The Bet365 in play offer is back! Place a pre-match bet on Manchester United v Manchester City 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 in play offers are the best around as there are big profits to be made. We can make a guaranteed minimum profit of £28.49 on 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, Bet365 will refund it in full in cash (which is withdrawable straight away).
The first step when doing these offers, is to decide which outcome we should place our in play bet on. Having looked at the odds available, it’s most profitable to place our in play bet on the draw. It is worth noting that although the current odds on a draw (at the time of writing) are 3.40, this is likely to drop slightly when the game kicks off and therefore I have adjusted the odds accordingly in the workings for the following example…
Place £50.00 (pre-match) on Man Utd @ 2.50 = Returns £125.00
Place £53.03 (in-play) on a draw @ 3.30 = Returns £175.00
Place £43.48 (pre-match) on Man City @ 2.875 = Returns £125.01
I’d like to add at this point that it’s always best to stick to round numbers when placing your bets as odd amounts such as £53.03 can easily be flagged up as a matched bet. You should instead place £50.00 on the draw in play with Bet365 and then place the extra £3.00 on the draw, pre-match, with another bookmaker, especially if you can get better odds elsewhere. Similarly, with the Man City bet, I would stick to round numbers and place £45.00 instead.
It’s worth noting that there is also a Ladbrokes offer available on this match. If both teams score in the game, Ladbrokes will refund match result bets as a free bet up to a maximum of £25.00. It’s therefore an option to place £25.00 on Man City with Ladbrokes which will automatically qualify us for their offer and then place the other £20.00 on Man City at another bookmaker. It’s just a nice little way of getting some extra value.
Let’s have a look at our profit/loss for the three potential outcomes…
| Outcome | Returns | Total Outlay | Overall Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man Utd win | 125.00 + 50.00 (refund) = 175.00 | 146.51 | £28.49 |
| Draw | 175.00 | 146.51 | £28.49 |
| Man City win | 125.01 + 50.00 (refund) = 175.01 | 146.51 | £28.50 |
As you can see, no matter what the result of the game, we stand to make a guaranteed minimum profit of £28.49 on this Bet365 in play offer! 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 pre-match Man Utd bet. So if the United odds have changed to 2.40, your returns on your £50.00 bet would now be £120.00.
To work out your stake on Man City, you would just divide the £120.00 by the odds (in decimal form) on a Man City win. To work out your in play stake on the draw, you just need to add the £50.00 refund to the £120.00 which gives you £170.00 and then divide by the odds (in decimal form) on a draw. Any problems, just give me a shout!
* These Bet365 in play offers are by far the best around but for those of you who have never come across matched betting, there are so many more offers to profit from. I make over £500.00 risk-free profit every month from bookmakers’ offers just like this one. If you’re interested in finding out more, feel free to have a read of my matched betting guides. My blog is completely free to use! *
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