The Cheltenham Festival is one of those time's of year where the bookies are laughing to the bank - and all at the expense of the punters. The Outplayed team felt it was high-time to crash this party and tell everyone we can about&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/what-is-matched-betting" target="_blank">Matched Betting</a>&nbsp;- the system, that when done correctly, ALWAYS puts money in YOUR POCKET rather than in the bookmakers! Afterall, Outplayed members using Matched Betting have reported an average profit of £694.43 during Cheltenham. That averages out to roughly £175 per day of the festival! See more:&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/front-page/how-much-could-you-make-at-cheltenham" target="_blank">How much can you make Matched Betting during Cheltenham</a>

We wanted to make sure no matter where you look at Cheltenham today you can see Outplayed!&nbsp;

Everyone who's anyone on the streets of Cheltenham are already wearing Outplayed scarves...

And everyone in the pubs and cafes of Cheltenham are too!

Even William Hill reps! (Hopefully he won't get in too much trouble for fraternizing with the bookmakers' number one enemy!)

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How To Make The Most Out Of Cheltenham With Matched Betting

Apart from becoming a&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/upgrade" target="_blank">Platinum or Diamond member of Outplayed</a>, where you then get access to all the Cheltenham offers (including super-charged sign-up offers), horse racing guides, tools and more - we'd also highly recommend joining our Facebook Group - which currently has over 50,000 of our members in.&nbsp;

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Outplayed At The Races!

The Cheltenham Festival 2023 (Tuesday 14th March until Friday 17th March) is one of the biggest horse racing events of the year in the UK and is therefore also one of the most profitable times of the year for anyone Matched Betting - no matter if you're quite new to it or really experienced.

See:&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/front-page/how-much-could-you-make-at-cheltenham" target="_blank">Matched Betting Cheltenham: How much could you make?</a>

Throughout the Cheltenham Festival, the bookies will be pushing very competitive odds, loads of free bet offers, money back specials, price boosts and more extra place races, with ‘extra’ extra places. With such a quantity of quality offers being pushed it will definitely pay off to be as prepared as you can.

See:&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/how-to-prepare-for-cheltenham" target="_blank">Matched Betting Cheltenham: How to prepare</a>

See:&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/cheltenham-around-a-full-time-job" target="_blank">Make the Most out of Cheltenham Around Your Full-time Job</a>

See:&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/10-tips-for-cheltenham" target="_blank">New to Matched Betting? Top 10 Tips for how to Make the Most out of Cheltenham</a>

See:&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/cheltenham-festival-daily-routine" target="_blank">Daily Routine To Help Make The Most Of Matched Betting Cheltenham</a>

In this article, we're going to share a few general tips on Matched Betting the Cheltenham Festival. Anyone completely new to Matched Betting, relatively new to Matched Betting, or who has never done Matched Betting during a horse racing festival will hopefully find this article very helpful.

Cheltenham Festival 2023 Races, ITV Races and Highlights

When Matched Betting any horse racing festival, such as Cheltenham, it’s extremely useful to have at least a rough idea of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham-festival/event-schedule/" target="_blank">daily race schedules</a>, which races will be shown on ITV and which races are considered to be the ‘highlight’ for each day.

Although the bookmakers often run offers for us to profit from throughout the day many tend to focus key offers on the first race of the day or the ‘highlight’ race(s) of the day. It can also be the case that certain bookies also push offers on races they're sponsoring.

By knowing the schedule you can also plan your day better for Matched Betting.&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/cheltenham-around-a-full-time-job" target="_blank">This is especially useful for those working full-time and Matched Betting.</a>

The Cheltenham Festival is such a big event in the racing world that 6 of the 7 races, on all days, will likely be shown on ITV.

13:30 The Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 
14:10 The Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 14:50 The Ultima Handicap Chase&nbsp; 15:30 The Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) - Highlight Race 
16:10 The Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle&nbsp; (Grade 1) 
16:50 The Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle&nbsp; 
17:30 The National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Novices' Chase&nbsp;

13:30 The Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 
14:10 The Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 14:50 The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle&nbsp; 15:30 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) - Highlight Race 
16:10 The Glenfarclas Chase (A Cross Country Chase) 
16:50 The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase&nbsp; 
17:30 The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (Grade 1)

Thursday, 17th March 2022 - St Patrick's Thursday

13:30 The Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) 
14:10 The Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle&nbsp; 14:50 The Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) - Highlight Race 15:30 The Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) - Highlight Race 
16:10 The Magners Plate Handicap Chase&nbsp; 
16:50 The Jack de Bromhead Mares Novices’ Hurdle 
17:30 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (sponsored by the JRL Group) Handicap Steeple Chase&nbsp;

Friday, 18th March 2022 - Gold Cup Day - Highlight Day!

13:30 The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) 
14:10 The McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle&nbsp; 14:50 The Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 15:30 The Boodles Cheltenham GOLD CUP Chase (Grade 1) - The BIGGEST Highlight Race of the Festival 
16:10 The St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase 
16:50 The Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares' Chase) (Grade 2) 
17:30 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

TIP 2 - Don't miss out on a single offer!

Warning

Missed offers mean missed profits - be sure not to miss out on anything.

There will be a lot going on over the 4 days of the festival. To be certain you don't miss a thing, we recommend doing all of the following...

1) Bookmark the Daily Cheltenham Reload Offer Index Pages&nbsp; This can save you so much time! All you need to do is open each of the pages listed below right now and save them to your bookmark bar on your browser:

(**LINKS LIVE EVENING BEFORE EACH RACE DAY**)

<a href="https://outplayed.com/offers/reload-offers/cheltenham-day-1-index" target="_blank">Cheltenham Day 1 Index</a>: An index of offers for Day 1 of the festival (live from 8th March)

<a href="https://outplayed.com/offers/reload-offers/cheltenham-day-2-index" target="_blank">Cheltenham Day 2 Index</a>: An index of offers for Day 2 of the festival (will go live evening of the 15th March)

<a href="https://outplayed.com/offers/reload-offers/cheltenham-day-3-index" target="_blank">Cheltenham Day 3 Index</a>: An index of offers for Day 3 of the festival (will go live evening of the 16th March)

<a href="https://outplayed.com/offers/reload-offers/cheltenham-day-4-index" target="_blank">Cheltenham Day 4 Index</a>: An index of offers for Day 4 of the festival (will go live evening of the 17th March)

For each day of the festival you can then directly get to the main list of available offers in seconds.

As each day ends you can also remove them off your bookmark bar.

2) Check your emails and texts regularly throughout the day: Watch out for private or invite-only offers from the bookies coming directly to you. They can sometimes send them just an hour or so before a specific race so it can be worthwhile checking for these throughout the day when you have a minute or two spare.

If you receive this type of offer during Cheltenham (or any other time too!) and you're not sure if it's worthwhile doing or not - the best place to&nbsp;<a href="https://forum.outplayed.com/topic/47057/is-this-offer-worth-doing-sports" target="_blank">ask is in the forum on the topic "Sports - Is this offer worth doing?"</a>.

If you receive this type of offer and you know it's worth doing and have not already seen it anywhere on Outplayed then also don't forget to let other members know in case they got it too. You can do this in the forum in the&nbsp;<a href="https://forum.outplayed.com/category/85/offers-posted-by-members-sports" target="_blank">"Offers posted by members section"</a>.

3) Follow the OffersTeamOP on the Forum: This is essential for making top profits from reloads and we highly recommend doing it if you're not doing so already.

Open the forum then&nbsp;<a href="https://forum.outplayed.com/user/offersteamop" target="_blank">go to ‘OffersTeamOP’ here</a>

Then click the green plus sign to follow the team and you’ll see every offer that they post in the forum and get a notification pop up each time they do.

4) 'Watch' the following Forum threads: Another essential really!

The topics we recommend to watch for great profits over Cheltenham include:

By selecting the ‘Not Watching’ button on the topic and switching it to ‘Watching’

You will then get notifications pop up every time there is a new post in that topic.

Here’s an example of notifications coming from the Price Boost topic:

TIP 3 - Make sure you're 0% commission is active

We already mentioned this in the&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/how-to-prepare-for-cheltenham" target="_blank">'How to Prepare for Cheltenham'</a>&nbsp;article - but this is so vitally important to do it's worth us mentioning it again!

<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/smarkets-0-commission" target="_blank">If you haven't already please follow this guide</a>&nbsp;to get 0% commission at Smarkets.

If you haven’t signed up to Matchbook yet,&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/offers/sportsbook-signup-offers/matchbook-0-commission-10-free-bet" target="_blank">follow this guide here</a>&nbsp;to get 0% commission there too.


TIP 4 - Stick to what you know and can do well

Don't be tempted to jump in on the more advanced offers too soon

We all know experienced members will be smashing the&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/horse-racing/matched-betting-extra-places-part-1-the-basics" target="_blank">Extra Places</a>&nbsp;out over the Cheltenham Festival and you will undoubtedly see members sharing their 'EP Booms' when their horses hit and make them potentially hundreds of pounds in one go.

If you have not already been practicing Extra Place Offers before Cheltenham and read ALL the guides and tips on how to do them, at this point in time, so near the start of the festival don't decide to suddenly start trying to do them. Although highly profitable they are an advanced type of Matched Betting offer and need a fair bit of time to learn and master.

They are profitable to do all year round - so you really don't need to feel like you're missing out by not doing them. You can learn them later once you're experienced with other horse racing offers and then be ready to smash them as an experienced member at next year's Cheltenham instead.

Cheer those horses to come in 2nd, 3rd or 4th! :)

If you're hitting the horse racing refund offers (also known as the&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/horse-racing/matched-betting-horse-racing-money-back-if-x-offers" target="_blank">Money Back if X Offers</a>) or similar do try to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/outplayedofficial/" target="_blank">find the time to share with the community on Facebook</a>&nbsp;which horse you're cheering on to place so you can get your free bet!

One of the best things about Matched Betting is that it can often be fun too - so don't forget that!

To avoid making any mistakes and/or stressing yourself out unnecessarily we do recommend that you get familiar with what to do if you have an&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/matched-betting-unmatched-or-partially-matched-bets" target="_blank">unmatched/partially matched bet</a>&nbsp;and also&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/calculators/fixabet-calculator/" target="_blank">practice using the Fixabet calculator</a>. If you do go astray though don't forget you have our entire support team plus thousands of experienced members all here to help you anytime via the Forum and our Facebook Group.

Need a helping hand with Matched Betting at Cheltenham?

Our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/outplayedofficial/" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>, which has over 50,000 members, is a great place to ask for help and ask questions, especially if you are new to Matched Betting.&nbsp;

Alternatively you can also&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/contact" target="_blank">contact us directly</a>&nbsp;for support too.

Interested in Getting Started Matched Betting?

You can&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com" target="_blank">start learning for free with our free trial and make your first profits</a>.

Matched Betting Cheltenham: Race Schedule & Tips

The biggest event of the year in the Matched Betting calendar is nearly upon us: The Cheltenham Festival.

The 2023 Cheltenham Festival will take place over 4 days from Tuesday 14th March until Friday 17th March. Traditionally these 4 days can be some of the most profitable of the year for anyone Matched Betting – regardless if you’re quite new to the process or an old hand. See:&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/front-page/how-much-could-you-make-at-cheltenham" target="_blank">Matched Betting Cheltenham 2022: How much could you make?</a>

Why Is The Cheltenham Festival Such A Big Deal In Matched Betting?

That’s easy...the more popular an event is with traditional punters the better that event is for&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/what-is-matched-betting" target="_blank">Matched Betting</a>.

Cheltenham is MASSIVELY popular with punters and over the course of the festival they will bet hundreds of millions of pounds with the bookies. Each bookie will be fighting it out to make sure the punters are choosing them to bet with.

This means they’ll be pushing very competitive odds, loads of free bet offers, money-back specials, price boosts and more extra place races, with ‘extra’ extra places!

These all add up to give us an absolute load of opportunities to earn some extra cash through Matched Betting.

If this is your first time Matched Betting the Cheltenham Festival and you want to see the best returns for the time you put in you need to get prepared right now.

As always, we’re here to help our Platinum and Diamond members&nbsp;with some top tips to get you ready for Cheltenham.

Profit With Matched Betting This Cheltenham: 7 Top Tips To Prepare

If you’ve never bet on Horse Racing before then RIGHT NOW is the time to start.

First of all – please watch and read&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/offers/training/recap-horse-racing-terminology" target="_blank">this super useful guide on Horse Racing Terminology</a>.

We tend to recommend beginners to place your bets on the actual day of the race and as late in the morning as possible This is so you can benefit from&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/horse-racing/best-odds-guaranteed-in-matched-betting" target="_blank">Best Odds Guaranteed (BOGs)</a>. However, if you can only do your bets the evening before due to work and other commitments then do that - as getting as many offers done as you can is more important than trying to get a BOG too.&nbsp; If you’re a beginner to Matched Betting, we'd also recommend to avoid betting near the very start of the race (30 minutes or so before) as the odds can move very quickly at this time making it harder for us to place our Matched Bets at the odds we want.

Start by placing a few Qualifying Bets for any relevant weekly bet clubs and/or by doing&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/blog/top-tips-to-avoid-being-gubbed" target="_blank">a few Mug Bets</a>&nbsp;on horse racing. Then add in any&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/price-boosts-enhanced-odds-offers-what-they-are-and-why-you-should-be-doing-them" target="_blank">Price Boosts</a>&nbsp;that pop up on Horse Racing too.

Next, start to add in a few Horse Racing Refunds (a.k.a. Money Back Specials). There is a great introductory guide on these types of offer available&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/horse-racing/matched-betting-horse-racing-money-back-if-x-offers" target="_blank">here</a>. At this point you want to become pretty confident at finding good bets using both the&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/are-you-making-the-most-of-our-oddsmatching-tool" target="_blank">Oddsmatching Tool filters</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/offers/training/recap-match-catcher-guide" target="_blank">Match Catcher Tool</a>.

If you have a decent bankroll available, you then also want to&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/horse-racing/matched-betting-extra-places-part-1-the-basics" target="_blank">start learning about Extra Place Offers – right here</a>.

Extra Places are considered to be a more advanced type of Horse Racing Matched Betting reload offer – but are well worth investing the time in learning because of the substantial profits they can make you once you master them.

We’d advise to spend your time up until Cheltenham learning how to do Extra Places and about the&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/horse-racing/matched-betting-extra-places-part-4-a-strategy-discussion" target="_blank">strategic approaches to doing them</a>&nbsp;(i.e. strict control of Qualifying Losses and choosing horses with good implied odds). As well as reading ALL THE GUIDES and getting to grips with using the&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/extra-place-catcher" target="_blank">Extra Place Catcher</a>, we’d also recommend reading through the Daily Extra Place threads in the forum over the next few days (<a href="https://forum.outplayed.com/category/83/horse-racing" target="_blank">which is in the Sports Reloads &gt; Horse Racing section</a>). In these threads you can pick up TONS of additional tips and advice on how to approach Extra Places direct from the members who really excel at them.

ASAP would then be a good time to have a go at doing your very first Extra Place Offers. From there you can then keep practising and refining your skills until Cheltenham where you will then hopefully be confident enough to tackle as many Extra Places Races as you can. In summary, here's the 5 guides to start with TODAY if you want to be Cheltenham Ready:

2) Watch &amp; Get Active In The Outplayed Communities

Towards the end of February you need to be getting active in BOTH the Outplayed Matched Betting Forum and Facebook Community whenever you can. Make sure you know your way around the forum especially. Follow the Offers Team in the Forum if you haven't already.&nbsp; You can do this by going to the&nbsp;<a href="https://forum.outplayed.com/user/offersteamop" target="_blank">OffersTeamOP profile</a>, then clicking the green plus sign next to their profile image. The tips and advice available in these communities are on another level. If you have a question about horse racing offers, Cheltenham or anything related please ask it! All the expert Outplayed team and 1000's of experienced members are all ready to help you make the most of you Matched Betting. The Outplayed Team will also be running numerous live events and Q&amp;A sessions in the lead up to Cheltenham. Make time to watch any and everyone that you can. If you can't make the 'live' event - the recording are always available afterwards. Just ask the team if you can't find one you're looking for and they'll point you in the right direction.

3) Make Sure You Have Your 0% Commission at Smarkets Activated

<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/smarkets-0-commission" target="_blank">Follow this guide</a>&nbsp;to make sure you have activated your 0% commission at Smarkets for the Cheltenham Festival. Both new customers and existing customers (via our Outplayed partnership) are eligible. This will take a couple of minutes to do but will ensure you are making the most profit possible over the festival and throwing none away to the Betting Exchanges. Outplayed members who aren't signed up to Matchbook Betting Exchange can also access 0% commission&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/offers/sportsbook-signup-offers/matchbook-0-commission-10-free-bet" target="_blank">via this offer</a>.

4) Boost Then Organise Your Matched Betting Bankroll

Assuming you've already started Matched Betting, in the weeks leading up to Cheltenham if you’ve got signup offers left to do get them done and out of the way.&nbsp; Also hit any and every reload offer you are able to do that comes your way - no matter how small the profit - it all soon adds up. You want to build up your bankroll as much as you can ready for Cheltenham.

If you have access to casino offers, then blasting through a few of the easier, lowest-risk casino signup offers could also we very worth your while too.

As Cheltenham draws closer you want to start looking at moving as much of your bankroll as possible, especially from the bookies you use less often, into your bank and preferred betting exchange accounts.

You want to have as much as you possibly can available in your exchanges and Matched Betting bank account. There is nothing worse than seeing an awesome offer over Cheltenham that you can’t do because you’re out of liability.

5) Understand And Know How To Use Shared Liability

Shared liability is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL to master for Cheltenham.&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting/using-shared-liability" target="_blank">Learn about it here.</a>

If you don’t learn how to use shared liability to your advantage you will miss out on opportunities to profit at Cheltenham – especially if you only have a smaller bankroll.

If you don’t already have a system in place to keep tabs on what offers you need to do by when, you need to sort it now.

You have to be organised over Cheltenham otherwise you will miss out on profits.

At the bare minimum have a notepad where you can put free bets down or similar offers that you haven't yet done. The last thing you want is a free bet to expire as you forgot to use it! Easy money, down the drain.

We all know with Matched Betting the more time you can put in the more money you can make. This won’t be possible for everyone but if you can arrange it so you have as much time as possible to do Matched Betting over those four Cheltenham Festival days, it will pay off.

If, for example, you are lucky and have flexible hours at work – see if you can start late on those days or have a long lunch break. You can then completely fill that time with Matched Betting. (We have experienced members who actually take the time off work so they can solely focus on the festival. Of course we can't all do this but the fact members do it at all just makes the point of how much is up for grabs).

If you normally exercise at some point during the morning or afternoon – get it done first thing instead – and replace that normal exercise time with Matched Betting time.

Leave any jobs that aren’t completely and utterly necessary to do during the day for late evening. Over these 4 days – unloading the dishwasher or getting that laundry out can wait until the Matched Betting is all done and dusted!

You may want to warn family/friends in advance that you will be super busy over the festival period too. Then they’ll be prepared for it when you suddenly run off after getting a notification from the OffersTeam on the forum or a private email offer from a bookie. If you can really only find 10-20 minutes in the day for Matched Betting - don't worry and please do not compare yourself to others who have more time (and likely no toddlers, babies or similar to think about). Any extra cash you can put in your pocket for spending how you like is a positive. Focus on that.&nbsp;

Interested in Getting Started Matched Betting In Time For Cheltenham?

Why not learn more about Matched Betting? Want to join in this Cheltmas?

You can&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/user/register" target="_blank">start learning for free with our free trial and make your first profits.</a>

<a href="https://outplayed.com/upgrade" target="_blank">Alternatively, upgrade to our Platinum Membership here</a>. You can easily make the cost of your membership back within an hour or so once you get the hang of things. Talk about value for money!

How To Prepare For Cheltenham

Sports betting is more popular than ever before. In the recent past, the industry has grown steadily. Football betting in particular has always enjoyed great popularity. Here, both a large number of sporting events and a huge variety of different bets attract people.

Major sporting events cause great enthusiasm worldwide, also in the world of sports betting. Last year, of course, the focus was on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Such a tournament is not only a real highlight for all sports fans, but also for all friends of sports betting. Bookmakers offer special&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gambling.com/uk/betting-sites/football/world-cup-2022-offers" target="_blank">World Cup betting offers</a>&nbsp;and lucrative odds. In addition, an extremely broad spectrum of betting markets opens up a great variety of different types of bets. The Women's World Cup in 2023 will likely be no different.

Those who think that betting on victories are too boring will find their luck in so-called special bets. Although such bets offer a high entertainment factor, special bets are not financially promising in the long run.

When we talk about a special bet, we usually mean bets that are not presented at the first sight. Among other things, classic result bets are considered to be the standard offer. In&nbsp;contrast, special bets include the quite popular goal bets, half-time bets or also half-time and final score bets.

In addition, special bets on first events in the match are becoming increasingly popular. These include bets on the first goal scorer or simple events such as the first free kick. With regard to special bets, there are no limits to the inventiveness of the numerous betting providers. Compared to a classic standard bet, the possible winnings of a special bet are particularly high, but at the same time such types of bets are considered to be significantly riskier.

Special bets on cards and corner kicks are among the most lucrative and riskiest types of bets. Bets on corner kicks are placed on the exact number of corner kicks taken during a match. It is also possible to bet on an even or odd number of corners per&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/news/matched-betting" target="_blank">match</a>. And there is also the possibility to place a bet on the number of goals scored in a head-to-head comparison between the two teams.

With regard to special bets on cards, over and under bets are usually offered by the betting providers. Thus, a bet is placed on the number of yellow and red cards distributed within a match. For this purpose, bets can be placed on the first card or the total number of caution points. In this case, all cards of both teams are added up.

The great advantage of special bets is the immense fun and entertainment factor. In many cases, people are already laughing when they place the bet. Some such bets promise almost impossible chances of success. If a bet is still won in the end, the joy is naturally all the greater. All in all, the attraction of a Special bet lies above all in the variety of bets on offer and the sometimes crazy betting markets, which never make sports betting boring.

However, the entertainment value is almost the only benefit of such special bets. Because purely on an objective level, this type of betting makes for a financially secure negative business in the long run. It is almost impossible to make specific forecasts and to predict the sometimes absurd events exactly. Rather, special bets are completely a matter of luck. With a player bet, one is completely dependent on the form of a single player. In contrast, with a team bet, the entire team can compensate for individual weaknesses in form.

Of course, due to the arbitrary nature of special bets, it is not necessary to make a detailed betting analysis. Accordingly, a special bet can be placed at any time and at one's own whim. However, this supposed advantage immediately turns into a disadvantage, as such bets are associated with a considerable risk. On the one hand, the available betting markets are difficult to research, on the other hand, the chances of winning are usually very low and particularly dependent on the luck factor.

Strategy and expertise play no role in special bets. Whereas with classic bets the chance of winning can be maximised through one's own preparation, in the case of special bets only&nbsp;the luck factor helps. For all those who want to achieve long-term success with sports betting, special bets are not recommended in the long run. Here, bets are placed on completely random events, the occurrence of which is purely a matter of luck. Special bets are useful as a pure entertainment tool. For lucrative sports betting, however, this type of betting is not particularly helpful.

The Lucrative Alternative: With Strategy And Value Bets To Success!

It can be observed, especially among inexperienced sports betting beginners, that in addition to special bets, bets are usually placed exclusively on one's own favourite teams. However, this quickly leads to financial losses. Sports betting in connection with one's own emotions is rarely crowned with success. Rather, it is important to place one's own bets exclusively rationally and against the background of profit maximisation. Reason and logic should dominate here. Bets tend to be most promising when they are part of a larger strategy.

In this sense, so-called value bets have in some instances proven to be lucrative in the past. This type of bet promises an attractive opportunity to those deeply interested in sports and sports betting.

Value bets benefit from the fact that the bookmakers' subjective probability of occurrence is lower than the actual probability of occurrence in reality. Potentially a profit can be made from the discrepancy between estimated and real probability. Basically, value bets represent a kind of odds outlier for bookmakers. All in all, therefore, a promising type of bet.

In the final analysis, it must be said that special bets are purely for entertainment and personal enjoyment. The risk of completely random events is too high. Such special bets are purely a matter of luck and promise only your own losses in the long run. Anyways, people enjoy sports betting more than ever before.&nbsp;<a href="https://mercurius.io/en/learn/value-betting/what-it-is" target="_blank">Value bets, on the other hand, are much more promising</a>. As part of a well-planned strategy, it is possible that profits could be achieved with this type of sports betting.

Matched Betting doesn't rely on special bets or value bets, but rather on mathematical strategy and an ability to cover all outcomes of a bet. Useful reading:&nbsp;<a href="https://outplayed.com/what-is-matched-betting" target="_blank">What Is Matched Betting</a> You can start learning Matched Betting for free with Outplayed today.

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Everyone has a smartphone these days, which makes the matched betting process even more accessible than before.

With so many options on the market, it can be hard to decide which ones are right for you. That's where our four must-have betting apps come in. We've compiled a list of four essential apps for <a href="https://outplayed.com/what-is-matched-betting/">Matched Betting</a> based on their features, customer service, and overall usefulness. So whether you're an experienced matched bettor or just starting, we have the perfect app for you in this article;

The Betfair app is quintessential for matched betting while on the go. They are an <a href="http://outplayed.com/" target="_blank">Outplayed</a> partner and provide a fast and well-designed experience.

Being both a standard bookmaker AND an exchange means you have a fully matched betting platform in one place, although we don't recommend betting and lay bets on the same app. By putting your lay bets on your phone, you won't miss out because it has all of the functionality of the desktop site.

Like all the apps in this list, it is free, has a friendly UI and has quick deposit methods such as card, PayPal, Skrill etc.

Proclaimed as the world's most advanced betting exchange, Smarkets hasn't been around as long as Betfair, but already it's considered a must-have for all your lay betting needs. Much like Betfair, Smarkets is also very easy to use, offering reasonable commission rates and better or equal odds than the other exchanges.

There are as many in-play football games to choose from as Betfair, and so far, they've been known to pay out instantly, which is rare among exchanges. The liquidity is constantly increasing, and there is much more than Betdaq and Matchbook.

Having quick access to your favourite bookmaker's apps is incredibly useful. It should go without saying that you need to have them on hand.

We're choosing to include the Bet365 betting app for slightly different reasons. There are other advantages to utilising the Bet365 app besides the ability to place bets on their platform.

The range of markets available on Bet365 is enormous and by far their most significant selling point. It's infrequent not to be able to find an obscure match in the Israeli Liga Alef, for instance. Access to a bigger market makes matched betting easier as there are more options to lay. It's also pretty rare not to see bonuses from Bet365, there are consistent loyalty bonuses, and in-play offers that far exceed that of other bookmakers.

The Bet365 betting app is swift, intuitive, and well-designed overall.

FotMob has always dominated football scores, scorers, statistics and even fantasy team points. The personalised news and notifications make it easy to follow your favourite teams and players.

The speed at which notifications arrive and scorers are identified when you're not watching a game is second to none.

The app has a super clean design and is very simple to use. When you're in the stadium watching your team live, you can be confident that most fans standing next to you have FotMob installed, monitoring the rest of the league!

Horse racing is critical for matched betting, and we have included a football app in this list; it's only fitting to include a key horse racing one too. The At The Races app provides the most recent race cards for horse racing worldwide, including events in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, France, and South Africa.

Our last app and another special mention must go to the tennis fans. This tool will significantly help whether you're matched betting on tennis tournaments or putting mug bets on. Where it shines, though, is in providing you with a wide variety of player stats and biographies for each contest, which makes it easier for you to form an opinion on a particular match. When you're interested in more minor games, this is extremely helpful.

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