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:
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.
Today we’re launching a new review of a service called Football Pro Picks, a football tipster service hosted by Betinfo24.
This is a service that provides tips across a range of markets, but mainly focusing on the over/under, match odds and both teams to score (BTTS) markets.
The basic figures are compelling: since January 2025, the service claims an average monthly profit of £1,716, a strike rate of 73.7 %, and an ROI of 23.24 %, for a total six-month profit of £10,350.20, all calculated at a £20 stake per point.
The man behind the advice is David, a football analyst with over five years of professional experience—particularly strong at spotting value in lesser-known leagues, which keeps the service running throughout the year.
Here’s how it works:
Subscribers get up to 10 selections per day, delivered by 9:00 am UK time, giving plenty of opportunity to place bets
The approach is deliberately steady and data-driven, relying on multiple prediction models rather than chasing high-risk punts
The package includes fully proofed results, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and daily support via email and members area
New users also benefit from a free five-day trial, before moving onto a subscription priced at £29.99 per month (plus tax)
The performance metrics look promising, but what counts is whether they hold up in real time.
We begun tracking the tips on 13th July so will record results from then. We’ll monitor consistency, risk management, and long-term value as well as the overall profit/loss.
Watch this space for updates as we update results as we go along.
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UPDATE – Please note on 15.08.25 we received this notice from the Racing Success team:
“It is with huge regret Racing Success will today cease trading.
We have experiencing a challenging time over the past 2 years and while we still hold the service in high regard, it is no longer cost effective to keep running.
As such all current subscriptions will be cancelled with immediate effect.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
So unfortunately that is the end of this service and our review will terminate here. As mentioned in their e-mail, results hadn’t quite lived up to expectations unfortunately so they felt it was time to call it a day.
As ever though, our search for profitable tipsters will continue so it’s on to the next review for us…
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -19 point loss
Place bets: +2 point profit
So the place bets have been performing better, which has been the case for most of our trial.
Let’s see if they can continue the good form now and start to kick on from here.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -27 point loss
Place bets: -27 point loss
So both doing exactly the same after the place bets had been doing much better for most of our trial.
Let’s see if they can continue the good form now and start to kick on from here.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -73 point loss
Place bets: -29 point loss
A bright spot is that things have started positively in 2025, with 16 points profit made so far this year.
Hopefully that is a sign of better things to come.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -72 point loss
Place bets: -18 point loss
So the place bets have fared much better than the win bets but they could do with results picking up across both bet types as we head into the New Year.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -42 point loss
Place bets: -6 point loss
So the place bets have fared much better and are close to breaking even now. The win bets are trailing behind but with more than 80 points profit made over the last month they are on the comeback trail.
Let’s see if they can keep that positive momentum going.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -125 point loss
Place bets: -19 point loss
So neither approach is in profit at the moment, although the place strategy is doing better thus far.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -67 point loss
Place bets: -19 point loss
So neither approach is in profit at the moment, although the place strategy is doing better thus far.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -53 point loss
Place bets: -21 point loss
So neither approach is in profit at the moment, although the place strategy is doing better thus far.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -23.62 point loss
Place bets: -11.61 point loss
So neither approach is in profit at the moment, although the place strategy is doing better thus far.
Just a reminder this service advises bets at Betfair SP and selections can be backed win-only or win and place (or just the place), depending on each user’s preference.
The breakdown of results so far is:
Win bets: -9 point loss
Place bets: -3 point loss
So a bit of a slow start as we say but not too much damage done and still very early days in our trial so plenty of time to turn things around.
We are starting a new review today of a horse racing service called Racing Success.
This is a service that bets solely at Betfair SP, which will be of interest to those whose accounts have been restricted at the bookies.
The selections apparently come from a complex horse profiling algorithm, which has been tested and refined over a number of years.
Results posted on the Racing Success look very impressive, particularly when you consider they are at Betfair SP.
Reported results for the last few years are:
2023 – 139 points
2022 – 347 points
2021 – 495 points
2020 – 234 points
2019 – 504 points
2018 – 400 points
As you can see those are superb results at BSP and if they can be repeated in a live trial it would be quite a feat.
We note the service went live last year so the results for 2023 are the most relevant and have been proofed elsewhere.
Selections can be backed win-only at BSP or win and place, depending on each user’s preference. Backing the place seems to give enhanced profits and smooth the ride so we intend to include both in our trial.
Interestingly they only bet on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. We are not sure why those days specifically – perhaps they have been shown to be more profitable under the algorithm.
Anyway, this is a review we are quite excited about as to find a racing service that is profitable at Betfair SP would be a huge bonus and something we know a lot of you are seeking.
So we will kick things off today and report back soon here on how things are going.
We’re kicking off a fresh review today of a cricket betting service known as Cricket Betting Tips.
This tipster is based at the Betting Gods network, which has hosted successful tipsters like The Bookies Enemy, the Outside Edge and Quentin Franks Racing in the past.
It’s been quite a while since we tested out a cricket service. In fact we are yet to come across a successful cricket tipster so it would be nice to have one in the portfolio.
Cricket Betting Tips presents itself as a specialist in the sport, with a reported return on investment (ROI) in the region of 21%, accompanied by a win rate of approximately 48%—figures that certainly catch the eye.
As ever, we won’t be rushing into judgement—positive numbers can look impressive on paper, but they only matter if they hold up over time.
That said, betting under the Betting Gods umbrella always carries a certain level of pre-vetting confidence, so anticipation is high that this one might be a goodun’.
We’ve begun tracking all tips starting from 19th July, so we will record results from then onwards.
Whether cricket’s seasonal variation or betting market shifts will have an impact remains to be seen—but we’ll record everything, update performance as results come in, and bring you an honest verdict at the end.
In any event, it’s good to have a cricket tipster to trial and we will record results here as we go along so you can see how they are getting on.
The results at Betfair SP continue to run behind those at advised prices, with a profit of 34 points made since our last update but 72 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
So although there’s been an improvement at BSP lately, they had previously lost the entire bank at Betfair SP, so really this is a service that needs bookie accounts rather than relying on the exchanges.
The results at Betfair SP continue to run behind those at advised prices, with a profit of 39 points made since our last update but 106 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
So as mentioned last time that’s the entire bank gone at Betfair SP, meaning this is a service that needs bookie accounts rather than relying on the exchanges.
Horse racing tipster Just Winners is failing to live up to its name unfortunately, with a loss of 24 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 88 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
The results at Betfair SP continue to run behind those at advised prices, with a loss of 37 points made since our last update and 145 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
So that’s the entire bank gone at Betfair SP and close to the entire bank at advised prices too.
The results at Betfair SP continue to run behind those at advised prices, with a loss of 36 points made since our last update and 108 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Needless to say they could certainly do with a turnaround in form soon.
First off just wanted to say a Happy New Year from Honest Betting Reviews! Hope you had a good festive period and NYE.
And here’s hoping for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025 for us all.
In terms of horse racing service Just Winners, there has been a slight downturn lately with a loss of 18 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 37 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
The results at Betfair SP continue to run behind those at advised prices, with a loss of 29 points made since our last update and 72 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Let’s see if they can get things moving in the right direction in 2025.
The results at Betfair SP have fallen somewhat behind those at advised prices, with a profit of 10 points made since our last update, but43 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Good to see the recent improvement here, let’s see if they can keep it going.
Horse racing service Just Winners is struggling to live up to its name at the moment, with a loss of 23 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 47 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
The results at Betfair SP have also picked up to pretty much draw level with those at advised prices, with a profit of 23 points made since our last update. That puts them 25 points down for our trial overall at BSP.
The highlight of the last month was a tasty 25/1 winner on Montassib at Haydock, which had a BSP of 37.95 and really helped move things forward. Let’s hope for a few more winners like that!
There’s been a significant improvement for horse racing service Just Winners over the last month, with a profit of 19 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 35 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
Things have been faring a little worse at Betfair SP, with a profit of 6 points made since our last update but 48 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Let’s see if they can keep the recent momentum going and get themselves towards even for our trial by the time of our next update.
Horse racing service Just Winners has been struggling to find its feet in our trial to date, with a loss of 19 points made at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 54 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
It’s a similar tale at Betfair SP, with a loss of 25 points made since our last update and 54 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
July has started off more promisingly though with 30 points profit made for the month so far. Let’s see if they can keep that going during the rest of July.
We are starting a new review today of a horse racing service called Just Winners.
Based at the Betting Gods tipster platform, this service has been going since October 2023 (so just over 6 months now).
Since starting up they have amassed an impressive 160 points profit at one point level stakes.
That has been achieved with an excellent return on investment of 34% and a strike rate of 17%.
In terms of consistency it has been top notch so far with seven out of seven profitable months (including April so far).
Tips are normally sent out at around 8am (UK time) on the day of racing so plenty of time to get the bets on.
We like services that stick to a sensible staking plan of one point level stakes and a 100 point bank so this tipster fits the bill in those respects.
Although it is relatively new on the block, the results to date are very impressive so fingers crossed they can keep things going during our trial – and beyond.
We started receiving tips on 5th April so will record results from then. Updates will follow here as we go along as usual.
We are starting a new review today of a horse racing service called Raid The Sand Syndicate.
This comes from the Matthew Walton stable of tipsters, which has provided us with such luminaries as the Golf Insider, Racing Intelligence and the Irish Cash Consortium, all of which have passed reviews here at HBR.
Matthew has a keen eye for tipping talent so we always take note when he brings another tipster in to his stable.
Raid The Sand Syndicate is an all-weather specialist who has over 20 years experience of picking horse racing winners.
The return on investment (ROI) since the service started is apparently over 25% which is very impressive.
Equally noteworthy is the strike rate, which stands at 40% to date.
So the combined stats for ROI and strike rate would make this a very strong performer if they could be repeated in the long run.
As ever we will reserve judgement until our review is completed, but given Mr Walton’s history of picking top-class tipping talent we are hopeful at least this one might be a goodun’.
We started receiving tips on 3rd June so we will record results from then. Inevitably with it being the summer, most flat horse racing is on the turf rather than the dirt so the action will be a little light until the all-weather season kicks in again in the autumn.
We will continue recording results anyway for the tips that are posted and will update things here as we go along.
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This is a horse racing tipster from the Betting Gods stable and they have been tipping for just over a year now.
In that time they have made an impressive return of 188 points profit.
That has come at a strong return on investment (ROI) of over 20% and with a strike rate of 40%, which are very good metrics when taken together.
The tips are provided by a chap called Harry who has decided to limit the service to a maximum of 150 members in order to protect prices.
That’s a good move in our opinion and shows admirable professionalism and a desire for his members to be able to achieve the prices he recommends (or close to them).
There are just one or two bets per day making it a pretty simple service to follow and the average odds of the tips are 5.46.
Staking is either 1pt win or 3pt win bets, but no 2pt win bets which is a little unusual – we are not quite sure why.
In any event, the results so far look very promising and this does seem to be a proper service.
Let’s see if it can produce the goods under live trial conditions though as many services have looked promising prior to our trials but then failed to deliver.
So we will get things underway today and will report back here soon on how they are getting on.
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A few years ago we reviewed Betting Mastermind, a matched betting package from the doyen of betting systems, Mike Cruickshank.
In essence Betting Mastermind contains the best of Mike’s matched betting products in one and signing up to all of them in one go represents a massive saving compared to the cost of signing up to the products individually.
You can read our original review below, but to summarise it passed our trial with flying colours, receiving a five star rating.
Well that was a few years ago, but Mike has just finished upgrading the systems, removing some of the old ones that are no longer relevant and replacing them with some new ones.
The new systems include Price Boost Radar, Lucky 15 Maximiser, Advanced EWS Algorithm, Advanced 20 Minute System Algorithm & The Insiders System.
Given Mike’s stellar record in developing betting systems over the years, we had no hesitation in deciding to give the revamped Betting Mastermind a look, so we will commence our re-review today.
Once we have taken a look at the new systems we will report back here with our thoughts on them.
It claims that people using the package are making up to £3,500 per month in profit, which is quite a bold claim.
Here we take a look at what it is, how it works and whether it is possible to make that kind of money from it.
What Is It?
Betting Mastermind is the complete package of matched betting products and other betting systems that have been designed by Mike Cruickshank over the years.
It contains all eleven of Mike’s products in one and signing up to all of them in one go represents a massive saving compared to the cost of signing up to the products individually.
This package is for everyone from a complete novice up to experienced matched bettors and whatever your level, this will offer you the opportunity to make consistent income from the techniques it will teach you.
There are some people out there making £2,000 to £3,000 per month from these matched betting products, which is quite a significant income.
Here we take a look at each of the eleven products that make up Betting Mastermind in turn and what they bring to the matched betting table:-
1. Bonus Bagging
The original matched betting product and the first one we reviewed here at Honest Betting Reviews, Bonus Bagging is for newbies to the art of matched betting.
It will introduce you in a step-by-step fashion to matched betting and show you how to utilise the bookies’ welcome offers to make risk-free cash.
Even if you are complete a newbie, this will give you the guidance and support you need to start making a profit from bookmaker offers.
You can expect to make up to £500 from the offers if you do not already have accounts with the bookies.
2. Profit Maximiser
The ultimate matched betting tool and still in our opinion, the best. Profit Maximiser brings together all of the bookies offers for existing customers as well as bingo and casino offers and much more. You can read our original review of it here.
Recently redesigned to improve the look and feel and enhance the user experience, Profit Maximiser has a massive following and a Facebook group of over 50,000 members.
In that group you can exchange ideas and get some help if you are struggling with any of the offers, plus people post the latest and best offers and how to do them.
Some of these offers can be very lucrative – indeed there was one incident not too long ago when Sky Bet had a casino offer with a loophole and Profit Maximiser members took an estimated £1 million combined from them just on that offer! Amazing stuff.
Even without offers like that though and just sticking to the regular bookie offers, people are making a regular £300 – £500 per month from Profit Maximiser and some even more than that – by devoting time to it people have turned it into a full-time job making £20,000 to £30,000 per year tax free!
3. Matched Betting Software
If you are serious about your matched betting then really you need to have access to some Matched Betting Software.
Basically what it does is scan all the thousands of betting markets across the bookies and exchanges (e.g. Betfair) and find you instances where the odds are very close.
That can save you hours of searching for these yourself, plus it maximises what you can make from each of the bookie offers.
You can sort by sport, event, bookmaker and much more, so finding some odds for a particular event is easy.
We took a look at the Matched Betting Software here and gave it a solid thumbs up, so having this as part of your matched betting portfolio is a must really.
4. Each Way Sniper
Each Way Sniper is a tool for taking advantage of the value that each way bets present in certain situations. You can read our full review of it here.
What you can do is use the software to find bets that will guarantee you a profit whatever happens. You just place a bet with the bookie and lay off at the exchange, much as you do with matched betting.
Due to the fact that there is big value in the place part of particular each way bets, this is a strategy that works well and can be used over and over again.
Making £5 – £10 per bet, you can make a good extra income from this if used regularly.
5. Accumulator Generator
One of the flagship products in the matched betting portfolio, Accumulator Generator is a tool for use on football accumulators. You can check out our full review of it here.
Basically what it does is take advantage of the bookies accumulator offers on football, whereby if one leg of your acca lets you down, they will refund your stake as a losing bet up to a specified amount.
With Accumulator Generator it shows you exactly how to set these up as very low risk bets so that you can consistently make a profit from them whatever happens to your acca.
With everything set up for you and all the accas found, it is just a question of entering the stakes and then placing your bets.
You can make £5-£10 per acca, so doing just one per day you could make a nice extra few hundred quid per month.
6. EV Maximiser
EV Maximiser is a tool devoted specifically to assisting you with casino offers.
Basically you enter the deposit required, the amount of the bonus and the wagering requirement into a calculator, as well as which game or slot you are doing and it will tell you what value the offer actually represents.
You see, casino offers vary hugely in terms of the actual value they offer you – some you are better off not doing at all because they are downright rip-offs where as some you have a good chance of making profit from – and it is not always obvious.
So EV Maximiser does the work for you so you can focus on those offers that are worth doing and leaving aside those that are not.
For a serious matched bettor devoting time to making substantial income from these offers, EV Maximiser could be worth thousands of pounds over the long term.
7. Betfair Sniper
A product that is a little different from most of the others in Betting Mastermind, Betfair Sniper is a strategy for finding value in exchange markets to trade certain selections.
What you do with Betfair Sniper is trade horse racing markets before the off for profit, you are not waiting for bets to go in-running to see if they win or not.
A sound strategy that is a worthy addition to your portfolio.
8. Betfair Renegade
Another piece of software that is slightly different to the other main offerings from Mike Cruickshank, Betfair Renegade is a method of finding value football bets on Betfair.
That is a very good return for football betting, where normally a 10% ROI is considered high.
Betfair Renegade achieved a recommended rating during our review and we would underline that again here.
9. Bookie Blowout
Up next in the Betting Mastermind package is Bookie Blowout.
With this one, you are sent e-mails the night before racing with certain selections and you back them with the bookies. Then the next day you lay them off at the exchanges for profit, presuming the odds have moved in the right direction.
Either way though you are just trading out, so again as with all of Mike’s products it is low risk.
10. Betfair 1% Club
The Betfair 1% Club is a low risk scalping strategy for the Betfair markets to trade before matches start.
The idea is to lock in profits before kick off and to make a nice £10 to £20 per game. You need to have a reasonable trading bank to make a decent profit out of each trade, but it is pretty low risk and a sound theory behind it.
11. Project Prosperity Training System
And finally, what you get is a training system that tells you in five steps how to make the most of the above 10 systems, spending just one hour per day on them.
This will guide you through the process, showing you the pitfalls and also the time-savers and “low hanging fruit” of the systems in the Betting Mastermind package.
The Savings
If you were to purchase the eleven products listed above separately, it would set you back £1,127. Then you would have another £656 each year in renewal fees.
But if you join Betting Mastermind, you will instead pay £97 + VAT upfront, then three monthly payments of £197 + VAT.
So the savings over the course of a couple of years will add up to over a thousand pounds! A great value package.
Conclusion – PASSED
There are members of Mike Cruickshank’s products who make in excess of £3,500 per month from using his strategies.
These people take a professional approach to their matched betting and have taken the time to learn the processes involved to a tee.
It takes dedication, but clearly it can be done and the Betting Mastermind package offers you the chance to join this elite group of matched bettors.
If you are ready to join that group, we can highly recommend Betting Mastermind as a superb all-round package. A definite five stars for this package and it is one of the best betting system packages we have ever come across.
* Please note results are for level stakes betting. Using the recommended Fibonacci staking, a profit of 45 points was made.
Back of the Net – Full Review
Back of the Net is a football laying service run by Andrew David, the man behind the long-running and highly rated Little Acorns system.
With that kind of pedigree, we were eager to see how his football service would fare—and we’re glad to report it lived up to expectations.
The service sends out automated alerts via e-mail for lay the drawopportunities in-play on the exchanges, typically late on in football matches.
The idea is to take advantage of games where a goal is statistically likely, allowing you to lay the draw at low odds (typically 1.40 to 1.90), limiting liability.
Staking System
The advised staking is a modified Fibonacci sequence—starting with 1pt and increasing through 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6.5 and so on until a winner is hit. At that point, the sequence resets.
This approach helps claw back losses when there’s a losing run, but as with any progressive staking system, it’s not for the faint-hearted.
However, we also tracked the performance using level staking (laying each selection to win 1 point), to give a clear picture of the profitability of selections in themselves rather than due to any staking system used.
We believe given the results discussed below level stakes may be a more appealing route for many subscribers due to their simplicity and lower risk.
Results Analysis
Looking at the final results for Back of the Net using level stakes, the performance was very encouraging.
Over the course of our six-month trial, the service produced a steady stream of profits, showing good consistency.
A 34-point profit to level stakes is an excellent return, particularly for a laying system where liabilities are typically kept low (due to laying at odds between 1.40 and 1.90, with the average being 1.6).
The 41% strike rate is right around the sweet spot for lay the draw betting—high enough to keep drawdowns manageable, but not so high that it raises questions about sustainability.
It’s clear the system is good at identifying games where a goal is likely in the closing stages.
Meanwhile, a return on investment (ROI) of 9% is strong, especially for a service laying at odds-on.
That shows this isn’t just a case of chipping away slowly—it has real potential to build a bank over time.
Speaking of which, the 113% bank growth is one of the standout figures from the trial. More than doubling your bank in six months is a great result, particularly if you were following level stakes and keeping your risk profile lower.
These figures suggest that Back of the Net doesn’t rely solely on its Fibonacci-style staking plan to generate profit—the selections themselves are solid, with the stats to back them up. That’s a big tick in the box for the underlying quality of the service.
The results using the adjusted Fibonacci staking were also very good, with a profit of 45 points made for our trial.
All in all, the final results point to a well-performing system that offers both profitability and manageable risk, particularly when using the more conservative level staking approach.
Odds Availability
One of the key points we monitored during the trial was odds availability. As these are in-play alerts, getting matched at the advised prices can sometimes be tricky, especially in lower-liquidity markets.
We found that in most cases, the actual odds available on Betfair were a few ticks higher than the official advised prices—nothing too dramatic, but still something to be aware of.
Importantly, the service does exclude any wins from their official results if a goal is scored within five minutes of the alert being sent, which is a fair and transparent policy.
It also gives you a bit of leeway if you want to wait for slightly better odds before placing your lay bet.
For matches not available on Betfair, the alternative is to back both teams to win at the bookies, effectively creating a lay-the-draw position.
However, we found that in these cases, the effective odds were sometimes less favourable, so it’s generally better to stick to Betfair where possible and to avoid these games in general.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: The selections are sent out via e-mail and can come at any time as they are in-play in matches around the globe. This means that inevitably you won’t be able to follow every selection but it’s okay if you miss a few – there are plenty more and results should average out over time.
Availability of prices: As discussed above, price availability was an issue during the trial. Generally we were getting a few ticks worse than the official results on average. Over the course of hundreds of selections this will dent your returns, so we would say be prepared to take perhaps a third to a half less profit overall than the official results. That still leaves very healthy profits, however, given that 34 points profit was made during our trial.
Strike rate: The strike rate for our trial was good at 41%, which kept things ticking along nicely and meant a strong profit was made at the odds tipped at.
Advised Betting Bank: A 100 point bank is recommended if you are using the adjusted Fibonacci, which seems reasonable to us. For level stakes we used a 30 point bank which given the average stake of 0.6 points and the solid strike rate of 41%, was more than sufficient during our trial.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs at the time of writing are £19.87 for the first month then £29.87 per month thereafter.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Overall, Back of the Net has proven itself to be a reliable and well-thought-out football laying service. It combines smart use of in-play data, automated alerts, and a decent strike rate to produce consistent profits.
The results over our six-month trial were impressive, with 34 points profit made using level staking and over 100% bank growth. Using their adjusted Fibonacci staking system, the service also made 45 points profit our trial.
The only real downside is the occasional issue with odds availability, particularly on more obscure matches. It was tough to match the official results as the odds were typically a few ticks worse than they record in their results, so in reality you would have to expect to make a little less profit than the official results.
Given the excellent profits made though, this gives quite a bit of leeway to still make a decent return following the service.
If you’re looking for a simple, well-run lay-the-draw system with a good track record, Back of the Net is definitely worth checking out.
It’s been a good month for football laying service Back of the Net, with a profit of 4 points made to advised staking since our last update.
That means they are now 14 points up for our trial overall using advised staking (which is a form of adjusted Fibonacci – i.e. betting 1pt, 1.5pt, 2pt, 2.5pt, 3pt, 4pt, 5pt, 6.5pt etc until you hit a winner and then starting again).
To one point level stakes (i.e. laying each selection to win one point), they have made a profit of 3 points since our last update, meaning they are now 15 points up for our trial to date at 1 point level stakes.
So it looks like level stakes are a more favourable option here for following these picks, both from a profitability/ROI standpoint and from a simplicity/risk perspective.
Just a reminder, this is a service that sends out automated alerts via e-mail for lay the draw bets in-play late on in football matches.
In previous updates we have mentioned our concerns about price availability and we have been tracking the prices we have been able to achieve in the second tab of our results spreadsheet.
One thing that we do note is that for the picks that are not available on Betfair, the effective odds available at the bookies (i.e. by backing both teams to win) do not appear to offer value as the effective odds are significantly higher for those selections.
For those matches that are available on Betfair, we are still recording higher odds than the official ones, but given the overall profits achieved the service should still be worth following – it’s just that the profit would be somewhat lower than the official results.
There has been a slight drop for football laying service Back of the Net over the last month, with a loss of 5 points made to advised staking since our last update.
That means they are now 10 points up for our trial overall using advised staking (which is a form of adjusted Fibonacci – i.e. betting 1pt, 1.5pt, 2pt, 2.5pt, 3pt, 4pt, 5pt, 6.5pt etc until you hit a winner and then starting again).
To one point level stakes (i.e. laying each selection to win one point), there was no change to the net P/L since our last update, meaning they are still 12 points up for our trial to date at 1 point level stakes.
Just a reminder, this is a service that sends out automated alerts via e-mail for lay the draw bets in-play late on in football matches.
In previous updates we have mentioned our concerns about price availability and we have been tracking the prices we have been able to achieve in the second tab of our results spreadsheet.
So far these show we have been getting an average of 0.09 ticks worse than the official results. However, we do need more data on this before drawing any conclusions so will continue tracking available odds going forward.
A slight step backwards lately for football laying service Back of the Net, with a loss of 2 points made to advised staking since our last update.
That means they are now 15 points up for our trial overall using advised staking (which is a form of adjusted Fibonacci – i.e. betting 1pt, 1.5pt, 2pt, 2.5pt, 3pt, 4pt, 5pt, 6.5pt etc until you hit a winner and then starting again).
To one point level stakes (i.e. laying each selection to win one point), they have made 1 point profit since our last update and are 12 points up for our trial to date.
Just a reminder, this is a service that sends out automated alerts via e-mail for lay the draw bets in-play late on in football matches.
In our last update we noted some issues with odds availability, with some of the draw odds being considerably higher on Betfair than the advised odds contained in the e-mails from Back of the Net.
It is worth noting that in their official results, they do record the lay odds as around 10 ticks higher than contained in their e-mail, which seems reasonable.
We have started tracking the available odds in games where we are able to (which you can see in the second tab of our results spreadsheet) and sometimes they are more than 10 ticks higher than the e-mail and a few ticks higher than the official results.
However, generally it only seems to be a few ticks higher than the official results so in the main it shouldn’t make too much difference to your overall results. It is something we will aim to keep tracking in any event.
It is also worth noting that in their official results they exclude any wins where a goal was scored within 5 minutes of the alert being sent out, which is pretty fair of them and means you could wait a few minutes for the odds to tick down a bit before taking the lay bet.
Generally odds availability seems to be more of an issue in low-liquidity matches than in the big games, which is understandable really given lots of people are queuing up to place lay bets on the draw.
In any event, as we say we don’t think the odds availability is a huge issue but just something to keep an eye on moving forward.
It’s been a good start to our trial of football laying service Back of the Net, with a profit of 17 points made so far to advised staking (which is a form of adjusted Fibonacci – i.e. betting 1pt, 1.5pt, 2pt, 2.5pt, 3pt, 4pt, 5pt, 6.5pt etc until you hit a winner and then starting again).
To one point level stakes (i.e. laying each selection to win one point), they are 11 points up so far.
Just a reminder, this is a service that sends out automated alerts via e-mail for lay the draw bets in-play late on in football matches.
We have noted some issues with odds availability so far, with some of the draw odds being considerably higher on Betfair than the advised odds contained in the e-mails from Back of the Net.
This may be due to weight of money from subscribers to Back of the Net all entering the market at the same time and pushing the odds out – particularly on some very illiquid markets that the bets are sometimes in.
In any event, even allowing for this the results have been so good you would still be well up so far.
Also just to note that most of the selections are to be laid on Betfair but there is the occasional one that isn’t available on the exchanges. In such cases you can just use the bookies and back the home and away teams to win.
We are starting a new review today of a football betting service called Back of the Net (or Back of the Net Profit Bundle to give it its full title).
This is a service from Andrew David who regularly readers may know from Little Acorns fame.
Little Acorns is a horse racing betting system that Andrew developed over 10 years ago and has won multiple awards over the years, including our very own Best Horse Racing service a few times.
So Andrew knows what he is doing and we are always keen to hear about anything new he is developing.
Well his latest offering, Back of the Net, uses in-play data and statistics to identify lay the draw opportunities late in football matches.
The system uses filters that consider multiple factors, indicating when a goal is likely.
When it finds an opportunity for the deadlock to be broken in a game, subscribers receive an alert by e-mail.
The alerts come with clear step-by-step instructions, making it easy to follow, even for beginners in lay the draw betting.
Typically, the lay prices of the selected bets range from 1.40 to 1.70, meaning liabilities are low.
Since launching in May 2023, the reported results for Back of the Net are impressive, with over 70 points profit made using a modified form of Fibonacci staking.
Fibonacci staking, in case you are not aware, is where you bet 1 point, then 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 points and so on until you either hit a winner or keep losing until the sequence is completed. Either way you go back to the beginning.
They use a slightly modified form of the sequence, but the process is the same.
For someone staking £25 per point using their Fibonacci staking, that equates to over £1,750 in profit.
The strike rate has also been strong, standing at a notable 41% so far.
Crunching the numbers from their results spreadsheet, our calculations are that the selections would have produced around 50 points profit at level stakes aswell, which is very good indeed.
So for those who find Fibonacci staking a little hair-raising, it looks like level stakes have also worked well.
All in all then this looks like a very promising service and we are eager to put it through its paces under a live trial.
We have been receiving alerts for around a week now so will record results from when we started receiving alerts and will update things here as we go along.
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Please note this service has been discontinued. We will therefore end our review here after what has been a disappointing review considering the results coming into our trial.
It just shows once again how hard it is to make a profit in this game over the long-term and that only a very few elite experts manage it.
So we will consign this one to the failed pile unfortunately and move on to the next review.
As mentioned previously, they have changed the service from tipping in the half-time corners market to tipping in the the total corners (i.e. for the whole match) market, which is more widely available across bookmakers.
As mentioned previously, they have changed the service from tipping in the half-time corners market to tipping in the the total corners (i.e. for the whole match) market, which is more widely available across bookmakers.
As mentioned previously, they have changed the service from tipping in the half-time corners market to tipping in the the total corners (i.e. for the whole match) market, which is more widely available across bookmakers.
Although that is helpful for members of the service, unfortunately the results have struggled a little since they made the switch so we could do with seeing an uptick in form by the time of our next update.
As mentioned previously, they have changed the service from tipping in the half-time corners market to tipping in the the total corners (i.e. for the whole match) market, which is more widely available across bookmakers.
Another recent change is that they now tip in doubles rather than singles, again in the whole match corners market.
As mentioned previously, they have changed the service from tipping in the half-time corners market to tipping in the the total corners (i.e. for the whole match) market, which is more widely available across bookmakers.
We did have high hopes for this service as results coming into our trial looked very promising but as we say they just haven’t been able to get going so far.
As mentioned last time, they have changed the service from tipping in the half-time corners market to tipping in the the total corners (i.e. for the whole match) market, which is more widely available across bookmakers.
That helps with the practicality of following the service – we just need the results to improve now too.
There has been a bit of a change to the service recently. Previously they tipped in the half-time corners market which is a very niche market and only available on Bet36 and Marsbet.
However they are now tipping in the total corners (i.e. for the whole match) market which is more widely available across bookies.
So that definitely helps with the practicality of following the service – let’s just hope results pick up now too.
There’s been a bit of a backward step for football tipster the Corner Betting King over the last month, with a loss of 12 points made since our last update.
That means they are now 2 points up for our trial overall.
As the name suggests, this service provides tips on the corner markets – specifically, Half-Time corners.
Unfortunately these markets are only available on Bet365 (or Mars Bet, if that is available to you).
They say you can try the “build a bet” function at other bookmakers but we have not been able to find a bookie who does this (please let us know if you have).
So it rather limits the scope of this service, which otherwise looks quite promising.
We are starting a new trial today of a football betting service called the Corner Betting King.
This is based out of the Betting Gods stable of tipsters and as you have probably guessed from the name, focuses solely on corner markets in football matches.
In fact, his focus is even more specialised than that – his bets are solely on the numbers of corners in the first half of matches.
So the markets used are typically Under 4.5 HT Corners or Under 5.5 HT Corners.
Now regular followers will know we are keen on services that focus on a particular niche. Beating the bookies is very tough if you spread yourself too thin across a range of different markets, but focusing on one or two markets and becoming an expert in them can pay dividends.
The results so far look very promising, with 184 points profit made so far since starting up in July 2022.
Most of the staking is 2 points per bet, so that would be more like around 90-100 points on 1 point level stakes. Still an excellent total to have achieved in football betting.
The return on investment (ROI) sits at just above 10%, which is also very impressive for a football service, where anything above 5% we normally consider to be a good ROI.
The strike rate (or win rate) is a little over 50% which is very solid and there have been a very high proportion of winning months so far, with 18 out of 20 months having been profitable.
This month is already £380 up to £25 per point stakes.
So it all looks very promising as we say and let’s see if this specialist corner betting service can deliver the goods under live trial conditions.
We will kick the trial off from when we started receiving tips (13th February) and will update things here as we go along as usual.
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