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265Can I make money betting on tennis surebets?

Tennis is the second most popular sport in the betting business. Tennis betting margins are generally lower (for the player) than those for less liquid sports. An exception is matches involving at least one famous tennis player. In this case, one of the shoulders or middles of the surebets may be overpriced, giving the player ample opportunity to play with this bias and win.

It is not possible to go into an analysis of the causes behind the appearance of surebets, but it is enough to note that when there are a large number of tennis matches, especially if Grand Slam tournament matches are taking place, the probability of good bets appearing increases dramatically, which should be used by a professional bettor.

It is even possible to make money from tennis.

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266Can I win money by betting on tennis surebets?

Tennis is the second most popular sport in the bookmaker sector. Tennis bet margins are generally lower (for the player) than those of less liquid sports. An exception is the matches of famous tennis players, at least one of them. In this case, one of the surebet legs or middles may be too expensive, giving the player broad opportunities to play on this bias and win.

It is impossible to go into an analysis of the causes of surebets appearing, but it is sufficient to note that when there are a large number of tennis matches, especially if there are Grand Slam tournament matches, the probability of good bets appearing increases significantly, which should be used by a professional betting player.

It is also possible to earn money in tennis.

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268Can I earn money by betting on basketball?

Basketball has a very important characteristic: it is played almost all year round and is popular in almost all parts of the world: it is super popular in North America and very popular in Europe and Asia. Australia, South America, and Africa are somewhat lower on this parameter.

Broad geographic distribution offers professional players a pleasant bonus in the form of almost 24-hour work with basketball surebets: games take place in the evening, in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening.

Earnings from basketball surebets and any other arbitrage situation are real, and we know of no cases in which successful players would exclude basketball surebets from their search.

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270Are middles and surebets the same thing?

No, there are different types of arbitrage. The surebet strategy means that a player bets with different bookmakers and receives a profit.

For example, the bets on a Zenit vs. CSKA football match according to Total Goals are as follows:

  • The first bookmaker offers total goals over 2,5, odds 1,91.
  • The second bookmaker offers total goals under 2,5, odds 2,25.

Regardless of the outcome of the game, the player will receive a 3,3% profit.

A middle betting strategy gives you the opportunity to win both bets simultaneously. Each middle has a certain width.

For example, the bets for a match between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns are as follows:

  • The first bookmaker offers total goals over 159,5, odds 1,96.
  • The second bookmaker offers total goals under 161,5, odds 1,96.

The middle's width is 2 points, meaning that with a total of 160 and 161 goals, the player betting on the middle wins both bets. In all other cases, the player will make a profit on one of the bets with 2% less the bankroll amount.

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275What are lay and back in betting

In bookmaker betting, the terms "lay" and "back" have a specific meaning. They are most often used on betting exchanges such as Betfair.

"Lay" means placing a bet against an event. In this case, you bet that the event will not happen. This differs from traditional betting, where you bet that the event will happen. By selecting a "Lay" bet, you get the opportunity to act as a bookmaker, accepting bets from other players.

You can read more about these types of bets in the article on our website.

 

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