The Capital One Cup has thrown up a belter of a 3rd Round tie and Ladbrokes are leading by the way with a fantastic in play offer. Place a pre-match bet on Tottenham v Arsenal and Ladbrokes will give us a risk-free in play bet to the same stake (up to a maximum of £25.00) on the big match. These in play offers are the best around as there are big profits to be made. We can make a guaranteed minimum profit of £16.02 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, Ladbrokes will refund it in full in cash (which is withdrawable straight away). It is worth noting that although the current odds for a 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 workings for the following example…
Place £26.32 (pre-match) on Arsenal @ 2.375 = Returns £62.51
Place £25.00 (in-play) on a draw @ 3.50 = Returns £87.50
Place £20.16 (pre-match) on Tottenham @ 3.10 = Returns £62.50
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 £26.32 can easily be flagged up as a matched bet. You should instead place £25.00 pre-match on Arsenal with Ladbrokes and then place the extra £1.00 on Arsenal with another bookmaker, especially if you can get better odds elsewhere. Similarly, with the Tottenham bet, I would stick to round numbers and place £20.00 instead.
Let’s have a look at our profit/loss for the three potential outcomes…
| Outcome | Returns | Total Outlay | Overall Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham win | 62.50 + 25.00 (refund) = 87.50 | 71.48 | £16.02 |
| Draw | 87.50 | 71.48 | £16.02 |
| Arsenal win | 62.51 + 25.00 (refund) = 87.51 | 71.48 | £16.03 |
As you can see, no matter what the result of the game, we stand to make a guaranteed minimum profit of £16.02 on this Ladbrokes 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 in play draw bet. So if the draw odds have changed to 3.60, your returns on the draw would now be £90.00.
To work out your stakes on Tottenham and Arsenal, you need to subtract the £25.00 refund from the £90.00 which gives you £65.00. All you then have to do is divide the £65.00 by the odds (in decimal form) for both Tottenham and Arsenal to get your respective pre-match stakes. Any problems, just give me a shout!
* These 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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