Bet365 vs Betfair – Sports Odds Analysis (Weekend Beginning Sat 12th Sept)

While Bet365 has a number of elements which sets it apart from the competitors, I thought it would be interesting to analyse the odds for this coming weekend’s Barclay’s Premier League football. Although Bet365 does beat most sites for good odds I was surprised to find that the one thing it doesn’t beat the industry leader, Betfair, in is sports odds. This of course, is the one thing which most punters might find the most important.

For example, take a look at the odds offered for the 3pm Saturday kickoff of Liverpool v Burnley, 18 hours before the match kicks off. Although both Bet365 and Betfair offer the same odds for the home team (Liverpool) to win, the odds given for the draw and Burnley to win are significantly different-

Bet365: Betfair:
Draw – 6.5 Draw – 7.6
Burnley – 15.0 Burnley – 22.0

This is not exclusive to one match however. Take a look at these three matches for the coming weekend (I should explain now that, unfortunately, due to Betfair restricting its users to use of decimal odds I must do the same here to enable comparison)-

Man City v Arsenal
Bet365: Betfair:
Man City – 2.87 Man City – 3.05
Draw – 3.25 Draw – 3.5
Arsenal – 2.5 Arsenal – 2.56

Stoke v Chelsea
Bet365: Betfair:
Stoke – 9.0 Stoke – 10
Draw – 4.5 Draw – 4.9
Chelsea – 1.4 Chelsea – 1.42

Wigan v West Ham
Bet365: Betfair:
Wigan – 2.37 Wigan – 2.46
Draw – 3.25 Draw – 3.45
West Ham – 3.1 West Ham – 3.2

Although there is never much difference in the odds offered for the favourites to win, the recurring theme seems to be that the odds given for the long bet will be much more satisfying on Betfair. I’m going to keep looking over the next few weeks at which site offers the best odds, bringing in further market analysis. Let me know if you find even longer odds on another sports betting site. Has anyone tried out Betfred’s sports section?…