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Low hold bets finder

"Hold" is the built-in profit margin a sportsbook bakes into its odds.

Standard -110 odds on both sides of a spread, for example, works out to roughly a 4.76% hold, which is the edge the book has over you before the game even starts.

A low hold bet happens when you can cover every outcome of a market across different sportsbooks and the combined margin is very small, sometimes close to 0% or even negative.

Unlike an arbitrage bet, a low hold bet isn't always guaranteed to profit—but your expected loss is tiny, and sometimes there's no loss at all.

On their own, low hold bets aren't usually worth chasing for profit unless there is a negative hold percentage. However, you can use them for other things like:

  • Clearing a sportsbook bonus's rollover/wagering requirement for close to nothing
  • Getting rewards on top of a near-breakeven bet to turn it profitable
  • Hitting a volume threshold to unlock VIP perks

Our Low Hold Bets Finder helps you find these opportunities without combing through sportsbooks or doing the math yourself.

Like all of our sports betting tools, it's completely free. You can see the 3 lowest hold opportunities without an account, or sign up for a free account to see every opportunity we find.

Low hold bets finder tool on mobile

1) Bets & sportsbooks

Each card/row shows an event with a low hold opportunity, along with the specific bets and sportsbooks needed to cover every outcome.

2) Hold

This shows the combined hold across all sides of the bet. The lower this number, the closer to breakeven (or better) the opportunity is—opportunities are sorted with the lowest hold shown first by default.

Negative hold percentages mean there is an arbitrage opportunity, allowing you to profit no matter the result if you bet both sides.

3) Wager amount & bet sizes

Enter how much you want to wager in total, and we'll calculate how much to put on each side to maximize your return.

4) Filters

Same filters as our other advantage tools: League, Market, Period, and Sportsbooks.

5) Automatic reload

Keeping this toggled on (the default) will update the screen as soon as we detect a new low hold opportunity or when one is no longer available.