I would like to briefly show you how to make a guaranteed profit when betting on the North American sports market. Actually any sports market for that matter, but we’ll focus on a few examples from the US.

The major North American sports, basketball, baseball, American football, and ice hockey are widely covered as you would expect from North American betting companies. I have seen quite hectic betting activity in these sports. When pitting one bookmaker against another, it is clear that there are times when the odds can favor bettors and it is possible to make a certain profit.

What you need to do is find the best odds for each segment of the bets from each bookmaker. This could span dozens of bookmakers, so you should use ‘odds comparison sites’ to help you in this search.

European sportsbooks, while eager to win a slice of the pie, are much slower to react to events such as injury news or team selection. This is where you will get an advantage as they are slower to react to changing prices compared to their American counterparts. Europeans will react to US bookmakers by altering their prices, not the events themselves.

The only downside for Europeans is the time difference, you may find yourself operating at odd hours of the night. The principles for finding certain winnings in betting apply in the same way to specific American sports as they do to other sports. Below are real examples of these sports bets.

NBA Basketball: Seattle Supersonics vs. Detroit Pistons

The best odds offered were +125 for Seattle and -113 for Detroit from 2 different bookmakers.

Win Seattle Scandicbookmakers odds +125 (American format) 2.25 (European format)
Win Detroit OddsShop -113 (American format) 1.90 (European format)

Profitable and risk-free bet of approximately 3.0% profit margin whatever the result. Note that there is no draw in basketball.

Here is another example from the NHL where we have 3 possible outcomes

NHL Ice Hockey: Boston Bruins vs. NY Rangers

Win Boston CBM Bookmaker odds +100 (American format) 2.0 (European format)
Draw OddsShop odds +315 (American format) 4.15 (European format)
Win Rangers Ladbrokes odds +400 (American format) 5.00 (European format)

Profitable and risk-free bet of around 6.3% whatever the outcome of the game. You should calculate the appropriate share to make sure you get the same benefit whatever the result.

There are many other sports, some of which you will never consider, in which some wagering profit might be available. Here is another example of ice hockey. We won’t worry about who the competitors are, just that the percentages and principles of how to make a profit will apply to all sports.

Now, of course, no one needs to know the slightest thing about ice hockey, suffice it to say that the odds are offered to win, lose or tie. At least that should be clear from the odds on offer. In this case, there were 3 different betting occasions where the odds being offered changed and there was still a profit to be made.

The following example of bets is shown with the following odds, all in American and decimal format:

Win (1) Marathonbet +295 (American format) 3.95 (European format)
Draw (X) Ladbrokes +450 (American format) 5.5 (European format)
Lose (2) Sporttip +100 (American format) 2.0 (European format)

The odds were offered the day before the game and offered a 7% profit. Then the betting odds changed.

Win (1) Marathonbet +295 (American format) 3.95 (European format)
Draw (X) Unibet +500 (American format) 6.0 (European format)
Lose (2) Sporttip +100 (American format) 2.0 (European format)

You can see that Ladbrokes has been replaced by Unibet to get the best price. The winning percentage of the bet has increased to 8.7%. A particularly lucrative opportunity.

As the money came in for Sporttip’s odds in the away win, the odds were reduced from even (2.0) to odds of (1.8). We still had benefits, but the percentage had dropped to 2.6%.

Win (1) Marathonbet +295 (American format) 3.95 (European format)
Draw (X) Unibet +500 (American format) 6.0 (European format)
Lose (2) Sporttip -125 (American format) 1.8 (European format)

During this 24 hour period, you can see how the profit was available first at 7%, then 8.7%, and finally 2.6%, as the money affected the odds on offer.

In conclusion, it is important to remember that by selecting the best odds from several different bookmakers, it is possible to gain such an advantage as to guarantee a simple win.