A slightly confusing aspect of betting on football is the fact that odds can be displayed in two completely different formats: decimal or fractional. In online betting, bettors have the option to view odds both ways, depending on which they prefer.
Betting on football, like betting on horse racing, is a national pastime in the UK. More people bet on football every week than play it, and it remains one of the most popular sports on which punters like to have a flutter.
Although many punters bet on a ‘gut feel’ or any number of other unscientific influences, the best way to decide which football team to back comes from an assessment of each bet’s ‘value’.
In this guide to simple gambling for beginners, we raise the notion that betting beginners should bet on teams, games and leagues that they know something about.
Whether a team is playing at home or away (at their opponent’s ground) is one of the most important factors bookmakers look at when setting odds.
It sounds strange that where a team plays football should have such a big influence on the outcome of a match; it’s the same grass, same rules, same teams, yet [...]