenham. Connections will now have a huge decision to make, with a potential eye-watering showdown with Constitution Hill on the cards if he remains over hurdles. But, the Gold Cup dream could be alive with Ballyburn, meaning it is highly likely that we will be seeing him over fences at the start of next season.
Champion Hurdle Flatters To Deceive
A lot of attention on the opening day was placed on the Champion Hurdle following the announcement that Constitution Hill would be missing the Festival. State Man was well backed before the off, but the Mullins runner wasn’t exactly the breathtaking winner that fans would have been hoping to see. The race as a whole was also negatively impacted following the decision for Lossiemouth to run in the Mares’ Hurdle.
Last year’s Triumph victor was dominant against her own sex, and it’s likely that she could have thrown down a major challenge to her stable mate if going up against the boys. Dilution of races remains a key question for the BHA to address, as we could have witnessed a number of matchups for the ages.
New Gold Cup Hopes Emerge
There’s no denying that Galopin Des Champs will likely go off for next year’s Gold Cup as a solid favourite once again, but the picture for the biggest race of the week looks fascinating at this stage. Fact To File has been touted as a potential rival to his stablemate in the race next year, and he delivered an excellent round of jumping to land the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase over an extended three miles.
Grey Dawning could yet emerge as a new British hope for the Gold Cup after winning the Turners Novices’ Chase in stunning fashion. French dreams will also be alive in the Gold Cup next year, with the incredibly progressive Il Est Francais set to have some big British commitments next season, beginning with the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day.
Fresh Questions Over Competitiveness
The Irish dominance was clear for all to see at the Festival once again this year. A lot was made that it was potentially all about the dominance of Willie Mullins, but the Irish still would have won the Prestbury Cup by a 15-12 margin even without the Mullins winners.
Competitive races were few and far between at the Festival this year, with seven races of the 27 having an odds-on favourite. That is the highest percentage in the history of the Festival!
In 2024 which matched betting site currently offers you the best value for your money?
Let’s take a look!
If you have been looking into matched betting then it is likely that you have come across either Oddsmonkey or Outplayed. These are the two biggest matched betting services that exist in 2024, there are also some free websites and Facebook groups for beginners. However to really make the most of matched betting (making thousands not hundreds) you need software.
This is where Oddsmonkey and Outplayed really stand out. they can help you make money from every single aspect of matched betting.
How do they compare?
Matched Betting Free Trials
Both Oddsmonkey and Outplayed currently offer free trial periods for their matched betting software. These free trial periods allow you to test out what’s on offer from both matched betting sites.
Outplayed Free Trial
Outplayed require you to to register and give them your email, phone number and then register your card with them to access a 7 day free trial. You are then given 7 days access to the software.
The trial allows you to access the training and see the sign up offers that are available. This enables you to get your head around matched betting and also start to make some money from sign up offers without having to spend any of your own money initially.
Overall the Outplayed free trial is a great way to build your understanding of matched betting and also make a profit.
Oddsmonkey Free Trial
Oddsmonkey’s free trial is much more straight forward then Outplayed’s. It simply requires you to create an account using your email address and then you are straight in to the site.
Unlike Outplayed you do not need to provide your phone number or put any payment details in.
The free trial shows you how to earn up to £29 from two basic offers. Alongside this there is video training to get you started on your matched betting journey.
Overall Oddsmonkey have the more straight forward sign up process. They are a lot of people that are wary of giving out their payment details and phone number. Oddsmonkey’s trial does not require either of these and has excellent video training to get you started.
The benefit of Outplayed free trial is that you can access to the majority of their software for one week, which allows you to make more money from the free trial period if you want to go all out for the 7 day trial period.
Matched Betting Offers
When it comes to matched betting offers you will find the both sites cover pretty much every offer that is currently available.
Sign Up Offers
Reload Offers
Weekly Bet Club Offers
You can see that Oddsmonkey currently offer 51 sign ups offers worth £1,019.
In comparison outplayed sign up offers total £922.
There is a small difference between the two with Oddsmonkey offering an extra £97 in potential profit from sign up offers.
Matched Betting Software
Both Oddsmonkey and Outplayed offer a number of different matched betting software tools to help you make money from the sports betting markets.
Oddsmatcher (For matching free bets)
Matched Betting Calculators
Profit Trackers
Eachway Matchers
2UP Matcher
Accumulator Matcher
Racing Matcher
Casino Software
They are pretty evenly matched in this respect, with both sites covering pretty much covering every aspect of matched betting.
Oddsmonkey Layout
Personally I prefer the look and layout of Oddsmonkey in comparison to Outplayed. I find the site easier to navigate and generally easier to find the information I am looking for.
Outplayed Layout
If you look at a comparison of the two sites. Most people would probably agree that Oddsmonkey has a more appealing layout. In this department I give the edge to Oddsmonkey.
Best Matched Betting Community
A good matched betting community is a huge positive. It can allow to ask question when you are unsure, connect with other members and uncover new edges in the sports betting markets.
Both Oddsmonkey and Outplayed have active communities.
The Oddsmonkey forum is an exceptional place for new and old matched bettors. It is extremely friendly and there is a wealth of information available. There are posts every single day and again much like the rest of the Oddsmonkey site. It is very easier to navigate and nice to look at.
Outplayed have a community Facebook group that answers questions and has over 57K members. Similar to Oddsmonkey it is very active and any questions you have will be answered. Out of the two however I have preferred to spend my time with Oddsmonkey.
Support
Both Oddsmonkey and Outplayed offer numerous levels of support.
Live Chat
Email
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In this regard the only difference between the two matched betting sites is that Outplayed offer a phone number which Oddsmonkey do not. Overall it is fair to say that both sites offer an excellent level of support should you have any issues with matched betting.
0% Commission
One of the big benefits of joining one of the big matched betting sites is the ability to get 0% commission on your betting exchange account. Betting exchange accounts allow you to lay bets and guarantee a profit from the free bets that bookmakers off. The standard commission amount for most exchanges is 2%
For example if you were to make a £10 lay bet on you exchange account and it won the commission would be £0.20. Once you become comfortable with matched betting and start using all the strategies you will start to turnover more money.
This month my exchange account has turned over £54,646 in one month, when you factor in 2% on this amount of turnover and then look at it over the course of the year. You can understand why access to a 0% commission account is a huge benefit to a matched bettor.
For every £100 in profit you make from matched betting, using a 0% commission account will get you an extra £2. In comparison to the usual 2% rate.
When it comes to 0% commission deals, Oddsmonkey is the superior matched site. Offering 0% with;
Smarkets
Betconnect
Matchbook
Betdaq
Outplayed do offer 0% commission with a few exchanges. However Smarkets and Betconnect are exclusive to Oddsmonkey.
Subscription Costs
Outplayed and Oddsmonkey are fairly evenly matched in many area’s. Oddsmonkey probably edge things on the 0% commission deals and superior layout.
How do they compare in cost?
Oddsmonkey Standard
Monthly
Annual
£29.99
£249.99
Outplayed Platinum
Monthly
Annual
£39.99
£350
Both sites also offer premium memberships which give you access to advanced matched betting software and advanced casino offersoftware. Which the majority of new matched bettors are better leaving till a later date. Once they have already made good money from the standard offers.
Oddsmonkey All Access
Monthly
Annual
£49.99
£350
Outplayed Diamond
Monthly
Annual
£49.99
£450
In terms of subscription costs Oddsmonkey clearly offer the cheaper options with their standard monthly rate being £10 cheaper. Additionally their annual subscription offers are also cheaper.
Best Matched Site 2024 – Conclusion
Oddsmonkey are the clear winner when it comes to answering the question what is the best matched betting site in 2024?
They win this category for a number of reasons;
Cheaper Subscription ✔
Stronger Community ✔
More innovative ✔
More Friendly Layout ✔
If you are looking to start matched betting out suggestion would be to take a free trial with Oddsmonkey and start making a profit today!
Want to Learn About the Cheltenham Odds? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
With Cheltenham just around the corner, the odds and predictions are already coming in droves. Everyone has their own favourite, and as the excitement grows, bettors are becoming increasingly interested in who is going to come out on top. With that starting date looming so close, we already have a pretty good idea of which jockeys and horses are likely going to be contending.
In this article, we will tell you everything you need to know about the Cheltenham odds, going over the favourites, different betting options, best bookmakers, and more.
Let’s get right into it!
Cheltenham Top Jockey Odds
Cheltenham 2024 is set to be jam-packed with talented riders and promising stars, so much so that there is more than a little wiggle room when it comes to predictions on which riders are going to come out on top. However, as is always the case, there are a few favourites that have some incredible Cheltenham odds.
Perhaps the most notable of which is Paul Townend, the talented star under the tutelage of Willie Mullins. Paul leads the pack with odds of 2/5, putting him comfortably ahead of his competition and showcasing his skill and dedication.
Following shortly behind is Jack Kennedy at 4/1. Jack is an incredibly talented rider trained by Gordon Elliot, and many believe he is one of the few candidates who may be able to stand up to Paul Townend.
For an underdog option, there’s 2021 Cheltenham Top Jockey, Rachael Blackmore, at 14/1. Training under Henry de Bromhead and having a promising lead-up to Cheltenham, many believe Blackmore may come out of nowhere and dominate the competition.
Most Popular Cheltenham Betting Markets
Now that we have taken a look at some of the top jockeys, let’s explore some of the most popular betting options at Cheltenham. In general, these are the most popular betting markets for Cheltenham
Cheltenham ante-post odds
Cheltenham each way odds
We are going to dive into each of these betting options further in the next section of this article, but if you are already familiar with these betting types then feel free to place your bets now.
Cheltenham Ante-post Odds
Cheltenham ante-post odds allow bettors to place a wager on their favourite horse well in advance, usually weeks or months ahead, with the hopes of getting a bigger payout than they would have if they placed the same wager on the day of the race. This option is great for those that are very confident their bet is big value. It allows you to lock in good odds well before the start of the race and the mjority of betting money has come in.
However, this also comes with drawbacks. Not only could you lose your wager entirely if your horse doesn’t run, but you could also miss out on receiving a better return on your wager if the odds decrease and your horse still wins. Luckily, there is a work-around to the first issue ¾ the non-runner no bet (NRNB). This simply means your bet is returned if your horse doesn’t run.
Cheltenham Each Way Odds
Each way odds are a popular betting option in general, but for Cheltenham, they are even more sought-after. This is because bookmakers compete to give bettors the best odds, leading to increasing returns and a ton of value.
But what are each way odds?
Well, each way odds are composed of two different bets. One bet is for the horse to win, and the other is for the horse to finish in a specific position. This gives you two chances of winning, making it a popular option among bettors. As we mentioned earlier, this type of bet is made even more enticing by the numerous incentives offered by sportsbooks. Allowing bettors to get big payouts even if their horse finishes as far back as seventh or eighth place.
Cheltenham Tips and Tricks
In order to get the most out of the Cheltenham Festival, there are a few tips and tricks you can utilise to get an edge and improve your chances of being successful. First, make sure you do your research. The easiest way to profit from a big horse racing festival such as Cheltenham is by using bookmaker promotions and boosts that are on often.
Over Cheltenham there will so many matched betting opportunities to take advantage of. You could lock in potentially hundreds of pounds in profit just by picking off the best offers.
Bookmakers With Best Odds Guaranteed for Cheltenham Festival 2024
If you are struggling to find a good sportsbook with accurate odds in time for Cheltenham, here are a few of the best bookmakers that also offer best odds guaranteed.
Paddy Power
Betway
BoyleSports
Bet365
Betfair
All of these sports betting sites have been in the game for years. They are all fully licensed and been used by millions of sports bettors. We don’t have the time to give in-depth betting reviews in this article,however these are bookmakers we have used on this site and haven’t had issues with.
We hope this article will be of some use to you. Knowing as much as you can well ahead of time will allow you to position yourself much better going into Cheltenham. Who knows, you may have a better chance of placing some winning bets. Of course, knowledge and research can only take you so far ¾ the element of uncertainty is what makes horse racing so special. Nonetheless, being well prepared only stands to improve your chances and heighten your experience.
Overall make sure to gamble responsibly. Set up a proper bankroll for the festival, have a plan and don’t overstake. With that being said, here’s to Cheltenham 2024.
Statistics have always been a key component for successful sports betting. Those that know how to use them effectively have been able to generate a lucrative income from the world of sports betting.
Many of the pioneers of sports betting such as Tony Bloom and Matthew Benham used expected goals long before everyone else. You can find XG figures on plenty of statistical websites today however previously this was only used by football bettors at the top of their game.
Billy Walters one of the most sports bettors of all time was recently on the Joe Rogan podcast and spoke about how they would a similar method to XG for NFL games. Having members of his team break down individual plays in American football and removing points when these situations occurred via luck.
Why Should I Use Sports Statistics For Betting?
Statistics may reveal a lot about a team or individual player, including their strengths, limitations, and performance in various circumstances. They may assist you in comprehending the reasons behind team historical victories and defeats. How they perform against different levels of opposition for example.
While some may consider statistics uninteresting or unimportant, others may feel they are crucial to the game. If you are looking make profitable betting decision with bookmakers. Then using a statistical approach is always wise. Statistics can offer you a distinct viewpoint on the game and can aid in your understanding of the nuances of sports.
Taking this approach enable the tracking and measuring of the performance of individuals and teams, evaluating the effectiveness of plans and tactics, and much more. In the absence of statistics, analysis of sports is difficult.
Best Sites For Sports Betting Statistics?
There are a huge number of statistics sites for sports betting. Obviously it depends on which sport you are looking to focus your betting on. In 2024 you can pretty much bet on every sport imaginable for popular sports such as football, tennis and horse racing. To more niche sports like badminton, greyhound racing and table tennis.
Let’s take a look at some of the best statistics sites for some of the major sports!
There are thousands of statistical sites if you want to find data for the specific sport you are looking to bet on.
Will Using Sports Statistic Make Me A Profitable Bettor?
Using statistical analysis can help you become a profitable sports bettor. It isn’t however a guarantee that you will be profitable. Bettors that using statistics in order to find value from the markets usually do so due the betting not factoring in a statistic effectively. There may be a bias for example in the market meaning that something is underestimated in the market.
This could be many factors including;
Player Injuries
Home Field Advantage
Weather Conditions
Time Between Games
Coaching Styles
Form
Tactical Match Ups
It is the job of the sharp sports bettor to find angles that the general public may be missing. If you can do this successfully then there is the ability to make a profit from sports betting.
In general the easiest sports betting markets to beat are the one that most of the general public are betting in. If we take for example football, the general public like to beta in the bigger markets such as;
Match Odds
Over/Under Goals
Draw No Bet Market
The markets that are generally the easiest to beat with the bookmakers and the exchange when it comes to the football markets, are secondary markets;
Corners
First Goal Scorer
Card Points
Player Passes
Players Tackles.
If you are looking for the low hanging fruit and the easiest sports betting markets to profit from using basic statistics. Looking at these lesser known is often a great starting point. The bookmakers are often lazy with these markets and are much more prone to making an error with the odds. This can offer great value to us as sports bettors if we are able to sports bettors if we can spot this opportunities.
One simple approach to making money from sports betting that is proven to work is using the best value betting software available.
Overall if you are looking to profit from sports betting, using statistics is definitely something you should consider looking at.
2023 wasn’t the strongest year for me in betting terms. Although it was profitable with a total of £15,330 being made. It was the worst year since I started betting seriously.
In total over the last 6 months of the 2023 a small profit of £537 was made. It was the first time I have really ever felt like I was wasting my time. When I first started this, I used mostly matched betting and arbitrage which is easy money, without being arrogant (These strategies are an easy way to make money but obviously limitations etc put a stop to it.)
As time went on I started to add casino offers, value betting, followed tipsters and developed some of my own methods. I always expected more variance but I still continued to win pretty much every month. Up until last year when losing month which were previously very rare, became much more frequent.
So 2024 marked a nice fresh start. My hope was that this patch was just a run of tough variance and that winning months would become the norm again.
Let’s take a look at results from January and February to see if that happened.
Value Betting Results
Value betting went about as well as it could have to start the year.
These bets are taken mostly on the exchanges, with a couple of small bookmaker accounts I have left and occasionally in shops. (Although I am now barred from the local Betfred). This year I have been slightly more selective with value bets, trying to leave out the ones that I think are marginal. In previous years I have always been about hammering volume and taking any edges even if they are small.
In total there were 149 bets and a total profit of £3570 was made.
My staking is very simple I look to win around £150 per bet, adjusting the stake size for odds.
FTS Systems
FTS is a service that provides historical data and models to help you profit from the football betting markets. Currently I am running 10 systems using FTS which are mixture are strategies.
In total a profit of £237 has been made from the FTS systems this year. I won’t go into too much detail about systems as everyone that joins FTS will use a different approach. So my results/systems are not really applicable to what others may be doing.
Bets And Beers
Bets and Beers has had a rough start to 2024 and I had had couple of message s about it which I will address here. I follow the lay the draw part of the service and ay the half time draw.
The LTD draw service lost £580 (58 points) in Jan/Feb.
HTLTD lost £90 (9 points) to £10 stakes in Jan/Feb.
Not the best start for the service however to put it into perspective. Last year the LTD strategy won 218 points £2180 to £10 stakes and the HTLTD won 74 points (£740 to £10 stakes).
The long term LTD graph going back to 2021 is very solid and when your laying at average odds of 7.78 you have to expect the losing runs to be pretty rough. However your bank should be set up to sustain these periods.
There is no guarantee, but nothing suggests to me that this isn’t just a tough period. I think often people join services after a good period and then are shocked when a drawdown happens. This is the reality of sports betting its not always sunshine and rainbows.
Horse Racing System
One of the bright points of last year was developing a horse racing system. This was working very well and making consistent profits.
However recently results have seen it fall off a cliff. Not really sure why, I tracked the odds I was backing at, in comparison to the Betfair SP. They are consistently higher.
The system is based on sound logic. So it all goes back to our old friend variance again. Overall the system is still in profit by about £400 however had previously been up to a high of £1200.
I run the system on small stakes £5 to £20 (depending on odds). Will give it another few months and decided whether to bin it or keep it.
A total of -£302 was lost on horse racing.
Casino Offers
I have done five high risk casino offers this year. Doesn’t seem to be a huge amount of stuff to do anymore, but I do get a few decent reload offers from time to time.
Unfortunately I lost every single of these.
A loss of -£500 was made from casino offers.
MMA
Jan and Feb saw a loss of -£817 for mixed martial arts and some in-play bets. Not a huge amount of volume here and MMA stakes are £200 a point so not overly concerned. Last year was strong and I still think I have a good edge in the markets.
The Value Collective
The Value Collective is a Telegram group where I send out selections based on value bets on the exchanges and mma/boxing selections. The focus is on the stronger selections which also have enough liquidity on the exchanges to share.
A total of 120 bets were sent out over Jan and Feb. A total profit of 4.19 points for 0% commission accounts was made and 2.54 points for 2% commission accounts.
Not amazing numbers, not a disaster either.
The service is aimed at people that can take a longer term view of their betting and aren’t effected by short terms variance.
Would have been nice to come out of the gates with a big profit to start 2024 but happy to see at least a positive start. Still feels like a battle of attrition at the moment, build up some momentum and then get wiped out on a bad weekend. Slowly however there seems to be some progress and a big upswing can happen at any point.
It only takes one or two really good months to make a year. In 2022 there was a two month period where £15k profit was made, which nearly equals last year’s total. Having spoken to sports bettors that have done much bettor then me and won 7 figures. Rough years can happen even to the best bettors (which I am not).
I have no plan on changing anything at the moment, will run things as they are until the end of the football season and then look at potentially changing things.
