albionalex
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Had Real Madrid at 6/1 in play, could have cashed out for £93 but let it ride so just got my £50 back
Snap.
Had Real Madrid at 6/1 in play, could have cashed out for £93 but let it ride so just got my £50 back
The in-play draw didn't quite come off but all ready for another go tonight. Very tempted to go with over 1.5 goals as a pre-match bet though as surely Barca and Bayern isn't going to be a cagey affair.
Assuming you do >1.5 goals and an in-play draw, I think that is risky. The problem with that is that if it ends up 1-0* to either team, you've lost £50. If that is a risk worth taking, then why not go with over 2.5 goals instead? You'll get better odds, and the 1-1 is covered by your in-play draw (as well as the 0-0).
*1-0 is the most common scoreline in Champions League football since 1992:
http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles...Publications/01/88/50/85/1885085_DOWNLOAD.pdf
I was on the in play (HT) Madrid win as well.
So no joy there but looking forward to making a monkey of some Bet365 chumps tonight. Actually watching the match will help*
*No it won't.
This actually works out a better deal even if you want to be cautious and cover the 1-0's off evither way with another bookies.
1-0 Barca s 8/1 & 0-1 Bayern is 15/1. Therefore £6.50 & £3.50 retrospectivly will cover your £50, then put the £50 on over 2.5 which gives you £90 return. Take off the £10 spent covering the one nils and you are still £30 better off this way.
Unless I am missing something?
On the Betfair exchange 1=0 is 8=1, 0-0 is 13/1 and 0-1 is 17.5/1.
Maybe over 1.5 or 2.5 goals could be the option for the first bet.
I've done the analysis here, and I think we've nailed this between us:
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With the >0.5 goals / in-play draw bet, you don't really win unless it's a draw.
With the >2.5 goals / hedge / in-play draw bet, you win every way, unless it finishes 1-0 to either team.
And either way, you can't actually lose.
I don't see the point of doing >1.5 + in-play draw, as it doesn't cover 1-0 or 0-1 - same problem as >2.5 goals, except the odds are worse.
So the only reason to do >1.5 is if you believe it'll be 1-1, but then surely you probably wouldn't do these two markets anyway.
Yep this is what I'll be doing- great spreadsheet. Could even afford to put a little more on the one nil's to balance it better....
I'll update it and re-post with latest odds (>2.5 have tightened to 3/4, Betfair exchange odds on both 1-0 have drifted), and make it a little more balanced.
I'll update it and re-post with latest odds (>2.5 have tightened to 3/4, Betfair exchange odds on both 1-0 have drifted), and make it a little more balanced.