How does Positive Expected Value (EV) betting work?

When bookmakers set betting lines, they estimate the likelihood of each outcome.

Value Bets, our Positive EV Tool available for Oddschecker+ subscribers, leverages advanced AI to perform 100 million projections each week and monitors 125 million live price changes daily. This enables it to identify bets that have a higher probability of winning than what the lines suggest.

Yesterday's Results:

Florian Wirtz – Over 1.5 Tackles - 1pt - 29/20  WON
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Over 2.5 Shots - 1/1 WON 
Mohamed Salah – Over 2.5 Shots -1pt - 23/25  VOID
Marcos Llorente – Over 2.5 Tackles - 1pt - 5/6 WON

 Running P/L: +18.28 pts

Bayern vs Real Madrid

Harry Kane – Over 1.5 Shots on Target - 1pt

21/20 with Bet Victor

49.02% AI probability | 48.78% odds implied | 0.49% expected value

There’s not a huge edge here, but it’s difficult to ignore Kane’s numbers. He’s averaging 2.9 shots on target per game across his last 16, hitting 2+ in 13 of those matches. At home, those figures improve even further - 3.8 shots on target per game across his last nine, clearing this line in every one. Purely on volume, this is hard to leave out.

Dayot Upamecano – Over 1.5 Tackles - 1pt

11/10 with Coral/Ladbrokes

64.57% AI probability | 47.62% odds implied | 35.6% expected value

Upamecano offers strong value here given his consistent defensive output. He averages 2.14 tackles per game over his last 20, the highest in the Bayern squad, and has gone over this line in 11 of those matches. With Bayern protecting a 2-1 lead at home, expect sustained pressure from attackers like Vinícius Júnior and Kylian Mbappé, which should create plenty of tackling opportunities. He also recorded three in the reverse fixture.

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Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon

Luis Suárez – Over 1.5 Fouls - 1pt

9/5 with Ladbrokes/Coral

57.25% AI probability | 46.51% odds implied | 23.09% expected value

Suárez is a strong fouls angle in what could be a frustrating away game. He averages 1.44 fouls per game across his last 20 and has committed at least one in every Champions League match this season. Historically, strikers facing Arsenal FC average 1.6 fouls per game, and Suárez has gone over this line in 10 of his last 20 away matches - a solid setup for another busy night.

William Saliba – 1+ Foul Won - 1pt

1/1 with bet365

With Suárez likely to engage physically and press from the front, Arsenal’s centre-backs should be drawn into duels. Saliba, who is comfortable carrying the ball out from the back, could benefit from that pressure and pick up at least one foul won in the process.