
It’s Arsenal v Man City in the FA Community Shield on Sunday, and you don’t want to miss this 888sport offer! Place a £1.00+ ‘Bet Builder’ on Arsenal v Man City, and if your bet loses, 888sport will refund your stake as a free bet up to £10.00. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives you a profit of £5.58 and here’s how…
Key terms
The promotional period is Saturday 5th August 2023, to Sunday 6th August 2023.
Applies to ‘Bet Builder‘ bets on Arsenal v Man City (16:00 on Sunday 6th August 2023).
Applies to both pre-match and in-play bets.
Applies to your first bet only.
Minimum stake of £1.00.
Minimum odds of 4.00 (3/1).
If your bet loses, your stake will be refunded as a free bet up to £10.00 within 72 hours of settlement.
The free bet will be valid for 7 days.
The free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.
Qualifying bet
If your bet loses, your stake will be refunded as a free bet, so you can treat this as a Money Back if Bet Loses offer.
You’ll need to build a bet you can lay at a betting exchange in one bet. Please see my Bet Builders Guide for more information about them and possible selections.
At the time of writing, ‘Draw (Result) / Under 2.5 (Total goals)‘ is available to back at odds of 5.50 (9/2).
You can lay ‘Draw / under 2.5 goals‘ at Smarkets in their ‘Winner and over – 2.5‘ market at odds of 6.20.
If your qualifying bet is placed at odds of 5.00 (4/1) or greater and wins, 888sport will give you a £5.00 free bet, courtesy of their daily ‘4/1 Winner Offer’.
Betfair and Smarkets are both great options for this offer. If you’ve not used one of them, now is a great time to give them a try.
2% commission for all new signups
You can work out your lay stake using the ‘Money Back if Bet Loses‘ setting on my Matched Betting Calculator. You can enter ‘£8.00‘ as your ‘Cashback’ figure as this is the amount you can expect to convert your £10.00 free bet into, should your bet lose.
As you can see, the calculator tells you that your lay stake should be £7.58.
Place £10.00 on ‘Draw / Under 2.5’ @ 5.50 = Potential profit of £45.00
Lay £7.58 on ‘Draw / under 2.5’ @ 6.20 = Potential liability of £39.41
Outcomes
Let’s look at your profit/loss for the possible outcomes.
Outcome888sportSmarketsFree BetProfit/Loss0-0 or 1-1 draw+ £45.00– £39.41+ £4.00£9.59 profitAny other outcome– £10.00+ £7.58+ £8.00£5.58 profit
So, no matter the outcome, you’ll make a minimum profit of £5.58 on this 888sport offer!
If your qualifying bet loses, your free bet will be credited within 72 hours of settlement. Your free bet will be valid for 7 days, and the free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.
If you’re unsure how to convert a free bet into 80% cash, please see my Free Bets Guide for a walkthrough.
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