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Why 1 of the big boys could net you a 50% profit

Why 1 of the big boys could net you a 50% profit

The Capital One Cup (The League Cup) is the lesser known of the 2major cup competitions in England, although it does offer a routeinto European Football for the winner it is not as popular as theFA Cup, even though the
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How to get bigger than the best price on Football

How to get bigger than the best price on Football

When we see the match odds on our favourite team to win and think"that looks a good price", we shouldn't really leave it at that, weneed to delve that little bit further and see if by pickingdifferent bets we can
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My 2014 World Cup Football Ratings

My 2014 World Cup Football Ratings

We are nearly there! The World Cup is just a dayaway as I write this and the time has come for me to unveil my ownInternational Football Rankings. Having looked at the FIFA rankingas well as the Elo version, I
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How To Make Money From 3yo Handicaps - 2014 Edition

How To Make Money From 3yo Handicaps - 2014 Edition

So I wrote a series of blogs last flat season that culminated in mylist of horses to follow. That list can be viewed here and considering I admitted I wasn't asconfident in the list as I had been in previous
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How to Predict the Correct Result in over 50% of World Cup Games

How to Predict the Correct Result in over 50% of World Cup Games

In my last blog I made criticised the way FIFA calculate their international football rankings. In this blog i will experiment with the rankings to glean some winning World Cup bets based on the International football rankings.
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What is Wrong with the FIFA Rankings?

What is Wrong with the FIFA Rankings?

If we want a ranking system to help us bet on the World Cup, then we should look at the ones available and decide. If they are good enough, then it would be a waste not to use them.
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The problem with International Football Rankings

The problem with International Football Rankings

As club seasons draw to a close and the World Cup approaches, what a lot of people would love to know is who is going to win the competition. It would be nice for football punters if there was a ranking that could help.
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Betfair Swing Trading or Scalping - Does It Matter?

Betfair Swing Trading or Scalping - Does It Matter?

We are all looking to profit from ourBetfairbetting and over the years different ideas have been formulated. With the arrival of more betting exchanges new opportunities became available. We have a growing Betdaq trying to toppleBetfairfrom its lofty perch. Since I wrote this
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Horse Racing Specialisation  - Whats Your Niche?

Horse Racing Specialisation - Whats Your Niche?

No one punter knows everything and no one punter can successfullystudy every race. The bookmakers choose to have races going offvery close to each other, originally to keep the betting shoppunters entertained and in the shops. But this is to
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Finding value on dual forecast in Formula 1

Finding value on dual forecast in Formula 1

Recently we had a very lively discussion on Motor Sports at OLBG about the current developments in Formula 1. It was about whether there was any "value" left in betting on F1.
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