Not laying anything

  • I’ve been doing some calculations and it seems that you get around 1.5% more value if you don’t lay arbs/price boosts. I’ve recently stopped laying them.

    But it’s just occurred to me that maybe we shouldn’t lay anything at all? I’ve done more calculations and it seems we still get 1.5% more value even if the lay odds are above the bookie odds.

    Does anyone never lay? How does it work out in reality for you? For those that never lay, are there any times you WOULD lay?

    To me, it just seems to take away value in the long term.

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    betman 41

    Right on cue after reading this I had my overly long run of no winning freebets end with a 12 and a 14-1 both coming in within a short space time…. like buses eh.
    I lay for 80-85% extraction leaving myself the bigger win, possibly need to lower the lay as still feel a little deflated my bookie account been hit so hard!

    But given these freebets are off accas it’s important I get something. If I didn’t lay the freebets then £20 negative variance on accas would become £100 negative if the freebets didn’t come home. That would been huge on last months acca dip

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    Chris 19

    Sensible approach betman, not to mention the amount of time spent doing accas, you need to guarantee something from the freebets.

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    betman 41

    Right next time someone posts this I’m having 24 hours off laying… comfortably past a grand now today lost at the exchange

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