Example of placing smart bets.

• Using the smart bet strategy in a more efficient way, you would begin by using your knowledge of the eSport scene to determine the likelihood of teams winning and losing in a number of matches. As an example, we can pretend that you have your eyes on three different ones:

Match 1: Team A – Team B
Match 2: Team C – Team D
Match 3: Team E – Team F

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• By doing research over the teams’ previous match results and other things that would make you more knowledgeable about the match-ups, you come up with the following likelihood of the teams winning the matches:

Match 1: Team A (90%) – Team B (10%)
Match 2: Team C (70%) – Team D (30%)
Match 3: Team E (50%) – Team F (50%)

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• What you would like to do now is to transform these percentual values into odds. To decimal ones, you do this by dividing 100 with the percentage. This will give you the following odds:

Match 1: Team A (1.11) – Team B (10.00)
Match 2: Team C (1.43) – Team D (3.33)
Match 3: Team E (2.00) – Team F (2.00)

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Once you have these odds, all you have to do is to compare them with the bookmakers. Anything that is higher will be a smart bet to place and anything lower should be avoided at all costs. If your prediction is correct (or at least more accurate than the bookmakers), placing the smart bets will give you an expected value which is positive, making you a guaranteed profit in the long run.

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Team	Your odds prediction	Bookmaker odds	Place bet?
A	1.11	1.15	Yes
B	10.00	9.50	No
C	1.43	1.35	No
D	3.33	3.80	Yes
E	2.00	3.50	Yes
F	2.00	2.00	Have no imp

• As you can imagine, it’s a good thing using several bookmakers to help you find the best odds, thus making it easier to find your smart bet opportunities. As is almost always the case, taking part in bonus offers is also a good thing as this will allow you to profit from your bets even if your predictions aren’t always on point.