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Sports Spread Betting is without doubt the most exciting form of sports betting available. Here, we address some key topics and answer some common questions; use the list below to jump to the section that you're interested in:

- Sports Spread Betting Explained
- Is Sports Spread Betting Risky?
- How To Place A Spread Bet On Sports
- Sports Spread Betting For Beginners
- How Does Spread Betting Differ From Fixed Odds Betting?
- Sporting Index £25 Welcome Offer
 
- SPORTS SPREAD BETTING EXPLAINED -
It's important to understand the concept of the terms 'Buying' and 'Selling'. This really is one of those things that sounds complicated but is actually very simple. Fundamentally, the 'spread' is the range within which we believe the result of a given market will fall. This spread is comprised of two numbers - a 'Sell' price and a 'Buy' price. If you think the final result of the market will be greater than the Buy price then you would 'Buy'. Conversely, if you think it will be less than the Sell price then you would 'Sell'.

In football for example, the spread for the Match Total Goals market might be 2.9-3.1 - this simply means that, on average, we think there will be a total of three goals in the game. If you think there will be more than three goals in the game you would 'Buy', but if you think there will be fewer then you would 'Sell'. It really is that simple!
Below, we answer common sports spread betting questions, explain how to place your first spread bet and supply some sports spread betting tips for beginners.
 
- IS SPORTS SPREAD BETTING RISKY? -
The amount of risk involved is entirely up to you and there are a number of steps that you can take to avoid taking on more risk than you would like.

1: USE SMALL STAKES – You can stake as little as 1p on selected markets. You might not win big amounts with small stakes but you can be confident that the size of any potential losses will be small and your betting bank will go further, allowing you try out a greater variation of our markets.

2: PICKING THE RIGHT MARKETS – The markets we offer have varying degrees of volatility. A market such as Total Goals in a game of football is unlikely to experience a result that is too far from the spread. Total Goal Minutes, however, could well settle a long way from the spread, in either direction. Read more about how football spread betting works.

3: CUT YOUR LOSSES – If you have placed a bet that is clearly going against you, the safe option could be to protect your balance and cash out of the position before it gets any worse. Cut your losses early and protect your betting bank.

 
- HOW TO PLACE A SPREAD BET ON SPORTS -
Placing your first Spread Bet is possibly the most exciting bet you’ll ever place! For some, it’s a daunting prospect but we’re here to explain how to bet on a spread and enjoy it!

As explained above, for your first bet we recommend using smaller stakes and picking a low volatility market – that is, a market where the most likely outcomes are not going to be too far from the ‘Sell’ and ‘Buy’ prices. We’d also recommend that you pick a market that allows you to work out the worst case scenario. For example:

Total Goals in a football match may be priced at 2.8-3.0 and so the worst-case scenario if you place a ‘Buy’ bet is a loss of three times your stake because the lowest possible outcome is a settle price of 0 goals in a match that finishes 0-0. Here, if you had placed a ‘Buy’ bet with a stake of £5 per point the worst-case scenario is a £15 loss, calculated as:
(Settled Price – Buy Price) x Stake

(0 – 3) x £5

-3 x £5 = £15 Loss
 
Of course, it follows that if the game is a 3-3 thriller then the market would settle at six and the profit would be calculated as:
(Settled Price – Buy Price) x Stake

(6 – 3) x £5

3 x £5 = £15 Profit

Another example could be the Team Total Sixes market in an ODI Cricket match which may be priced at 4-5 and so the worst-case scenario if you place a ‘Buy’ bet is a loss of five times your stake because the lowest possible settle price is 0. Here, if you had placed a ‘Buy’ bet with a stake of £5 the worst-case scenario is a £25 loss, calculated as:
(Settled Price – Buy Price) x Stake

(0 – 5) x £5

-5 x £5 = £25 Loss
 
Again, it follows that if the Team hits ten sixes then the market would settle at ten and the profit would be calculated as:
(Settled Price – Buy Price) x Stake

(10 – 5) x £5

5 x £5 = £25 Profit

In each of the above cases you are in the position of being able to calculate what your worst possible loss could be whilst knowing that, with spread betting, for every additional goal scored or six hit over the ‘Buy’ price your potential profits increase!
 

For new accounts: When using your Welcome Offer of £25 promotional betting cash, remember that this does not give you a £25 stake, or 'free bet', on a market, it simply covers any losses that you make up to £25 without requiring you to make a deposit! Using the above Total Goals example with a £25 stake on a 'Buy' bet and the worst-case scenario (a 0-0 result):
(Settled Price – Buy Price) x Stake

(0 – 3) x £25

-3 x £25 = £75 Loss
This is obviously more than the £25 of losses that your Welcome Offer would cover and so, depending on your account type, you would not be allowed to place this bet unless you made further deposits to cover the additional potential losses.

If you are new to spread betting and would like to be in complete control of your risk level then we would recommend that you request a 'Limited Risk' account – this particular account type will display the maximum potential win and loss amounts within the bet slip so that you will know exactly where you stand before placing each and every bet! If you would like to switch to a 'Limited Risk' account please contact our Customer Services team via enquiries@sportingindex.com quoting your account number.

- SPORTS SPREAD BETTING FOR BEGINNERS -
If you’re new to sports spread betting then there a few things that you can do to ease yourself into it before you start upping your stakes and trying new markets. Here are the Sporting Index top sports spread betting tips…



1: Start with small stakes. We mentioned this above but it bears repeating! You probably won’t win a lot of money but more importantly, you’ll be in control of your losses. This means you can make your betting bank go further.

2: Stick to markets where you know the worst-case scenario and then build up from there. Good beginners’ markets are those that will not settle too far from the spread price – think Total Goals instead of Total Goal Minutes.

3: Make sure you know exactly what the market is and how the result is calculated. Most of our markets are intuitive but some are more complex; to find out how a market works use the ‘i’ symbol next to the market name.

4: If you’re not sure on anything, don’t get involved in the action – our excellent Customer Services team are always available to answer your questions.

5: Make the most of promotions! Make sure that you are subscribed to receive both emails and texts otherwise you’ll be missing out on our promotions that we send to thousands of clients every single week.

For more information on our markets and some sports spread betting examples you can navigate to the sport of your choice below. Cricket fans can find out how cricket spread betting works whilst if you’re a fan of horse racing you can get the low down on how to spread bet on horse racing here.

Use the grid below to navigate to your favourite sports and find out how to spread bet on them!
- HOW DOES SPREAD BETTING DIFFER FROM FIXED ODDS BETTING? -
With spread betting you can make better use of your sporting knowledge than with fixed odds. With fixed odds betting you have a simple 'win or lose' scenario and you know exactly how much you stand to win or lose as soon as you strike your bet. With spread betting, how much you win or lose is determined by how accurate you are. There are a great deal more than just two possible outcomes with spread betting and the more right you are, the more you win. By the same token the more a result goes against you, the more you stand to lose.

Take Batsman’s Runs as an example, with a fixed odds bet you might be offered a market on whether a batsman will reach 100 runs in a game. Let’s say the England captain’s odds on scoring 100 in a one-day game are 4-1 (or 5.0 in decimal odds). Were you to place a £10 bet on this you know that if the player gets his 100 runs you’ll get £50 returned and if he fails to break that mark you’ll have lost your £10 stake.

Now let’s say for the same match the England captain’s total runs spread is set at 60 – 65. Backing him to be a centurion you’d want to buy at the 65 ‘Buy’ price and staking £2 per point you’d be in profit for every run above 65 the batsman scores. Should he reach 100 then that’s a profit of £70 because 35 runs over the buy price multiplied by your £2 stake makes £70. But it doesn’t stop there because if that same batsman beds in and racks up a really meaty Brian Lara-sized total your profits improve yet further. In fact, every single run means more money. If he makes it to 150 runs that’s another £100 on your total win (50 more runs times your £2 stake makes £100) and should he reach 200 you’d find the market now at 135 points over and above the spread, turning your £2 stake into a £270 return.

With your fixed odds bet all that matters is the batsman’s reaching 100 – if he gets there, you get your money, if he fails, you lose. With your spread bet you’re going to be as invested in the batsman’s total runs scored as he is, willing him on to post a higher and higher total with every ball delivered! What’s more, the batsman scoring 99 runs and falling 1 short of a century would see your fixed odds bet lose. But your spread bet still makes a return of £68 because the market has settled at 34 points above the original spread ‘Buy’ price of 65 that you took (34 multiplied by your £2 stake means £68 back for you). Ultimately more runs means more money but of course on the flip side should the batsman post an underwhelming total, or worse yet fail to score at all, your loss is dependent upon just how far below your buy price the final score was. With your £2 staked at the buy price of 65 the batsman being out for a duck would see the market settle at zero and you’d have just lost 65 times your stake. Whereas if he makes just 50 runs, your loss is just 15 times your stake.  
Obviously you would want to have heeded our advice above and know that your worst case scenario would be a loss of £170 buying at £2 a point. But as soon as the batsman is off the mark you know that worst case scenario has been avoided and every run scored brings you closer to the point at which you’re in profit and beyond! Additionally, since it is a more volatile market you may want to reduce your stake to 50p, for example.

- DO SPORTING INDEX HAVE A NEW ACCOUNT OFFER? -
Indeed we do, and it's certainly one of the more generous offers in the world of online sports betting. New accounts will receive £25 of promotional betting cash to bet with for seven days! Effectively, this money allows you to bet with us knowing that any losses that you do make in the initial seven day promotional period, up to the value of £25, are covered by us! This promotional betting cash is non-withdrawable and any losses that you make over £25 will be your liability to cover. However, any profits that you make on top of the £25 will be credited to your account as real cash at the end of the seven day promotional period. Bet with our money, not yours and learn how to spread bet with Sporting Index today!

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Settlement of our sports spread betting Markets are governed by the following conditions, save where the rules relating to a particular sport, Market or Index provide otherwise.
Where there is a conflict between the following conditions and a particular individual sports rule, the individual sports rule prevails.
1.2. Event Not Taking Place or on Which There is No Play Following Placing of Bet
Any Bet, open or closed, which is: (i) on an event which does not take place; or (ii) on an event which has begun but in which there is no further activity after the Bet is placed, shall be void.
Where a Market is traded in-play or at intervals (e.g. a football player performance index updated at half- time) and the underlying event is abandoned, then, if there is a tradeable quote on the Market when play ceases, the Market will be settled at the midpoint of the quote. Where there is no tradeable quote at the time when play ceases, any Bet on the Market, open or closed, shall be void. Markets traded in-play where the result is known at the time of abandonment will be settled on the basis of that result. If Markets are not traded in-play then, in the case of abandonment, all Bets will be void irrespective of whether the Markets have made up or not. Where play ceases at the start of an interval (e.g. half-time) in which a Market is to be updated, and the Market is then updated, the first tradeable quote following the cessation of play is to be treated as the tradeable quote on the Market when play ceases for the purposes of this condition. It should be noted that the effect of abandonment of horse and greyhound race meetings is covered by rules specific to those sports.
Subject to any specific sports rule to the contrary, where an event which is scheduled to be completed within one day is not completed within 24 hours of the day on which it was scheduled to be completed, all Bets on that event which have not yet made up, whether open or closed, shall be void, unless the Market is being traded in-play or at intervals, in which case the Market will be settled at the midpoint of the first updated quote following the last action to take place in the event. All Bets placed after the last completed action in the event will be void, whether open or closed. 
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Any Bet, whether open or closed, shall be void where: (i) the Bet is placed on a participant who takes no part in the subject event; or (ii) the Bet is placed on a participant who takes no further part in the subject event after the Bet is placed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of entertainment/other indices where participants are evicted or voted out, such participants will continue to be quoted and traded on until the final result of the programme is known. Where a Bet is placed on a participant who proceeds to the next stage of an event by virtue of a walkover, that Bet will be rebooked at the next tradeable price reflecting his progress to that next stage. Where a named participant in an Index is withdrawn prior to the commencement of the event, Bets on other participants in that event will be governed by the spread betting version of Tattersalls’ Rule 4 (see Horse Racing rule (J)), which deals with deductions in the event of non-runners, unless otherwise stated. Changes in the names of any participant that has no impact on the overall structure of the underlying event on which we have based a Market will not affect the standing of any Bets on that Market.
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Any Bet placed when the price is based on an inaccurate score ‘so far’ may be re-rated so that it operates as a Bet on the future. This means that, for instance, where a Market is made in football bookings at 24 - 27 on the basis of no bookings at that stage, and where there has in fact been one booking scoring 10 points, any trade at that price is adjusted so that it becomes a trade at 34 - 37. This re-rating will always reflect the real impact of amending an inaccurate score ‘so far’. The above provision is subject to our overriding discretion to void any Bet made on the basis of incorrect information. All Bets should be Bets on future events whose outcome is yet to be determined. If for whatever reason a Bet is placed on an event whose outcome is capable of being known at the time at which the Bet is being placed, the Bet can be voided at our absolute discretion (whether the outcome is in fact known to the client or not). We also reserve the absolute right to void
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