| Novice gamblers or sports betters that are new to the | | | | You simply place bets on bookmakers with differing |
| game may not have heard the term sports arbitrage | | | | opinions, thus giving you a variety of odds, and you are |
| betting or sports arbitrage trading. Sports arbitrage | | | | likely to make a profit because you are betting on a |
| benefits the gambler primarily. With this type of betting, | | | | guarantee one way or another. This is why arbitrage |
| you take advantage of the difference between | | | | betting is considered a low risk gamble. |
| various bookmakers and their different opinions. | | | | You never have to worry about whether different |
| This is not a new term as professional gamblers have | | | | opinions will exist, because it is statistically impossible |
| been using arbitrage way of betting for a long time in a | | | | for bookmakers to have the same opinions, otherwise |
| wide range of markets, and sports arb betting is | | | | they would not make any money themselves. An 'Arb', |
| becoming increasingly popular as a means of making | | | | is what the difference in odds for a specific event is, |
| money through gambling with very little risk. | | | | and this is where you place your bet. |
| Why is there minimum risk with this kind of betting? | | | | The outcomes in sports betting are mathematical |
| The reason is that in arb betting, you gamble on a | | | | certainties because you are placing bets with two |
| difference of odds between two or more | | | | different opinions. In fact, with simple calculations, you |
| bookmakers. In other words, sports bookmakers will | | | | will even know exactly how much you will win at the |
| have different opinions on who is or is not going to win | | | | time you invest your money. |
| a specific game. | | | | |