Entertainment Odds – New Review

Today we are starting a trial of something a little bit different here at Honest Betting Reviews…

Whilst our bread and butter tends to be tipsters in sports like football, horse racing and golf, we do like to venture into other arenas where we see the potential for profit.

And the service we are looking at today is certainly one that ticks that box!

It is called Entertainment Odds and specialises in betting markets on TV events like the Eurovision Song Contest and Strictly Come Dancing as well as awards ceremonies like the Emmys and Oscars.

The site is run by a guy called Rob Furber who is a journalist by trade, writing for some of the UK’s most well-known sites including The Sporting Life, the Daily Telegraph, Britain’s number one women’s magazine, Glamour, and men’s lifestyle magazines Arena and Maxim.

Rob’s keen eye for value in the TV betting markets started in 2005 when he picked Darren Gough to win Strictly at odds of 25/1 and he has never looked back since. He is now a professional trader specialising in TV markets, as well as continuing his journalism work.

If you want to read more about Rob’s remarkable story, he has just published a book about his journey as a pro trader – and another “gamble” he took in his love life – that is well worth a read. 

Rob’s record in the arena of entertainment betting is second to none, with a profit of +1,019pts made to 1pt level stakes since 2014.

His particular specialisms are the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and Strictly Come Dancing, with a very consistent record in both over the years:

ESC 2014 = +84pts
ESC 2015 = +90pts (& +15pts, non-subscription) = +105pts
ESC 2016 = +55pts (ROI 30%)
ESC 2017 = +73pts
ESC 2018 = -49pts
ESC 2019 = +58pt (ROI 62%)
ESC 2020 = void
ESC 2021 = +26pts
ESC 2022 = +53pts
ESC 2023 = +67pts
ESC 2024 = +56pts
ESC 2025 = +14pts

Strictly 2014 = +41pts
Strictly 2015 = +73pts
Strictly 2016 = +82pts (ROI 84%)
Strictly 2017 = +26pts
Strictly 2018 = -2pts
Strictly 2019 = +140pts (ROI 97%)
Strictly 2020 = +8pts
Strictly 2021 = +53pts
Strictly 2022 = +52pts
Strictly 2023 = +1.5pts
Strictly 2024 = +67pts (ROI 64%)

As you can see, only one losing year in both and many years of huge profits.

We often say it’s in niche markets that you can find the most value and exploit bookie weaknesses and Rob certainly seems to have done that here over the years.

It looks like a really interesting service and one we are looking forward to reviewing.

We have just received the initial bets for Strictly so it will be intriguing to see how this year’s series unfolds. There are also some bets for the Emmys that have just been sent too.

As ever we will post result updates here as we go along but you can check out Entertainment Odds for yourself here. 

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