Some Useful Betting Tools

Football Statistics

This site covers the majority of football leagues and provides relevant statistics such as the teams home and away form, scoring and defence records, last five games played and current league position. The site also gives its opinion on the outcome of each fixture along with proposed bet size and is usually fairly accurate. There is a voting facility available that enables users to cast their opinion on a particular match and this helps in identifying the likely winner.

http://www.windrawwin.com

Odds Comparison

This website compares odds from different bookmakers and betting exchanges enabling you to take the best price available. There are other useful features including a ‘steamers’ page that identifies any sudden shortening in the odds for a particular horse or event. Another useful tool identifies any potential value in the betting by comparing the statistical odds with the actual odds given.

http://www.valuechecker.co.uk

Odds Convertor

This tool will convert between fractional odds, decimal odds and money lines. You simply enter the odds you wish to convert and press the “Convert Odds” button. There is also the ability to enter your bet amount which will tell you how much your bet will pay out based on the odds given.

http://www.sportility.net/oddsconverter/

Live Football Scores

This website provides live football scores for nearly every league in the world. The scores update faster than any other site I’ve seen and there is a ‘beep’ sound effect to alert you when a goal has been scored. There are no annoying pop-ups or flashy banner advertisements either. One of the best features is the ability to create your own page with specific games which makes it easier to monitor your bets especially accumulators.

http://www.flashscores.co.uk

Live Football Streams

There are literally hundreds of websites offering football streams and the majority of them will charge you a membership fee to gain access to what is already freely available on the Internet. This website is one of the best sites available and provides streams for nearly every football game including games from European leagues such as La Liga and Serie A. The majority of the feeds are high quality with no buffering and there is also a chat facility available to enable you to talk to other viewers during the game.

http://www.justin.tv

Arbitrage Stakes Calculator

This tool has proven invaluable for me and is one of the most important tools a trader can have. You start by entering the odds you backed a selection at and your stake and then you type in the current odds available to lay the same selection, click the “Calculate Lay Stake” and the tool will display the amount you need to lay in order to equalise a profit whatever the outcome.

http://www.chromaweb.com/bets/calculator/index.php

Dutching Calculator

‘Dutching’ refers to spreading the risk across a number of outcomes by backing more than one selection in an event. This calculator will tell you how much to stake on each selection to return an equal profit no matter which one wins. ‘Dutching’ can be a useful strategy in horse racing when you fancy more than one horse or in the correct score market in football games.

http://www.oddschecker.com/betting-tools/dutching-calculator.html

Each-Way Calculator

This tool is used to calculate your win return and each-way return on horse racing markets. You enter your stake, selections odds and each-way odds and select the outcome of the race from the drop down and click “Calculate”. Although the majority of online bookmakers and betting exchanges have this built-in it’s a nice tool to have at hand.

http://www.bettinggenius.com/betting-calculators/each-way-single-calculator/