Approaching betting in a professional manner How do you bet like a professional? Before you can learn to do that, you must learn to think like a professional in every respect. This is not a technical chapter based on selection processes and staking plans – that will all come later. Firstly, it is the thought…
Value is the single most important thing in betting A good strike rate is no use at all if the bets are not made at value odds. That is why I decided to write this short piece. The scenario I want you to imagine is of three people walking into a room where different bets…
To convert odds into a percentage chance (2nd part of price/Total of both halves of price) x 100 = percentage chance Worked example: 6/4 4/10 x 100 = 40% To convert a decimal price into a percentage chance (1/decimal price) x 100 = percentage chance Worked example: 2.50 1/2.50 x 100 = 40% To convert…
Britain’s racetrack layouts vary greatly. As well as left-handed and right-handed layouts, there are stiff, galloping, undulating and perfectly flat circuits, with most horses preferring certain configurations to others. For example, the helter-skelter track at Brighton strongly favours the handy, well-balanced types and is very much against the long-striding gallopers, who can often become unbalanced…