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Low-Risk Laying for Profit at the Cheltenham Festival

Low-Risk Laying for Profit at the Cheltenham Festival

Most of my best ideas come from a random thought out-of-the-blue.This one was no different. I was actually looking at some in-playodds on football when this sprung to mind...How many 1.01 gubbings have there been at the Cheltenhamfestival?First of all,the
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Cheltenham Festival Placepot Guide

Cheltenham Festival Placepot Guide

For those punters who love doing the Tote Placepot, CheltenhamFestival time can often bring bumper dividends, there huge fieldsevery day of the meeting and often the huge fields can knock outplenty of punters.Dividends can be very big indeed, they often
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The importance of the Powerplay and Penalty Killing Units in the NHL

The importance of the Powerplay and Penalty Killing Units in the NHL

When looking through the mound of stats that usually accompany anNHL game preview, two that are often mentioned at the forefront arethe powerplay percentage and penalty kill percentage. But what arethey and why are they so important?A powerplay is when
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Females v Males. Is There A Bias Against Either Sex On The Racetrack?

Females v Males. Is There A Bias Against Either Sex On The Racetrack?

Are female racehorses at a disadvantage when racing againstmales?I did some research on this subject following a discussion onthe horse racing forum, and I was surprised to find that althoughthe gender bias is widely acknowledged by the racing fraternity, itdoesn't
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Adding Extra Value to 1X2 Bets: Part 1 - The HT/FT Market

Adding Extra Value to 1X2 Bets: Part 1 - The HT/FT Market

It has been a question that has been at the forefront of mostfootball punters' minds since the expansion of betting to includediverse and unusual betting markets: How do I gain that little bitof extra value? If you are a regular
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Knowledge, is it Useful? A Proof

Knowledge, is it Useful? A Proof

Knowledge is the BombThere's been an interesting thread on the forum regarding lessonslearnt in 2013 and one of the points from that is research.And when newbies ask for tips to make the most out of their bettingone of the key
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Turn £1 into £237 or more in 30 days

Turn £1 into £237 or more in 30 days

In October 2012 i wrote a blog about how to turn £10 into thousandsin 3 months, this bet was based on backing the over 0.5 goals in amatch, sadly since i wrote the blog the odds have changeddramatically and it's
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Lifting the lid on the comedy that is the GAA

Lifting the lid on the comedy that is the GAA

The GAAWhat is the GAA you may ask if you are from outside the island ofIreland? They would like you to think that it is an associationwhich turns dreams into reality where all players who play theirgames live on clouds
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Three Betting Mistakes

Three Betting Mistakes

Last time I wrote about the process of bettingfrom the bookies point of view. I came to the conclusion thatwhilst bookies are better equipped to make money out of bettingthan most punters, this doesn't mean that punters can't have aslice
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Know Your Enemy

Know Your Enemy

This is the second in a short series of blogs inwhich I plan to outline my broad strategy for betting. In thisinstalment I will be looking at the lay side of the bet and will befocusing mostly on bookmakers; although
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