Welcome to the Spread Betting Guide

With normal sports betting, the odds are fixed and you win or lose a set amount. With Sports spread betting you predict whether an outcome is going to be larger or smaller than the betting companies predict. . The more you are right about the event or outcome the more you financial gains will be. You can also lose more if you are more wrong about the outcome or event.

The spread in a sports bet is an array of results that betters think will happen. The spread is typically represented by two numbers separated by a hyphen. For example, the spread for the number of yellow cards in a match between Arsenal and Tottenham might be 5-7.

The spread is decided by the Spread betting company. They will have specialists who will predict the likely outcome of each event. As soon as the Spread Betting Company has determined what the outcome will be they will add a safety margin usually between 2 and 10 percent of the predicted outcome. This is the spread. Gamblers will have a better result if the tighter the spread.

After all this has been determined it is up to the individual whether to buy or sell that particular spread.

If you believe the spread is going to be smaller than the predicted outcome you would be looking to buy on that spread. Every point, or goal or other action goes over the spread you will win your stake. On the flipside, if the particular unit goes under the largest outcome, you will lose your stake for every unit.

A benefit of buying a spread is that you are fully aware of what your maximum loss is going to be. It is always your stake multiplied by the largest number in your spread. There is no doubt that in spread betting circles buying is extremely more popular than selling. Firms that provide spread betting realise buying is more prevalent and therefore factor this into a number of their spreads. There are even some markets that represent poor value for any interested buyer.

If you believe the spread that has been set is bigger than the inevitable outcome then you should sell on the spread. Every unit that the actual outcome is below the spread, you will win your stake. Alternatively, every unit above that of the actual outcome you will lose your stake.

In order to be successful in spread betting trading you will need the right tools. To help explain how sports spread betting works, let’s use a cricket match as an example. Lets imagine the West Indies are playing England in a 20/20 match and you fancy the West Indies to hit a lot of runs, the Spread Betting Company will put a spread of let’s say, 240 – 255 runs. You will then decide to sell or buy based on your judgement. Let’s again imagine that you believe that the wicket will favour the bowlers and you sell your position at 240. If the West Indies score 200 you will pocket 40 times your initial stake. If however, the West Indies overcome the bowlers and score 300 you will lose 60 times your initial stake

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Top Tips- Find out our top tips to become successful at spread betting.

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There are a number of Companies who provide spread betting accounts We provide you with a list companies you can sign up with

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