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In the event anyone contacted our members claiming to be from Betfame, kindly ignore them as we are not liable for any damages caused by them. The bookmakers are certainly taking a quantity not quality approach and this can really hurt the nave punter.

In this section I am going to identify the markets which are the bookmakers' best friends and the punters' worst enemy. These are one of the bookmakers' favourites. If you've ever walked past a bookmaker's front window before the weekend football you will have seen these right at the front.

And there's only one reason why it is these types of bet that make them the most money. The punter thinks to himself; Well Chelsea are bound to win this one, and Drogba is their main goal scorer, so I can't lose, right?

You may win the odd one or two but over the course of a season you will most certainly be down. Essentially the bookmaker is asking you to place a bet on two different markets at once in order to amplify his profit margins.

The odds for each individual outcome are so poor that he has to band them together to attract the punters. Steer well clear. This is another one for the mugs.

Accumulators simply involve picking two or more teams to win their respective games. Now the problem is we all remember the articles in the paper about the footy fan who won a massive amount with a simple ten team accumulator and we think to ourselves, How hard can that be?

It sounds obvious but the trouble is you have to get every single result spot on. If one last minute goal goes against you the whole accumulator is lost. This has probably happened to you more times than you think.

You're down to your last team, Manchester United have to beat Birmingham City at home and then you are quids in. Then the unthinkable happens and Birmingham scrape an undeserved draw.

So if you have a ten team. Quite simply the value you are getting is diminished with every team you stick on the betting slip.

This is a natural follow on from the 'First Goal Scorer' market. However whereas the 'First Goal Scorer' market has some merits this latest bookie concoction is akin to the lottery. When trying to pick the first goal scorer some semblance of a strategy can be applied.

It is natural to pick either one of the strikers or an attacking midfielder. Furthermore it always pays to pick a player from the favourites playing at home as they will usually have the better of the early exchanges. However when considering the last goal scorer you are essentially being asked to predict which team will be applying the most pressure late in a match.

You could go with the favourites, as they will probably be in control most of the match. But on the other hand, what about the underdogs? They are most likely to be behind and will surely be pushing for a late equaliser.

Unless they are more than one goal behind of course. Choosing which player to pick is even more difficult.

How do you know which players will even be on the pitch at the end of the match? Strikers are more likely to score but are also more likely to have been substituted.

Do you pick a player that starts the match or do you go for a super sub? Avoid this market like the plague. The bookmakers often give good odds in order to tempt punters to waste their money. Don't be one of these mugs. Not just content with making you pick the final result at the end of a match, the bookmakers invented this little gem in which you have to guess the outcome at half time as well.

This is simply a way of increasing their margins. To show just how big their margins are lets take a look at an example. Now to do this we need to turn each set of odds into a percentage chance of happening. Just like before to do this we simply convert the fractional odds in decimal odds and then divide this figure into The higher the profit margin the harder it is for punters to profit.

And they are. The bookmaker knows exactly what he's doing and don't get fooled into thinking otherwise. This market is the most profitable for several reasons which I will go into later.

As the name suggests this form of betting originated in Asia. It all started when a group of high staking Asian backers requested a draw no bet wager meaning that if the match finished in a draw then all bets were void. Due to the money on offer the bookmakers relented but the demands got even more complicated, such as half my money back if it's a draw, and a whole new method of betting was established.

At first this betting revolution was confined to Asia but eventually it filtered down into bookmaking world wide. As such it is becoming more mainstream, but still very few people understand let alone take advantage of it.

To put it simply in the Asian Handicap market the team perceived to be the less likely winner of a match is given a head start, commonly termed as the handicap.

Imagine Liverpool are playing Tottenham at Anfield. Now Liverpool would be strong favourites and so the Asian handicap may give Tottenham a 1 goal head start. If the game was to end in a draw then after the handicap of one goal has been added to Tottenham's score the result would be a Tottenham win.

Liverpool win by 2 or more goals Our bet is a winner Liverpool win by exactly 1 goal Our bet is void and our stake is returned. Liverpool draw or lose Our bet is a loser. Tottenham win or draw Our bet is a winner Tottenham lose by exactly 1 goal Our bet is void and our stake is returned Tottenham lose by 2 or more goals Our bet is a loser.

This is just one simple example. The handicap can range from 0 goals up to 3 and goes up in increments of a quarter. I will now explain all the possible handicaps and their impact on the match scenarios. The classic way is to simply apply the relevant handicap to each side in decimal format:.

Note: Don't get confused and think in the above example that Manchester City start on one goal AND Arsenal start on -1 goal. The handicap is simply giving you two different view points.

You can either take the view that Manchester City start on 1 goal and Arsenal on 0 OR you can take the view that Manchester City start on 0 goals and Arsenal start on The full ball handicaps are the easiest to understand so lets start with them.

Simply put, a club will be given either a 0,1,2 or 3 goal head start. In this scenario at the end of the game after the handicap has been taken into account if the team you backed has won then you win your bet. If you team lost then you lose your bet.

And finally if the game ends up in a draw your bet is void and you get your money back. This essentially means there is no handicap. The bookmaker considers both team equals and this is just like a regular fixed odds bet except with the added bonus of getting your money back in the event of a draw.

Man Utd wins the match All bets are winners Man Utd draws the match All bets are void Man Utd loses the match All bets are losers.

Arsenal wins the match All bets are winners Arsenal draws the match All bets are void Arsenal loses the match All bets are losers. Wins by two or more goals All bets on this selection are winners. Wins by one goal All bets on this selection are void and refunded to the backer. Draws or loses All bets on this selection are losers.

Wins or draws All bets on this selection are winners Loses by 1 goal All bets on this selection are void and refunded. Loses by two or more goals All bets on this selection are losers. Aston Villa win by two or more goals All bets are winners Aston Villa win by exactly 1 goal All bets are void.

Aston Villa Draw or lose the match All bets are losers. Reading win or draw the match All bets are winners Reading lose by exactly 1 goal All bets are void. Reading lose by two or more goals All bets are losers.

Wins by three or more goals All bets on this selection are winners. Wins by exactly two goals All bets on this selection are void and refunded to the backer. Wins by one, draws or loses All bets on this selection are losers. Loses by exactly one goal, draws or wins All bets on this selection are winners Loses by exactly 2 goals All bets on this selection are void and refunded.

Loses by three or more goals All bets on this selection are losers. Tottenham win by three or more goals All bets are winners Tottenham win by exactly two goals All bets are void. Tottenham win by one goal, draw or lose the match All bets are losers. Derby lose by one goal, draw or win the match All bets are winners Derby lose by exactly two goals All bets are void.

Derby lose by three or more goals All bets are losers. This is normally the biggest handicap you will see at a bookmakers and is only reserved for cup games when a premiership team plays a team from the lower divisions. Wins by four or more goals All bets on this selection are winners.

Wins by exactly three goals All bets on this selection are void and refunded to the backer. Wins by either 2 goals or one goal, draws or loses All bets on this selection are losers.

Loses by either two goals or one goal, draws or wins All bets on this selection are winners Loses by exactly three goals All bets on this selection are void and refunded. Liverpool win by four or more goals All bets are winners Liverpool win by exactly three goals All bets are void.

Liverpool win by two goals or one goal, draw or lose the match All bets are losers. Enfield lose by two goals or one goal, draw or win the match All bets are winners Enfield lose by exactly three goals All bets are void.

Enfield lose by four or more goals All bets are losers. The second type of handicaps involve halves e. With a half ball line there is no chance of getting your stake back like there was with the full ball lines.

Just like a regular fixed odds bet you either win your bet or you lose your bet. However with the Asian handicaps you have a better scope of options. Once again to help you understand this fully lets go through some example of the half ball lines. Wins by any score All bets on this selection are winners.

Draws All bets on this selection are losers. Loses by any score All bets on this selection are losers. Draws All bets on this selection are winners.

Tottenham win by any score All bets on this selection are winners. Draw All bets on this selection are losers. Tottenham lose by any score All bets on this selection are losers. Blackburn win by any score All bets on this selection are winners.

Draw All bets on this selection are winners. Blackburn lose by any score All bets on this selection are losers. Wins by exactly one goal, draws or loses the match All bets on this selection are losers.

Arsenal win by two or more goals All bets are winners. Arsenal win by exactly one goal, draw or lose the match All bets are losers. Everton lose by exactly one goal, draw or win the match All bets are winners.

Everton lose by 2 or more goals All bets are losers. Wins by either two goals or one goal, draws or loses the match All bets on this selection are losers. Loses by either two goals or one goal, draws or loses the match All bets on this selection are winners. Liverpool win by three or more goals All bets are winners.

Arsenal win by either two goals or one goal, draw or lose the match All bets are losers. Luton lose by either two goals or one goal, draw or win the match All bets are winners.

Luton lose by three or more goals All bets are losers. The final type of handicap the bookmakers use are the quarter and three-quarter balls e. This bet is slightly more complicated and involves your stake being split into 2 and placed on the nearest full and half ball handicap. For example if the handicap you placed a bet on was 0.

As such the bookmakers use a slightly different way of expressing this line. For example a 0. Wins All bets are deemed winners Draws half the stake is considered void and is refunded on this. The other half of the stake is classed as a loser.

Loses All bets are settled as losers. Wins All bets are deemed winners Draws half the stake is classified as a winner. The other half is considered void and is refunded to the backer. Newcastle win the match All bets on this selection are deemed winners.

Newcastle draw the match Half the stakes are refunded on this selection. Newcastle lose the match All bets on this selection are settled as losers. Man City win the match All bets on this selection are deemed winners. Man City draw the match Half the stake is classed as a winner.

The other half of the stake is void and is refunded Man City lose the match All bets on this selection are settled as losers. Wins by exactly one goal Half the stake is deemed as a winner.

Draws or wins by any score All bets on this selection are winners. Loses by exactly one half the stake is refunded to the backer. The other half is deemed a loser. Loses by two or more - All bets on this selection are losers. Liverpool win the match by two or more goals All bets are winners. Liverpool win the match by one goal half the stake is settled at the price of the chosen selection.

The other half is voided. Liverpool draw or lose the match All bets are losers. Tottenham draw or win the match All bets are winners. Tottenham lose the match by one goal half the stake is voided, the other half is classed as a loser.

Tottenham lose the match by two or more goals All bets are losers. Wins by exactly one goal Half the stake is settled as a winner. The other half is classed as a loser. Draws or loses by any score All bets on this selection are losers.

Wins or draws All bets on this selection are winners. Loses by exactly one goal Half the stake is settled as a winner. The other half is void and is refunded.

Man Utd win by two or more goals All bets are winners. Man Utd win by one goal Half the stake is void. Man Utd draw or lose the match All bets are losers.

Aston Villa win or draw the match All bets are winners. Aston Villa lose by exactly one goal. Half the stake is void. The other half is classed as a winner. Aston Villa lose by 2 or more goals All bets are losers.

Wins by exactly two goals Half the stake is settled as a winner. The other half is void. Wins by one, draws or loses by any score All bets on this selection are losers. Man Utd win by three or more goals All bets are winners. Man Utd win by exactly two goals Half the stake is void.

Man Utd win by one, draw or lose the match All bets are losers. Wigan lose by one goal, draw or win the match All bets are winners. Wigan lose by exactly two goals. Wigan lose by 3 or more goals All bets are losers.

Wins by exactly two goals Half the stake is voided. Wins by exactly one goal, draws or loses by any score All bets on this selection are losers. Loses by exactly two goals Half the stake is settled as a winner. Man Utd win by exactly two goals goal Half the stake is void.

Man Utd win by exactly 1 goal, draw or lose the match All bets are losers. Derby lose by exactly one goal, draw or win the match All bets are winners. Derby lose by exactly two goals. Wins by exactly three goals Half the stake is settled as a winner.

Wins by either two goals or one goal, draws or loses by any score All bets on this selection are losers. Loses by exactly three goals Half the stake is voided.

Loses by four or more goals All bets on this selection are losers. Man Utd win by four or more goals All bets are winners. Man Utd win by exactly three goals Half the stake is void. Man Utd win by two goals or one goal, draw or lose the match All bets are losers.

Stockport lose by two goals or one goal, draw or win the match All bets are winners. Stockport lose by exactly three goals. Stockport lose by four or more goals All bets are losers.

This all may seem quite complicated at first and you certainly won't be able to remember all the different combinations. So to help you out I have put together a quick reference guide on the following page which covers the most popular lines.

I suggest you print out this page and have it next to you when you are going through the days football games as you will be able to see at a glance what each scenario means for each team.

The secret to earning consistent profits from betting is to get the best value for your money. And this is exactly what the Asian handicaps provide. In conventional 90 minute betting there are three possible outcomes: home win, away win or the draw. This means there are always 2 possible results against you, unless you resort to dutching backing more than one selection.

However with Asian handicap bets there are only really two possible results, either the team with the handicap wins or the team against the handicap wins. With Asian handicap betting the draw is either part of the result or at worst stands as a void, all or part of stakes, outcome.

This essentially means there is only one result that can beat you. The second very significant benefit of Asian betting is the very small profit margin bookmakers build into these handicaps.

As we know the lower the bookmaker's margins the more chance punters have of making a profit. Lets use an example to illustrate how odds favour a punter betting on the Asian handicaps. We are going to compare making a bet on the Asian lines and making a regular bet on the fixed odds market.

As you can see Manchester City are the odds on favourite due to them being at home and having a very good home record. Now lets say we were to back Manchester City on the Asian handicap. The ball line means that to win the bet Manchester simply have to win the game. If the game is a draw half our stake would be refunded and the other half would be classed as a loser.

If Manchester City lose the game then we lose all of our bet. If Manchester City win; we win multiplied by 1. Which if we take off the stake is a final profit of The first stake we need to work out is the amount we stake on the draw. If we had our bet on the Asian handicap we would end.

The draw odds for this match were 3. Divide the desired return, which in this case is 50, by the decimal odd of the draw price, and you have your stake:. So after calculating a stake of To do this we simply deduct the stake for the draw from our total stake, This results in a calculation of - So if Manchester City win we would win Which if we take off our stake is a final profit of So keeping the scenarios constant we would win 76 profit on the Asian handicap and only That's an extra The terms are slightly different now as we are backing the team with the goal head start.

This means if the match is drawn then half the stake is settled at the price of the chosen selection, and the other half is refunded to the backer. If West Ham win we win multiplied by 2. The first thing to work out is the profit made from the draw. This isn't too hard to calculate, simply halve your win stake and multiply this by the Asian odds.

Half of is 50 which when multiplied by the Asian handicap odds of 2. So our bet on the draw has to show a return of , which at odds of 3.

So now lets work out how much we have left to stake on the West Ham win. Our total stake is so we simply subtract So with the fixed odds betting if West Ham win we will win Take off our stake and we are left with a profit of So keeping the scenarios constant we would win profit on the Asian handicap and only This simple real life example shows the value to be had in betting on the Asian handicaps rather than on the fixed odds market.

Even though the Asian Handicaps represent the best value for football punters we must remember that we are still placing bets. We have to develop a set of tactics for deciding when to attack the Asian lines.

These strategies are going to be completely different to regular fixed odds bets. With conventional 90 minute fixed odds bets most punters will simply rely on the subjective approach, team A is better than team B so I'll back team A. This kind of thinking will not get you very far with the Asian handicaps.

It is OK to oppose a better team if the handicap is too big for them. This simply meant that more and more money was being placed on Arsenal to win as it was seen as easy money. This in turn had the effect of lower the odds on almost every game which meant the bookies also increased the handicap against them as well.

The result? A shrewd punter armed with the right data would have made rich pickings that season betting against Arsenal. After all any bet is still an opinion by the backer contrary to the opinion of the bookmaker.

The objective approach involves studying the hard facts of a team's performances. Statistics are fundamental to gaining an edge over your fellow punter and the bookie. However it's the way you use the available stats that really separate you from the crowd.

There is no mechanical method for picking winning bets when it comes to football. Sometimes you will be looking at the data for an upcoming game and you will notice a pattern in the statistics that looks like it could lead to a profitable bet.

However you can't simply reply on this cold analysis, you have to decide if there is a reason for this pattern and if so, if it's likely to continue. Only with this combination will you succeed.

Similarly you may be looking at the upcoming games and come up with a hunch for one team or another. Now to rely on this hunch alone will simply put you among the other hopeless punters.

You have to check the statistics to see if they back up your first thoughts. If they do, great you have found a value bet, but if not it's best to leave that opportunity alone. Now you don't need to completely immerse yourself in the study of statistics.

You simply need to keep a record of each teams' performances with the Asian Handicaps in mind. As such each team should have it's own spreadsheet and it should contain the following information:. It just has to contain key players that would have had an effect on the outcome of the match.

This might sound like a lot of effort but it will take less than 5 minutes to collate all this information for each round of premiership matches. com and look at the match reports. Armed with this information you will have an accurate idea of a team's defensive and attacking abilities at home and away and their past record on the Asian lines.

Lets look at an example spreadsheet for Manchester City and see what we can observe. As we can see Manchester City started the season off very strongly and here's a brief synopsis of their performances as it relates to the handicap:.

Manchester City failed to cover the handicap in just one of their first 10 games. Manchester City have an unbeaten home record against the Asian lines during that period. Manchester City never lost by more than one goal in the 10 match period.

Manchester City only conceded more than one goal on one occasion. The statistics show that Manchester City play tight football, especially away from home. This shouldn't surprise us due to their formation. Manchester City are ones to back against the handicap and in that period they produced an excellent return on investment of Now that you know exactly what the Asian Handicaps are and the relevant statistics to keep I will move on to the important task of picking Asian Handicap winners.

As I said before there is no mechanical method for picking winners but there are certain strategies to follow that will reap rewards over the course of a season.

In the next section I will take you through these strategies step by step with examples and I will breakdown the logic behind each choice. In this section I am going to outline 4 strategies that are very profitable when it comes to winning money on the Asian handicaps. In time once you get used to this type of betting you will no doubt come up with your own but for now these are a good starting point.

If there's one thing pundits love to talk about it's form. Whether it's a specific player in or out of form or a whole team, this one aspect will always come up in the analysis of a match. However as we are not concerned with regular 90 minute bets you can disregard almost every thing they say.

We need to take into account a team's form against the handicap. Let's use an example where pure research and statistical information pinpoints a good value bet. Here's the statistical information on a Premiership game between West Ham and Liverpool on 31st January For Against Diff Beat Hcap?

West Ham's form over the last 6 matches has been very good. They have only been beaten once in the last 6 games and that was away to Arsenal. In fact they are unbeaten at home in the last three games including a win against Manchester United so they certainly capable of beating teams at the top of the table at home.

West Ham only failed to cover the handicap twice in this 6-match period and one of those was away at Arsenal which doesn't reflect too badly on them. West Ham are certainly a side in form at the moment. Both in terms of actual results and handicap status. Lets look back at West Ham's Asian handicap profit-loss account over these 6 games.

Assuming you had staked on West Ham in every game, here's how you would have fared:. At first glance Liverpool's form look pretty good. In fact they are unbeaten over the 6-match period.

However looking a little deeper we can see that four of their results are draws and one of their wins came against the Premiership basement boys Derby. Now from looking at Liverpool's record against the Asian handicap we can see that Liverpool are in poor form.

Lets look back at Liverpool's Asian handicap profit-loss account over these 6 games. Assuming you had staked on Liverpool in every game, here's how you would have fared:. Having looked at both of the team's results in detail we can see that West Ham are the better side to back in this game on the Asian handicap.

This strategy is aimed at milking profits from clubs who have their key goal scorer out of the team. Some teams spread the goals around the team pretty evenly but others rely on just a couple of big goal scorers.

Classic examples of this in the past were Thierry Henry at Arsenal, Alan Shearer at Newcastle and Ruud Van Nistelrooy at Man Utd. When these players are missing for their clubs the void is often too big to fill and the teams struggle to find the back of the net.

Now this strategy works best when the team 'Missing In Attack' are the match favourites preferably odds on and are playing at home. This results in very low odds for the favourite.

And due to the low odds on offer for this team to win, the bookmakers automatically place a large handicap on the opposition without taking into account their ability to score goals.

And Drogba, being the striker, is key to this system working and scores the majority of their goals. Date Home Score Away Score Chelsea Result Chelsea 3 Birmingham 2 WIN Chelsea 0 Blackburn 0 DRAW Chelsea 2 Sunderland 0 WIN Chelsea 4 Aston villa 4 DRAW Chelsea 2 Newcastle 1 WIN Chelsea 2 Tottenham 0 WIN Chelsea 1 Reading 0 WIN Chelsea 0 Liverpool 0 DRAW.

From a fixed odds view nothing really looks out of place. Chelsea are unbeaten at home so far winning 5 and drawing 3 of their games. Now we see that Chelsea failed to beat the handicap on 6 occasions out of eight. And the trend isn't stopping either. The bookies continue to overlook the effect Drogba has on the ability of Chelsea to score goals and an informed punter can bags plenty of profit over the course of the season.

This strategy is simple to follow. com and look at each teams' scoring records. From this you'll be able to see which teams rely on just a couple of scorers. Then simply scan down the relevant teams' spreadsheet to see if this goal scorer missing has any effect on the Asian handicap results.

Once you find a team that struggles without its main goal scorer then it's worth noting down and opposing that team next time he is out injured.

Derby matches are often tight affairs as neither side wants to give too much away. The passion and atmosphere of the local rivalry can level the playing field somewhat and even an unfavored team has a great chance of getting a result. Commentators and pundits always say that form goes out the window for derby matches but this is simply mindless chitchat and we are more concerned with hard evidence.

We have to ask ourselves whether the derby factor is real or perceived and to what extent does it actually influence the results. Don't forget we are not simply concerned with who wins the match outright we need to look at how each team does against the handicap.

For example more often than not Arsenal will beat Spurs when Arsenal at home. But that doesn't mean we can't back Spurs if the handicap is too big for Arsenal to overcome. When the favourites are playing at home the handicap will often be quite high. We have to decide if the handicap is too high.

The away team will often set themselves up very defensively to give themselves the best chance. When the lesser fancied team is at home they are often still given a handicap head start which makes it very difficult for the away side to beat the handicap. The best way to take you through what to look out for is by the way of an example.

Anything other than a home win looks unlikely. The one sided nature of this match filtered into the Asian handicap markets as well and the match was set up as follows:. As we can see Manchester United have been given a 1. This means they have to win by more than 2 goals in order to beat the handicap.

So we need to look further into the statistics to see if this handicap is too high for United to overcome. As you can see United are unbeaten but the interesting thing to note is that they have only won by two goals or more on two occasions out of the last 6.