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Prediction Accuracy of Different Market Structures – Bookmakers versus a Betting Exchange

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  • Egon Franck

    () (Institute for Strategy and Business Economics, University of Zurich)

  • Erwin Verbeek

    () (Institute for Strategy and Business Economics, University of Zurich)

  • Stephan Nüesch

    () (Institute for Strategy and Business Economics, University of Zurich)

Abstract

There is a well-established literature on separately testing the prediction power of different betting market settings. This paper provides an inter-market comparison of the forecasting accuracy between bookmakers and a major betting exchange. Employing a dataset covering all football matches played in the major leagues of the “Big Five” (England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain) during three seasons (5478 games in total), we find evidence that the betting exchange provides more accurate predictions of the same underlying event than bookmakers. A simple betting strategy of selecting bets for which bookmakers offer lower probabilities(higher odds) than the bet exchange generates above average and, in some cases, even positive returns.

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Paper provided by University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) in its series Working Papers with number 0096.

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Length: 25 pages
Date of creation: 2008
Date of revision: 2009
Publication status: Forthcoming International Journal of Forecasting
Handle: RePEc:iso:wpaper:0096

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Keywords: Nprediction accuracy; betting; bookmaker; betting exchange; probit regression;

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  1. Â Egon Franck & Â Erwin Verbeek & Â Stephan Nuesch, . "Â Sentimental Preferences and the Organizational Regime of Betting Markets," Working Papers 0089, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU), revised 2010.
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  1. Karen Croxson & J. James Reade, 2011. "Exchange vs Dealers: A High-Frequency Analysis of In-Play Betting Prices," Discussion Papers 11-19, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham.

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