One post allowed even though i promised Adz i would never post again.
Everton nearly 4/6 away at Villa. Stoke evens at HOME to villa at the weekend. No value in the EPL though. Price is always right. Anyone who says the EPL markets are always right please talk me through this one in large mathematical detail please. The EPL markets are full of mug cash and the easiest market in soccer to beat.
These prices make Everton close to a 4/9 shot to beat stoke at home.
Everton nearly 4/6 away at Villa. Stoke evens at HOME to villa at the weekend. No value in the EPL though. Price is always right. Anyone who says the EPL markets are always right please talk me through this one in large mathematical detail please. The EPL markets are full of mug cash and the easiest market in soccer to beat.
These prices make Everton close to a 4/9 shot to beat stoke at home.
Just to clarify as some people seem to be suggesting I said to lay Everton last night. No recommendation was given as to where the value was in the above post. I was simply highlighting how out of equilibrium epl markets can be and how much value can exist and does exist in a market where some people suggest the price is always right. I am still awaiting a response from the price is always right in the epl fan base to talk me through the above situation given Stoke and Everton are very close to being two teams of roughly equal ability.
I did make a mistake in my original post however as I meant to say Everton would be a 4/9 poke on a neutral ground given the relative prices not at home. If they were at home given those prices to stoke they would be closer to 1/4 poke.
As we know two teams of roughly equal ability the home team should be around the 6/5 5/4 mark.
Agree with your point, no way those prices are both correct.
But no doubt Everton have been much more effective as an away side than a home side this season, so not sure it's right to say based on those prices they would be 1/4 at home. Do bookmakers take home/away effectiveness into account or would they just assume home advantage is the same for all teams?