Established in 2008, this blog is an independent, common sense, look at challenges and opportunities in sports and financial investing, with occasional diversions as my mood takes me. I am not a tipster, nor is this a Profit and Loss report either. They are boring.
A pleasing start to the weekend's activities with the XX Classic selection of Evian Thonon Gaillard v Olympique Lyonnais coming in with a 1-1. Not quite the 'perfect' draw, with the Under 1.5 a loser, but both goals in the second half did mean that the six Classic selections this season to date have seen a total of two goals, and a total profit of 6.11 points. Also worth noting is that the two goals we did see were both quite late in the half, at 37' and 43'. While two draws at full-time is also not bad, again we have been a little unlucky with two losses in the 90', but it's early days, and with five selections from Ligue 1, hardly a balanced look across the leagues. The Gold All Over blog has been updated with the latest table, along with some corrections from last week and some selections for this week. At XX Draws HQ, it'll be a busy weekend.
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. - Lance Armstrong
I have had a life-long interest in sports and after studying Pure Mathematics with Statistics at secondary school, have been fascinated by odds and probability.
The first system I came up with was a simple one - back the favourite and double up after a loss until a winner. Simple enough in theory, and I told my Dad about it. Not being a betting man himself, he ran it by some of his colleagues, and came home to tell me that it wouldn’t work because a long losing run would mean that the bank would be empty. Then there was always the possibility that the winner would be returned at odds-on, meaning that the total returns would not match the outlay. Not what a ten year old wants to hear! Only slightly daunted, I then went on a search for the Holy Grail, the secret to riches that I knew was out there somewhere. Finally in 2004 I stumbled across an article about Betting Exchanges and four years later I was able to make a steady profit.
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