Archive for November, 2008
NCAA Football
I finished the day up nicely yesterday in the Philadelphia/Arizona NFL game. Various trades on Betfair through the game gave me a guarantee win, if Arizona could have come back and won I would have made an extra $500 but oh well. I did take a slight loss on the Dallas/Seattle hoping Matt Hasslebeck would show some [...]
Tennessee Titans vs. Detroit Lions
While watching the U.S. Thanksgiving Day NFL game I was logged on Betfair (learn more on the Betting Exchange page) to play the Match Odds market on the Tennessee Titans/ Detroit Lions game. I checked the odds about an hour before the game when you could back the Titans for 1.16, which I thought was good [...]
Advantage Bets
Advantage betting is accomplished by making a bet or a play that has a mathematical advantage. In traditional sports betting, which will be the main focus of this site, a house (bookmaker) will put forth lines on a sports game or event. The advantage that the bookmaker sets for itself is commonly called the house [...]