Laying the draw / 0-0 strategy

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ken1921
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Hi

Another newbie question.

I get the idea of laying the draw (I think) - so lay the draw at the start, wait for a goal to go in and then bet on the draw if the odds rise. But if the game ends 0-0 you lose - so what are the strategies for covering the 0-0?

Many thanks
stu410
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Draw risk/ 0-0 odds..
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Derek27
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ken1921 wrote:
Sun Jun 03, 2018 2:24 pm
Hi

Another newbie question.

I get the idea of laying the draw (I think) - so lay the draw at the start, wait for a goal to go in and then bet on the draw if the odds rise. But if the game ends 0-0 you lose - so what are the strategies for covering the 0-0?

Many thanks
That's basically the often overlooked flaw in the strategy.
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ShaunWhite
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ken1921 wrote:
Sun Jun 03, 2018 2:24 pm
so what are the strategies for covering the 0-0?
A small bet on 0-0?
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Derek27
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ShaunWhite wrote:
Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:46 pm
ken1921 wrote:
Sun Jun 03, 2018 2:24 pm
so what are the strategies for covering the 0-0?
A small bet on 0-0?
Wipes out the profit when an early goal is scored.
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BetScalper
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If you must do LTD then a few pointers might be....

- Don't pick games with odds on favourites. If the underdog scores first then the draw odds won't move much
- Pick games where the teams are evenly matched.
- Look for where the cs 0-0 odds are >= 15
- If possible LTD at half-time if 0-0 and the cs 0-0 odds are still >= 6

The LTD strategy use to work very well years ago whereby it didn't matter who scored first as the draw odds would shoot out to 9.0 or so. This doesn't happen anymore as the market has evolved.

Some leagues work better than others with LTD, have a look at the Dutch top division. Makesure you trade out as soon as one team scores because if the other team scores then you will be up a river without a paddle and scratching your head on how to get out of a bad trade.

Goodluck and have fun. :)
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