When you enter the online sports betting arena, you are unlikely to get very far if you are unarmed. Punters who make their tips 'on a whim' or because they like the sound of a racehorse's name tend to be parted with their money quickly.
If you want to take your sports betting to the next level, then the best way of weaponising yourself is with a sports betting app. These apps give you all the pertinent information you need to give yourself a real edge over the bookmakers, and many are downloadable to your mobile device.
Here we take a look at some of the best sports tipping apps available.
If you want to take your sports betting to the next level, then the best way of weaponising yourself is with a sports betting app. These apps give you all the pertinent information you need to give yourself a real edge over the bookmakers, and many are downloadable to your mobile device.
Here we take a look at some of the best sports tipping apps available.
OLBG - Online Betting Guide
Football Betting Tips Section The internet is the natural home for thousands of communities, and online sports betting is certainly one of them. OLBG (Online Betting Guide) is the number one online sports wagering community, created by punters who enjoy sports betting for the benefit of anyone interesting in the activity.
OLBG shares betting information and top tips, and can boast some of the most successful sports betting experts among its ranks. There's an app you can download for your iPhone or iPad that gives you access to 1,000s of betting tips courtesy of OLBG. Android users can download the app from Google Play, and both the app and all the tips provided are absolutely free.
The app covers all major sports, including football, horse racing, boxing, tennis, cricket, rugby, golf, snooker and all the top US sports. You can choose to look at the most popular forthcoming events, or those that are just about ready to start.
You can even place your bets at leading bookmakers via the app, and share your tipster knowledge and successes with your friends via Facebook and Twitter. The app is even sophisticated enough to use the geo-location software on your mobile to offer you advice on events happening close to where you are located.
If you fancy yourself as an expert tipster, then you can join one of OLBG's tipster competitions. There are separate competitions for each sport, and even some for specific events. OLBG will often offer cash prizes for winning the competition or for finishing towards the top of the leaderboard. You can also see who is currently leading the tipster tables and what they are currently betting on, so you can follow their tips if you choose.
The OLBG sports betting tips apps is free to download from both the App Store on iTunes and Google Play.
OLBG shares betting information and top tips, and can boast some of the most successful sports betting experts among its ranks. There's an app you can download for your iPhone or iPad that gives you access to 1,000s of betting tips courtesy of OLBG. Android users can download the app from Google Play, and both the app and all the tips provided are absolutely free.
The app covers all major sports, including football, horse racing, boxing, tennis, cricket, rugby, golf, snooker and all the top US sports. You can choose to look at the most popular forthcoming events, or those that are just about ready to start.
You can even place your bets at leading bookmakers via the app, and share your tipster knowledge and successes with your friends via Facebook and Twitter. The app is even sophisticated enough to use the geo-location software on your mobile to offer you advice on events happening close to where you are located.
If you fancy yourself as an expert tipster, then you can join one of OLBG's tipster competitions. There are separate competitions for each sport, and even some for specific events. OLBG will often offer cash prizes for winning the competition or for finishing towards the top of the leaderboard. You can also see who is currently leading the tipster tables and what they are currently betting on, so you can follow their tips if you choose.
The OLBG sports betting tips apps is free to download from both the App Store on iTunes and Google Play.
TIPS DAYS - FOOTBALL, BASKETABLL & RUGBY TIPS
Soccer, Rugby & Basketball Tips TipDay is another sports tipping app that is absolutely free and can be downloaded on both iOS and Android devices from their respective app stores.
There is more of a 'social networking' vibe to TipDay, as anyone registered can use it to make tips. The object of the app is to make successful tips, as the better a tipster you become, the higher up the TipDay leaderboard you rise. You can use TipDay as a sports tipping app, as you can follow the tips laid by the punters at the top of the TipDay tipster table. You can also earn yourself badges and higher 'TipDay Levels' if you do become a successful sports tipster.
TipDay also provides you with the up-to-moment odds being issued by the leading UK bookmakers BetVictor, William Hill, PaddyPower and SkyBet. This means you not only get to see what tips you should make, you can also see at which bookmaker you'll receive the best odds for your chosen punt.
TipDay currently only covers football, basketball and both rugby codes. At the time of the writing of this review TipDay were hoping to integrate tennis and cricket into the app as well.
As well as sports betting tips, TipDay keeps you abreast of all the hottest deals offered by their gambling partners, as well as other online sports books such as BetWay, Unibet and BetFred. Additionally, there's a forum you can join to discuss sports tipping and sports in general. All the sports covered by TipDay have their own sub-forum, as well as handball, ice hockey and tennis.
Tips day is available as a free download from Google Play and the iTunes App Store.
There is more of a 'social networking' vibe to TipDay, as anyone registered can use it to make tips. The object of the app is to make successful tips, as the better a tipster you become, the higher up the TipDay leaderboard you rise. You can use TipDay as a sports tipping app, as you can follow the tips laid by the punters at the top of the TipDay tipster table. You can also earn yourself badges and higher 'TipDay Levels' if you do become a successful sports tipster.
TipDay also provides you with the up-to-moment odds being issued by the leading UK bookmakers BetVictor, William Hill, PaddyPower and SkyBet. This means you not only get to see what tips you should make, you can also see at which bookmaker you'll receive the best odds for your chosen punt.
TipDay currently only covers football, basketball and both rugby codes. At the time of the writing of this review TipDay were hoping to integrate tennis and cricket into the app as well.
As well as sports betting tips, TipDay keeps you abreast of all the hottest deals offered by their gambling partners, as well as other online sports books such as BetWay, Unibet and BetFred. Additionally, there's a forum you can join to discuss sports tipping and sports in general. All the sports covered by TipDay have their own sub-forum, as well as handball, ice hockey and tennis.
Tips day is available as a free download from Google Play and the iTunes App Store.
RACING POST - BEST APP FOR HORSE RACING TIPS
If you are a serious follower of horse racing, then there is no possibility that you have never heard of the Racing Post. What started off as a daily newspaper in 1986 is now recognised as the number one UK authority on horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting, and has circulation figures of over 50,000.
The Racing Post is now available online as well, and you can download a free special tipping app to your iOS or Android-powered device.
The app has a number of extremely useful features, including detailed race cards of every UK and Ireland (and many worldwide) race meeting, breaking news from the horse racing world, all the results, form guides and even live commentary of races as they occur. Racing Post has deals with William Hill and Ladbrokes which means you can place bets directly from the app itself. You can choose whether you want William Hill or Ladbrokes starting prices displayed on the app, and you can switch from one to the other whenever you want.
Naturally, the Racing Post app is a horse race tipster's paradise, and for any race you can easily find out how much each horse running is 'fancied', and which horses running are considered 'dead certs'. The app pulls together tipster information from all of the UK's leading tipping experts, including those working for The Sun, the Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Star, The Daily Express, The Telegraph and the Times.
You can even access the ratings given by the Racing Post's complex racing algorithm, which uses up-to-date statistics about each horse to determine its likelihood of winning.
The Racing Post app only covers horse racing. You cannot use the app to gain insights on any other sport.
Download Instructions: http://www.racingpost.com/mobile/
The Racing Post is now available online as well, and you can download a free special tipping app to your iOS or Android-powered device.
The app has a number of extremely useful features, including detailed race cards of every UK and Ireland (and many worldwide) race meeting, breaking news from the horse racing world, all the results, form guides and even live commentary of races as they occur. Racing Post has deals with William Hill and Ladbrokes which means you can place bets directly from the app itself. You can choose whether you want William Hill or Ladbrokes starting prices displayed on the app, and you can switch from one to the other whenever you want.
Naturally, the Racing Post app is a horse race tipster's paradise, and for any race you can easily find out how much each horse running is 'fancied', and which horses running are considered 'dead certs'. The app pulls together tipster information from all of the UK's leading tipping experts, including those working for The Sun, the Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Star, The Daily Express, The Telegraph and the Times.
You can even access the ratings given by the Racing Post's complex racing algorithm, which uses up-to-date statistics about each horse to determine its likelihood of winning.
The Racing Post app only covers horse racing. You cannot use the app to gain insights on any other sport.
Download Instructions: http://www.racingpost.com/mobile/
Conclusion
Sporting tipping apps make it easy to gain information about all the latest, biggest sports competitions, and which competitors or hot or which are most definitely not. By using any of the sports tipping apps mentioned above on your mobile device, you can give yourself a genuine edge over the bookies. It's certainly a lot better than using a race card and a pin!
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