Ladbrokes: Goal Feast or Famine

Daemos

Popped into Ladbrokes today and spotted this coupon and am trying to find the catch because it looks like a great offer to me

For anyone who doesn't know, you pick from 2-12 matches and decide whether they'll have under/over 2.5 goals. Depending on how many you get right, you get paid anywhere from 6/5 for 2 right, to 200/1 for all 12

So obviously you're getting reduced odds, but you'd have to be very unlucky to basically predict 12 coin tosses and get 11 wrong, so I really can't see how you can't profit from playing. Bet €10 and have an excellent chance of more than doubling your money

Am I missing something obvious that makes this not as good as I think?

And do they have this offer online too, or do any other places [shops or online] offer it?

dabestman1

presume its for weekends only, will check it out next week.

Daemos

Yeah it is. The surprising thing is that they don't even limit your options. All this weekends games from PL to L2, the SPL, and eight Spanish games were on offer

markc91

You probably have to get 6 right if you bet 6 for an example....its like an accumulator id say

evosteo

is there an odds break down as in what odds do you get for 2 from 12

3 from 12
4 from 12
etc......

am i correct in saying that if you get 2 out of 12 you get odds of 6/5

so if you place a tenner you could double your money???????

that sounds WAY too goood to be true

considering most lads on this are usually let down by 1 or 2 teams in their acc you could make a killing

Daemos

markc91 wrote: »

You probably have to get 6 right if you bet 6 for an example....its like an accumulator id say

Actually I think that is it, I just spotted "for your bet to win, all selections chosen must be correct". I was thinking I must be missing something

Warper

Good God

Daemos

Thank you

AstonMartin

Lol.

your an optimist.

Daemos

I asked for football betting-related advise in the Football Betting forum?!

What was I thinking? :rolleyes:

I posted asking if someone could find a catch that I couldn't - which they did

So the matter is sorted as far as I'm concerned

AstonMartin

You didnt see the "catch"?

following your logic we would all be millionaires inside of a month.

L'prof

Didn't want to start a brand new thread, I picked 10 teams today. Anybody have a sheet handy or recall what price that was?

Collie D

L'prof wrote: »

Didn't want to start a brand new thread, I picked 10 teams today. Anybody have a sheet handy or recall what price that was?

It was 400/1 for twelve so probably about 100/1 for ten. Although I assume if it came up you've already collected and if it didn't docket is crumpled up and in bin so no idea why I'm posting this. :pac:

L'prof

Collie D wrote: »

It was 400/1 for twelve so probably about 100/1 for ten. Although I assume if it came up you've already collected and if it didn't docket is crumpled up and in bin so no idea why I'm posting this. :pac:

130/1, 2 teams let me down Got a good run for my money though.