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The Speculator: Why I get so excited at goalless football matches

Why not bet on boredom? Most sports fans assume a game will be more thrilling than it turns out to be

issue 02 November 2013

A successful gambler once told me: ‘Never bet on football, never bet on multipliers, and never ever bet on football multipliers.’ Multipliers, in case you don’t know, are those enticing combination wagers on bookmakers’ shopfronts: ‘Liverpool win 2-0 + Sturridge to score = 33/1.’ Mugs like me fall for them every time.

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