| Fixed odds football betting systems have been | | | | teams is mathematically accurate, one should make a |
| instituted by a number of bettors to make betting for | | | | profit, provided that the focus of the analysis is not just |
| football matches more standardized. This system is | | | | to forecast or predict the result of the football game, |
| supposed to be more scientific, as it relies on statistics, | | | | but to compare it to the bookmaker's odds. To make |
| making the usual connotation of betting as pure | | | | a profit in placing bets over fixed odds, it is essential to |
| chance and unprofessional. This system is mostly | | | | compare the odds that you calculated versus the |
| based on a rating system, which provides a numerical | | | | bookmakers. This way, you can project the possible |
| measure of a football team's superiority over their | | | | profit by probability distribution (result expectancy) |
| opposition in a football match. Superiority id determined | | | | rather than just predict who is going to win or lose |
| by a comparison of the two teams' past | | | | (result forecasting). |
| performances. Different systems use different | | | | With each match result, this new data should be |
| methods in calculating each team's superiority, but each | | | | added to the available analysis on one's rating system. |
| system basically subtracts point ratings of the visiting | | | | This would create a more solid backbone to a number |
| team from the point ratings of the home team. Simple | | | | of fixed odds football betting systems. By adapting a |
| rating systema calculate league points and | | | | fixed odds football betting system, a bettor is assured |
| touchdowns conceded and made. More complex | | | | of at least a break even return to his "investment" and |
| rating systems consider other facets of the game | | | | whatever losses incurred would be very minimal and |
| such as possessions and individual player statistics. For | | | | contained. At the same time, when betting in fixed |
| most ratings, the quality of the opposing team in | | | | odds football betting systems, a bettor cannot really |
| historical data is disregarded, whether a team scores a | | | | expect a marginally high profit on his bet. Whatever |
| touchdown against a team in the bottom of the | | | | losses or gains incurred is calibrated. This offers the |
| rankings or at the top. A touchdown is counted as one | | | | bettor a very safe way of betting. Thus, it is highly |
| touchdown. | | | | recommended for those who are just starting on |
| Once the rating system is established, the next step | | | | betting and new to the field. Experienced and veteran |
| for fixed odds football betting systems would be to | | | | bettors are not really keen on this type of betting |
| determine the fixed odds. Once the probability of a | | | | system as they think that they spoil the fun and |
| home win or an away win is determined, the odds can | | | | contain whatever profits. Whatever thrill present in |
| be calculated as 100 divided by the probability of a | | | | betting is allegedly killed by studying the whole game |
| home or away win. The last step would be to | | | | and statistically analyzing every aspect, which in turn |
| compare the odds that the system calculated with the | | | | kills the fun. High rollers and people who want to bet |
| bookmaker's odds, which are usually, of course, more | | | | big and win big one time do not really see the benefits |
| superior. Provided that the analysis done to both | | | | that a fixed odds football betting system brings. |