The technique of arbitrage is to take advantage of odds oscillations by betting on all the possible outcomes of a sporting event, to obtain a guaranteed profit whatever the outcome of this event.
Sure bets go by a number of names, including surebets, arbs and arbitrage bets but whatever you call them, they are just about the best bets you can make because – whatever happens – you are guaranteed to win.
The best-known case of arbitrage is the sure bet on a football game with 3 possible results:
- home team win
- draw
- victory of the away team
However, with the increasing number of online bookmakers, the increasing volatility of betting odds that bookmakers are adjusting more and more often, as well as the multiplication of different bets possible (over / under, half-time, number of sets, the 2 teams score, etc …), arbitrage opportunities are now more frequent.
Find out more about how they influence strategies and betting odds
