New Posts For Thread: Is Handicap betting ultimately profitable?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27186321/is-handicap-betting-ultimately-profitableI only ask because most handicap books are to a 5-10% overround which sort of suggests you are disadvantaged from the start.I am a little naive when it comes to things that aren't at a 100% or lower book because I just feel you're generally on to a lOh I rarely use Betfair to actually have a bet, odds are pretty nice but I don't like paying commission and with all the bookmakers out there, you can normally find a better price anyway (at least on anything but horses).https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27186321/is-handicap-betting-ultimately-profitable?post_id=488490585#488490585Oh I rarely use Betfair to actually have a bet, odds are pretty nice but I don't like paying commission and with all the bookmakers out there, you can normally find a better price anyway (at least on anything but horses).Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:47:47 -0600WW, On here the Asian margins are not so good as people offer whatever prices they think others will take. However the big Asian firms like SBO and others do margins to 2% which in theory make them a better bet than high st fixed odds with 5-10% marghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27186321/is-handicap-betting-ultimately-profitable?post_id=488490329#488490329WW, On here the Asian margins are not so good as people offer whatever prices they think others will take. However the big Asian firms like SBO and others do margins to 2% which in theory make them a better bet than high st fixed odds with 5-10% margTue, 08 Mar 2011 16:45:39 -0600I only ask because most handicap books are to a 5-10% overround which sort of suggests you are disadvantaged from the start.I am a little naive when it comes to things that aren't at a 100% or lower book because I just feel you're generally on to a lhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27186321/is-handicap-betting-ultimately-profitable?post_id=488486881#488486881I only ask because most handicap books are to a 5-10% overround which sort of suggests you are disadvantaged from the start.I am a little naive when it comes to things that aren't at a 100% or lower book because I just feel you're generally on to a lTue, 08 Mar 2011 16:18:53 -0600