Odds Boosts: Profit from enhanced prices
Bookies boost prices every day to catch punters’ attention. Some boosts only make a bad price a little less bad, but the good ones flip the odds in your favour.
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Lock it, value bet it or skip it
Every boost falls into one of three groups. Compare the boosted price with the Betfair lay price or the calculated true odds and you’ll know which.
Boost beats the lay price
Back the boost and lay it at Betfair, or hedge at another bookie. You make the same profit whatever happens, like the worked example below.
Boost beats the true price
Some bets can’t be hedged, but the boosted price is still better than the real chance of it winning. Backed over and over, these bets come out ahead.
Boost is still too short
Boosted odds aren’t always good odds. If the boosted price still has a negative expected value it’s best to skip it and move on.
A worked example with real numbers
A bookie boosts a team from 3.00 to 3.50. The same team is 3.05 to lay at Betfair. You back it for $50 at the boosted price and lay it at Betfair.
The bets
| Back the boost: $50 at 3.50 | $50.00 |
| Lay at Betfair: $58.53 at 3.05 | $119.98 liability |
| Total you need | $169.98 |
The outcomes
| Team wins: $125 bookie profit, less $119.98 liability | +$5.02 |
| Team loses: $55.02 lay win after commission, less the $50 stake | +$5.02 |
| Profit either way | +$5.02 |
Example odds only. Boosts usually have a low maximum stake, so each one is a small win. The profit comes from doing them every day.
Odds boost calculator
Enter the boosted price and the Betfair lay price. The calculator gives you the lay stake and tells you whether to lock it in, value bet it or skip it.
For boosts on a single result. Boosted multis and same game multis need a different approach, which the courses cover.
The best boosts go fast
The most generous boosts are often only available for a limited time, or they can have a cap on the number of bets accepted. It pays to get in early.
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See the list →Questions people ask
Are all odds boosts profitable?
No. Many boosts only make a bad price a little less bad. A boost is worth taking when it beats the Betfair lay price, so you can lock in a profit, or when it beats the true chance of winning, so it’s a value bet.
Can I lock in a profit with odds boosts?
Yes, when the boosted price is higher than the Betfair lay price after commission. Back the boost, lay it on the Betfair Exchange, and you make the same profit whatever happens. The example above locked in $5.02 from a $50 bet.
What if I can’t lock in a profit?
If the boost still beats the true price, you can back it without laying and treat it as a value bet. Some bets lose, but over many boosts you come out ahead. If the boost is below the market price, skip it.
Which Bonusbank plan do I need for odds boosts?
Standard includes the promo databases, the calculators, and all of the relevant Discord channels. It also gives you 20 bookies for the purposes of odds comparison. Plus or Pro would increase that to 80+.
Stop guessing which boosts are worth it
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