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Cricket Betting Insights With Ed Hawkins, Finding Value in a Growing Market

Posted on by Peter Ling

Cricket betting has become one of the fastest growing betting markets in the world. In Episode 106, I talked with journalist, author and cricket betting expert Ed Hawkins to explore why more serious bettors are turning their attention to the sport.

Drawing on more than 20 years covering cricket and betting markets, Ed explains why bookmakers continue to make pricing mistakes, the betting markets he believes offer the biggest edge, and why understanding pitch conditions is often more important than following recent form.

We also discuss the rapid growth of franchise cricket around the world, how the CricStatz VIP service identifies value alongside Richard Mann and Paul Krishnamurty, and why discipline remains one of the most underrated skills in profitable betting.

If you’ve read our recent CricStatz review in SBC Magazine Issue 166, this conversation provides an excellent opportunity to hear directly from one of the people behind the service.

With an SBC membership, you can also save up to £200 on a CricStatz subscription.

Whether you’re an experienced cricket bettor or someone looking to explore a growing market, this episode offers plenty of practical insights into finding value cricket betting.

You can listen to Episode 106 FREE now via Apple / Spotify / YouTube and all other major podcast directories (search Smart Betting Club)

You can also support the SBC Podcast by visiting our podcast sponsor, Matchbook. You can get 150 days, commission free with them via this link.

Topics covered include

  • Ed Hawkins’ journey from Racing Post journalist to one of cricket betting’s most respected analysts
  • Why cricket continues to offer value despite the explosion in data and analytics
  • How bookmakers still make regular pricing mistakes in cricket markets
  • Why pitch reports and playing conditions are often the biggest edge for bettors
  • The balance between statistics, cricket knowledge and market pricing
  • Why Top Run Scorer, Player Performance and Sixes markets offer consistent opportunities
  • Why recent form can be overrated in T20 cricket betting
  • The importance of discipline and knowing when not to place a bet
  • How the CricStatz VIP team works together to identify value bets
  • Why the service only quotes realistic, widely available prices
  • The rapid growth of franchise cricket and what it means for bettors
  • Why some emerging cricket leagues are avoided because of integrity concerns
  • How Test cricket creates unique opportunities for in play betting
  • The future of cricket betting and where Ed believes the biggest opportunities still exist.

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Key quotes

On Bookie Vulnerability​
“The bookmakers do not have the resources to spend enough time on cricket. I think you get plenty of mistakes in cricket prices.”

On Why Pitches Matter​
“The pitch report is absolutely vital. I wouldn’t be betting heavily on a game unless I was convinced I knew what the wicket was like.”

On Gauging The Right Time​
“Cricket is about failing the majority of the time. The trick is working out when someone is going to hit their sweet spot.”

On Its 365 Day Potential
​“The growth of franchise leagues means there are betting opportunities almost every day of the year.”

On Its Growth As A Sport
​“Years ago you could only really bet on match odds or Top Batsman. Now you’ve got player runs, player performances, wicket markets and total runs.”

On The Money Involved
​“The money swirling around cricket betting is still absolutely huge.” “The Indian betting market is so vast that it props up everything else.”

SBC Magazine Issue 166: CricStatz Review, Is Cricket Betting the Next Big Opportunity for Smart Bettors?

Posted on by Peter Ling

For years, football and horse racing have dominated the attention of serious bettors.

But whilst some of those markets have become increasingly competitive, another has quietly been growing into one of the biggest betting opportunities in the world.

Cricket.

Driven by an explosion of domestic T20 competitions and increasing liquidity on betting exchanges, cricket betting has become one of the fastest growing sectors of the betting industry.

We believe that trend is only going one way and more and more smart bettors will start investing in the sport.

So this month, we take a close look at one of the sport’s most respected specialist betting services.

In SBC Magazine Issue 166, we put CricStatz under the microscope, a unique service that combines the expertise of three of cricket betting’s best known names, Richard Mann, Ed Hawkins and Paul Krishnamurty.

Together they’ve produced a fully proofed 7.3% ROI from their first 1,025 bets. Better still, SBC members can also save up to £200 with an exclusive CricStatz member discount.

Access Issue 166 and the entire 20 year back catalogue with a SBC Membership​

The Feature Review: CricStatz Under The Microscope

  • 3 proven cricket tipsters working together in one transparent portfolio.
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  • Independently reviewed results showing a 7.3% ROI from the first 1,025 advised bets.
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  • An in depth examination of how the service operates, tracks results and manages value.
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  • Why cricket betting markets are becoming increasingly important for serious bettors.
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  • Exclusive SBC member discount worth up to £200.


ALSO IN SBC MAGAZINE ISSUE #166

Alongside our in depth review of CricStatz, this month’s magazine also includes:

Football Service First Look: An early look at two new football betting strategies covering correct score and pre match betting, both of which have delivered encouraging early returns.

Sharp Betting Racing Explored: We analyse the Sharp Betting Racing model and interview one SBC member who has generated more than £8,000 profit at relatively modest stakes. Plus an exclusive 20% SBC member discount.

Bet Diary: Rowan updates readers on his latest betting results, portfolio performance and the realities of betting for long term profit.

Smart Punter Mailbag: This month’s questions include whether football tipsters can be followed using Pinnacle alone, together with ideas for getting more value from a combination of Bet365, Betfred shops and William Hill shops.

Smart Bettor News: We examine the rapid growth of eSoccer, ask whether AI can outperform Racing’s SP, and revisit the fascinating probability question, would you take £50,000 guaranteed or a 50% chance of winning £1 million?

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