In short: Keep as much money as possible from free bets. Matched betting is the. Sports betting is big business with billions being wagered each year with online bookmakers. The advance of websites like Betfair has revolutionised the betting industry allowing ordinary punters to. Copy bets from professional tipsters. There are lots of different ways to copy bets from. Esports gambling normally centers on the pros. You wager on a team.

Secrets, Confessions, and Life of a Professional Gambler

– Case Study from Team Diego

HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM SOCCER BETTING: A GUIDE TO CRACKING THE CODE

It’s a well known fact that 90-plus percent of soccer/football bettors will lose money in the long run. This is largely due to the “house advantage” in the odds set by bookmakers. So is it possible that there are actually gamblers in the world who consistently beat the bookies and make money from soccer betting?

Enter Team Diego. Over here we have built a proven soccer betting system — grounded in sound mathematical principles — that allows us to consistently enjoy 40-50% ROI.

Every member of our team has the potential to become a successful soccer bettor as long as they religiously follow the method laid out in this article. Depending on their risk appetite and starting bankroll, most of our guys bring in between $2,000 to $4,000 a month in net profits.

Today we have an exclusive interview with one member who is on the higher end of this range. Without further bullshit, let’s go straight to my Canadian friend, Thomas.

[Some remarks have been edited for brevity and clarity. Additional info is also added at appropriate junctures to provide better context.]

ENTER THOMAS W. OF CANADA. AN AVID SOCCER FAN IN HIS EARLY 40s, THOMAS WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST MEMBERS OF TEAM DIEGO…

Diego: Hi Thomas, thanks for taking the time to do this interview. Let’s begin with a short introduction of yourself.

Thomas: Sure! I’m a crazy mix of soccer fanatic, math geek, and father-of-three. So before I found you and your blog in early 2017, I have actually been gambling on soccer (and other sports) for the past 10 years or so. I do track my bets in quite a methodical manner, so I was aware that as a recreational gambler I was making losses for the most part, occasionally breaking even if I’m lucky.

Diego: How much are you winning (net profits) per month now?

Thomas: Well, initially I started with a modest bankroll and was profiting less than 1 grand a month. True to your word, my ROI has always been in the 40-50% range when I track my winnings monthly. As my small bankroll steadily increased over the months, so did my stakes. I now average about $3,500 in profits a month, with some good (excellent?) months bringing me excess of $5,000.

Diego: Do you still need a day job?

Thomas: Hahaha. I actually still keep my day job! I enjoy what I do greatly (it actually has close connections/applications with mathematics) and see no reason to quit even as I continue to increase my betting profits. Moreover, since I’m following your daily picks, I don’t even spend that much time on my gambling “side income”.

But who knows, maybe one day I may move to a cheaper city to have a change of lifestyle. You know, slower pace of life…when the kids are grown up. Maybe by then I could dream of living off my soccer money! Not sure if the wife would agree though!

Diego: I’m actually pretty surprised that there are many guys in Canada who are into soccer betting. But I digress… Okay, what’s the best kept secret in the world of soccer betting that the bookies don’t want us to know?

Thomas: To beat the bookies at their own game, we need to know something that the average bettor does not. If everyone knows this secret then it’s not really a secret anymore, since the betting odds will shift accordingly to erode this advantage we currently enjoy (or exploit, lol).

The biggest secret is this — to quote from you since you’re the master — betting on draws is the only long-term sustainable way to profit consistently in soccer betting.

Diego: You’re 100% correct. There’s no need to over-complicate things if people just follow the betting system. Nobody likes betting on draws because it’s boring and stuff. But hey, we’re here to profit while the average bettor just wants to entertain himself while watching a game.

Thomas: Absolutely! The whole idea in betting (if you want to profit in the long run) is to find “value bets” like what you taught us. As you said, “if you follow the herd, you will join them in losing”. That’s very true. Since most people rack up net losses! To have an edge over the bookies, you need to find situations that have a higher chance of occurring than what the market odds indicate.

Diego: And of course those situations can be found in draw bets…

Thomas: Yup, very true. I can’t believe I took so many years to figure this out.

Diego: Most people bet aimlessly without a plan.

Thomas: Definitely. Since majority of bettors bet emotionally (rather than rationally), the betting markets have a bias against draws. That’s where the real money lies. In boring draws. Haha. But for us, we’re very happy to see 0-0 or 1-1 scorelines.

Diego: Can you give our readers a breakdown of an average month of betting – how do you make that $3,500?

Thomas: In simple terms, our strategy is a staking method (developed using mathematical calculations on bankroll management) designed to ensure profits in the long run. We do this by betting in a strategic manner such that our wins are always greater than our losses.

Adhering strictly to the guidelines you teach, I always start out with an initial stake of $40. By opening accounts with most of the major bookies, I can obtain the best odds for each game, which is usually above 3.00 since we’re betting on draws. This gives me $80+ profits for every draw we win.

By following your picks for the past year, I manage to get about 10 draws every week. So roughly 40 draws a month and $3,000++ in winnings. Actually close to $4,000 these days.

Diego: Did you always know you wanted to be a gambler? I wonder how that would go down with your high school teacher.

Thomas: Hahaha! I have a degree in math and work in a math-related field. I guess I have always been a statistics junkie – I mean I like analyzing data and shit like that. So going into soccer betting and joining Team Diego isn’t THAT surprising I guess. LOL.

Diego: And how old were you when you first started soccer betting?

Thomas: I first began placing bets in other sports when I was 24 or 25 years old. I only got into soccer (and soccer betting) much later on in my 30s. Hands down the easiest sport to win and beat the bookies!

I don’t bother with other sports nowadays – I may still throw in a little wager here and there for fun, but nothing serious. Unless I could develop a system to profit consistently with those sports like how you did with soccer.

I still like watching ice hockey, American football and the occasional basketball for relaxation.

Diego: What’s the one thing you hate most about the betting industry today?

Thomas: With the rise of online betting and its convenience, there are way too many scammers out there on the internet. These pathetic scammers operate from parts of Africa, Europe, the Middle East, or wherever they are… and claim to have insider knowledge of so-called “fixed games”.

I hate to admit I fell prey to a few of those scams in my early days. Not only did I lose money by paying for fake tips, I lost even more by betting big on those fake “fixed games”.

Diego: Well, you know better now.

Thomas: I’m not saying fixed matches don’t exist – they do. But the vast majority of these idiots touting “fixed games” are definitely fake. There ARE international syndicates doing real match-fixing (especially in Asia, as I’m sure you would know being from that region), but these guys are big whales. They spend hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not millions) to fix a single game, and they would place equally huge bets to make their risky endeavors pay off.

In short, the real match-fixers belong to professional syndicates. They aren’t your 18-year-old kid from West Africa who’s messaging you on Instagram to send him $200 for a “guaranteed” game. C’mon!

Diego: To end this, what’s your advice to the people reading this and saying “Damn it, I’m in. I want to start my own Bookie Bashing Journey.”

Thomas: I’d dish out 3 key takeaways that I’ve gotten from my experience.

1) You gotta learn to deal with your emotions if you want to take betting seriously. Amateurs can’t handle their emotions. As a pro, you need to dissociate yourself from your feelings. If you go on a bad run, know it’s just temporary and don’t be too emotionally invested in your bets.

2) Be disciplined and stick to the plan and system EXACTLY as taught by Diego. Don’t be too smart for your own good and go around modifying the system. Manage your bankroll exactly like how Diego tells you to. His strategy is perfect and his results speak for themselves.

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3) Exercise the cash out option that bookmakers offer. It’s there for you to make use of! Especially for high stakes games. Don’t be greedy. If the game is tied at 2-2 at the 85th min and you can cash out your winnings, then do so. Since we specialize in betting draws, a late goal from either side can ruin your bet. Avoid the perils of late goals!

Diego: Very cool. Thanks a lot for your time, Thomas.

Thomas: Pleasure is all mine.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Thomas is a tremendous example of a successful soccer bettor.

Once you’re in Team Diego – you’re in a super rare company of SOCCER BETTING WINNERS.

We are on a mission to transform the soccer betting industry and beat the bookies at their game.

Unlike other so-called betting “gurus” in the industry who hide behind a keyboard, stay anonymous, and never show their faces — I put out our record AND my face for all to see.

Guys from 6 continents (and over 40 countries) have tried the system. Our amazing results allow us to do nonsense like this. LOL.

Happy bookie-killing & I’ll see you in the Winner’s Circle.

Live Free Or Die,
J.K. Diego (JKDGO.COM)

Sports betting for a living is probably a dream job for many people. The number one reason people get into sports betting is to try and make money.

You might get lucky early on in your betting career but in the long term it is extremely tough to make money from the sports betting markets.

How do you bet on sports successfully?

There are a few simple methods which actually do make money long term.

Which are also relatively easy to learn.

Make Money From Sports Betting

What Methods Should I Use?

First off let’s take a look at matched betting. Which has also been known as bonus abusing or bonus whoring in the past.

Matched betting is great and personally it has made a huge difference in my life.

I used profits from matched betting to pay for the deposit on my first house. To pay for holidays, gifts for my family, It’s given me a reliable source of income that I never expected.

Matched Betting

Matched betting is using bookmaker free bet offers combined with bettingexchangesto guarantee that a profit is made no matter the outcome of a sporting event.

The easiest way to explain this is with an example.

Lets take an offer I received from Betstars as an example.

The sign up offer is bet £50 at odds over 1.5 and get £20 free.

I open my Betstars account and look to make a bet of £50.

For this initial bet I am looking to find a close odds match between Betstars and the betting exchange that I use Matchbook.

I find a close match in odds in a game between Wolves and Norwich City.

The odds of Wolves to win with Betstars are 1.62, this is above 1.5 so it qualifies for this offer.

I place a bet of £50 to return £80.77 , which should Wolves win pays out winnings of £30.77.

Then I go over to Matchbook to place a lay bet.

A lay bet is when you effectively take on the role of a bookmaker. With this lay bet I am saying that should Wolves win I will pay out £32.03 however should Wolves fail to win then a profit of £49 would be made.

Lay bets are options only available with a betting exchange.

If you don’t have a betting exchange account.

My recommendation is Matchbook.

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Lets look at the three possible outcomes of the game.

Wolves win – £30.77 is won with Betstars, £32.03 is lost with Matchbook

A total loss of -£1.26 is made.

Wolves draw or lose – £50.00 is lost with Betstars, £49.00 is won from Matchbook

A total loss of -£1.00 is made

The £20 free bet will be credited from Betstars no matter the outcome of the game.

Using a free bet

The Wolves vs Norwich match ended up being a draw.

£49.00 was won in Matchbook and £50.00 was lost in Betstars.

The £20 free bet was credited straight after the game.

Now we go through the same process as before and look for a close odds match between Betstars and Matchbook.

However due to this being a free bet I look at higher odds in order to make as much profit as possible from the free bet.

I find a close odds match between Betstars and Matchbook at high odds.

Atletico Madrid were taking on FC Copenhagen in the Europa League that night.

FC Copenhagen were priced 16.00 with Betstars and 17.00 with Matchbook.

So I placed my free bet by backing FC Copenhagen for £20 to win £300.

I placed my lay bet on Matchbook risking £280 to win £17.50

Lets look at the three possible outcomes for this game.

FC Kopenhagen win – £300 is won with Betstars, £280 is lost on Matchbook.

A total of £20 profit is made.

Atletico Madrid win or the match is a draw – £17.50 is won on Matchbook, £0.00 is lost on Betstars as it was a free bet.

A total profit of £17.50 is made.

Taking into account the initial £1.00 lost on the qualifying bet with Wolves and Norwich.

You can see I am guaranteed to make either £16.50 or £19.00 from this process.

Video Walk Through Of Matched Betting Offer

Where Can I Find Matched Betting Offers?

There are lots of these sign up offers where you can follow the same process.

New bookmakers appear quite frequently.

A quick google search for bookmaker sign up offers will bring up hundreds of results.

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However my advice would be to join a matched betting service such as Oddsmonkey. They take out all the hard work and give you step by step instructions for each offer.

This will save you so much time in the long run and also should stop you making any errors which could cost you.

Oddsmonkey (read the review) is a company that has long been providing matched betting and arbitrage software for other companies.

They now however have their own dedicated service.

Offering an extremely in depth and content rich service that also offers arbitrage and value betting software.

It gives you all the tools that you need to succeed in matched betting.

How Much Money Can Be Made From Matched Betting?

It is possible to make a lot of money matched betting.

In my own personal experience I have been able to make over £10,000 a year.

If you utilize everything that is available to you then I believe this is achievable for most people.

There are other individuals I know that are making much more and are able to make this a full time income.

So we have taken a good look at making money from sports betting through matched betting.

Now lets take a look at another method which will enable you to make more long term profits.

Arbitrage Betting

An arbitrage bet is when you can cover all outcomes of an event and guarantee yourself a profit.

Personally I like to use arbitrage betting with bookmakers that either.

1. Don’t offer regular bonuses.

2. Have banned me from bonus offers but will still allow me to bet.

To show an example, my Paddypower account is limited.

This means that I am not able to receive promotions.

Paddypower though are a good bookmaker for arbitrage and I am still able to place bets with my account.

Arbitrage Example

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In order to find arbitrage bets you really need to use software.

For this example I will use the Oddsmatcher software that comes with Oddsmonkey.

I find a good arbitrage bet with Paddypower and the betting exchange Smarkets.

(Which allows lay bets and functions like Matchbook)

Hibernian vs Celtic is showing as a 7.82% arbitrage bet.

So I log in to my Paddypower account and back Hibernian at odds of 9.0. Risking £40 to win £320.

I then go over to my Smarkets account and place a lay bet with the aim to win back the £40 I risked on Paddypower.

This works out at a potential loss of £287.87.

Ultimately this means that I am only risking the £0.80 (Smarkets charge 2% commission on my lay bet).

In order to win £32.13 (£320 – £287.87.)

Now this is my personal preference as I like to put my profits on to one outcome. This is because I find it much quicker and often the value side is with the soft bookmaker.

However you could average the profit out across all outcomes. So that you would make money no matter the the final outcome.

Using the Oddsmonkey calculator you can see that the profit would be £3.13 across all outcomes with a £40 stake.

Simple but effective

You might be thinking wow this is awesome. Free money for the rest of my life!

Unfortunately bookmakers will eventually limit your account to pennies if you are arbing. Even in some cases close your account.

However sometimes this can take years. Given that bookmakers only want losing players then it makes sense to hammer them for as much profit as possible. Before those limitations come.

Interested in learning more about arbitrage betting?

If you want to make low risk profits from the world of sports betting. Matched betting is a great way to start and arbitrage is an excellent method to keep the profits coming.

How Can I Make Money Through Betting

These are two simple low risk methods that will allow you to potentially make tens of thousands of pounds profit from the sports betting markets.

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