In-play betting offers massive value and great excitement.
Waiting until a match has started and you are able to bet after seeing how the
teams play means you can make a better decision and then follow your team
through the twists and turns of the match. It is incredibly thrilling.
And if you can pair live betting with watching the games live, you are really going to be into something great. In-play betting allows you to judge the flow of a game and determine if a team is capable of pulling a comeback. You can also determine which team is looking extra hungry and which team is going to rack in many goals.
And if you can pair live betting with watching the games live, you are really going to be into something great. In-play betting allows you to judge the flow of a game and determine if a team is capable of pulling a comeback. You can also determine which team is looking extra hungry and which team is going to rack in many goals.
Live betting gives you more control on what is happening
over the course of a match than when you bet on an outright outcome before the
match begin. For example, if you are watching a match between Chelsea and Hull
City then Hull City scores the first goal of the match in the 45th minute, the
odds of Chelsea winning will immediately increase. If Chelsea is at home and
from your observation they have just been unlucky to go down and still seem
capable of winning the match, you can take advantage of the increased odds to
win good money. The value you would get at that point would be far bigger than
you can get before the match begins.
So which strategies should you use during live betting?
(a) Exploit the
market with better value
Bookmakers offer several live betting markets. For example,
you will get markets such as Match Goals, Next Goal, Match Corners, Full-Time
Result or Half-Time Result. Make sure to pick a market that offers better
value.
(b) Use
live-betting to your advantage on a match your betted on pre-match
If you place a bet on a team to win, you can follow the
match live to know if the result is going for or against you. If it is going
against your pre-match bet, you can use a live bet to either consolidate your
losses or to increase your profit.
(c) React quickly
Things change quickly during a live match and the bookmakers
react to the occurrences pretty quickly. Because of this, you should be able to
react quickly and without panic if you are to take advantage of in-play
betting. Do not get into a panic to start throwing money into new bets just
because your pre-match bet is losing. Stay cool, weigh your options and put in
a bet if you are confident from your view of the match that a certain outcome
is more likely.
(d) Be patient
The odds at the start of the match will be not the best. But
if you wait till the match goes on for a while and certain things occur, the
odds will change steeply and you can take advantage of that. For example, if
the favorite before the match commences concedes the first goal, the odds will
change quickly and you can now bet on them to take advantage of new, longer
odds. Be patient for the first 20 to 30 minutes so you can have a good idea of
the match.
How time delays affects odds
Another thing that is very important is to understand that
live betting is not completely live! A game you are watching on TV or following
via a live streaming channel is not the same as watching the game live at the
stadium. Usually, a live TV broadcast or streaming channel will have about 7-8
seconds delay, which is enough for bookmakers to react before you can react. So
when you see a goal scored on a live TV channel, you should know that the bookmaker
has already seen this goal and changed the odds. This is one area you can’t
beat the bookies.
To react well to live match odds, make a decision based on
your judgment of how the teams are performing. If you think a team is going to
win based on what you have seen so far, bet on that team. Don’t wait for goals
to be scored as you will not beat the bookmaker.