19th Dec 2012 | Football
Goals Galore Matchday 18
It is early days but after two weeks our investigation into the ‘both teams to score’ market yields a small profit.
In recent years the ‘both teams to score’ market has become a most popular football bet. For the rest of the season we search for a potential edge over the bookmakers in this area.
Using past results we have devised a set of simple betting rules:
Both Teams To Score - Yes
1. If odds are greater than 5/6
2. Bottom five of the league
3. One of the five worst defence records
Both Teams to score – No
1. If odds are greater than 6/5
2. If Manchester City or Manchester United are involved
3. Top five meanest defensive record
For the reminder of the season we will be placing a hypothetical £10 bet when there is a majority of ‘yes’ or ‘no’ votes. If there is an equal number of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ votes we do not place a bet.
Round 18 Bets
Yes - Both Teams To Score
Newcastle v QPR – 8/11 (Bet365)
Southampton v Sunderland – 8/11 (Bet365)
Liverpool v Fulham – 4/5 (Bet365)
No - Both Teams to score
West Ham v Everton - 11/10 (Paddy Power)
Swansea v Man Utd – 6/4 (Coral)
Round 17 Results
Yes - Both Teams To Score
Norwich v Wigan – 8/11 (Bet365) WIN
QPR v Fulham – 8/11 (Bet365) WIN
No - Both Teams to score
Newcastle v Man City – 11/10 (Paddy Power)
Man Utd v Sunderland – 4/5 (Skybet)
Stoke v Everton – Evens (Boylesports)
WBA v West Ham – 11/10 (Paddy Power) WIN
Total Staked to date: £130
Profit/Loss: -£4.55
Profit/Loss to date: £1.05
Odds correct at time of publishing: 17:58 19th Dec, 2012 but subject to change