Global Sports: Live Betting - 6 Best Reasons Why to Bet In Play

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Live Betting - 6 Best Reasons Why to Bet In Play

By David Gardner


The popularity of in-play betting is on the rise and if you have already tried it, you will know how it feels. However, if you are only about to enter the world of live betting, the following tips should be your guide to make your way in the betting world.

1.) Better use of your sports expertise

Do you still remember the times when you've decided to back one team before the start of the match then immediately regretted it after a few minutes of watching a lousy performance of your bet? You probably thought that the game will follow a certain twist of direction but then it went traveling another path and you realized there is absolutely no chance for you to win it after all. If you are using in-play betting, however, you have the chance of waiting for the game to actually start first, and see how it progress before putting your bet.

Not only is it safer, live betting also allows you to save money by preventing wrong predictions brought about by pre-game enthusiasm before you even see them play. With this kind of betting you will get to exercise your gaming expertise and will find it more helpful than pre-match betting, plus it will also give you a better profit.

2.) Higher value

For bettors who like to back the favorites, in play betting is the right way to go as it will give them the chance to make bigger profits due to higher prices. As far as football (soccer) is concerned, the odds on favorites will increase only after some 10 or 15 minutes from the start, obviously if they do not score, so this is hardly worth the wait.

If you are looking to get the sharpest odds, then tennis matches should be your thing as the odds on favorites increase significantly even when they lose just one game, and it doesn't even have to be on their serve. The odds change even with every point, so by watching the game closely, you stand to earn much more money than with pre-match betting.

3.) The bets will be settled within minutes

Sports bettors are hardly a patient bunch of people and they usually don't like to wait too much before collecting their hard earned money. For those who fall into this category, in play betting offers a great solution. Rather than waiting for 90 minutes or even more to see if your bet is a winning one, you can just bet on a tennis player to win the next game, or on a basketball team to win the first quarter, and the bet will be settled within minutes.

There are different markets to choose from, all of which only taking a few minutes to settle the bets. As mentioned, tennis is the most common venture for those who do not want to wait long. If you are impatient, tennis is the game for you to bet for.

4.) Securing the payouts/winnings

There probably isn't a bettor on the planet that hasn't lost a bet due to the late goal and a lot of betting enthusiasts see this happening too often to them. This is another reason why in play betting is the name of the game. If you place a big bet on one of the teams and they manage to take the lead, you basically have two options.

The first one is to do nothing and spend the remainder of the game worrying whether they will conceded or not, and the other one is to place a small bet on draw (or even smaller on the other team), so that you can expect some kind of profit regardless of how the game ends. The odds on the team that concede a goal obviously increase a great deal and you, therefore, have the chance to secure your winnings.

5.) The possibility of betting after watching a part of the game

The golden rule of online betting is to only bet on sports you follow and this goes without saying for in play market. One big advantage over the pre-match betting is the fact that you can watch the game live, see how the teams are playing and then make your decision who to back.

Simply watching the first 10 minutes of the game will give you an idea of how to sport will conclude so you can bet accordingly, but you are also allowed to make changes in your bet at a later time. You can wait for one of the teams to lead, in which case it would be easier to decide what team to go after, especially after a two-goal advantage.

6.) See the starting line-ups and the style of the team playing

In a major league match, you can always see the starting line-ups a half hour or so before the game, but in minor league games, there is no way of knowing other than waiting for the game to begin. In in-play betting you can look at how the teams play, even when you already know the line-ups, and decide upon their action which team may win.




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