Monday, 27 October 2008

Trixie Betting

This is one of my favourite types of bet and if done right can win consistantly. A trixie bet is when you have 3 selections, and these selections are then placed on 3 doubles and a treble. So for example if you had one weekend a selection of Man united Chelsea and Liverpool all to win, and you placed it in a trixie bet, in essence your betting slip would be;

3 doubles
Man United and Chelsea
Man United and Liverpool
Liverpool and Chelsea
Finally your treble which of course is all 3 teams to win.

The best thing for me about this bet is that if one of the teams dont win then you wil still get your stake back providing the other 2 teams win. This is because you have hedged your bets with the double selections. llow me to explain, in the above example lets say Man United drew their game, but both Chelsea and Liverpool won. The treble would of lost as to would the doubles involving Man United. But because you had a double selection on Liverpool and Chelsea you should win your stake back on that double.

Now a word of warning, ther is no point backing teams that are long odds on in a trixie bet. If you did and one didint win you will probably not get ytour stake back. Dont back teams that are anything above 3/1 on in a trixie.

One system i used was to wait until the big 4 teams in England were away or at least 3 were playing away. If they were odds on away from home and this generally happens providing they are not playing another big 4 team then we have a bet. The good thing is when a top team is playing away, you will find that the teams are not long odds on, they are generally around the 8/11 upwards range. This will enable you towin your money back if 1 of your selections dont win.

Again i would recommend that you paper bet using this system first to get the hang of it and see if it works for you. When it comes to placing your trixie bet, online they are listed in the multiple bet options which can be found on the electronic slip. As for in the high street. Just write your selections then write trixie bet. This should be accepted. I fnot the shop assistant will most probably write th slip out correctly for you.

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