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World Cup Spread Betting Preview
23/06/2006: Have you worked out who's going to win the World Cup yet? Argentina have overtaken Brazil as favourites with Sporting Index, and pushed England in to
third place. If you're looking for a slightly different bet, check out the World Cup markets at Sporting Index. We've taken a look at some of their
prices (see preview below) - new clients can claim a big free bet:
GBP200 World Cup Bet for New Clients
Open a account*, place five sports bets (each with the potential to win and lose GBP20) and claim a free GBP200 per goal bet on any live World Cup match.**
*Credit and suitability checks, **terms and conditions apply. See site for further details about an account with Sporting Index. Sports spread betting
involves a high level of risk and you can lose more than your original stake. It is not suitable for everyone so please ensure that you understand
the risks involved and only bet with money you can afford to lose.
For full details of these offers, and apply for your Sporting Index account, click here
World Cup - Outright Winner
Unlike a fixed-odds Outright Winner bet, with Sporting Index you can still make money even if a team fails to progress beyond the last sixteen. At the time of writing, their prices for some of the top teams are:
Argentina 50 - 53
Brazil 47 - 50
England 38 - 41
Germany 36 - 39
Spain 34 - 37
Italy 29 - 32
Holland 28 - 31
Portugal 23 - 26
Ukraine 18 - 21
Sweden 17 - 19
France 18 - 21
Points are awarded for how far a team progresses:
Winner = 100pts, Runner-Up = 75pts, Losing Semi-Finalists = 50pts, Losing
Quarter-Finalists = 25pts, Last 16 = 10pts, All Others = 0pts.
To bet on this market, you bet high or low depending on whether you think a team will do well or badly.
How it all works
For example, let's say you want to bet on England's chances in the World Cup. You have a choice to make:
Will England get more than 41 points (ie reach the semi-finals),
OR
Will England get less than 38 points (ie no further than the quarter-finals)
Let's assume you think that we've not seen England's full potential yet, and you want to back them to progress. In this case, you would bet high at 41
points, for a stake of eg GBP2 per point.
If you're right, and England lose in the final, they would be awarded 75 points. As you bet high at 41 points, you would win (75 - 41) x GBP2 = 34 x
GBP2 = GBP68.
Clearly, you would win even more if England earn 100 points by lifting the trophy: (100 - 41) x GBP2 = 59 x GBP2 = GBP118.
If England just make it to the semi-finals, then you're still in the money as they would earn 50 points on this market. You would therefore win (50 -
41) x GBP2 = 9 x GBP2 = GBP18.
However, it can go the other way. Another key injury, or some bad decisions by Sven, and the team could be flying home early. If England fail to get
past the quarter-finals, they would only earn 25 points. As you bet high at 41 points, you would lose (41 - 25) x GBP2 = 16 x GBP2 = GBP32.
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