score bets

Website design By BotEap.comA scorecast is a soccer bet where you try to predict the first goal scorer and the correct score. For example, in a match involving Manchester United, you could have Giggs score first and the correct score 3-1.

Website design By BotEap.comScorecasts are priced separately. The novice bettor might think that if Giggs is 9/1 to score the first goal and the correct 3-1 score is 15/1, then the odds would be somewhere in the region of 135/1. This seems intuitive but it’s wrong. The real price for Giggs and 3-1 would be about 70/1. It’s still a great price, but not as good as double on both bets.

Website design By BotEap.comThe first goalscorer and the correct scorer are dependent markets. With Giggs scoring first, it eliminates the chance of the other team winning 1-0. An easier way to think about the dependent market is to think about correct scores and a win-win market. Would a bookie ever take a double at 3-1 and Man U winning? No, 3-1 automatically means that Man U won, so no bookmaker would accept that bet.

Website design By BotEap.comScorecasts are best thought of as fun lottery bets. Bookmakers love them because the theoretical payout is low. They also win in all 0-0 games and games where unexpected scorers score first. They will take a hit from time to time when a popular score comes along, but it is a very profitable market in the long run.

Website design By BotEap.comThe good thing about bookmakers who love the market so much is that they offer incentives to play on them. The highest profile is the Paddy Power cashback specials. If X scores the last goal in the game, Paddy Power will refund all lost scores on the market. This still doesn’t make the bets good value, but for the recreational bettor it’s a nice bonus.