888starz volleyball betting, set by set

888starz volleyball betting, set by set

Volleyball rewards people who watch it, because its scoring system makes matches far less random than they look. There is no clock, every rally ends in a point, and a side that is slightly better wins the majority of sets rather than occasionally stealing one. That makes the market unusually readable once you know what to look for.

The CEV Champions League anchors the section, bringing the strongest club sides in Europe together through the winter and spring, with Italian, Polish and Turkish teams that regularly attract the biggest audiences of the club season.

Markets in a sport with no draw

• match winner — two outcomes only, since every match produces a result;
• set handicap — the standard route to a price on a favourite;
• correct set score — 3:0, 3:1, 3:2 and their mirrors, a small market with real value if you follow a league;
• total points — driven by how long sets run, and by whether a fifth set is likely.

What decides a volleyball match

Serving pressure and reception quality decide most of them. A team that serves aggressively creates broken rallies, and broken rallies favour the better attacking side. Home advantage is genuine here — crowds affect serving more than they affect almost anything else in team sport. And the fifth set, played to fifteen rather than twenty-five, is closer to a coin toss than the rest of the match, which is worth knowing before backing a comeback.