How things have changed since the last entry where we thought we may only come away with a draw against a very stubborn Stoke side. Since then thumping victories against Chelsea and West Brom have turned the form book back strongly in the Gunners favour as they head off on the road again this time to face new boys Norwich.
This is the day’s early kick off and it will not be easy as Norwich have not lost at home by more than one goal so far this Season and have won more than they have lost.
We will be signing up to the Sportsbook Bodog to give us a risk free punt at £20ish profit if the 2-1 score we anticipate comes in, and the worst case scenario is we are wrong and bet again next week to have another shot at the £20 or make £2ish. They offer new users who sign up through this link a refund on the first £10 bet placed if it is incorrect. (Ed’s note – I found it impossible to place a bet on this website with an apple mac using safari and chrome browsers, so hopefully you will have access to a pc)
The link we have negotiated actually takes you to a sign advertising American Football, but don’t worry about that we have checked and this bet on Arsenal is also fine. When they ask how you heard about the site, just fill in ‘online’ and remember to take note of the account number they give you on the deposit page, as you will need this to log in (as opposed to the traditional username) in the future. On the deposit page put in £10 by any method and as long as you used the link there are no promo codes to fill in.
To find the game there is a link on the right to "Premier League Betting" so click on that then we are the top game, select from above the match odds "29 more bets" and then "correct score". Then "away team" "2-1" is odds of 8, click this, a new betslip opens, and enter a £10 stake, then submit it. If it is a 2-1 score we will have £80 in our accounts which we can withdraw straight away. Once the £10 stake has been entered on the betslip, click on ‘check bets’ to be able to then place your bet.
At Betfair to ensure we cant lose from the day’s football fixtures on the left select the Norwich game and go to the correct score markets. Laying (pink button) the 1-2 score is odds of 9.2 so £6 on that has £49.20 liability. So you need just under £50 in Betfair to do this. (Ed’s note, 9.6 when I placed my bet, so I placed £5.80 to give me a liability of £49.88)
The net result of all this is that if it is 1-2, we will be +£70 at Bodog, -£49ish at Betfair so about £20 profit and we move on. If we are wrong we pick up £6 at Betfair and Bodog refund our stake. We can’t take this out yet and will need to rebet with it next weekend. We will deal with that when we get there but again it will be set for a profit if we are right and just about cover ourselves if we are wrong. There is never actually any reason to lose, "why Gamble when you can win".
(Bodog also have other promotions regularly offering refunds if certain things happen, these can be lucrative and are worth looking at in your own time.)
