After a decent Saturday I was flying, and then a poor Sunday clipped the old wings a little. When all has been totted up though, it’s not been a bad start to the new month.
It could easily have been a really strong start had 10/1 shot Bryson DeChambeau not thrown away his overnight lead going into the final round of the latest LIV tournament. I’m a little surprised I backed him, truth be told. The price was fairly skinny (although value is value, be that in short or long prices) and I very rarely back golfers sub-20/1. You may also remember that I’d intended to steer clear of LIV this year, and up to this week, had remained steadfast in that approach. Truth is, I had very little time last Wednesday, wasn’t able to use the Tracker, and so simply followed the Weekly Golf Value tips as presented to me.
As it happens, DeChambeau managed to place plus another 33/1 shot in LIV (plus three in the PGA event) so a near 40% return on investment on the golfing week is not to be sniffed at. I was just hoping (obviously) for a winner going into the final day that would have really pushed the month forward. It wasn’t to be, and despite the profit, I couldn’t help be just a little sore at Dean Burmester, ensconced in second place, taking 9 at the par 4 last hole to finish completely out of the frame! Burk.
The Masters this week coming, I believe. How exciting!
eSoccer Edge’s first week as a paid for service got off to a strong start. A losing day yesterday pegged my figures back a touch, but only to an ROI within the range of expected norm. I’m currently utilizing a flat level staking approach which I know is highly likely to be sub-optimal. The service’s own graded 1-3 point staking system I’m confident will produce a higher ROI over time, and I hope at some point to use it myself, but just at present I’m keeping stakes deliberately lower in the interests of account preservation. I’m hoping, praying, sacrificing anything I can catch, in the hope that backing odds on shots at a stake level that shouldn’t in itself alert the trading teams will mean I can carry on along this line for a good period of time. I guess we’ll see.
New month, same old for WinnerOdds Football (good Saturday, poor Sunday) and The Value Machine Exchange Profit in getting ahead and then being pulled back. I feel I need to see both make something of a surge forward, sooner rather than later.
April 2025 (stakes normalised)…
Bookie Bashing Golf Tracker/WGV: Staked 254pts, +100.11pts, ROI 39.4%, ROC 5%
eSoccer Edge: Staked 1,450pts, +91.27pts, ROI 6.3%, ROC 4.9%
The Value Machine: Staked 510pts, +1.84pts, ROI 0.4%, ROC 0.1%
WinnerOdds Football: Staked 730pts, +28pts, ROI 3.8%, ROC 1.5%
TOTAL: Staked 2,944pts, +221.22pts, ROI 7.5%, ROC 2.9%