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Using Historic Odds Trends To Predict Draws

Using Historic Odds Trends To Predict Draws

How Do You Profit From Backing Draws?I have been wondering for some time whether using the bookmaker'sodds can actually help me identify draws. I'll expand, if we assumethat when bookies price up a game as particularly close, forexample; the favourite
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You Can Win More Often When You Investigate and Learn Bookmakers Betting Percentages

You Can Win More Often When You Investigate and Learn Bookmakers Betting Percentages

Having worked in the bookmaking industry for over a quarter of a century I am frequently being asked various questions about my job. For many years I was involved in the betting odds compilation side of things.
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12 Tips To Make You A More Profitable Footy Tipster

12 Tips To Make You A More Profitable Footy Tipster

We asked OLBG members for their best advice for footy tipsters . Below are the top 12 in a condensed format. We hope readers and football fans find them useful when betting on football.
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Ante-Post betting - is it still a viable betting medium?

Ante-Post betting - is it still a viable betting medium?

It's 8am on the Tuesday morning of the Cheltenham festival, I'msitting down to watch "the morning line" before heading toCheltenham for the OLBG meet-up. Rich Ricci is on the show, andthey ask him about Vautour. Given Ricci had stated many
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A Guide To The NFL Off-Season

A Guide To The NFL Off-Season

The Super Bowl comes around very quickly but a football won't bet thrown or kicked in anger until pre-season, but the NFL is now a year round business with so much to keep an eye on.
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Essential Guide To The Cheltenham Festival 2026

Essential Guide To The Cheltenham Festival 2026

Essential Guide To The Cheltenham Festival - Blog Links, Travel Tips and Betting Tips. It's all gone tips up! Four days a year, the chance of a lifetime and unique in the world of horse racing.
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25 Lessons to Help Improve Your Horse Racing Betting.

25 Lessons to Help Improve Your Horse Racing Betting.

With the Cheltenham Festival looming a reminder of members advice to improve your betting.At the beginning of the year we asked OLBG members for their Horse Racing Lessons. Below are some of their edited thoughts in no particular order.
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Cheltenham Festival - How To Secure The Best Value Bets

Cheltenham Festival - How To Secure The Best Value Bets

The purpose of this blog is to provide readers with some guidelines on assessing value wagers during the Cheltenham National Hunt Racing Festival. There are few events in the sporting calendar that offer as many betting opportunities as the Cheltenham Festival
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Guide to Asian Handicap Betting - Asian Handicap Lines Explained

Guide to Asian Handicap Betting - Asian Handicap Lines Explained

Readers will already be familiar with theconcept of value and will recognise that there are some footballgames that are best left alone from a betting point of view.However, readers that are not familiar with the Asian Handicap (AH),may be ignoring
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The 1.8-2.2 Bookie Trap - Avoiding low value betting

The 1.8-2.2 Bookie Trap - Avoiding low value betting

I have always been a big football fan and since I turned 18 ialways liked to have a pop at it, never with large stakes involvedas I do not have the guts to keep my cool under money pressure, butenough
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