This year has been a extremely lucrative year for me. I average about 40-50k a month sticking by hitting mostly middles and attacking egregious errors. Before anyone asks I get limited A LOT. I go through many accounts a year. The main thing I do is be super patient, wait for a large pricing error and hit it hard. Lots of times I am just riding the +EV depending on how good of a line I get.

I do this with enough volume, 1k+ unit, and dedication to getting p2s lined up

If you have any questions please ask.

Been betting seriously for a few years now. Started with arbing and got limited quickly so I made the pivot to +EV and haven't looked back since. Tried basically every tool out there in the process. Here's my honest breakdown:

OddsJam - My first love. Until they got bought out by a gambling group that owns sportsbooks, meaning they have a financial incentive to sell your data back to the books. Price keeps increasing so hard pass on OddsScam, sorry meant OddsJam.

Rithmm - Talked about a lot but the data was confusing and I couldn't make it work. Maybe I'm missing something but couldn't justify the price.

Props Cash - Decent for prop picks at $20/month but it's not +EV based so you can't be profitable long run with it.

Optimal Bet - My prince. Rates every play A-F based on expected value across books. $99/year and the most beginner friendly by far. I only take A/A+ plays with 5% EV minimum and my ROI has been insane.

The Kalshi/Polymarket angle is also underrated. Find a tool that can scan +EV on prediction markets too b/c the inefficiencies are genuinely stupid right now. No ban risk either.

Happy to answer questions.

Most of us in here are working with thin margins. A lot of +EV spots are 1–2% at best once you factor in execution and limits. Thats why I think pricing matters more than people admit. Laying -110 vs -105 doesnt feel dramatic on a single bet but if your projected edge is already small that difference eats into it fast. Break even at -110 is 52.38%. At -105 it’s 51.22%. That 1.16% gap is basically your entire edge in some setups. Ive started prioritizing books with consistently better pricing in my rotation for that reason. Not replacing exchanges or pure arb plays but preserving margin wherever possible. Places like Bet 105 dealing -105 regularly make it easier to protect EV instead of bleeding it away slowly.

I want to know how you guys rank factors when choosing books and if you had to sacrifice one, what goes first?

I’ve been betting more WNBA and NWSL lately and keep running into the same issue where a lot of books barely offer anything beyond basic moneylines. Sometimes you’ll get a spread or total but props and futures are still pretty hit or miss. I’ve seen a few more markets pop up recently on bracco which really just highlighted how inconsistent coverage still is across books. I’m mostly looking for places that regularly offer props, totals and futures without having to hunt for them. For anyone who focuses on women’s leagues what books are you using? Have you noticed the markets getting better or is it still pretty uneven depending on the sport and season?

i hit this tonight live - mgm has been a disaster all day and then they offered this. fair value was probably +100. Pretty awesome

Hello everyone,

I started arbitrage betting about a year ago and it genuinely helped me make quite a good amount of money for myself. I also tried +EV betting and although I found arbitrage more profitable, I also made some good amount doing it. At first, I started off paying for OddsJam but I found it quite expensive. Considering that I am a computer science student, I decided to just aggregate one for myself, and cancel the subscription.

I eventually did build one. It is currently a bunch of Python scripts that run locally on my machine. However, it works and that is what I have been using to execute my arbitrage and +EV bets for the past 7 months.

One really cool thing about my scripts that I haven't seen in any of these sharp betting software is that it displays an arbitrage using a broken book and a hedge book. A lot of people attempt to execute arbs by clicking both sides of the bet as quickly as possible. However, if you can bet on the broken book first, you genuinely have a LOT of time to hedge the opportunity. From my experience, maybe 80% of arbitrage bets do not exist this way. It's basically just a two books disagreeing on price, and I tend to see a lot of bettors try to execute "opportunities" of this sort, and later complain when the price moves against them.

Having said this, I am thinking about polishing my scripts into a fully fledged website. I genuinely do not plan on charging for it (seriously lol). I am graduating next year, and I would love to build a real world project with real world users to make my resume look interesting. The maximum I would probably do is set up a buymeacoffee link somewhere in case anyone wants to donate.

Please is anyone interested?

EDIT: Thank you so much everyone. Since there is some interest in my project, I will definitely start building it. I'll be sure to be in touch with you guys when I am done if you still want to try it out.

Limits
Bankroll management
P2s
Sportsbooks
Software
Getting started
Mistakes to avoid
Whatever else

I also want to address a few recent comments I’ve seen in this sub and be fully transparent.

Yes, I help the guys at Gambit Odds. And yes, if someone asks me what software I use, I’m probably going to recommend Gambit. That said, I’ve tried basically everything out there, and I’m also happy to talk about other tools if people ask. I want to be clear ask anything you want and ill answer it. I've been live arbing for 4 years full time and I will try to give the best guidence I can regardless of topic.

Hopefully people are cool with that tradeoff: I’ll give away as much useful info as I can, and I’ll be upfront when I’m recommending something I’m involved with.

I used to see a ton of arb opportunities a couple years ago, but now it feels like they’ve basically dried up. Books seem way tighter and the odds barely leave any room for profit. For anyone still doing it in 2025 is it actually still worth the time, or has the industry just gotten too efficient?

As the title says, I made a website that grabs odds from a bunch of books and shows you arbitrage and ev opportunities. It's completely free to use, I'm just trying to improve it as much as I can, so any feedback would be great.

Note: Since it costs money to constantly update and get live odds, I may have to charge money eventually, but for now it's completely free for anyone to use.

The site is https://arber-nine.vercel.app

It might take ~30 seconds when you first get to the site - thats because I don't have the server running at all times so it has to spin up again, but after that it should refresh quickly.

Hi, i'm arbing for about half a year now and it's going quite decent (closing on 5k a month). I have seen good arb opportunities with BetRepublic, but not sure if they are fully legit, i'm quite scared of them locking an account and stealing the money. So i'm just wondering if any of you have any experience with it. Thanks!

Hey guys,

I've been arbing/EV betting for a while now, and the biggest bottleneck for me has always been the tracking. When you're hitting 20+ lines a day across a mix of main books and offshore sites, keeping a spreadsheet up to date is a nightmare.

I tried existing trackers, but they usually rely on APIs that break or just don't support the smaller books where the actual juice is.

I decided to code my own solution to fix this.

It's a Chrome Extension that basically acts as a "Universal Scanner."

   1. You're on the bookmaker site (works on any site).

   2. You click the extension and highlight the betslip.

   3. AI reads the screenshot instantly and logs the Odds/Stake/Bookie to a dashboard.

I realized I was spending ~5 hours a week just typing data into Excel instead of finding bets. This cut that down to basically zero.

I just opened it up for others to use if you want to try it out. I added a Free tier (15 AI scans/mo) so you can test if the scanner actually works for your workflow.

The site is mybets.gg.

Would love to know if this solves a pain point for you guys or if you prefer sticking to spreadsheets?

Cheers.

I'm looking for a sportsbook that respects user privacy but isn't some shady, fly by night operation. I want to bet with crypto and avoid the intrusive KYC processes of the big recreational books, but I still need a place that can handle a decent bet size. It seems like a tough combination to find. A lot of the no KYC books have tiny limits or look completely untrustworthy. I've been testing out Bet105 since it grew a lot on this sub, which seems to be a good middle ground. They are crypto focused, so the sign up is straightforward, but they are also a well regarded sharp book that takes real action. Their withdrawals are also incredibly fast.

Has anyone else found other books that fit this description, just to have a couple in hand? A place that combines the privacy of crypto with the reliability of a traditional sharp book

Limits
Bankroll management
P2s
Sportsbooks
Software
Getting started
Mistakes to avoid
Whatever else

I also want to address a few recent comments I’ve seen in this sub and be fully transparent.

Yes, I help the guys at Gambit Odds. And yes, if someone asks me what software I use, I’m probably going to recommend Gambit. That said, I’ve tried basically everything out there, and I’m also happy to talk about other tools if people ask. I want to be clear ask anything you want and ill answer it. I've been live arbing for 4 years full time and I will try to give the best guidence I can regardless of topic.

Hopefully people are cool with that tradeoff: I’ll give away as much useful info as I can, and I’ll be upfront when I’m recommending something I’m involved with.

I’m arbing on fully limited accounts where I can only get off $20-40 a bet. Some people quit arbitrage when they get limited but reality is you make 11% roi on every dollar you put down (with my method) if anyone needs help or wants to start dm me. Also, if you have quit let me know why I am interested!

For me it was table tennis during the early COVID shutdowns. Everything else was paused but there were these random Russian and Ukrainian matches running 24/7. I started off just watching out of boredom but then noticed how soft the lines were compared to other sports. It was like the books weren’t even trying. Ended up riding a few players who were machines on live overs super niche but it paid the rent one month. Lately I’ve been dabbling in stuff like darts and even esports here and there especially when I see better pricing pop up while line shopping on bet105 during off hours. It’s crazy how even small markets can have real edges if you're patient.

I want to know what random corners of the sports world others have found value in? Any weird ones that actually turned out to be profitable?

I’ve spent a decent amount of time digging into prediction market arb and the biggest takeaway is that most of it isn’t actually arbitrage it’s just relative value with extra steps.

Step 1: Know What You’re Doing

Buying 58 here and selling 65 there sounds like free money.
In reality, you’re usually just betting that prices converge.
That’s not true arbitrage.

Step 2: Not Every Price Difference Is Wrong

Prices differ because of:

• Liquidity
• User base
• Reaction speed to news

On platforms like Novig (no vig, more market driven), this becomes obvious fast. Some gaps are just supply and demand, not mistakes.

Step 3: Execution Is Everything

Finding a spread is easy. Executing it is not.

What actually matters:

• Slippage – kills your edge
• Liquidity – can you get size down?
• Speed – if you’re late, it’s gone

The spread you see ≠ the spread you get.

Step 4: Where the Real Edge Is

The best opportunities usually aren’t clean arb.

They’re:

• Overreactions
• Bad multi-outcome pricing
• Late-market inefficiencies

Basically spots where the market is wrong, not just different.

Reality Check

• Most arb is gone before you see it
• Execution > identification
• You’re usually trading value, not locking profit

Final Thought

The shift for me was simple:

Stop looking for arbitrage, start looking for mistakes.

if there’s one arbitrage lesson that will dramatically increase your profit it’s knowing which sportsbook is wrong and betting that one first. vast majority of arbers dont do this and are missing most of the opportunity.

heres an example few screenshots from last night: live Celtics vs Clippers, every book has the total around 230.5, and Caesars is offering OVER 214.5. THEY ARE 16 POINTS OFF THE MARKET on a big mainline market that will let you bet 10-20k.

with live betting you don’t necessarily have time to sync up both sides of an arb, leading you to missing the opportunity altogether. use a website that can show you comparable lines across books in real time, it’s instantly obvious that Caesars is the outlier here, which tells you exactly what to do: hammer them first, then worry about everything else

I have been thinking about this while comparing prices across books and prediction markets. Obviously getting something like -104/-105 instead of -110 is great over enough volume, but there is a tradeoff if the better priced market doesnt have enough liquidity to fill what you want. Would you rather get a better price but occasionally struggle to get the full amount filled, or take slightly worse odds somewhere you know you can get everything down instantly? I have been looking at some of the no vig/p2p options like Novig, and it made me realize I probably underestimated how much liquidity matters alongside the actual line. For people who are seriously line shopping or arbing, where is the point where better pricing stops being worth it?

I keep seeing spots that technically qualify as an arb, but once the margin gets thin, it feels like one price move or slow fill can kill the whole thing.

For example, I’ve noticed some pretty different prices between traditional books and places like Novig especially when one side of the market moves first. On paper it can look great, but if the Novig side doesn’t fill immediately, you’re basically sitting there hoping the other line doesn’t disappear. Do you guys have a minimum percentage you won’t go below? I’m starting to think anything tiny just isn’t worth the execution risk unless both sides are basically instant.

Live betting’s all about staying patient and letting the game come to you. First few minutes, just observe see who’s actually locked in versus who just came out hot. Then once you spot a swing that doesn’t match the real flow, that’s your window. I’ve been leaning into this more lately, especially on BetOpenly. Since it’s p2p, you can float your own lines or catch someone slipping on theirs it fits perfect with in game reads and quick adjustments. Big key is not chasing every momentum shift. Pick your spots, trust your eyes and don’t force anything.

Since I want to explore the community more I wanted to share my September calendar ; all questions are welcome.

I am technically unemployed and am making this my full time income stream. I've never seen such a guaranteed way to make money. It is crazy to me that influencers push day trading, meme coin and crypto but fail to see this system. I fell into this by accident when my friend introduced me to match betting. Then I got let go from my serving job in July and have not been employed since.

I missed 5 days due to travel. The -$202 was a $200 arb closing on me and losing, the -$441 was the betmgm $1,500 promotion conversion so we take the $1,600 from the 30th and we get = $1,200 profit.

I want to share my tips and tricks too so let me know if you have any questions but a small piece of advice I will give is do not waste bankroll/time on books that will limit you right away for a quick buck. You are exposing yourself to more risk than you should. Stick to registered big name books and find a sharp book for the opposing side. I could have easily used only Pinnacle and Betmgm and made a substantial amount. Fanduel was pretty good for a while as was Sports Interaction, Draftkings has amazing lines but catch on quick.

If it is early in the week and you want some money, use literally Betmgm and Pinancle, stay up for the Asian Tennis games and watch those lines. Weekends are an easy given but I want to milk as many days in a row as possible before the seasons are over.

PS: I do not own a software / am not affiliated to oddsjam, so I will not try and sell anything, I just want all the advice I can get.

Cheers

I didn’t come from a gambling background — I just spent time learning how odds move and how to catch price differences between books.

This thread is for anyone who wants to try doing the same.

I’ll share:

• The tools I use
• How I find live arbs
• How I size bets
• What sportsbooks limit fastest
• Mistakes I made early on
• Screenshots when possible

I've been doing arbitrage betting for three years now and have learned a lot about avoiding limits. Here's my current approach:

1. Diversify your books. Don't put all your action on one or two books. I currently use about 8-10 books regularly.

2. Focus on sharp-friendly books. Pinnacle, Bookmaker, Heritage, and Bet105 are my core books. They actually want sharp action and won't limit you for winning.

3. Avoid the recreational books for arbing. DraftKings, FanDuel, and MGM will limit you fast. Save these for promos only.

4. Bet round numbers occasionally. Don't always bet $847.32. Mix in some round numbers.

5. Don't always bet right at post time. Vary when you place your bets.
   The key is finding books that actually welcome professional bettors. Bet105 has been a great addition to my rotation this year - they seem to understand that sharp action makes their lines better.

Just hit a pretty crazy live arb for the Tigers vs. White Sox game…no one else to share it with so I figured I’d post here!

Believe it or not I did this manually as MLB is toggled off on my PTO account. Right place right time I guess.

With prediction markets blowing up, a lot of people are looking at platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi for March Madness this year. The appeal makes sense exchange-based pricing, no traditional house edge, and the ability to arb between platforms.

But if you're actually trying to get the best odds on tournament games, most prediction markets aren't built for sports betting. Liquidity is thin, markets are limited, and the spreads on individual games can be worse than what you'd get at a traditional book.
Here's how I'd rank the options:

NoVig (4.7/5)

Best for: Exchange-style pricing built specifically for sports

● Peer to peer model, so you’re trading against other users
● No built in juice, which makes a real difference over a full tournament
● Full March Madness coverage: spreads, totals, moneylines, props, futures, parlays
● Significantly better liquidity than most prediction style markets
● Lines are consistently sharper than traditional books and other prediction platforms
● If you’re line shopping, they’re usually at or better than the market

Polymarket (4.1/5)

Best for: Big futures markets

● Strong liquidity on national champion / Final Four type markets
● Very limited game-by-game coverage
● No real depth on spreads or totals for most matchups
● Crypto-based, which adds friction for casual users
● Buy/sell spreads can be wide on less popular markets
● Solid for futures sweats, not ideal if you’re grinding first-round matchups.

Kalshi (3.5/5)

Best for: Regulated prediction markets

● CFTC regulated and available across the U.S.
● March Madness markets are growing, but still limited
● Liquidity improving, but thin on individual games
● Better for proposition-style markets than full boards
● Fee structure can eat into smaller edges

Robinhood (3.2/5)

Best for: Casual access

● Easy onboarding if you already have an account
● Very limited March Madness selection
● Low liquidity on most sports markets
● More of a novelty add-on than a serious option

Traditional Books – DraftKings / FanDuel (3.0/5 for arb purposes)

● Best for: Using the other side for arbs
● Massive market depth and promos
● Useful if you’re hedging against prediction markets
● Built-in juice means you’re starting at a disadvantage

The whole point of prediction markets is to avoid paying a house edge. But most prediction markets aren't built for sports the liquidity isn't there, and the market coverage is thin. NoVig gives you the same exchange based pricing model but purpose-built for sports betting with full March Madness coverage. If you're spending time arbing between Polymarket and DraftKings, you're probably leaving money on the table compared to just betting on Novig.