Chelsea are the visitors to Anfield tonight and Stan James are getting in on the action. Simply place a £20.00 bet on the Match Betting market for Liverpool v Chelsea and if our bet is a winner, Stan James will give us a £5.00 free bet. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives us a potential profit of £3.42 and here’s how…
Qualifying Bet:
If you’re unfamiliar with qualifying bets, please see my Qualifying Bet Strategy page for a walk-through guide on how they should be done.
Qualifying bets must be placed between 09:00 on Monday 30th January 2017 and 20:00 on Tuesday 31st January 2017, to be eligible.
Having looked at the odds available, I’ve opted to place my qualifying bet on a draw.
I like to place my exchange lay bets with Smarkets as they have great liquidity, the site is really easy to use and they only charge 2% commission in comparison to the 5% charged by other betting exchanges.
We can calculate our lay stake using the matched betting calculator…
As you can see, the calculator tells us that our lay stake should be £19.82…
Place £20.00 on a draw @ 3.30 = Potential profit of £46.00
Lay £19.82 on a draw @ 3.35 = Potential liability of £46.58
Let’s have a look at our potential profit/loss for the possible outcomes…
| Draw | + £46.00 – £46.58 + £4.00 (extract 80% of £5.00 free bet) = £3.42 profit |
| Not a draw | – £20.00 + £19.42 (£19.82 minus 2% commission) = £0.58 loss |
So, if the match is drawn, we’ll make a nice profit of £3.42, otherwise we’ll have made a small loss of £0.58. Risking £0.58 to make a profit of £3.42, gives us effective odds of 6.70, so given that the odds of a draw are only 3.30, this is a profitable offer in the long run.
If eligible, our free bet will be credited on Wednesday 1st February 2017 and will be valid for 7 days. Free bet stakes are not returned with any winnings.
If you’re unsure how to extract 80% cash from a £5.00 free bet, please see my Free Bet Strategy page for a walk-through guide on how it should be done.
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