I'll Have A Half

[Ken4155]

And i don't care which one.

Everton, Leicester, Hull, Reading, WBA, Barnsley, Burton, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Walsall, Exeter, Stevenage & Hibs all to win either half.

Odds of 403/1 boosted to 697/1 so could get £3,490.88 for my fiver - Willy Hill

[Tuvok]

I never unspderstand the betting odds.

I only have a Stan James account (because I got a free bet with them at one point, have never put any money in!) Nowhere does it explain any of the terms.

eg. if its x/y and x is greater than y, do I get more money back than if y is greater than x?

[Hopkirk]

It's all gobbledegook to me. Do people go on courses to learn how betting works?

[Ken4155]

Tuvok; the figure on the right represents your stake, the one on the left your possible returns. Hence, a £1 win on a 4/1 winner gives you £4 for the win AND your stake back = £5.

[Ken4155]

Hopkirk; no courses needed, mate. My dad taught me to count the proper way; 1, 6/4, 2, 5/2, 3, 7/2 and so on :-)

[Hopkirk]

No sorry, even that doesn't make any sense to me.

[Ken4155]

1, 1 and 1/2, 2, 2 and 1/2, 3, 3 and 1/2, etc etc etc.
I could have been a bit more technical Hoppy, and given you; 4/5, 1, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 15/8, 2, 85/40, 11/5, 9/4, 5/2, 11/4, 3/1.
But that would have made your head explode :-)

[Tuvok]

So 4/1 gives £5 for a £1 bet

Thus 1/2 for a £1 bet would give 50p win and £1 bet back?

What about each way and other terms?

[Ken4155]

Correct on the odds-on bet. Each way bets are usually settled at 1/4 or 1/5 the odds. A £1 e.w. bet will cost you £2 - £1 win and £1 place. For 1st or 2nd, there has to be at least 5 runners in the race, for 3rd there has to be 8 and in handicap races of 16 or more runners, you will get paid out for a 4th placed finish. In some of our bigger, well established handicap races, many firms will pay extra places.
Not sure what you mean by 'other terms'.

[Ken4155]

Bournemouth, Leicester, A Villa, Blackburn, Stoke, Bristol R, Gillingham, Rochdale, Cambridge, Yeovil, Kilmarnock and Elgin.

If this dirty dozen can win either half, then, with a fiver on @ approx 715/1, i could well be the happy recipient of £3,579. :-)

[Ken4155]

C Palace, WHU, Brentford, Millwall, WBA, Fleetwood, Wigan, Barnsley, Portsmouth, Southend, Walsall, Mansfield, Port Vale, Stevenage and Hearts.

All to win either half. £5 @ approx 823/1 = approx £4,118

[Ken4155]

A day early this week! Off to the races tomorrow so doing all my studying now. Hopes rest on the following dirty dozen to win at least one half of their games;

Brentford, Millwall, PNE, Walsall, Exeter, Hearts, Peterhead, Valencia, Monchengladbach, Napoli, Citadella and Dijon

£5 @ approx 432/1 = £2,165 Mustard :-)

[Ken4155]

Leicester, Man Utd, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Notts Forest, Sheff Utd, Stoke, WBA, Doncaster, Blackpool, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Exeter and Northampton.

£5 @ just over 500/1 = £2,509.36 - which would come in very handy :-)

[Ken4155]

Spurs, Wolves, Everton, Norwich, Brentford, Swansea, Blackburn, Burton, Luton, Newport, Crawley and Lincoln.

£5 @ boosted odds could be worth £1,713