"Andre" <
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> On Apr 12, 11:53 am, "trg" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Unibet is ****.www.betfair.comis a more accurate gauge.
>>
>> Cancellara, F 3.50
>> 4.5/5.1
>>
>> Boonen, T 3.50
>> 7.6/7.8
>>
>> Hoste, L 9.00
>> 13/17
>>
>> Van Petegem, P 11.00
>> 19/20
>>
>> Ballan, A 14.00
>> 13/15
>>
>> Pozzato, F 20.00
>> 19.5/25
>>
>> Flecha Giannoni, J-A 22.00
>> 24/30
>>
>> Hushovd, T 25.00
>> 40/42
>>
>> etc
>
> could you explain the numbers?
>
> Andre
>
Betfair doesn't set the odd themselves. The punters do. So 13/15 means that
someone is willing to pay 13 to 1 odds if Ballan wins, while someone else is
looking for 15 to 1 odds. When the odds someone is laying are the same as
the odds someone else is backing, the bet is placed.
Depending how much each side has committed to the transaction, that's the
sum wagered. (If I want to bet $10 on Boonen at 7:1 and you want to lay $7
dollars on Boonen at 7:1, then a $7 bet is made between us at 7:1 and the $3
I didn't use remains available at 7:1 for someone else to lay.
The numbers I quoted are the BEST odds being offered by the punters. I could
lay10:1 odds on Ballan even though someone else is laying 13:1. That just
means that the other layer's bet would get taken before mine (assuming that
there was someone willing to back Ballan at 10:1 or less.)
Also, Betfair is realtime, so the odds are always changing, including during
the race itself.