Help me understand betting on soccer.

[blix177]

I pulled this off 5dimes:

Wed 4/14 814 Odense BK (DEN-S) +171
12:00PM 815 AaB Aalborg (DEN-S) +179
816 Draw +233

So if I convert all 3 lines to odds to win...

(I converted to odds of winning, by adding the 100/(171+100)

It would be the following .359, .358, .3
If you add all 3 numbers up it will be slightly over 1.

Almost ever single line at 5Dimes I see a number greater than 1 after adding all 3 possibilities.

Does that mean that somewhere in here there should be +EV, as betting all 3 lines in the long run should generate +EV? Or am I missing something here?

[MrDamon]

The decimal odds are 2.71, 2.79 & 3.33.

Only one of these can be a winner.

If it's the 2.71 then you gain 1.71 and lose 2 on the other 2 bets.
If it's the 2.79 then you gain 1.79 and lose 2 on the other 2 bets.
If it's the 3.33 then you gain 2.33 and lose 2 on the other 2 bets.

If you try to arb it, you will end up loosing about 2.7% of your total staked.

[Domestic]

When betting on soccer a draw is not a push if the team you selected did not win.

[byronbb]

http://www8.pinnaclesports.com/MWCalculator/MWML.asp

You can plug them into here.

[skrtelfan]

Almost ever single line at 5Dimes I see a number greater than 1 after adding all 3 possibilities.

Does that mean that somewhere in here there should be +EV, as betting all 3 lines in the long run should generate +EV? Or am I missing something here?

You have it backwards. The percentages are the percent of the time you would need to win to break even, so anything greater than 1 is -EV for the player and anything below 1 is +EV.

[mizzoujohn]

If only a draw was a push... welcome to soccer.

[thorntoc]

It can be. If you prefer a 2-way result just bet draw-no-bet or google 'draw-no-bet calculator' if they don't offer it.

[MarlinsFan2212]

Well I know this is a bit irrelevant, but my boy Marcus Tracy plays for AAB.