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Paul Motty

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+343 Units Profit (Approx. 22% ROI) on Snooker Outrights over six seasons

Focused on snooker, and golf, cricket

A two-time SBC Awards finalist

Senior oddsmaker for BetOnline

Betting professionally since 2003

Last updated Mar 3, 4:40 PM EST

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Sport
Game Selection
Game Time
SNKR
World Snooker Championship
7:00am EDT - Apr 20/2025

THE PLAY: Name the Finalists: Judd Trump & Mark Selby (+850)

The pinnacle of the snooker season starts tomorrow morning, lasting 17 days. Over the course of the event, I expect to have various bets on the outright market but at this early stage, not that much really stands out. I do, however, believe this rather obvious outcome will look a lot more obvious in a week's time. Trump is tournament favourite in the bottom half of the draw, while Selby is rated favourite to emerge from the top half. The former has won this title once but hasn't been all that reliable over this longer format. I strongly expect him to arrive hungry, fresh and in good enough form to brush aside early opponents before it gets trickier in the second week. Selby is a four-time champion and a master of these conditions. He should improve as the tournament goes on but has been relatively fortunate in his first round opponent, Ben Woollaston, a friend whose (inferior) game he knows inside out. Take these odds now, and hopefully we will be able to reconsider when they are much shorter in due course.

Sport
Game Selection
Game Time
CR
Back Riyan Parag to be Top Rajasthan Batsman
10:00am EDT - Apr 19/2025

THE PLAY: Rajasthan v LSG - Top Rajasthan Batsman: (Riyan Parag +440)

Top batsman and top bowler markets are ones I only play rarely as its hard to get a consistent edge over the books. However in this case, I think they're too high about the Rajasthan captain, and over-reacting to a recent losing run. He hasn't finished as their top-scorer for 10 matches, but last season did so 6 out of 14. Therefore, taking these odds each time over the two seasons would have yielded around 26% profit overall. Moreover, he has been playing well, making substantial innings in 4 of the last 5 Rajasthan games. He looks well due a big, 50-plus innings, and conditions at his home ground of Jaipur are likely to be conducive.

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Last 20

Date
Sport
Pick
Result
Apr 18
CR
1% – Team to Score Most Sixes: Punjab Kings (+110)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 18
CR
1.5% – RCB v PBKS Total Over 23.5 (-112)
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 18
CR
2% – Back Punjab to Score Over 10.5 Sixes Total Over 10.5 (+100)
(Analysis)
No Play
Apr 17
CR
1.5% – Back Nitish Rana to Score Under 19.5 Runs Delhi v Rajasthan: Nitish Rana Total Runs - Under 19.5 (-112)
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 16
CR
1.5% – Back Riyan Parag to Score Over 20.5 runs DC v RR - Riyan Parag Total Runs: Over 20.5 (-120)
(Analysis)
Push
Apr 14
CR
5% – Back Under 17.5 Sixes LSG v CSK - Total Sixes: Under 17.5 (-120)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 13
CR
1.5% – Back Riyan Parag to Score Over 21.5 Runs in RR v RCB Rajasthan v RCB: Riyan Parag Total Runs - Over 21.5 (-112)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 13
CR
4% – Back Over 18.5 Sixes in Delhi v Mumbai Delhi v Mumbai - Total Sixes: Over 18.5 (-122)
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 13
CR
0.25% – Rajasthan v RCB - Top RCB Batsman: Jacob Bethell (+1100)
(Analysis)
No Play
Apr 12
CR
1.5% – Back Sunrisers Total Runs Over 188.5 Total Over 188.5 (-120)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 12
CR
1% – Back Priyansh Arya to Score Over 18.5 Runs Sunrisers v Punjab: Priyansh Arya Total Runs: Over 18.5 (-120)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 12
CR
1.5% – Back Punjab to Score Over 77.5 in Overs 1-8 Sunrisers v Punjab - Overs 1-8 Total Runs: Over 77.5 (+135)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 11
CR
1.5% – Back Rahul Tripathi to Score Under 20.5 Runs CSK v KKR - Rahul Tripathi Total Runs: Under 20.5 (-112)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 11
CR
5% – Back Under 15.5 Match Sixes CSK v KKR - Total Sixes - Under 15.5 (-112)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 11
CR
0.5% – CSK v KKR - Top KKR Batsman: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (+500)
(Analysis)
No Play
Apr 10
CR
1% – Back Delhi to Score Over 71.5 in Overs 1-8 RCB v Delhi: Delhi Overs 1-8 Total Runs: Over 71.5 (-108)
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 09
CR
3% – Back Nitish Rana to Score Under 20.5 Runs Gujurat v Rajasthan - Nitish Rana Total Runs - Under 20.5 (-120)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 08
CR
1% – KKR v LSG: NIcholas Pooran to hit a 50 (+225)
(Analysis)
Win
Apr 08
CR
2% – Back Arshdeep Singh to take Over 1.5 Wickets Punjab v Chennai - Total Arshdeep Singh Wickets: Over 1.5 (+175)
(Analysis)
Loss
Apr 08
CR
0.25% – KKR v LSG - Top KKR Batsman - Ramandeep Singh (+8500)
(Analysis)
Loss
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Consultant Bio

I’ve been gambling literally every day since childhood. After discovering soccer coupons aged 13, I became the school bookie. At 18, I worked at the dog track and in betting shops. I would either bet or lay bets on anything from sports to next song would play next on the radio.

It was non-stop, crazy, fun, indisciplined, until I went to uni aged 25. Then I realised the value of specialisation and prioritising. From there, I focused and mastered a few niche areas - cricket, golf, snooker, politics and in 2003, gambling became my main living.

For two decades, I’ve also been an analyst covering my areas for various outlets, most notably Betfair. I helped pioneer political betting in the UK and USA, analysing it for big political outlets such as Politico and on TV, before US elections became the biggest betting event on Earth. In 2020, I was Betfair's US Election Ambassador.

Since 2019, I've been a co-host of Betfair's cricket podcast, Cricket Only Bettor. Since 2021, I've combined all those roles with being a senior oddsmaker for BetOnline.

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