Log onto any bookmakers site before the start of a round of non-league fixtures and you are guaranteed to be amazed at the in-depth coverage that is offered.
Ordinarily, perhaps fans would have imagined that the divisions below League Two would be neglected but that is certainly not the case with supporters able to access the latest odds on any upcoming game in non-league football.
The chance to live the dream
Needless to say, for fans of Warrington Rylands 1906, this is a welcome development for a number of reasons. To start with, there’s nothing like joining the rest of the nation on a Saturday morning when hope springs eternal by putting a small wager on your team to upset the odds. At this early stage of the weekend, anything is still possible and it’s all to play for which is part of the magic of football.
Conversely, if your team is in the middle of a terrible run of form, then you don’t have to stick to the outright win-or-lose options as the bookies now offer markets such as goals, corners, and cards.
Admittedly, these added betting options would have been handy for Blues fans as they were recently on a run of horrendous form after the club had gone eight games without a win. That was, of course, before they hosted Whitby Town at Gorsey Lane in early November when they were able to finally get that elusive victory to bring to an end a disastrous spell of form.
GOAL: WARRINGTON RYLANDS 2-0 Whitby Town – Callum Dolan (57′ pen) @PitchingIn_ https://t.co/1tAn4Ou3nq pic.twitter.com/xTQpXA3TD6
— Warrington Rylands FC (@RylandsFC) November 5, 2022
As touched on, the unprecedented betting markets on the Northern Premier League Divison would have given Rylands’ supporters a chance to enjoy a bet whilst not necessarily backing the Blues in the outright win market over the last few months.
Bookies give an eye-opener into what happens in these games down the football pyramid
On top of being able to bet on a team in the lower divisions, the added coverage by bookies of non-league games also gives fans a chance to keep an eye on how their teams are performing. Indeed, without the presence of television cameras, betting websites are the next best thing as far as keeping up to date with the live action down the football pyramid.
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— Sky Sports (@SkySports) September 4, 2022
All fans need to do is click on games on a bookmakers site or app and they will, in most cases, be provided with real-time updates from the game. Non-league fans don’t need to be told, but any further coverage of the goings-on in these jaw-dropping divisions is always a bonus.
But, how is this all possible? How have bookies been able to offer this extraordinarily detailed coverage of the league? In short, it comes down to the platforms that drive their online operations which are, to say the least, exceptionally complex. For instance, this bookie betting software offers bookmakers a comprehensive list of over 1000 betting markets covering the length and breadth of a sportsbook which includes over 170 markets on football alone. Put another way, these online iGaming platforms allow bookmakers to leave no stone unturned in their quest to cover every league in the world, regardless of how obscure they may be.
In essence, this is the secret behind why bookmakers are able to give fans comprehensive odds on their favourite team in non-league football.
The only hope now is that Rylands and all the other teams in Warrington are given better prices on winning more games and eventually earning promotion in the very near future.
