FAQ
Picking - General
How do I place a pick?
- Create a free account with OddsCrowd.
- Go to the Enter Picks page.
- Find the sport, event, bet type and outcome you want to place a pick against.
- Select the amount you want to sell your pick for.
- Confirm that’s the pick you want to place.
- That’s all! Your pick will show up in your profile. Others will be able to see the game you’ve placed the pick against. Other users won’t be able to see the details of your pick (bet type or the team) unless they’ve purchased it.
- Once the event is complete, we’ll automatically define it as a win, loss or return. The profitability of the pick will then also be added to your profile.
How many picks can I place?
Place as many picks as you like, they’re free. Remember though, every pick you place goes against your account’s profitability. So pick wisely!
What type of Picks can I enter?
Currently we offer three bet types to place picks against – Moneyline, Spread and Total. For further information on what bet types are and how they work, visit our article Bet Types Explained https://www.oddscrowd.com/insight/bet-types-explained.
What are Odds?
Odds are a numerical expression used in gambling to reflect of the ratio of payoff vs. the stake. The odds are generally reflective of the bookmakers view of the likelihood of an outcome happening. Odds can be expressed in several ways. On OddsCrowd, we express them in either Decimal or American formats. To read more on Odds and how the different formats, read our article Odds Explained https://www.oddscrowd.com/insight/sports-betting-odds-explained.
Can I cancel or change a pick?
You can’t change or cancel picks on OddsCrowd once they’ve been placed. This is in an effort to replicate how fixed sports bets work. If we did allow picks to be cancelled, then people who’ve placed picks that have moved unfavourably in odds or spread could cancel their pick and place the pick again at the better odds. This would make the important betting skill of placing bets at odds at value redundant.
What are Units?
Units reflect the size of the bet or pick you are placing. 1 Unit is the lowest confidence or lowest stake you can place on OddsCrowd. 3 Units is the highest stake you can place on OddsCrowd, and should be used when you are most confident about a bet (or highest risk).
If a 1 Unit bet equalled a $100 Stake on an outcome, a 3 Unit bet would equal three times the stake, or a $300 bet. By betting with 3 Units, you are increasing the size of your potential winnings but you are also increasing the potential losses.
Why do you use Units?
Everyone has different sized bankrolls for sports betting, using units allows us to track and compare profit or loss in universal terms across the OddsCrowd community.
Buying and Selling Picks
How do I buy picks on OddsCrowd?
You need to have an available balance in your OddsCrowd account. Then, once you’ve found a pick you want to buy from a user’s profile, click ‘Buy’. Once you’ve successfully bought the pick, you will be sent an email with the details. You will also be able to find it by visiting your profile, and looking under the ‘purchased picks’ tab. If you have any issues with receiving the pick, please contact us at [email protected].
Where do I find picks I’ve purchased on OddsCrowd?
There are two ways you can see the picks you’ve purchased
- Login to your OddsCrowd account and navigate to your profile. Under the section ‘Picks’, click on ‘Purchased’. This will detail all of the upcoming and previous picks you’ve purchased from other users on the site.
- Every time you purchase a pick on the site, we send you an email with the details of that pick.
How do I sell picks on OddsCrowd?
Every time you enter a pick, you enter the price you’d like to sell it for. This determines the price users will see if they want to buy your picks. Your picks will be published on your profile, and can be found by users by either you appearing on top leader boards or in competition rankings. You can also promote your profile and picks to your social media or emailing it to your friends. The details of your pick like bet type and team are not revealed to other users unless they have purchased it.
How do I find good Sports Bettors on OddsCrowd?
The Leaderboard page is the best place to start. The Leaderboard ranks the top performing sports bettors from across the OddsCrowd community. If you’re looking to place a pick on a specific sport, say Ice Hockey, then you should probably filter the board for the best performers in Ice Hockey specifically. You might also want to play around with the time filter to either find a profile that has been performing well consistently over a longer period, or, you might want to look at a shorter period of time so you can see profiles running hot.
Looking at a specific profile is also a great way of understanding the type of bettor they are. Key things to look at:
Performance over time graph - See if they’re someone who has built up their winnings over time, or via a few big wins.
Profitability – The amount you would have won if you placed $100 on every pick they’ve placed.
ROI – the % return on investment. A 10% ROI means if you’d placed $100 on every pick they’ve placed, you would’ve made $10.
Rankings by Sport - You can see how they rank across the different sports. Some bettors do specialise in specific sports.
Strike Rate (the % of time their picks win) – This gives you a view of how often their picks result in a win.
Average Odds – This provides you with the average odds of the picks they make. You’ll be able to get an idea of whether they’re more regularly a favourite bettor or not.
Competitions
How do I enter competitions?
To enter a competition, you need to visit the competitions page. Here you can browse through the upcoming or active competitions.
Each competition has it’s own set of rules, so make sure you read them closely to understand things like what picks will qualify for your ranking in the competition, prizes and start and complete dates.
Once you’ve found the competition you’re interested in, simply enter via the Enter Competition button. After you’ve successfully entered, you’ll need to place picks against the qualifying sports and events. Any picks you place that are relevant to the competition will automatically tie back to your account’s profitability. Also, if you’ve already entered qualifying picks prior to entering the competition, they will automatically apply to your competition entry.
How do I know where I’ve finished in a completed competition?
You can view completed competition results by filtering by ‘completed competitions’.
How do I collect prizes from winning a competition?
Cash prizes will be distributed straight into your account. If the prize is with a bookmaker partner, we will reach out to you via email to organise the credit to your relevant account.
Can I enter Active competitions already underway?
You sure can! Entries for competitions remain open until the competition is complete.
Depositing and Account Management
What deposit and withdrawal methods can I use?
We only currently accept deposits via PayPal. We are working towards adding extra payment methods in the near future.
How do I withdraw funds from my OddsCrowd account?
- You need to be logged in to your account.
- Click on your account balance, or navigate to the ‘My Balance’ page.
- Click on the ‘Withdraw Funds’ button. Please be aware that the minimum we allow to be withdrawn at a time is $30.
- You will receive your funds within 3 business days. If you do not receive your funds within 5 business days, please contact us at [email protected].
How do I deposit into my OddsCrowd account?
- You will need to log into your account.
- Click on your account balance, or navigate to the My Account Balance page.
- Click on ‘Deposit Funds’.
Is there a fee associated with buying or selling picks?
We charge a 30% fee on each purchase of picks. For example, one user buys a tip from another user for $10, we will charge $3 commission. So the seller of the tip will receive $7 for the tip.
How does OddsCrowd calculate each users profitability?
We use Units as the metric of Profitability. This allows us to provide a universal metric of Profitable for all members of OddsCrowd, no matter the size of their bankroll. For every Pick or Bet tracked through OddsCrowd, we ask you to place a 1, 2 or 3 Unit Stake. 1 Unit reflects the lowest risk and lowest potential Profit for the pick. 3 Units reflects the highest risk and potential return (three times the potential return as 1 Unit).
We provide real time odds and lines that are reflective of legal Sportsbooks in the US when you place your picks. Once you place a pick and the event outcome is determined, your pick will then be determined a win, loss or return, and your account will be updated with the profitability of your account. Any winning pick will exclude the stake of the pick. As well as profitability, we will automatically calculate all of the other subsequent metrics.
Betting Profile
What do each of the performance metrics mean, and how are they calculated?
Profitability = The amount won or lost from all picks minus the total stake invested. Picks can be placed as 1, 2 or 3 Units.
ROI = the % return on investment. A 10% ROI means if you’d placed 1 unit on every pick placed, you would’ve made 1.1 units back.
Ranking = Ranking is your rank relative to the other members of the OddsCrowd community. The individual sports rank is for picks placed only on individual sports.
Hot Streak = Highest number of winning picks in a row without a loss.
Strike rate = The percentage of times the users’ picks win.
Ave. Tip Odds = The average odds that the user places picks.
Invested = The amount invested i.e. if nine one unit picks have been placed by the user, it will be nine units.
Record = Record reflects the number of Wins, Losses and Returned picks. The first number is always Wins, the middle number is Losses, and the last number is returned picks.
Earned = The amount earned from selling picks to other users. This metric will only show for your own profile.
Bet Chat
What types of Comments are deemed inappropriate?
We want OddsCrowd to be a positive online community where all members feel welcome and are comfortable sharing their opinions. We have seen too many online sports betting communities turn toxic with members harassing and insulting each other. We are all for free speech and robust discussion. When this robust discussion turns to personal attacks and defamation of other individuals, we reserve the right to remove comments. If members continually post comments that are not constructive to the community, or socially acceptable we will block them. We also remove any comments for a variety of other reasons, for example - off topic, not in English, include personally identifiable information, is criminally suspicious, advertising. For an in depth of our Bet Chat Terms, please review them here.
How do I report an inappropriate comment?
We try to monitor the posts and comments as well as possible to remove inappropriate comments. Please report any inappropriate comments to us we have not removed via screenshotting and emailing [email protected].