It was another great month for sports spread betting punters – but what were the Top 10 Spread Bets of March 2021? And which competition won bettors the most money?

10. Slavia Prague v Karlovy Vary, Czech Cup
Date: 03.03.21
Market: Total Goal Minutes
Make-up: 607
Initial spread: 229-244
Potential profit: 363 x initial stake
In the first of a pair of appearances from Slavia Prague, their ridiculous 10-3 cup win over Karlovy Vary – currently sat in the third tier of Czech football – saw a huge Total Goal Minutes makeup of 607.

That meant you could buy at a sky-high starting spread of 229-244, and still come away with 363 times your initial stake.

9. Leicester v Sheffield United, Premier League
Date: 14.03.21
Market: Kelechi Iheanacho SMM (2nd goal minutes doubled, 3rd goal minutes trebled)
Make-up: 411
Initial spread: 24-29
Potential profit: 382 x initial stake
Marking a horrendous start to Paul Heckingbottom’s interim stint as Sheffield United manager following Chris Wilder’s dismissal, Leicester cut up the Blades 5-0.

Kelechi Iheanacho – who finished March with 7 goals in 4 games – got a hat-trick, and more importantly, a SMM makeup of 411. Buy him at 24-29, and you netted yourself 382 times your opening bet.

8. Worcester v Northampton, Premiership Rugby
Date: 27.03.21
Market: Ollie Sleightholme SMM (2nd try minutes doubled, 3rd try minute trebled)
Make-up: 451
Initial spread: 29-32
Potential profit: 419 x initial stake
Scoring 4 tries in a Premiership fixture for the first time in his career, Ollie Sleightholme helped Northampton Saints to a 62-14 rout of bottom of the table Worcester Warriors at the end of the month.

With tries in the 40th, 53rd, 76th and 77th minutes, his SMM makeup shot to 451. Buy a starting spread of just 29-32, and Sleightholme bagged you 419 times your original wager.

7. Man City v Southampton, Premier League
Date: 10.03.21
Market: Goals x Shirts
Make-up: 784
Initial spread: 235-260
Potential profit: 524 x initial stake
Though March did throw up some positives for Southampton – their 2nd league win of 2021, and a spot in the FA Cup semi-finals – by and large it saw the Saints continue their downward spiral.

The low point was undoubtedly their 5-2 defeat at the hands of Man City. Aided by a brace for no. 26 Riyad Mahrez, Shirt Numbers hit 112. That meant the Goals x Shirts makeup hit 784, against a starting price of 235-260 – in other words, 524 times your opening stake.

6. Harlequins v Gloucester, Premiership Rugby
Date: 20.03.21
Market: Match Multi-Points (1st Half Points x 2nd Half Points)
Make-up: 1,612
Initial spread: 797-852
Potential profit: 760 x initial stake
The highest scoring Premiership game of the month saw 4th place Harlequins beat 11th place Gloucester 59-24.

There were 31 points scored in the 1st half, and 52 scored in the 2nd, resulting in a Match Multi-Points makeup of 1,612. Buy at 797-852, and rugby spread betting punters won 760 times their initial bet.

5. Rangers v Slavia Prague, UEFA Europa League
Date: 18.03.21
Market: Multi-Bookings (1st Half Bookings x 2nd Half Bookings)
Make-up: 2,100
Initial spread: 540-640
Potential profit: 1,460 x initial stake
In only their 2nd loss of the season – in all competitions – Scottish champions Rangers exited the Europa League with only 9 men left on the pitch.

There were 3 yellows, or 30 Bookings points, in the 1st half. In the explosive 2nd a further 4 yellows, a straight red for Kemar Roofe in the 62nd minute, and a 2nd yellow for Leon Balogun in the 73rd minute, resulted in 90 Bookings points.

Times those numbers together and you get a Multi-Bookings makeup of 2,100. Buy a starting spread of 540-640, and you walked away with 1,460 times your initial stake.

4. Neil Robertson v Lei Peifan, Gibraltar Open
Date: 03.03.21
Market: Frame 6 Multi-Points (Player A Frame Points x Player B Frame Points)
Make-up: 4,365
Initial spread: 1,526-1,676
Potential profit: 2,689 x initial stake
Neil Robertson was caught out by 17-year old Lei Peifan at the in the Gibraltar Open, losing 4-2.

For snooker spread betting fans the frame to watch was the 6th, which Peifan won 97-45, causing the Frame 6 Multi-Points market to hit 4,365.

Buy at Spreadex’s starting spread of 1,526-1,676, and you potted 2,689 times your original bet.

3. Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets, A-League
Date: 27.03.021
Market: Goals x Corners x Bookings
Make-up: 4,050
Initial spread: 1,100-1,250
Potential profit: 2,800 x initial stake
Over in Oz, Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets saw out what, at a glance, looks like a plain 2-1 win for the hosts.

However, football spread betting can make any fixture exciting. Corners totalled 18, while Bookings finished at 75. Those figures contributed to a Goals x Corners x Bookings makeup of 4,050.

Buy at 1,100-1,250, and the A-League’s finest won you a nice and round 2,800 times your starting stake.

2. Turkey v Netherlands, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Date: 24.03.21
Market: Total Goal Minutes x Corners
Make-up: 4,578
Initial spread: 1,180-1,280
Potential profit: 3,298 x initial stake
One of the more shocking results of March’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Turkey beat Netherlands 4-2, in a game that saw hat-trick Burak Yilmaz become the highest scoring player against the Dutch since the start of the millennium.

Total Goal Minutes hit 327, while overall the game saw 14 corners. Multiply those numbers together and you get a Total Goal Minutes x Corners makeup of 4,578.

Back that market at an initial spread pf 1,180-1,280, and you won 3,298 times your opening bet.

1. Krasnodar v Dynamo Moscow, Russian Premier League
Date: 18.03.21
Market: Shirts x Bookings
Make-up: 26,030
Initial spread: 3,650-3,950
Potential profit: 22,080 x initial stake
There was no competition this month. The granddaddy of them all comes from the fiery fixture list of the Russian Premier League.

Thanks to a brace from no. 70 Konstantin Tyukavin, and goals from no. 74 Daniil Fomin, no. 52 Tonny Vilhena and no. 8 Yury Gazinksiy, the Shirt Numbers makeup rocketed to 274.

If that wasn’t enough, a 2nd yellow for Kaio Pantaleao contributed to a chunky Bookings makeup of 95.

With that in mind, the Shirts x Bookings makeup surged to an astounding 26,030. Buy at 3,650-3,950 and you won 22,080 times your initial stake!