Arbitrage betting is a way to place bets on all possible outcomes of an event at different bookmakers so that you stay in profit no matter the result. These situations arise when bookmakers assess probabilities differently, and this discrepancy can be used to generate guaranteed returns.
To quickly calculate whether there is a profit opportunity and how much to stake on each outcome, an arbitrage betting calculator is used.
Imagine a football match with two possible outcomes: Team A wins or Team B wins. One bookmaker offers odds of 2.10 on Team A, while another offers odds of 2.15 on Team B. If calculated correctly, you can distribute your stakes so that the return from either outcome covers all bets and still produces a profit.
Everything is simple:
You enter the odds for each outcome from different bookmakers and specify the total amount you want to stake. The calculator automatically calculates:
Example:
The calculator shows: