In-play / live betting

In-play / live betting

When we say in-play, what do we mean?
Almost everybody who places bets must have heard someone talking about running or in-play bets. But then again whats the fuss about? In this article we would be taking you by the hand as we try to let you in on all about In-play bets.

Definition

In-play betting is any kind of bet that takes place during a match and keeps running until the final minute. Popular sports like football, basketball, tennis, hand ball, cricket and even horse racing all have markets available on in-play betting. Most bookies also refer to is as live betting.

To many it is simply a way of betting that allows the punter place bet as the event happens. The market keep fluctuating, and so do the odds.
Imagine being able to accumulate live bets according to your accessment during the game. This feature brings a whole new vibe to betting.

for example

If a much better team is unlucky to concede early on in the game, with live betting one can explore the possibility of a comeback.
Rather than just predicting the outcome of the game. Depending on stat and confidence level on an inform Manchester city. The logical thing to do would be to opt for the market of a comeback against a newbie like Cardiff united who scored in the early minutes of the game.

Finding value

This is one of the technicalities of in-play betting. When the most likely outcome seems difficult to attain after some point in the game. This is where Value is.

Illustration

Let’s say team A who are supposed to be the underdogs are leading by a goal. If the opposing team is pilling up pressure and goal expectation seems to be on a rise. It would wise to pick the team to score next and place your bet.
This is how value comes about, before the game commenced Team B (favorites) had odd of 1.18 to score just a single goal. After seeing the match go into half time with them still trailing, the bookies have increased the odds to score for team B to 1.50. Punters who look out for these appreciations capitalise on such values constantly.

Types of in-play betting

With football as an example, depending on the fixture there are over 70 live markets with odds increasing and decreasing with respect to happens on the field of play.

Examples of such markets include
i. Corner line
ii. total cards
iii. next to score
iv. duration without a goal
v. to score over 1.5 goals in first half
vi. to draw the rest of the match,
vii. full time results with current scoreline,
viii. Fulltime result without inclusion of current scoreline and much more the list is quite long.

Strategy

Live betting provides an avenue to help curtail losses or increase profits. Let’s say we made a prediction on a team to win a game. After watching the first half of the game we could decide to place a contrasting bet or still back the same team to win at extra value, it’s your choice. Live betting is all about access to information, flexibility and cool headedness. With these key qualities you could stay green for a LONG time.

There are a couple of secrets about in-play betting every punter should know. Stayed tuned