| Football betting is the most popular type of sports | | | | selections you can increase your chance of winning by |
| book gambling and with plenty of coverage on TV | | | | choosing multiple bets. While the odds on multiple bets |
| throughout the season we all have access to the | | | | still firmly lie with the bookmaker if you back in trebles |
| stats and pundits views on nearly every game. So | | | | or four timers you will at least have a chance of |
| why is it that so many people who bet on the | | | | clearing your stake or making a little profit if your |
| outcome of football matches end up losing regularly | | | | selections come up. |
| throughout the season? | | | | Our advice is stay clear of multiples if you can and bet |
| The answer is pretty simple they make the wrong | | | | on singles. A £5 single at 2/1 may only give you |
| selections or do the wrong type of bets. There can | | | | a £10 profit but surely that's better than staking |
| only be three outcomes of a match, win-lose-draw | | | | the same on eight results only to see one or two |
| and we all like to think we know a bit about the game, | | | | results let you down and ending up with nothing. |
| so where does it all go wrong? | | | | Lower Divisions |
| Poor Value Bets | | | | Because the Premier League has such a high profile |
| If you've ever walked into a betting shop at the | | | | and mass coverage the majority of football bets |
| weekend to place your football bets you will be | | | | placed are on these matches. It can pay dividends to |
| surrounded by large posters with "Offers" like | | | | bet on matches from lower divisions especially if you |
| "Newcastle to beat Wigan, Owen to be first | | | | study current form and take into account things like |
| goalscorer £100 return for a £10 stake." | | | | injuries to main strikers and defenders of the team sin |
| Now you might think Newcastle will beat Wigan and | | | | lower divisions. |
| because you know a bit about football you know | | | | For instance say Bury are away to Morecambe and |
| Michael Owen is more than capable of knocking in a | | | | are both lying mid table. The odds compilers will |
| few goals, but the chances of both these things | | | | normally make the home team slightly odds on to win |
| happening in the same game are pretty slender. | | | | in a case like this with the away side around odds of 7 |
| If the bookies thought it was such a great bet do you | | | | 4 or more. But what if Morecambe have their top |
| think they would be plastering it all over their walls so | | | | striker out injured and are missing four regular players |
| punters could back it? Of course not! It's just a way | | | | through suspension? |
| for bookmakers to lure people in to get them to spend | | | | Unlike teams in the Championship or Premier League |
| their money on a bet that will put money in their | | | | these teams don't have huge squads and the just |
| pockets nearly every time. It's a poor value bet and | | | | cannot replace star players with players of the same |
| one that should be ignored if you want to increase | | | | quality. |
| your chances of winning. Do yourself a favor and | | | | That should give a full strength Bury team an |
| avoid them! | | | | advantage and it's more than likely that the odds |
| Multiple Bets/Accumulators | | | | compiler will be concentrating on the big games where |
| If I had a pound for every time I've watched someone | | | | more money is being placed than looking too closely at |
| fill in a football coupon and pick nine or ten selections in | | | | a game like Bury v Morecambe. |
| an accumulator I'd be a millionaire. Not only is this a | | | | This can mean the odds won't be changed to reflect |
| poor value bet it's a sure fire way to lose your money. | | | | the advantage Bury now have and a good value bet |
| It may be tempting for a lot of people to try and get | | | | is now available to punters who have been smart |
| the big win by picking an accumulator but the | | | | enough to study the form. |
| bookmakers love them. If you've placed a bet like this, | | | | During the season lots of instances like this will crop up |
| how many times has one result let you down? More | | | | and if you concentrate on the lower divisions you can |
| than once I suspect and that's because the odds are | | | | take advantage and have the odds in your favor for |
| heavily stacked against a bet like this coming up. | | | | once. |
| Many social bettors place their bets "For just a bit of | | | | By following this advice you will improve your chances |
| fun and interest" and only place small stakes on their | | | | of winning and hopefully you can go on and get some |
| bets. But it's a lot more fun when you're winning and | | | | returns on your football bets. |
| even if you are picking five, six or even seven or more | | | | |