Bet365 In Play Offer – Man City v Barcelona

The £50.00 Bet365 in play offer is back!  Place a pre-match bet on the Manchester City v Barcelona game and Bet365 will give us a risk-free in-play bet to the same stake (up to a maximum of £50.00) on the big match.  These Bet365 free bet offers don’t usually come around often enough, but when they do, there are big profits to be made.  We can make a guaranteed minimum profit of £31.14 with this offer and here’s how…

Our in-play bet will be risk-free.  This means that we are required to place the in-play bet using our own funds and if this in-play bet loses, they will refund it in full in cash (which is withdrawable straight away).  It is worth noting that although the current odds for the draw (at the time of writing) are 3.60, this will usually drop slightly when the game kicks off and therefore I have adjusted the odds accordingly in the following example…

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Place £58.14 (pre-match) on Barcelona @ 2.15 = Returns £125.00

Place £50.00 (in-play) on the Draw @ 3.50 = Returns £175.00

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Place £35.71 (pre-match) on Man City @ 3.50 = Returns £124.99

Let’s have a look at our potential profit/loss for the three potential outcomes…

Outcome Returns Total Outlay Overall Profit
Man City win £124.99 + £50.00 (refund) = £174.99 £143.85 £31.14
Draw £175.00 £143.85 £31.15
Barcelona win £125.00 + £50.00 (refund) = £175.00 £143.85 £31.15

So as you can see, no matter what the result of the game, we stand to make a guaranteed minimum profit of £31.14!  How long did that take?  10 minutes?

If the odds change between now and kick-off, which is almost a certainty, it’s really easy to recalculate your pre-match stakes.

Start by working out your returns on the in play draw bet and subtract the £50.00 refund.  So if the draw odds have changed to 3.40, your returns would now be £170.00.  Subtracting the £50.00 refund gives you £120.00.

All you then have to do is divide the £120.00 by the odds (in decimal format) for Man City and Barcelona to get your respective pre-match stakes.  Any problems, just give me a shout!

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Matt Kirman - Matched Betting Blogger

Matt KirmanMatched Betting Blogger

Since 2014, I’ve blogged over £85,000 worth of profit, and made it my mission to make matched betting accessible to everyone.