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Simon Pieman
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« on: Sunday, May 11, 2008, 10:06:32 »

Spied a good one for all those matched betters out there. On Boylesports Blackburn are 3.6 to win. The lay on Betfair is 3.4 at the moment.

If you bet £50 at Boyle's today you get a £50 free bet. By my reckoning you can make a £1 profit at the current prices and also get the free £50 bet.

I think I will make about £35 today using a free bet. I'm still chipping away at the further free bet offers at Boyle's and Bet365 but this is requiring patience as I don't have the bankroll to do it all at once.

Anyone else got anything on?
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, May 11, 2008, 11:32:45 »

The meaningless Spurs v Liverpool game to have more than 3 goals in it @ 8/5.

If this comes off my stake is big enough to have authorities looking into irregular betting patterns.
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, May 11, 2008, 12:32:07 »

Got it on good information that Paul Robinson is playing then Lebowski?
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« Reply #3 on: Sunday, May 11, 2008, 19:21:50 »

Just worked out I have over £600 in various betting accounts. Yikes!
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, May 11, 2008, 19:53:15 »

Went for the wrong sodding meaningless fixture didn't I!

Think I will retire from betting now. It's been fun.
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« Reply #5 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 09:58:21 »

Going to make another £35 odd quid from the FA cup final today  Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:06:58 »

Anyone see the chap on the news who's going to win 58 grand if Cardiff win?
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« Reply #7 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:09:03 »

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Going to make another £35 odd quid from the FA cup final today  Smiley


How?
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« Reply #8 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:09:39 »

Hope he loses then
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« Reply #9 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 11:18:32 »

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Anyone see the chap on the news who's going to win 58 grand if Cardiff win?
Crazy stuff. I hope one-song Pompey win though
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« Reply #10 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 11:50:48 »

He got 25-1 on a Welsh grand slam, which is pretty damn good odds, I'd have put some money on at that price, then 80-1 on Cardiff...presumably a few rounds ago now!
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« Reply #11 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 12:00:01 »

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Going to make another £35 odd quid from the FA cup final today  Smiley


How?


Matching a free bet at the bookies (£50 no stakes returned) with a lay at the betting exchange.

At bookies: No goalscorer back £50 @ 9.00

At betting exchange: No goalscorer lay £40.20 @ 10.00

If there is no goalscorer I will make £400 at the bookies and lose £361.81 at the exchange = £38.19 profit

If there is a goalscorer I will make £38.19 at the betting exchange (5% commission comes off the lay total of £40.20) and lose nothing at the bookies (free bet) = £38.19 profit.

I'm going to lose a little bit on another qualifier bet which will bring today's profit down to around £35.
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« Reply #12 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 12:35:11 »

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Going to make another £35 odd quid from the FA cup final today  Smiley


How?


Matching a free bet at the bookies (£50 no stakes returned) with a lay at the betting exchange.

At bookies: No goalscorer back £50 @ 9.00

At betting exchange: No goalscorer lay £40.20 @ 10.00

If there is no goalscorer I will make £400 at the bookies and lose £361.81 at the exchange = £38.19 profit

If there is a goalscorer I will make £38.19 at the betting exchange (5% commission comes off the lay total of £40.20) and lose nothing at the bookies (free bet) = £38.19 profit.

I'm going to lose a little bit on another qualifier bet which will bring today's profit down to around £35.


All those numbers confuse me. I just chucked £40 on Pompey to win (£32 profit). Not bothered if they don't, it just comes out of the cash I've made on Betfair recently.
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« Reply #13 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 12:45:30 »

I still have the odd punt now and again, but it's a good way to make money.
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« Reply #14 on: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 12:47:19 »

whats a lay?
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