English No, these are different types of arbitrage situations. The fork betting strategy means that a bettor places bets with different bookmakers on opposite outcomes of the same event and makes a profit.
For example, bets on a hypothetical football match Zenit – CSKA on the Total Goals market.
- Bookmaker №1 offers odds of 1,91 on Over 2,5
- Bookmaker №2 offers odds of 2,25 on Under 2,5
No matter what the final score of the match is, the player will make a profit of 3,3% of the bankroll.
A bookmaker corridor is a strategy that makes it possible to win on both bets simultaneously. Each corridor has its own width.
For example, bets on a hypothetical basketball match Los Angeles Lakers - Phoenix Suns
- Bookmaker №1 offers odds of 1,96 on Over 159,5
- Bookmaker №2 offers odds of 1,96 on Under 161,5
The corridor width is 2 points, meaning that when the total is 160 or 161, the player who placed bets within this corridor will win both bets. In any other case, the player will win one of the bets and have an overall “loss” of 2% of the bankroll.