MMA is one of my favorite sports to bet and I've been successful the last 3 weeks placing bets on both fighters, with different books, and getting a guaranteed net positive. Below is an example of a bet I just made today:
Topbet
Dan Hooker (-120)
James Vick (-110)
Bet Hooker $1,236 to win $1,030
BetDSI
Dan Hooker (-145)
James Vick (+126)
Bet Vick $1,000 to win $1,260
Net Result - Guaranteed to win either $24 or $30 (unless it's a draw) with 0% risk of losing any money. Now I understand that this is an extremely small ROI but consider the following:
A. Again, 0% risk
B. This example has only $.06 book variance. Last week, for example, I had over $.20 book variance in the Pena vs Montano fight meaning my guaranteed return was almost 4 times as much.
C. Betting more $$$ equals even more guaranteed $$$
D. This is a great way to work through deposit bonus $ with rollover requirements.
Just wanted to share, and also see if anyone else has come across similar "win win" betting scenarios consistently. I've really only seen it in MMA, usually only on Friday or Saturday (when books are taking money on Sat. fights and lines are changing) with close to equal fighters (minimized juice) and I like using Topbet as they seem to be slower to adjust their lines vs other books.
UFC 240
Seungwoo Choi +145 (Topbet) vs Gavin Tucker -137 (Betdsi) - $.08 book variance
Koch + 105 (topbet) vs Stewart +120 (Betdsi) - $.25 book variance