what is matched betting?
Many online bookmakers offer a signup bonus when you open an account with them, this is usually in the form of a free bet, a 100% matched bonus. Most people use this free bet to back a dead-cert. There are two problems with backing a dead-cert, one the odds offered usually aren't great and two in the gambling world there is no such thing as a dead-cert, upsets do happen.
A much better way to use the free bet is to use a technique called matched betting or back/lay bet matching. There is more in depth information on how matched betting works in the guide page but in short matched betting involves backing an event at the bookmakers offering the sign up bonus and then laying the same event at a betting exchange. This is a great way to make money online as there really is no risk involved.
A typical return for a matched bet where the stake is returned is 95-100% of the free bet cash returned and about 75% where the stake is not returned.
Now you're maybe scratching your head and wondering what the terms betting exchange and stake returned mean, check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for a summary of all these terms!
What can I bet on this week?
TBC
Russian Premier Liga
29th November - 11:00am
ESPN
Everton v Liverpool
Barclays Premier League
29th November - 1:30pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
Kettering Town v Leeds United
FA Cup Second Round
29th November - 1:45pm
ITV1 / ITV HD
Inter Milan v Fiorentina
Serie A
29th November - 2:00pm
ESPN
Kettering Town v Leeds United
FA Cup
29th November - 3:30pm
ITV1
Arsenal v Chelsea
Barclays Premier League
29th November - 4:00pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
TBC
Bundesliga
29th November - 4:30pm
ESPN
Barcelona v Real Madrid
La Liga
29th November - 6:00pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1 / BBC Red Button
Catania v AC Milan
Serie A
29th November - 7:45pm
ESPN
Atletico Madrid v Espanyol
La Liga
29th November - 8:00pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Reserves
30th November - 7:00pm
Chelsea TV
Blackpool v Preston
Championship
30th November - 7:45pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
Manchester Utd v Tottenham Hotspur
Carling Cup 5th Round
1st December - 7:45pm
Sky Sports 2 / Sky Sports HD2
TBC
Coppa Italia
1st December - 7:45pm
ESPN
AEK Athens v Everton
UEFA Europa League
2nd December - 5:30pm
ESPN
Salzburg v Lazio
UEFA Europa League
2nd December - 6:00pm
ITV4
Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers
Reserves
2nd December - 7:00pm
LFC TV
Celtic v Hapoel Tel Aviv
UEFA Europa League
2nd December - 7:30pm
Setanta Ireland
Manchester City v Arsenal
Carling Cup 5th Round
2nd December - 7:45pm
Sky Sports 2 / Sky Sports HD2 / Sky Sports 1
Valencia v Lille
UEFA Europa League
2nd December - 8:00pm
ESPN
Celtic v Hapoel Tel Aviv
UEFA Europa League
2nd December - 8:05pm
ITV4
PSV v Sparta Prague
UEFA Europa League
3rd December - 5:30pm
ESPN
Manchester Utd v Bolton
Reserves
3rd December - 7:00pm
MUTV
Fulham v CSKA Sofia
UEFA Europa League Group E
3rd December - 7:30pm
Five / Setanta Ireland
AS Roma v FC Basel
UEFA Europa League
3rd December - 8:00pm
ESPN
Bayern Munich v Borussia Monchengladbach
Bundesliga
4th December - 7:30pm
ESPN
Japan
Japanese National Football
5th December - 6:30am
British Eurosport 2
Falkirk v Rangers
Scottish Premier League
5th December - 12:30pm
ESPN / ESPN HD
Portsmouth v Burnley
Barclays Premier League
5th December - 12:45pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
West Ham v Man United
Barclays Premier League
5th December - 3:00pm
Setanta Sports 1
Manchester City v Chelsea
Barclay's Premier League
5th December - 5:30pm
ESPN / ESPN HD
Real Madrid v Almeria
La Liga
5th December - 6:55pm
Sky Sports 3
TBC
La Liga
5th December - 7:00pm
Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports HD3
Juventus v Inter Milan
Serie A
5th December - 7:45pm
ESPN
Deportivo v Barcelona
La Liga
5th December - 9:00pm
Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports HD3
Information provided courtesy of www.livesportontv.com
