888sport – Arsenal v Man Utd Offer

It’s Arsenal v Man Utd in the Premier League on Saturday, and you don’t want to miss this 888sport offer! Place a £1.00+ Bet Builder on Arsenal v Man Utd, and if your bet loses, 888sport will refund your stake as a free bet up to £10.00. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives you a profit of £4.38 and here’s how…

Key terms

  • Applies to Bet Builder bets placed on Arsenal v Man Utd (12:30 on Saturday 23rd April 2022).
  • Minimum stake of £1.00.
  • Minimum odds of 3.00 (2/1).
  • 888sport will refund your stake as a free bet up to £10.00 if your bet loses.
  • The free bet will be valid for 7 days.
  • The free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.

Qualifying bet

If your bet loses, your stake will be refunded as a free bet, so you can treat this as a Money back if bet loses offer.

You’ll need to build a bet that you can lay at a betting exchange in one bet. Please see my Bet Builders guide for more information about them and possible selections.

At the time of writing, ‘Both teams to score – Yes / Under 2.5 goals‘ is available to back at odds of 6.00 (5/1). You can lay1-1‘ in the ‘Correct Score‘ market at odds of 8.00.

If your qualifying bet is placed at odds of 5.00 (4/1) or greater and wins, 888sport will give you a £5.00 free bet, courtesy of their daily ‘4/1 Winner Offer’.

Either exchange works for this offer

Betfair and Smarkets are both great options for this offer. If you’ve not used one of them, now is a great time to give them a try.

  • Money back as cash up to £20
  • 0% commission for 60 days

You can work out your lay stake by using the ‘Money Back if Bet Loses’ setting on my Matched Betting Calculator. You can enter £8.00 as your ‘Cashback’ figure as this is the amount you can expect to convert your £10.00 free bet into, should your bet lose…

Select bet type

Back Bet (Bookie)

%

Lay Bet (Betting Exchange)

%

Min £
Max £
Lay stake required: £
Bookie
Exchange
Cashback
Total
If back (bookie) bet wins
£
£
£
= £
If lay (exchange) bet wins
£
£
£
= £
Total profit: £

Optimal Underlay

Lay stake required: £
Exchange liability: £

If back (bookie) bet wins: £
If lay (exchange) bet wins: £

Optimal Overlay

Lay stake required: £
Exchange liability: £

If back (bookie) bet wins: £
If lay (exchange) bet wins: £

As you can see, the calculator tells you that your lay stake should be £6.52…

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Place £10.00 on ‘Both teams to score – Yes / Under 2.5 goals’ @ 6.00 = Potential profit of £50.00

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Lay £6.52 on ‘1-1’ (Correct Score) @ 8.00 = Potential liability of £45.64

Outcomes

Let’s look at your potential profit/loss for the possible outcomes…

Outcome888sportBetfairFree BetProfit/Loss
1-1 draw+ £50.00– £45.64+ £4.00£8.36 profit
Any other outcome– £10.00+ £6.38+ £8.00£4.38 profit

So, no matter the outcome, you’ll make a minimum profit of £4.38 on this 888sport offer!

Your free bet will be valid for 7 days, and the free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.

If you’re unsure how to convert a free bet into 80% cash, please see my free bets guide for a walkthrough.

* Arsenal won the match 3-1, resulting in a £4.38 profit on this 888sport offer. *

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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.