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This is a comprehensive study of the our recommended bookmakers with the best odds / lowest margins. The list comprises of Bet365, Betfair, Bodoglife, Bookmaker.com, Ladbrokes, PinnacleSports, Sportingbet. They are ranked by sports.
The list of Sports ranked below:
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Soccer - English EPL /FA Cup/ First Div - 500 recent matches (2007-2008)
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Soccer - Europe La Liga / Serie A / Ligue 1 / UEFA - 500 recent matches (2007-2008)
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Baseball MLB / NCAA - 500 recent matches (2006-2008)
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Football NFL / NCAA / AFL - 500 recent matches (2006-2008)
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Basketball NBA / WNBA - 500 recent marches (2007-2008)
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Horseracing Royal Ascot - 100 recent races (2007-2008)
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Soccer - English
EPL /FA Cup/ First Div
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No. of times Best Odds out of 500.
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Percentage % - Best odds
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Ranking
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PinnacleSports
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165
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33%
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1st
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Betfair
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110
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22%
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2nd
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Bet365
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97
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19.4%
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3rd
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Sportingbet
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67
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13.4%
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4rd
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Ladbrokes
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42
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8.4%
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5th
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Soccer - Europe
La Liga / Serie A
Ligue 1 / UEFA
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No. of times Best Odds out of 500.
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Percentage % - Best odds
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Ranking
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Bet365
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141
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28.2%
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1st
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PinnacleSports
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131
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26.2%
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2nd
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Betfair
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99
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19.8%
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3rd
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Sportingbet
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65
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13%
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4rd
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Bodoglife
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30
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6%
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5th
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Soccer Conclusion: The top 3 performers for Soccer are 1st: PinnacleSports, 2nd: Bet365, 3rd: Betfair. So if you're really into betting soccer and want the best value, sign up for all 3! However, if you want to avoid the hassle, choose either PinnacleSports or Bet365.
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Baseball
MLB / NCAA
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No. of times Best Odds out of 500.
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Percentage % - Best odds
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Ranking
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Bodoglife
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130
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26%
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1st
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PinnacleSports
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98
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19.6%
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2nd
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Bookmaker
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89
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17.8%
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3rd
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Betfair
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80
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16%
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4rd
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Bet365
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62
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12.4%
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5th
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Football
NFL / NCAA / AFL
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No. of times Best Odds out of 500.
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Percentage % - Best odds
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Ranking
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Bookmaker
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120
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24%
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1st
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Bodoglife
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105
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21%
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2nd
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Bet365
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80
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16%
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3rd
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Betfair
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79
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15.8%
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4rd
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PinnacleSports
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67
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13.4%
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5th
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Basketball
NBA / WNBA
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No. of times Best Odds out of 500.
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Percentage % - Best odds
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Ranking
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Bodoglife
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132
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26.4%
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1st
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Bookmaker
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99
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20.2%
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2nd
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Betfair
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95
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15.4%
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3rd
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PinnacleSports
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86
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13%
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4rd
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Ladbrokes
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46
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6%
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5th
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Baseball, Football and Basketball Conclusion: Bookmaker.com & Bodog consistently rank better in terms of these 3 sports - basketball, football and baseball. It comes as little surprise these 2 bookmakers specifically target their cliente from the USA. So if you bet on any of these traditionally American sports, Sign up for both Bodoglife here and Bookmaker here to take advantage of the BEST odds around.
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Horseracing
Royal Ascot
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No. of times Best Odds out of 100.
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Percentage % - Best odds
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Ranking
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Sportingbet
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23
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23%
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1st
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Ladbrokes
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20
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20%
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2nd
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Bet365
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19
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19%
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3rd
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PinnacleSport
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17
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17%
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4rd
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Betfair
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13
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13%
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5th
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Horseracing Conclusion: Horse racing is not as straight forward as soccer or the traditionally american sports. However, from the graph we can see, we would recommend the top 3, as this would still account for 62% of the total best odds. Decent enough. Sign up for Sportingbet.com , Ladbrokes here, Bet365 here.
Overall Conclusion: Finding the sportsbook with the best odds is not easy. It depends greatly on your playing style, and more importantly the sports you intend to wager on.
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