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fernandopartridge
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Think we'll do better away as we did in Robins' first spell. Teams will come and shut up shop at the Ricoh.
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Liquid Gold
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If they shut up shop though we're less likely to concede, more draws but still less likely to lose the game
Brylowes
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Have you forgotten who you support.
covcity4life
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if teams come to park bus then we have a chance i guess as we wont face too many attacks. a tempting bet
The Reverend Skyblue
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I only ever bet once a year on the Grand National but a £20 bet on this is very tempting
MatthewWallis
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I've got £10 on this and £5 on us to win the league. Will be a nice £1500 to use for the promotion party
6 Generations
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The bet is tempting and I will probably invest £5.
But I might also back Notts County to win in the first home game.
As a previous poster stated.
'You do remember who you support?'
hill83
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It's one step beyond.
covcity4life
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Weekly free bet?!
Sky Blue Harry H
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Yep - he nicks it out of his gran's purse (no offence!)
MatthewWallis
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If it's SkyBet you get a £5 free bet each week for betting £25
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Knowing my luck if I backed that they would lose on the last home game of the season
skybluesam66
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at that point you could hedge your bets with a big bet on the opposition
skybluedan
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What are the odds on city winning the league?
Sky_Blue_Daz
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I seen them at 2/1 on oddschecker
skybluedan
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Might go a bit big with it actually especially at 8 , got to be worth it
Sky_Blue_Daz
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I'm doing an accumulator will add city into it
Governmac
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9/1 on Bet365
mrtrench
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Someone might want to check my calculations as I'm away on hols and used an online calculator. 150/1 over 24 games means the probability of losing any one game on average is 19%, or roughly 4/1 on. Do you really believe it is that unlikely? You may be better off doing an accumulator over the season, betting each time that we don't lose and then increasing the stake by the amount you win each time.
mrtrench
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Oh and one more thought, remember that the bookies odds are not only based on their views but also driven by how many people bet on that result. As city will have more supporters than any other side in league 2 there is a bias to drive odds on city down. So generally, betting on city will not be value for money.
covcity4life
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ahhhhhhh
not really free i guess, more of a bonus
i wouldnt want to be 25 a week, getting into troubling territory there
5 max!
CJ_covblaze
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It's not bad if he wins or gets close to breaking even. Plus even if he lost it all 25 quid isn't too bad for a few hours entertainment is it?
MatthewWallis
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If you lost it all every week then it's terrible. You might as well go outside and chuck £25 down the drain each week
Adge
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So you bet at least £100 a month?
mrtrench
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When faced with a book on an event where one of the options must happen, it's good to calculate the take on the book (the bookie's profit margin). This tells you on average how much you lose on each bet. To do so, work out the implied probability on each of the odds and sum them. It will come to more than 1, if it sums to say 1.1 it means that the take is 10%. You calculate the probability by dividing 1 by the odds +1: so 4/1 has a probability of 1/5=0.2
In my experience, on liquid markets, betfair has the tightest book and can sometimes sum to less than 1, meaning that you could make A profit betting on all options. But you can also place a bet slightly higher than is available and someone takes your bet as a lay.
Even with a free 5 pounds, if you are betting 100 a month the bookie almost certainly has a large take and it's worth researching. If you find the take is 10% then you will on average lose 10 per month.
In my experience, on liquid markets, betfair has the tightest book and can sometimes sum to less than 1, meaning that you could make A profit betting on all options. But you can also place a bet slightly higher than is available and someone takes your bet as a lay.
Even with a free 5 pounds, if you are betting 100 a month the bookie almost certainly has a large take and it's worth researching. If you find the take is 10% then you will on average lose 10 per month.
MatthewWallis
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I don't, but that's the offer. It used to be bet £5 and get £5 free then they changed it to £25 and there was no way I was gonna spend that each week
I've done a bit of 'arbing'. Those bets are out there, and there is software that will point you in the direction of these 'no lose' bets. In theory, with enough capital, you could make a fortune, the problem is the bookies will eventually spot it and ban you or place restrictions on your account. Short term you can make a few quid though.
mrtrench
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Betfair is the place, won't get banned there. I did it for a couple of years and built 20 into 2,000. Not a fortune and when I worked out gain per hour I worked at it I stopped. Am considering going back this year just to lay out opponents winning each home game, whilst skipping the ones I don't fancy. Would get much better than 150/1 if it works. Before I was betting and laying all games in my chosen markets and taking the spread.
mrtrench
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To work out the take? Very possible, just create a spreadsheet and cut and paste the odds.