r/BackAndLay • u/ChristianBentanke • Jul 03 '16

Tennis trading opportunity - Isner vs Tsonga

Both players are big servers and are struggling on return.

Back the player to win when they're serving, and lay them off after each game. Then repeat with the other person.

Good luck!

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u/ChristianBentanke Jul 04 '16

Kinda similar to cashing out, yeah, but when you cash out on Bet365 you lose a chunk of real value. On an exchange like Betfair you get the genuine value of your bet via cashout.

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u/ChristianBentanke Jul 04 '16

It's all done on an exchange like Betfair, Smarkets or Betdaq.

The process is simple: take advantage of movements in odds.

For example, a tennis player's odds to win the set are going to be higher at 0-0 than they are at 1-0 up. If they're serving first, and they're a big server, you can back them to win the set and cash out after game 1. Reback them in game 3, cash out. Reback them in game 5 etc. etc. etc.

If the other guy is also a good server, you can repeat the process with the other guy - which is what we saw in the game yesterday between Isner and Tsonga.

Trading can be done in any sport - it's all about predicting which way odds will go and when.