Making A Million From Sports Betting September 2023 Results

September brought month 78 in the making a million challenge!

After a breaking even in August and a below par year so far, I was really hoping to kick things into gear in September.

Did that happen?

Let’s take a look!

Value Betting And Trading

Really up and down month for value betting. Getting above £1k profit at one point then into the red before climbing back above 1k. Eventually hitting a string of losers to end the month with a small profit.

Value bets are mainly based on reading the market and looking to beat the closing line. The occasional value bet is made with remaining soft bookmakers.

Overall a profit of £437 was made after 250 selections.

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MMA Betting

Low volume for MMA betting with a total of 9 bets being made.

A profit of £184 was made from betting on MMA.

Only bet I didn’t really like this month was Yanis Ghemmouri. Which I jumped on without proper research not realizing that he was fighting a weight class above his usual weight. As soon as I saw him in the cage with William Gomis I knew it wasn’t going to be a good night.

Rookie mistake that I shouldn’t be making after so many years betting MMA.

Bets And Beers Telegram Group

Bet and Beers had a great month in September making just under 54 points profit. 57 of those points were made from full time lay the draw results.

Given that I follow lay the half time draw and was following the first half goal strategy my results were different.

It’s been a rough few months for the half time LTD and FHG methods. The drawdown has been about –£3000 with the timing of adding FHG to the overall portfolio not being the best.

Following Bets and Beers has been profitable this year with the total profit being £500.This profit is made to £50 stakes however so it is around 10 points up overall.

If I had followed every Bets and Beers strategy I would be up 217 points. Dropping my stakes to £10 to account for the larger lay odds would have seen me being significantly better off.

By only following the system which suits the odds I like to lay at (around 3.0 max) it’s cost me. However two months ago this obviously looked very differently with my results hitting +£4000.

Going to continue just following the HTLTD until the end of the year. Look at where my bankroll is and reassess things then.

In September a loss of -£1066 was made.

Link To Bets and Beers

FTS Systems

FTS started off profitable in August with a profit of £407 being made.

In September however things swung the other way and a loss of -£690 was made from 11 systems. Not a huge amount to write about here. Going through the staking for 11 systems would take too long however they are based on the FTS software which uses historical results and various models/from to find profitable trends.

Football Trading Club

Football Trading Club is a service that I reviewed recently and historically has been very strong. However to carry on the recurring theme it had a tough month.

I follow the home win selections and home double chance selections pre match. Also I take the occasional in-play bet when I am around at the computer and they come through.

Pretty frustrating month with one or two partially matched bets going on to win and every in-play bet I made losing. Again it just seemed to be the run of things in September. Overall the Football Trading Club is showing consistent profit long term and I won’t be changing anything.

Overall a loss of -£366 was made.

Read My Football Trading Club Review Here

Everything Else

So there is quite a bit more that I followed in September. These strategies tend to be much lower volume then everything else. Combining them makes more sense then going through each one individually.

Casino Offers
Football Bet Data
My Trading/Betting

A profit of £183 was made here.

September 2023 Total

Bets and Beers – -£1066

Value Betting/Trading – £437

MMA Betting – £184

FTS – -£690

Football Trading Club – £-366

Misc – £183

Total Made In September

-£1318

Overall Profit Since The Challenge Began

£182,885

Thoughts Going Forward

Month 78 marked a record losing month.

I will admit it stung a little bit and its the longest period I have been without making a profit (3 months) since the challenge began. After last year which was a record winning year (Just under £40k profit) it looks very likely that this year will be the lowest yearly total since I started.

Variance has been a big part as it always is.

In both last years record profit and this years likely record low profit. My approach in both years has largely been the same.

My wife believes that since moving house the feng shui is off in my work area. Which is why the last 3 months haven’t been great. I laughed this off but writing this 5 days into October and I’m already sitting at around -£1k.

Feng Shui? Voodoo? Gypy Curse? Possibly.

My value bets are still consistently beating the closing line, so in theory these results have to turn eventually. It is tempting to make changes when things aren’t going right but I will wait until the end of the year before doing anything.

Hopefully you had a better September the I did, see you next month for the next update.

Making A Million From Sports Betting July And August 2023 Results

Month 76 and 77 have passed in the making a million challenge.

My intention was to put out up post last month but with summer holidays, kids, work etc. I simply forgot.

July was a fairly quiet month with only the summer leagues and the womens world cup to bet on. Which meant that it was a pretty low volume month.

Overall a profit of £962 was made.

August saw the return of a big leagues and an expectation on my part to finish the year strong.

Let’s dig into it!

Value Betting And Trading

It was a strong month for value betting and nice to have the return of the bigger football leagues. Which provides more opportunity. The lower English leagues tend to be good sources and the advantage of being able to get down at local Betfred shops is also a positive.

Overall a profit of £2503 was made after 270 selections.

If you want learn more about value betting I recently put up a video going through how to get started!

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MMA Betting

Bit of a nothing month when it came to mixed martial arts.

In previous updates I could fit in every single bet to show you from Bettin.gs but since the update I can only give you a snap shot.

After 13 bets a profit of £169 was made.

On a side note the updated bettin.gs is excellent and if you are looking for a free way to track your bet, I recommend it.

Bets And Beers Telegram Group

Bets and Beers has been one of the most consistent services that I have ever followed. Very few losing months and and my graph pretty much only moved one way.

Until this month.

August also saw the addition of selections in the first half goal market. Which I decided to follow by placing a bet at odds of 1.5 and looking to get it matched in-play. This basically doubled my liability on each game.

It proved to be a bad timing to double my stakes.

A loss of -£1550 was made after 140 bets.

Despite a bad run I won’t be changing anything. Historically results are strong, drawdowns have happened in the past and following the system long term has made money.

FTS Systems

August saw the return of the major football leagues which also meant the return of FTS.

This season I am running 10 systems.

After a successful 2022-203 season, I wanted to increase the amount of volume as my stakes are roughly the same as last year. Having recently bought a house, I’m not in the position to increase stakes so volume is the other way to look at increasing profits.

A profit of £407 was made.

My Trading/Betting

My personal trading/betting was something of a car crash this month.

Not a lot of volume but lost fairly consistently this month. I do like to take on an away team that’s leading by 2 goals and it just didn’t come off this month. Most of the damage came backing Gent when they were 11 against 10 versus Servette at home. Even though the odds were short, I thought they offered value.

They ended up blowing a lead and getting eliminated in extra time.

A total of -£550 was lost from 21 trades.

Everything Else

So there is quite a bit more that I followed in August. Which in future I will start to separate, however being slightly short of time I will put them together as they tend to be much lower volume then everything else.

Football Trading Club
Casino Offers
Football Bet Data
Free tips (Matchbook, Asian Connect etc)

Football trading club is a service I have been tracking for a while and started to back their home value selections in August alongside a few of their in-play alerts. Only managed 2 casino offers in August which both lost.

I run one system on football bet data which threw up a couple of losing selections. Selections will increase for this system as the season goes on and more data is collected. Judging by my end of month total the selections that I followed from free tipsters also lost this month.

A total of -£931 was made from this section.

August 2023 Total

Bets and Beers – -£1550

Value Betting/Trading – £2503

MMA Betting – £169

My Trading/Betting Football – –£550

Misc – -£931

Total – £48

Total Made In July and August

£1110

Overall Profit Since The Challenge Began

£184,203

Thoughts Going Forward

Got to admit that I found August really frustrating.

After making just under £40k profit last year, there was an expectancy on my part to hit a similar figure this year. Which just hasn’t happened.

Despite maintaining similar stakes and using the same strategies the results just haven’t been as good. I do think that last year I ran on the positive side of variance and perhaps this year is balancing things out. August started really strong with £2500 profit made in the first 10 days and then to see a final figure of £48 did piss me off.

At the end of the day though bitching and whining doesn’t help. Sometimes it just requires some patience, as long as your approach is good.

There are things I can improve.

Following the likes of matchbook insights and Asian Connect tipster for example without tracking them properly is silly on my part. The analysis always seems very good but I probably should not be staking them the same as I do with proven strategies.

Ultimately there a lot of things I should be grateful for. Having good health, decent relationships with family/friends, security, a house over my head. Feeling pissed off about not winning enough money from sports betting seems petty and kind of dickish.

So apologies for being petty and kind of a dick in this blog post.

Anyway thanks for reading, hope your betting/trading is going well, will be back next month!

Football Trading Club Review

The Football Trading Club is a service that runs via twitter, as the name implies it is a service that focuses on making money from the football markets.

This service is aimed at those that are looking to make a profit from the betting exchanges. Limitations and account closures have become more and more prevalent for those that dare to make a long term profit from bookmakers.

Which makes services aimed at profiting from the betting exchanges very appealing!

How The Service Works

Football Trading Club is very easy to follow. Once you have joined the service you get access to a telegram group where daily selections are sent out.

Then you simply log into your betting exchange of choice and bet the selections.

The service offers both pre match and in-play selections.

Football Trading Club Historical Results

In 2022 a total profit of £8,258 is quoted from 9 systems. A 6.88% return on investment was recorded.

Only the draw no bet system failed to make profit over the full year.

In 2023 so far a profit of £4,282 has been recorded from 15 systems.

The football trading club isn’t a service that stands still it is constantly evolving. Systems that don’t perform up to expectation are removed and new angles are always being looked at.

Overall the results over the last two years have been incredibly impressive.

Beating the betting exchanges is much harder then profiting from soft bookmakers. Making a 6.66% return on investment over a two year period is excellent.

You can view detailed results for football trading clubs 2022 results and 2023 results by clicking on the links attached.

If you would like £5 off your first month at Football Trading Club quote “SST1 when signing up”

2022 Results

2023 Results

Football Trading Club 3 Month Results Tracked

I tracked 3 pre match systems for a 3 month period, staking a set £10 amount for each selection. From the start of April 2023 to the end of July 2023.

The 3 systems followed were home value draws, home win and home win lay the draw.

Let’s take a look at the results from home value draws first.

Over a 3 month period 233 bets were made and a total profit of £74.67 was made to £10 stakes.

Total Staked	£2330
Average Odds	3.32
ROI	3.2%

Next up is the home wins system.

The home wins system was also profitable over a 3 month period tracked at £10 stakes, a total profit of £54.42 was made.

Total Staked	£1050
Average Odds	1.53
ROI	5.18%

Lastly we have the home wins lay the draw system.

This system returned a profit of £236 after 101 bets.

Total Staked	£4052.90
Average Odds	4.94
ROI	5.8%

Football Trading Club Cost

Membership to the football trading club costs £20 a month, with longer term deals also available.

Payment is handled via paypal or bank transfer.

Thoughts

I have been very impressed with the football trading club. My results tracking the service mirror the official results very closely. Other review services are also reporting profitable results which makes me believe that the historical results are accurate.

There are multiple different aspects to the service, which can be a lot to take in. Sometimes advised stakes are changed, systems are removed/added and multiple approaches can be taken to the lay the draw system. However you don’t have to follow everything or even follow the advised staking if you are comfortable betting a different way.

One of the big positives to the service is that the man behind it Chris is always looking at new angles and testing out systems. Which means that if a new edge reveals itself then it will be added at no extra cost as a new system.

One of the most common questions I get asked is “how do you make money from the exchanges?”

A simple answer to this is to follow a service such as the football trading club which will pin point value selections for you.

Overall the service gets a recommendation from me and is a service that I will be following in my making a million challenge.

Football Trading Club Discount

If you would like a £5 discount on your first month with the football trading club. Quote “SST1” or let you Chris know you came through this site when signing up.

You can join the football trading club via twitter which I will link below.

FTC Twitter Link

For those without a twitter account you can contact Chris via [email protected] to set up a membership.

Caan Berry Video Pack Review 2024 – The MUST Read Review

Caan Berry Video Pack Review

Before I get on to the Caan Berry video pack review.

First I just want to briefly go over Caan Berry’s trading guide as this is a good introduction to anyone new to the horse racing markets.

It was also my introduction to the horse racing markets.

If you are not familiar with Caan Berry or horse racing trading.

I suggest you take at look at the Caan Berry youtube channel and read this beginners guide first.

Perhaps you are already trading the horse racing markets and are looking for a pre race trading strategy to take into the horse racing markets.

Could Caan’s guide be the answer?

Who is Caan Berry?

Caan Berry is Horse racing trader that has been on the trading scene for quite a long time.

From the Geeks Toy forums to his website/blog Caan has been writing about horse racing trading for many years.

He is also on Twitter and Facebook and frequently gives out back to lay trades and snippets of advice.

Endorsed by Betfair Caan Berry is one of the most prominent pro sports traders around.

What is in the guide?

First of all the guide costs £39 and is 118 pages long.

The guide is an overview of how the horse racing markets function providing a wealth of information which aims to help you make money from these markets.

It covers how to set yourself up for trading, alongside key factors that you should consider when looking at the markets such entry and exit points.

Caan Berry’s trading guide also gives you an insight into how you should use different approaches for different race types, odds ranges and price points.

Caan Berry Trading Guide Review – Conclusion

The guide is very well written and easy to understand.

Coming from a football trading background but having next to no knowledge of horse racing I benefited a lot from the information shared in this guide.

The information that I found particularly useful was in relation to how different races/time periods have different market environments.

This means that different strategies should be employed for different race types.

Examples of trades are shared and the reasoning behind them is excellent and clearly written. The importance of a good trading mentality is discussed as are some thoughts about trading psychology.

Caan gives his email and offers support for any questions that you may have.

I feel this is pretty important as there is a lot to take in if you are new to the horse trading markets.

This guide was a great introduction into the horse racing markets. It has given me a much better understanding of how these markets function.

Ultimately this guide is an excellent resource for anyone looking to start trading the horse markets or for someone that is currently struggling with them.

Previously my only experience in the horse racing markets had been from arbitrage betting.

However this guide combined with Caan Berry’s youtube videos have allowed me to start taking money out of the horse racing markets.

Which I previously had no experience or interest in.

Caan Berry Video Package Guide Review

After learning a lot from Caan Berry’s trading guide. I was quite excited when he announced his video pack follow up.

This follow up is in the form of an advanced video pack aimed at people that were already trading the horse racing markets.

Caan Berry Strategies – Video Pack Review

What do you get in the Caan Berry Advanced Video Pack?

The advanced video pack is presented as a online course. It starts off with a general overview of how to set up your trading environment and the general psychology behind being a good sports trader.

Caan Berry Advanced Video Pack Review Contents — The course contains 22 modules.

The video pack contains 24 modules to work through.

Inside each module there are a number of videos breaking down the subject of each module.

Just as an example if you were to look at the scalping modules. There are seven individual videos that break down different scenarios and examples of scalping.

Content List

The advanced video pack is extensive and covers several subjects including

Course Introduction
Absolute Basics
Scalping
Market Situations
Best Execution
Risk Management
Morning Routine
Drifting Prices
External Indicators
Significant Change
Trading Tipping Services
Scalping Broken Down
Swing Trading
Multiple Styles
Genuine Money
Market Manipulation
Volatile Markets
Irish Racing
Backing To Lay
Greyhound Trading

A very positive factor to add is that the video pack is constantly being updated and there is new content being continually added.

This is all done for no extra cost.

The majority of the videos are of Caan Berry trading the horse racing markets and breaking down his reasoning behind each trade.

Caan does a good job of explaining his reasoning and goes into a large amount of detail for each module.

Is Caan Berry Legitimate?

With any internet expert you should always be careful.

However having been trading myself for a very long time and being active in various forums. I can tell you that Caan Berry has an excellent reputation.

Caan was actually used in a few promotional videos when Betfair were promoting their betting exchange.

This adds to his credibility as Betfair would not use someone that is not a legitimate trader.

Add to that his large social media following and the amount of valuable information that he has given out for free over the years.

Overall I think that when you put everything together you are getting expert tuition from an actual expert that profits from trading the horse racing markets.

Will I make money from horse racing trading after buying the Caan Berry Video Pack?

Ok, so to be clear this isn’t some kind of cheat code that will enable you to start making thousands of pounds in profit from the horse racing markets. There is no course available that will magically turn you into a highly profitable trader over night.

However what the guide and video pack will do is give you different outlooks on how to trade the horse racing markets.

This is really important as not everyone trades the same.

We all have different levels of comfort and trading styles that suit our personalities.

One important factor to consider, is that if your aim is to make money from the horse racing markets long term. This video pack could save you years of making mistakes.

Which in turn will save you a lot of money in the long run.

It will enable you to look at different approaches and find the one that suits you. Which you can then develop yourself through experiencing the markets.

(Here is an example of how I trade the horse racing markets effectively using knowledge gained from Caan’s book, video pack and time spent studying the horse racing markets.)

Watch this video on YouTube

If I take my own approach for example. I am not comfortable scalping the markets.

I prefer to take a longer term approach and use swing trading. This video pack really gave me the basis to develop a profitable strategy that suited my own trading style.

Caan Berry Video Pack Review Final Verdict

At £147 does the Caan Berry Advanced Video Pack offer any value?

Anyone that is looking to trade the horse racing markets seriously will find that this video pack absolutely offers a lot of value. It is at a higher price point but you are basically paying for expert tuition in trading the horse racing markets.

This is a unique product that offers something that very few people are qualified to offer.

If I weigh up the cost of the course in comparison to the time it would take to learn all the information provided.

Then I think it is very reasonably priced.

There is information within the video pack that will save you a lot of money in losses over the long term.

Also there is information included that will help you make a profit in the long term.

I think Caan has delivered an excellent trading education here on the horse racing markets. If you are struggling to get to grips with horse racing trading or maybe just breaking even. Then this is the best product I have come across to help turn you into a profitable trader.

It gives you the basis of everything you need to start making money from the horse racing markets.

One of the big benefits of this course is that is constantly being updated as the markets evolve.

Caan Berry’s Advanced Video Pack gets a 5 star recommendation from me.

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Making A Million From Sports Betting June 2023

June marks month 75 in the “Making a Million Challenge.”

It was a month that I expected to be fairly quiet in terms of volume. Whilst there wasn’t as much to bet on this month, the betting gods smiled and in terms of profit it ended up being one of the strongest months this year.

Making A Million

Value Betting And Trading

Good month for value betting with selections popping up for international football, golf and even a few F1 bets.

Not a huge amount of bets with 87 being recorded but profit made this month was solid.

After 87 bets a profit of £1454 was made.

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Matched Betting Guide

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MMA Betting

Under dogs seem to be having a better year in 2023 when it comes to UFC betting. Which is usually where I find most value in these markets. After a small losing year in 2022 (-£442), 2023 has seen an overall profit of £2354.

MMA betting June

In June there were 16 bets and a profit of £1944 was made.

Bets And Beers Telegram Group

Bets and Beers is a service that provides selection for lay the draw.

The service provides multiple approaches however I just use the lay the half time draw strategy. Staking £50 per selection.

In June a profit of £334 was made.

Bets and beers

Everything Else

There was no FTS Ultimate selections this month due to the major football leagues not running. Outside of the above selections, I also bet a few free tipsters selections and in-play bets.

These bets produced a loss of –£637 this month.

June 2023 Total

Bets and Beers – £334

Value Betting/Trading – £1454

MMA Betting – £1944

Misc – -£637

June PL

Total Made In June

£3095

Overall Profit Since The Challenge Began

£183,193

Thoughts Going Forward

June was a better month then I expected. Some months you can put in a tonne of volume and work only to see a negative or break even figure at the end of it. Then other times you you do the bare minimum and the profit comes easily.

That’s the weird thing about betting, time spend working doesn’t always equate to making more money or even making money at all. It can be very frustrating and why a big part of this game is patience.

Got the house move done in June which meant the betting bankroll took a big hit. One of my initial goals was always to buy a house with money made from betting and now I’ve been fortunate enough to do that. My next goal is to bet more aggressively, scale things up and make some money that could lead to early retirement.

Now is a good time to prepare for the new football season. Football alongside MMA is really what I want to focus on going forward.

Having bet Tennis, Horses, Golf and numerous other sports over the years. I realized the sports I am most comfortable and confident in beating over the long term are the sports that I really understand. When it comes to betting larger amounts of money understanding the edge I have and reasoning for the bets makes it easier to handle the losing swings that inevitably come.

In comparison to following tipsters who bet in sports I don’t have a great understanding of. Where at times losing runs hit and you are asking “What the f*** is going on?”

FTS, Bets and Beers and FTC will be the services I will be using to take on the 2023/2024 football season. Thanks for reading, good luck with your own betting and I’ll be back next month with an update.

Making A Million From Sports Betting May 2023

May brings month 74 in the “Making A Million Challenge.”

It was pretty poor month overall with a very small profit of £216 being made. To mix things up a bit and keep it interesting.

I will break down my results for the whole of 2023 so far.

Value Betting And Trading

First off we have value betting.

Value betting is placing bets with the aim to beat the closing line. Previously this was done mostly with bookmakers however now it is mainly on exchanges.

Alongside the occasional shop bet.

Looking at the graph you can that approaching close to 900 bets this strategy wasn’t in profit. The next couple of hundred bets it had a sharp rise in profit and then has been a bit up and down for the rest of the year.

Last year this was the most profitable strategy but this year its underperformed slightly. I think its just a case of putting in as much volume as possible. There is no real reason for it underperforming other then variance.

This year a profit of £4215 has been made after 1527 bets.

Not Familiar With Matched Betting Or Value Betting ?

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Matched Betting Guide

Value Betting Guide

MMA Betting

Moving on to mixed martial arts betting, which has been pretty decent this year so far.

After 37 bets a profit of £1396 has been made.

Not a lot to add really. Don’t put a huge amount of volume through the MMA market, tend to try to pick what I think are the best spots.

Previously I had been sending out bets on Discord for free but haven’t the last couple of months. Mainly just due to not remembering and I don’t use Discord for anything myself, it’s just ben forgotten in the background for a while. Might set something up on telegram as I am pretty active there with other betting services.

Bets And Beers Telegram Group

Bets and Beers is a service that provides selection for lay the draw.

The service provides multiple approaches however I just use the lay the half time draw strategy. Staking £50 per selection, the first 70 selections were £20 stakes as I was still testing the service at this point.

Bets and Beers has run pretty well this year as you can see. Hitting £3500 profit for the year at one point before running in to a few losers in the last 150 bets or so.

A profit of £2890 has been made from 400 bets.

FTS Ultimate

For FTS I run 4 season long betting systems. These are set and forget systems which are placed pre match. All of the systems are run on Betfair.

Let’s break down the results for 2023.

System 1 (Lay Draw), Stakes – £50 lay bet, Results = £901 (97 bets)

System 2 (Form based system) £50 to £100 lay bets, Results = – £1600 (185 bets)

System 3 (Poisson) £120 back bets, Results = £1875 (92 bets)

System 4 (Underdog System) £10 to £30 back bets, Results = -£329 (27 bets)

Total – £847

Everything Else

There are a few other strategies I use that are lower volume so I will just group them together.

This is casino offers, in-play trading and free tipster bets that I might place. All of these get added to my overall daily total but I am not always meticulous in recording them down.

It accounts for a profit of £2418.

2023 Total (Up until June 2023)

FTS – £847

Bets and Beers – £2890

Value Betting/Trading – £4215

MMA Betting – £1396

Misc – £2669

Total Made In 2023 so far

£12,017

Overall Profit Since The Challenge Began

£180,098

Thoughts Going Forward

At this stage last year profits were double what they are currently in 2023. Which is a little disappointing as we always want to see progression. However with betting sometimes it requires some patience.

Strategies are very similar to last year with a couple of additions. Staking roughly around the same amount of money, so I think the difference is largely down to variance. I ran extremely well in the first 5 months of 2022 whilst in 2023 there have been a few slim months.

The season for all the big leagues has ended now and its a good time to look at finding new edges for the coming season.

I have been dabbling with football bet data for a couple of weeks which looks interesting and is something I will use for next season. Football Trading Club is another service I have been following for a few month, results have been very good and they provide selections for the summer leagues.

Profiting from the horse racing markets is something I want to get back to doing. Now it is quiet with football I am going to test out a few tipsters/services and might even get back to trading it if I can find the time.

If anyone has any recommendations, pop them in the comments.

Thanks as always for reading!

Making A Million From Sports Betting April 2023

April marks month 73 in the “Making a Million Challenge”.

It was a strong month overall, the major leagues start to get interesting as teams fights for championships/promotion/relegation. Which can see some big changes in odds movement week to week.

Let’s get on to the results for April 2023.

Value Betting And Trading

Value betting performed pretty well in March.

The month started very strongly getting close to a profit £3500 before a late month downswing took it under £2000.

Not a huge amount to say other then it was a solid month.

At this point a lot of my value betting is just repetitively looking for the same things in the market and making the bets. It is all aimed at beating the close line either through straight up value bets or pre-empting moves in the market.

After 343 bets a profit of £1862 was made.

Not Familiar With Matched Betting Or Value Betting ?

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Matched Betting Guide

Value Betting Guide

MMA Betting

Having a bookmaker that will take my action on MMA has been a nice addition.

Akbet.bet is a newish bookmaker that’s looking to take sharp action. They also offer prop markets which is enabling me to get money down. Limits aren’t huge but it is nice just not to get closed or limited to pennies after a week or two of betting.

There were 9 bets for MMA in the month of April, a profit of £685 was made.

Casino Offers

Oddsmonkey have put more focus on exploiting casino offers recently. I decided to have a look at at what offers were available in the current market.

I only did 6 offers this month but ran very well and made a profit of £685.

Casino offers at one point were my biggest earner but in all honesty they can be very boring and some offers are quite time consuming.

Writing this in May I have been doing offers but cherry picking the ones that are high value and don’t take up too much time. Which for me is the best strategy.

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FTS Ultimate

For FTS I run 4 season long betting systems. These are set and forget systems which are placed pre match. All of the systems are run on Betfair.

Let’s break down the results.

System 1 (Lay Draw), Stakes – £50 lay bet, Results = £241 (22 bets)

System 2 (Form based system) £50 to £100 lay bets, Results = –£775 (49 bets)

System 3 (Poisson) £120 back bets, Results = £876 (24 bets)

System (Underdog System) £10 to £30 back bets, Results = -£150 (8 bets)

Total – £192

Bets And Beers Telegram Group

Only playing the set and forget HTLTD system at the moment with bets and beers.

Along with a couple of the horse racing lays. I do however keep forgetting these as they are not as frequent.

At the end of the season will reassess the other systems he uses and look at setting up a bank for each.

Great results in April staking £50 per lay.

A profit of £1409 was made after 103 bets.

-£124 was made following the lay selections on horses.

In-play Betting And Trading

Decent month for in-play betting and trading. Hit a big winner at odds of 50 to win over £1k, which is a figure that I haven’t won very often from one bet.

Despite that one big winner the total profit for the month was lower then that figure. The 0-2 score line is one that I like to look at often. If the home team gets one back, the crowd get’s behind them and you usually see a late push for an equalizer.

A total of £742 was made from in-play betting and trading this month.

April Totals

FTS – £192

Bets and Beers – £1285

Value Betting/Trading – £1862

Casino Offers – £685

MMA Betting – £685

In-play Betting And Trading – £742

Total Made In April

+£5451

Overall Profit Since The Challenge Began

£179,858

Thoughts Going Forward

April marked the best month of the year so far. It was an odd one with a big of profit coming in the first 9 days of the month. Then I have gradually lost money day by day for the following 3o days (writing this 10 days into May where I have continued to lose).

Goes to show how volatile results can be with value betting/trading.

I am not doing anything different at all. The process is exactly the same however results have been vastly different. Think this is one of the key factors in winning long term, focus on the process and let the results play out over the long term.

Been doing this long enough now to know that results will turn again.

Still waiting to move house. Which means I won’t be changing much up betting wise or adding anything.

Should all be wrapped up within the next month which is decent timing as football winds down. Then can look at the bankroll and have a think about how to approach next season.

Hope you had a profitable April.

Thanks for reading, see you next month!

DraftKings vs. FanDuel: Which Sportsbook is Better?

In recent years, online sports betting has become increasingly common. However, with the proliferation of sports betting platforms, it can be difficult to choose the best one. DraftKings and FanDuel are two of the most popular sportsbooks in the industry. Both companies offer a wide range of sports betting options, including daily fantasy sports, online casinos, and sports betting.

So, how do you choose between DraftKings and FanDuel? In this article, we’ll compare the two platforms to help you make an informed decision.

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User Interface

When it comes to user interface, both DraftKings and FanDuel offer a sleek and modern design. However, DraftKings has a more intuitive interface, making it easier for users to navigate the platform. DraftKings also has a better mobile app, which is available for both iOS and Android devices.

On the other hand, FanDuel’s interface can be a bit cluttered, making it challenging to find the information you need. While FanDuel also has a mobile app, it’s not as user-friendly as DraftKings’.

Sports Offered

DraftKings and FanDuel offer a wide range of sports betting options. However, DraftKings has a more extensive selection, including international sports leagues like the English Premier League, which isn’t available on FanDuel.

Furthermore, DraftKings offers a variety of sports betting options, including live betting, which is not available on FanDuel. Live betting allows you to place bets on games while they’re still in progress, adding an extra level of excitement to the experience.

Bonuses and Promotions

DraftKings and FanDuel offer generous bonuses and promotions to new and existing users. However, DraftKings’ bonuses are more lucrative. For example, the DraftKings promo code 2023 offers a $1,000 deposit bonus for new users, while FanDuel offers a $500 deposit bonus.

Furthermore, DraftKings offers ongoing promotions for existing users, such as daily odds boosts, which can increase your winnings on select bets. FanDuel also offers promotions, but they’re not as frequent or lucrative as DraftKings.

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Customer Service

DraftKings and FanDuel both have customer service options, but DraftKings offers a wider range of support options. Their 24/7 live chat feature is one example of this. Additionally, DraftKings has a detailed FAQ section to assist users in finding answers to frequently asked questions without contacting customer support.

Additionally, DraftKings has a better reputation for resolving customer issues quickly and efficiently. While FanDuel also provides excellent customer service, it’s not as prompt as DraftKings.

Payment Options

When it comes to payment options, both DraftKings and FanDuel offer similar methods. However, DraftKings has a slightly more comprehensive range of payment options, including PayPal, which is not available on FanDuel.

Both platforms offer fast and secure payment processing, and there are no fees associated with deposits or withdrawals. However, it’s worth noting that some banks may decline transactions with online sportsbooks due to their gambling nature.

Security

Both DraftKings and FanDuel take security seriously, implementing robust security measures to protect users’ personal and financial information. Both platforms use SSL encryption to protect sensitive data, and they require two-factor authentication to log in to your account.

Furthermore, both platforms are licensed and regulated, ensuring that they operate within legal boundaries. DraftKings is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, while FanDuel is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.

Verdict

After comparing DraftKings and FanDuel across various aspects, it’s clear that both platforms offer excellent sports betting options. However, DraftKings emerges as the winner due to its better user interface, a wider range of sports betting options, more lucrative bonuses and promotions, and superior customer service options.

Furthermore, DraftKings offers a more comprehensive range of payment options, including PayPal, and has a better reputation for resolving customer issues promptly.

However, it’s worth noting that FanDuel is still an excellent choice for sports betting, and its cluttered interface and slightly fewer sports betting options are not significant drawbacks.

Ultimately, the choice between DraftKings and FanDuel comes down to personal preference. Both platforms offer a great user experience, and it’s worth trying both to see which one suits your betting style better.

Conclusion

In conclusion, DraftKings and FanDuel are two of the most popular sportsbooks in the industry. Both platforms offer a wide range of sports betting options, including daily fantasy sports, online casinos, and sports betting.

While both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages, DraftKings emerges as the winner due to its better user interface, wider range of sports betting options, more lucrative bonuses and promotions, and superior customer service options. However, FanDuel is still an excellent choice for sports betting, and it’s worth trying both to see which one suits your betting style better.

Making A Million From Sports Betting March 2023

2023 rolls on and its month 72 of the “Making A Million Challenge.”

+£704 was made in January, +£2930 in February got the year rolling.

Let’s get on to the results from March.

Value Betting And Trading

March brought the first month of the year where value betting made a decent profit.

From the graph you can see it was fairly volatile at times. Weekends are when most of the bets are active and Sat/Sun often define how the month ends up.

Despite a fairly swingy month in terms of results it ended in the positive.

A profit of £1845 was made after 329 bets.

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MMA Betting

March was a good month for MMA with the long awaited return of Jon Jones and the big Usman vs Edwards rematch. Felt pretty confident that Cyril Gane would give Jones a decent test at heavyweight after a few years out.

So when Jones took Gane down with relative ease and submitted him inside a couple of minutes it was pretty embarrassing.

Overall a profit of £405 was made from MMA betting.

FTS Ultimate

For FTS I run 4 season long betting systems. These are set and forget systems which are placed pre match. All of the systems are run on Betfair.

Let’s break down the results.

System 1 (Lay Draw), Stakes – £50 lay bet, Results = -£5 (18 bets)

System 2 (Form based system) £50 to £100 lay bets, Results = £565 (37 bets)

System 3 (Poisson) £120 back bets, Results = £129 (17 bets)

System (Underdog System) £10 to £30 back bets, Results = -£180 (10 bets)

Total – £509

Bets And Beers Telegram Group

Bets and Beers followed up February’s stormer of a month with a solid one in March.

I follow the lay the half time draw method staking £50 per bet. Along with the horse racing bets where I risk £200 liability per bet.

The half time lay results made a profit of £347 this month.

Horse racing lays made -£84.

A total profit of £263 was made.

Profitable month for the service to build on the big profit made in Feb. Not much to add, good results from a solid service that’s one I will be following for a long time.

In-play Betting And Trading

Had a mixture my own In-play betting, Bets and Beers new in-play service and had a look at The Football Trading Club in March.

In the future I will probably to start recording these all separately as the amount of volume that I’m betting in-play has increased by quite a lot.

It was a losing month for me in this area, despite a profitable month recorded for Bets and Beers live. This was due to missed bets and staking on some of my positions being bigger.

A loss of -£457 was made from in-play betting trading this month.

March Totals

FTS – £509

Bets and Beers – £263

Value Betting/Trading – £1845

MMA Betting – £405

In-play Betting And Trading – -£457

Total Made In March

+£2565

Overall Profit Since The Challenge Began

£174,407

Thoughts Going Forward

Still waiting for our house move to go through at the moment. Which means I am holding back on increasing stakes until its done and dusted. In case any additional costs arise which is probably likely when solicitors are involved.

Overall though this year has started pretty well. It’s looking like last year I probably ran above expectation and results this year seem to be more in line with previous years.

Not looking to change much up at the moment. Once the house deal is done, my intention is to scale up my stakes and bet more aggressively. The last few years of betting/trading profit have been going towards the house move. Wary that a downswing or bad year could put me a year or two back from buying a new house meant staking very safely.

However with this looking to be done soon, pushing on towards that £1,000,000 target could become more interesting.

Thanks for reading, see you next month!

Trademate Sports Review 2024 – BONUS Extended Trial

Trademate Sports Review – The software that has made it’s customers over 30 million Euros in profit!

With the popularity of matched betting rising in the last few years there are a lot of people that realize there is money to be made from soft bookmakers. This is certainly true!

In this Trademate sports review. We are going to take a look at whether value betting is another effective way of taking money out of the bookmakers pockets.

Below is a video outlining my results using the software and overall thoughts.

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What is value betting?

Value betting is based on the concept that sharp bookmakers (which don’t limit winning players Pinnacle etc.)

Are much better at providing odds that are close to the true percentage of an event occurring. In comparison to soft bookmakers (Bet365, William Hill etc.)

This means that by following the odds movement of a sharp bookmaker such as Pinnacle, we can find value at the softer less efficient bookmakers. By consistently betting these value odds we make money long term.

If for example Pinnacle are offering something at odds of 2.0 and William Hill have the same bet at 2.2. We can be confident the bet at William Hill is value.

What is closing line value?

Many professional sports bettors look at the closing odds of an event to see if their bet was value. Rather then simply looking at whether it won or lost.

It has been proven that if you are constantly able to bet at odds which close on a sharp bookmaker at a lower number.

Then you will make money over the long term.

For example you bet Manchester United at odds of 1.5. On Pinnacle the odds close just before the event at 1.42. This would be seen as a “value bet” whether it won or lost.

Trademate Sports software monitors thousands of betting odds and flags up value betting opportunities when they occur.

Trademate Sports Pro And Core Review

Results

After 6 months of using the Trademate Sports pro and core software lets take a look at the results.

Key Stats

Bets	1924
Total Staked	£61,700
P/L	£1539
ROI (Return On Investment)	2.5%
ROC (Return On Capital)	29%

During the six months trial I got to test out both the core software (Costs around a £100 a month) and the pro software (£340 a month.)

The core software allows you to exploit a large number of soft bookmakers such as Bet365, Unibet, Coral, Will Hill etc.

Whilst the pro software focuses on the betting exchanges and Asian Bookmakers.

I have split my results up into two categories Core and Pro.

Trademate Core Results

Using Trademate to exploit soft bookmakers was very successful.

I used a starting bank of £5000 and set my staking level to low kelly. (There are several different risk levels you can use with Trademate. Ranging from low to medium to high.)

After a total of 1146 bets a total profit of £1970 was made.

This worked out at an average return on investment of 4.1% per bet.

Trademate Pro Results

The second set of results are using the pro software. For this software it is recommended you start with a £20,000 bankroll as the return on investment is much lower.

My starting bankroll however was again £5000.

Being based in the UK my focus was on using the pro software with the exchanges rather then the Asian bookmakers.

After 778 trades a total loss of -£430 was made with the pro software.

This worked out at an average return on investment of -3.1% per bet.

How to Use Trademate

Before I go on to my general thoughts about using the Trademate Core and Pro software.

Let’s take a look at how to use Trademate.

Trademate Sports is a very easy product to use and finding value bets is fairly simple.

It takes between 10 to 20 minutes to set up initially. You choose the bookmakers you want to use and allocate an amount of your overall bankroll to that bookmaker.

Then you choose the sports you wish to bet on, markets, odds ranges and how many hours before a game you are willing to take a bet.

Each time the software finds a value bet you get an alert with the suggested staking.

Once you register a trade, Trademate logs this bet automatically and grades the result. The data is then used to produce your results as seen in the images above.

The filters are then saved for future use and any time you wish to find value bets for your selected bookmakers you just log in to the software.

There are occasionally some small problems with the software. For example an edge may show up that has long expired or doesn’t exist because a game has been suspended.

Any errors are usually fixed very quickly though and if you bring it to the attention of the Trademate Sports staff they will reply promptly.

If your looking for the best sites/software for value betting then Trademate definitely stands out.

Trademate Sports Filters

An interesting aspect of the Trademate Sports software is that there are several different approaches to using it.

For example there are recommended and non recommended markets.

The recommended markets are the highest liquidity games for example the Champions League, Premier League, NFL etc where it should be less noticeable that you are value betting.

The non recommended markets cover everything from women’s European basketball to the Serbian second division.

My focus was on both the recommended leagues and non recommended leagues. I struggled to get a decent amount of bets by only focusing on the recommended leagues.

So I opted to also include non recommended leagues as that dramatically increased the amount of bets that I was able to get on.

Interestingly enough I found that even betting the non recommended leagues I have several accounts that have not been limited despite using them for the six month period.

Trademate Sports Core Review – Thoughts On Core Software

The core software is the staple of Trademate Sports. It is the software that the majority of its user base are subscribed to.

It has a higher return on investment per bet then the pro software and is a third of the price.

My results using the core software were much better then the pro (which is to be expected as the pro software in general has a lower roi.)

The software covers a large amount of soft bookmakers and I realized that there are also a lot of clone bookmakers that I didn’t have accounts with or barely used in the passed.

The big upside of the software is its simplicity and efficiency.

Which means that there is still a lot of opportunity for me to use the core software despite being limited by the majority of bookmakers.

Also I found that even the likes of Bet365 and Skybet where I am limited still allowed me to stake to win £50 to £100 on a lot of lower league English markets.

Overall I was very impressed with the Core software. I think if you have a lot of soft accounts and are looking for a way to utilize them.

Then Trademate Core is a great way to profit from your soft bookmaker accounts.

Trademate Sports Pro Review – Thoughts On Pro Software

My results using the Trademate Sports pro software were not as successful in comparison to the core.

At the start of the review I had 0% commission with Matchbook, with Matchbook I was able to get a large amount of value bets above 2.5% however after around 2 months my 0% commission was removed.

After that there was a large drop in the amount of bets I was able to get on using the pro software.

The Betfair exchange provided the most. However the main issue with this was often the liquidity. Often it was was very low and I could only get on £20-£30 which isn’t enough when the subscription costs £340 a month.

Using the pro software to find profitable edges is much more challenging then the core software. I did find some profitable areas however I struggled to get a decent amount of volume through.

Whilst I know there are people that have used the pro software successfully. It is not as simple as the core software and you really need to dig into the big data analytics tool to discover some profitable angles.

I think the majority of people would be better suited to using the core software.

Due to the lower expected return on investment of the pro software and larger amount of capital needed.

My personal preference is the core software.

Trademate Sports Live Value Betting

In 2024 Trademate Sports have added live bets as a an option.

Live value bets are a great way to extend the longevity of soft bookmaker accounts as it is harder for them to sport live bets bets.

We are currently testing out live value bets, so far we have found good volume with Unibet and William Hill. Large value bets with these two bookmakers are very common and on a weekend you will find a large amount of live value betting opportunities.

Trademate Sports Review Conclusion

Based on the results of the core software I am happy to give a recommendation to Trademate Sports.

I feel that with the pro software I would need some more time to delve into the Asian bookmakers and get more data with the exchanges.

However the core software has proven to be very profitable.

Over the last few years there has been a reduction in the amount of money that can be made from matched betting. Trademate Sports and value betting in general are a great way of getting more money out of your soft bookmaker accounts.

The big upside of using the software is its simplicity and efficiency.

Allowing hundreds or potentially thousands of value bets a month.

Trademate Sports Discount

I will continue to use Trademate for my own personal betting, as part of the making a million from sports betting challenge.

Whenever I come across a service or product that is profitable I use it myself going forward.

By combining these profitable methods and services I have been able to generate a very good income over the last 4 years.

Value betting has been one of the main methods used.

I reached out to the Trademate Sports team and was able to get a special deal for readers of smartsportstrader.com

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