TOP 10 SPORTS SPREAD BETS of 2017

In need of sports betting inspiration for 2018? Then read below for our round-up of the biggest spread betting make-ups from the past 12 months. 

Remember that unlike fixed odds betting you can lose more than your initial stake when placing sports spread bets so it is always wise to work out your worst-case scenario when choosing your stake size.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 ibrahimovic

EUROPA LEAGUE, LAST 32, 1st leg

10. Man United 3 St Etienne 0

Date: 16/02/17
Market: Ibrahimovic Super Mega Minutes
Spread: 58 – 66
Make-up: 429
Potential profit x stake: 363

Man United’s run to win the Europa League included this last-32 first-leg win over St Etienne where Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s hat-trick saw his Super Mega Minutes (aggregate of minutes of his goals with second goal minutes doubled and third goal minutes trebled) settle at a giant 429.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 india v nz

3rd odi

9. india v new zealand

Date: 29/10/17
Market: Multi-4s (Team A 4s x Team B 4s)
Spread: 600 - 670
Make-up: 1,155
Profit x stake: 485

India made 337 to beat New Zealand by 6 runs in a breath-taking, high-scoring encounter to take the series 2-1. India’s 35 fours multiplied by the Black Caps’ 33 fours meant Multi Fours made-up at a big-hitting 1,155.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 granada v osasuna

La Liga

8. Granada 1 Osasuna 1

Date: 15/01/17
Market: Total Card Minutes
Spread: 119 - 134
Make-up: 719
Potential profit x stake: 585

This clash between two sides who eventually suffered relegation from La Liga last season saw a fiery end with six yellow cards and two reds coming in the final third of the match and meaning Total Card Minutes settled at a temper-fuelled 719.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 india v sl

2nd test

7. india v sri lanka

Date: 24/11/17
Market: Launch! (Highest batsman score x highest scoring over)
Spread: 2,400 - 2,650
Make-up: 3,408
Profit x stake: 758

India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs in Nagpur with Virat Kohli’s 213 multiplied by 16 from the highest scoring over in the match seeing our Launch! market hit a boundary-busting 3,408.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 saries v saints

aviva premiership
6. Saracens 55 Northampton 24

Date: 02/09/17
Market: Match Multi Points
Spread: 490 – 540
Make-up: 1,540
Profit x stake: 1,000

Saracens opened the season with this 9-try destruction of Northampton at Twickenham. The half-time score of 41-3 meant that Match Multi Points (1st half points x 2nd half points) settled at 1,540.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 milan v vienna

europa league group game

5. AC Milan 5 Austria Vienna 1

Date: 23/11/17
Market: Goals x Shirts
Spread: 482 - 532
Make-up: 1,540
Profit x stake: 1,008

AC Milan secured progress to the Europa League knockout phase with this victory over Austria Vienna. A brace from Patrick Cutrone wearing 63 and a strike from Ricardo Rodriguez wearing 68 helped Shirt Numbers make up at 226 and Goals x Shirts at 1,540.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 gurney v whitlock

world grand prix darts final

4. Gurney 5 Whitlock 4

Date: 08/10/17
Market: Highest Checkout x Total 180s
Spread: 2,022 – 2,132
Make-up: 3,276
Profit x stake: 1,144

Daryl Gurney downed Simon Whitlock to win the first major televised title of his career in an epic battle which saw Highest Checkout (156) x Total 180s (21) make-up at an impressive 3,276.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 toronto v ny red bulls

MLS Cup semi-final, 2nd Leg

3. Toronto 0 NY Red Bulls 1

Date: 05/11/17
Market: Cross Bookings (Team A Bookings Points x Team B Bookings Points)
Spread: 740 – 840
Make-up: 3,025
Profit x stake: 2,185

2017 MLS Cup Champions Toronto sneaked through the semi-finals 2-2 on away goals against NY Red Bulls, but this fiery second leg saw 3 yellow cards and one sending off for each team meaning Cross Bookings reached a bone-crunching 3,025.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 central coast v sydney

a league

2. Central Coast Mariners 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 2

Date: 16/12/17
Market: Multi Bookings (1st half Bookings Points x 2nd half Bookings Points)
Spread: 502 – 552
Make-up: 3,000
Profit x stake: 2,448

Two controversial second half red cards awarded via VAR meant this A League game descended into farce after half-time and ensured Multi Bookings sky-rocketed to a 3,000 point make-up.

spreadex top 10 spread bets of 2017 robertson v fu

world championship last 16

1. Robertson 11 Fu 13

Date: 24/04/17
Market: Frame 21 Multi Points
Spread: 1392 – 1592
Make-up: 5,320
Profit x stake: 3,728

This gripping last 16 clash almost went the full 25 frame distance and frame 21 was particularly tense as Robertson won 76 – 70 on the black causing Multi-Points to reach a mammoth 5,320.