Spread Betting on: Rugby
What is Rugby Spread Betting
Rugby spread betting is betting on rugby against a spread instead of betting on fixed odds. Rugby spread betting markets include Supremacy, Total Points, Shirt Numbers, Time of 1st Match Try, Season Points and Championship Index
Rugby Spread Betting Markets
SUPREMACY
If we thought Ireland were slight favourite over Scotland for a rugby match we might put our supremacy price at Ireland over Scotland 3 to 6 points i.e.
Ireland / Scotland 3-6
If you thought Ireland would do well you would bet high or “buy” their supremacy at 6 for your chosen stake say €10 a point.
If you were right you would win €10 for every point over 6 that Ireland beat Scotland by
So if Ireland won 36-10 (won by 26 points) you would win (26-6) x €10 = Win €200
If Ireland won 50-10 (won by 40 points) you would win (40-6) x €10 = Win €340
But if you were wrong you would lose €10 for each point worse Ireland did than winning by 6
So if Ireland won 12-9 (won by 3 points) you would lose (6-3) x €10 = Lose €30
If Ireland LOST 25-20 (lost by 5 points) you would lose (6+5) x €10 = Lose €110
TOTAL POINTS
The predicted number of points scored by both teams in total.
Eg: Ireland v Italy
Spread: 39-44 points
· Market Result: Ireland 31-7 Italy = 38 points
· Profit = 1 x stake if sold / Loss = 6 x stake if bought
SHIRT NUMBERS
The predicted aggregate of shirt numbers of all try scorers in particular game.
Eg: Ireland v Japan
Spread: 33-38 shirt numbers
· Market result [shirt no’s.]: Ireland 40-0 Japan
· Profit = 2 x stake if bought shirt numbers / Loss = 7 x stake if sold
TIME OF 1st MATCH TRY
The predicted minute of the first try with a minimum result of 1 min and maximum of 80 mins. A result of 80 is declared for tryless games.
Eg: Munster v Scarlets
Spread: 28-31 minutes
· Market result: Munster score after 17 minutes
· Profit = 11 x stake if sold minutes / Loss = 14 x stake if bought
SEASON POINTS
The predicted total number of league points scored by a particular team.
Eg: Guinness Premiership (top-three only)
Spreads: Harlequins 67-70, Saracens 60-63, London Irish: 59-62
· Market result [season points]: 1st Saracens [71] = 71, 2nd London Irish [66] = 66, 3rd Harlequins [63] = 63
· Profit = 8 x stake if bought Saracens points / Loss = 11 x stake if sold
· Profit = 4 x stake if bought London Irish points / Loss = 7 x stake if sold
· Profit = 4 x stake if sold Harlequins points / Loss = 7 x stake if bought
CHAMPIONSHIP INDEX
Points awarded for final place finished with prediction on the championship winner. Winner: 60 points, runner-up: 40, third: 30, fourth: 25, fifth: 20, sixth: 15, seventh: 10, eighth: 5, any other position: 0.
Eg: Guinness Premiership (top-three only)
Spreads: Harlequins: 35-38, Saracens 35-38; London Irish 29-32
· Market result [season points]: 1st Harlequins [71] = 60, 2nd Saracens [66] = 40, 3rd London Irish [66] = 30
· Profit = 22 x stake if bought Harlequins index / Loss = 25 x stake if sold
· Profit = 8 x stake if bought Saracens index / Loss = 11 x stake if sold
· Profit = 5 x stake if sold London Irish index / Loss = 8 x stake if bought
