Matched betting data
The data behind an oddsmatcher: back prices paired with exchange lay, and the arithmetic built on them.
Best odds guaranteed (BOG): what it means for your dataBest odds guaranteed pays the starting price when it beats the price you took. What that changes in a matched bet, and what the BOG board gives an oddsmatcher to work with.5 min readDutching data explained: back prices grouped into dutchesDutching backs every outcome of one market at different venues. Here is the arithmetic, and the shape of a feed that hands you the legs already grouped.4 min readHorse racing odds data and each-way, for buildersA race is a variable field of runners, with place terms that differ by book. Here is how that looks in the feed, and which boards carry it.5 min readHow to build an oddsmatcher (and which half to license)Building an oddsmatcher means building two things: the paired price data that feeds it, and the product around it. How to tell them apart, and which one deserves your engineering time.5 min readQualifying loss and matched-bet ratings, worked out from the pricesThe rating and the qualifying loss are arithmetic on a back and lay pair. Here are the formulas, commission included, worked through on a real feed shape.4 min readThe complete guide to matched-betting odds dataMatched betting runs on one relationship: a bookmaker back price paired with an exchange lay price and the money available to lay. Here is what that data layer contains and which parts you compute yourself.5 min readThe data behind each-way and extra-place matched bettingAn each-way offer is two bets, so it needs the place terms and two lays. Here is how the each-way and extra-place boards carry them, and the arithmetic you run on a row.4 min readWhat is an oddsmatcher? The data behind it, explainedAn oddsmatcher ranks bookmaker back prices against exchange lay prices for the same selection. Here is the data it needs, and the arithmetic you run on it.5 min read