SPORTS SPREAD BETTING?

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sports spread betting beginner's guide

A ‘spread’ is essentially a prediction of what will happen in a specified market for a given sports event, expressed as a SELL-BUY range. For example, the ‘spread’ for Total Goals in a football match may be 2.8 – 3.0.

This means if you think the market, or outcome, will end up higher than said range, you would BUY. If you think it will end up lower than said range, then you would SELL.

With sports spread betting, the more right you are, the more multiples of your stake you can potentially win. But get it wrong, and the more multiples of your stake you can potentially lose.

Your stake is the amount you decide to bet, per point movement, so a £10 bet on Total Goals could win or lose £10 per goal. It is important to choose your stake accordingly for different spread betting markets, as will be explained in more detail later.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF SPORTS SPREAD BETTING?

The main difference between spread betting and fixed odds betting is that it is possible to lose more than your initial stake. Therefore you should keep these things in mind:

1. Understand the difference in volatility in different markets.
Some spread betting markets can be more ‘volatile’ than others – this means the potential final outcomes or ‘make-ups’ can be very large in some markets and much smaller in others. For example, Total Goal Minutes in a football match is far more volatile than Total Goals in a football match.

2. Work out your worst potential downside.
Taking the example above, if the Total Goals spread in a football match was 2.8 – 3 and you bought at 3, then your worst case scenario would be a 0-0 draw where you would lose 3 times your stake. However, the Total Goal Minutes spread may be 140 – 150 so if you bought at 150, your worst case scenario of a 0-0 draw here would mean you would lose 150 times your stake.

3. Manage your stakes.
By using the example above, you can work out how much you should stake on each market to risk the same amount of your cash. So a £20 buy of Total Goals at 3 would be risking £60 ((0 – 3) x £10) whereas for Total Goal Minutes you would need to lower your stake considerably to 40p to risk £60 (( 0 – 150) x £0.40).

FOOTBALL SPREAD BETTING ‘BUY’ EXAMPLE

You think the afternoon’s big Premier League game will be an end-to-end, open affair and so view Spreadex’s Total Goals spread betting market.

Spreadex is quoting Total Goals at 2.8 – 3, so you decide to buy £50 at 3. The game does indeed prove to be a bit of a thriller, ending in a 4-2 home win. That means you would make a profit of £150 ((6 – 3) x £50). If the match had ended 3-2 you would have made a profit of £100 ((5 – 3) x £50) and if the match had ended 2-2 you would have made a profit of £50 ((4 – 3) x £50).

If the match had ended 2-1 you would have broken even ((3 – 3) x £50) however if fewer than 3 goals were scored in the match you would have lost money.

A 1-1 draw would have resulted in a loss of £50 ((2 – 3) x £50), a 1-0 score would have resulted in a £100 loss ((1 – 3) x £50) and a 0-0 draw would have resulted in a £150 loss ((0 – 3) x £50).

FOOTBALL SPREAD BETTING ‘SELL’ EXAMPLE

You feel that the evening’s FA Cup clash will be a tight contest, with little goalmouth activity, so take a look at Spreadex’s Total Goals spread betting market.

Spreadex is quoting Total Goals at 2-2.2, so you decide to sell £50 a point at 2. Your instincts prove correct, and the game ends in a 0-0 draw. That would mean you made a profit of £100 ((2 – 0) x £50).

If the match had ended 1-0 you would have made a profit of £50 ((2 – 1) x £50) and if the match had ended 1-1 you would have broken even ((2 – 2) x £50).

If any more than 2 goals were scored you would have ended up losing money. If the result was 2-1 you would have lost £50 ((2 – 3) x £50). If the result was 2-2 you would have lost £100 ((2 – 4) x £50) and so on.

USING SPREAD BETTING TO GET AGAINST A FAVOURITE

As mentioned earlier, one of the main benefits of spread betting over fixed odds betting is the ability to ‘sell’ on a spread to get against a favourite.

Let’s use the horse racing example mentioned in the section above, but this time looking at if you’d sold on the spread rather than bought.

The 50-25-10 Race Index spread was 35 – 38 so if you didn’t fancy the favourite here you would sell at 35. Let’s say you sold £10 at 35 and the favourite won, you would lose £150 ((35 – 50) x £10).

Any other finishing position for the favourite, however, would result in a profit. If it finished second, you would win £100 ((35 – 25) x £10), if it finished third you would win £250 ((35 – 10) x £10) and if it finished outside the top three you would win £350 ((35 – 0) x £10). This is a quick and easy alternative to laying a bet on a betting exchange.

SPREADEX SPORTS SPREAD BETTING WELCOME OFFER

When you create a new sports spread betting account with Spreadex, we will give you £300 cashback once you have staked £300 or more on qualifying sports spread betting markets in your first 28 days. Or, if you’d rather, a 10.2inch Wi-Fi 32GB iPad!

If you stake a lower amount you will get cashback matching that level. For example, if you have staked £50 on the qualifying sports spread bet markets after 28 days you will be given £50 cash on your account.

Read the full terms and conditions, including the list of eligible markets, here.