With an international break, some more Premier League madness, and the return of Premiership Rugby, November was another busy month for bettors. But what were the top 10 spread bets of November 2020?

10. Aston Villa v Southampton, Premier League
Date: 01.11.20
Market: Total Goal Minutes
Make-up: 398
Initial spread: 146-157
Potential profit: 241 x initial stake
Part of the reversal of Villa’s fortunes across the end of October and most of November, the Saints saw a 4-0 lead reduced to 4-3 as the hosts attempted to mount a 2nd half comeback.

With a pair of goals in injury time, the Total Goal Minutes market shot to 398, against a starting spread of 147-157 – that’s 241 times your initial stake.

9. Real Madrid v Alaves, La Liga
Date: 28.11.20
Market: Corners Squared
Make-up: 441
Initial spread: 96-107
Potential profit: 334 x initial stake
Taking their La Liga record to 3 losses, 2 wins and a draw in their last 6 games, Real Madrid closed out the month with a shock 2-1 defeat to Alaves.

It was a fixture that ended up seeing 12 corners for the hosts and 9 for the victorious visitors. Add those together and square the result, and you get a Corners Squared makeup of 441. Buy at 96-107, and you walked away with 334 times your opening bet.

8. Genoa v Roma, Serie A
Date: 08.11.20
Market: Henrikh Mkhitaryan SMM (Player Goal Minutes are doubled for 2nd, tripled for 3rd)
Make-up: 432
Initial spread: 27-32
Potential profit: 400x initial stake
Enjoying his time in Serie A, former Man United and Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan got his 3rd, 4th and 5th goals in 8 games with a hat-trick at Genoa.

Scoring in the 45th, 66th and 85th minutes, his SMM makeup hit 432. Back him at an initial spread of 27-32, and you won 400 times your original wager.

7. Southampton v Man United, Premier League
Date: 29.11.20
Market: Headed SMMs (Headed Goal Minutes are doubled for 2nd, tripled for 3rd)
Make-up: 441
Initial spread: 27-32
Potential profit: 409 x initial stake
Down 2-0 heading into the final half hour of the game, Man United managed a thrilling comeback against Southampton to win 3-2.

And with 3 of the games’ goals headers – both of Edinson Cavani’s, in the 74th and 90th minutes, and Jan Bednarek’s 23rd minute opener – the Headed SMMs makeup reached 441. Buy at 27-32, and you get a 409 times multiplier.

6. Cyprus v Luxembourg, UEFA Nations League
Date: 14.11.20
Market: Cross Bookings (Team A Bookings points x Team B Bookings points)
Make-up: 1,750
Initial spread: 715-815
Potential profit: 935 x initial stake
In a game that was likely on no-one’s radar, Cyprus picked up their sole win of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League, beating Luxembourg 2-1.

The match saw 5 yellows for the Cypriots, and a red and yellow for their visitors. That means the Cross Bookings makeup is 50 multiplied by 35, or 1,750. Buy at 715-815, and you are left with 935 times your original bet.

5. Northampton Saints v Harlequins, Premiership Rugby
Date: 28.11.20
Market: Match Multi-Points (1st Half Points multiplied by 2nd Half Points)
Make-up: 1,520
Initial spread: 539-584
Potential profit: 936 x initial stake
Condemning Northampton Saints to a pair of opening defeats, Harlequins got their first win of the Premiership season as they won 49-29 in the biggest scoreline of 2020/21 so far.

With 40 points in the 1st half and 38 in the 2nd, the Match Multi-Points market came in at 1,520 against a starting price of 539-584, leaving you with 936 times your initial stake.

4. Croatia v Portugal, UEFA Nations League
Date: 17.11.20
Market: Goals x Bookings x Corners
Make-up: 4,400
Initial spread: 950-1,075
Potential profit: 3,325 x initial stake
Portugal ended their Nations League campaign in Croatia, winning 3-2 but nevertheless missing out on a chance to defend their title.

Alongside those 5 goals, there were 3 yellows and double-card sending off for Marko Rog, and a total of 16 corners. That resulted in a Goals x Bookings x Corners makeup of 4,400 – buy at 950-1,075, and you get 3,325 times your initial stake.

3. Judd Trump v Luca Brecel, Northern Ireland Open
Date: 19.11.20
Market: Frame 4 Multi-Points (Player A Frame Points x Player B Frame Points)
Make-up: 5,460
Initial spread: 1,361-1,511
Potential profit: 3,949 x initial stake
Part of Judd Trump’s eventual 3rd consecutive Northern Ireland Open title victory, the 31-year old beat Belgian Luca Brecel in the last-32.

That included a 105-52 win in the 4th frame. Times those numbers together and you get a Frame 4 Multi-Points makeup 5,460. Buy at 1,361-1,511 and you nabbed yourself a huge 3,949 multiplier.

2. Premier League Sat TV Group
Date: 21.11.20
Market: Corners Bonanza (Total Corners per game multiplied together)
Make-up: 16,500
Initial spread: 10,000-11,500
Potential profit: 5,000 x initial stake
On the surface this wasn’t the most exciting day of Premier League football. Chelsea beat Newcastle 2-0, Brighton won 2-1 at Aston Villa, Man United snuck a 1-0 win over West Brom, and, most notably, Spurs beat Man City 2-0.

But with 11, 15, 10 and 10 corners respectively, the Corners Bonanza makeup hit 16,500. Buy a high starting price of 10,000-11,500 and you still won 5,000 times your initial stake.

1. FC Lviv v Mariupol, Ukrainian Premier League
Date: 27.11.20
Market: Shirts x Bookings (Shirt Numbers multiplied by Bookings points)
Make-up: 20,710
Initial spread: 4,450-4,850
Potential profit: 15,320 x initial stake
Finally, the top spot once again shows there is money to be made in the far corners of Europe’s grand footballing tapestry.

In the Ukrainian Premier League, Mariupol beat FC Lviv 3-1 – a result that, at a glance, is nothing noteworthy.

However, the game saw goals from 2 separate no. 99s, one on either side, more than making up for the other goals coming from no. 9 and no. 11. And with 95 bookings points, the Shirts x Bookings market surged to 20,710. Buy at 4,450-4,850 and you finished with 15,320 times your initial stake. /p>