need help doing asian handicap arbitrage

[westy1]

Im new to arbitrage and need help with asian handicaps,when an arbitrage occurs with an asian handicap do i have to bet with 1 bookie at 1.5 and another at -1.5 to complete the arbitrage.eg.

home team 1.5 at expekt 1.81
away team -1.5 at pinnacle 3.70

or do they both have to be 1.5.

can anybody help me

[slapdash]

-1.5.

Home team +1.5 wins unless the away team wins by more than one goal.
Away team -1.5 wins only if the away team wins by more than one goal.

So exactly one of the two bets will win.

If you backed both teams at +1.5, then both bets would win if it was a
draw or either team won by one goal.

By the way, if you're new to arbitrage, I hope you've looked into the hidden
dangers (getting one half of the bet cancelled if it's a "palpable error",
etc.). It's never really appealed to me.

[westy1]

so what would i bet on to get a risk free profit,as so far i have only done 1x2 and over/under arbitrages

[888]

I'm definetely not an expert in arbitrage betting, but I think safest arb bet is when you bet in a match before hand and then with another bookies that offer in-play betting, you arb your bet as the match goes and lock yourself in for a profit. But of course there is lots of condition in order for that to happen.

e.g Via Betting exchange,

or arb in a situation where there is only 2 possible outcome or bet is voided, eg ODI Cricket.

Sorry if its a bit OOT and not answering what you really asked but slapdash already answer all your questions I guess and good luck with your arbitrage betting. Would also be nice if you are starting to get the hang of it and make a new thread for yourself sharing your arb system to the PL Community

[HeinousAnus]

1.81 & 3.7 - one of these is a palpable error. If you try to arbitrage this you run a big risk of one half getting voided and losing most of your cash.

[Aegist]

Originally Posted by westy1

so what would i bet on to get a risk free profit,as so far i have only done 1x2 and over/under arbitrages

Hi Westy. You as long as the + handicap is equal to or larger than the - handicap, you are safe. Just make sure the odds are high enough of course (plenty of arb calculators available, I can provide you with a list if you want).

It is also safe to play a +0.5 asian handicap vs one side of a 1x2. The easiest way to figure out if your arb is right or not, is to simple run through all possible outcomes.

0-0 = +1.5 handicap wins
1-0 = +1.5 handicap wins
0-1 = +1.5 handicap wins
1-1 = +1.5 handicap wins
0-2 = -1.5 handicap wins
etc

Shane