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ArbVantage vs BetMines: predictions or covered outcomes?
BetMines is a popular football tips and statistics app. ArbVantage is a sure bet scanner. People searching for a BetMines alternative are often really choosing between two ideas: guessing which outcome will happen, or covering every outcome at different bookmakers. This page compares both on public information, works through the maths and shows who each one suits.
We make ArbVantage, so we are a party to this comparison. Every claim about the other product has a dated source below, and we say where it is ahead.
Updated 22 October 2026
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Quick comparison
The BetMines details come from the app's Austrian App Store listing and the FAQ on the provider's website, checked on 22 October 2026. In-app prices can differ by country and platform, so check them in the app before you buy.
| Criterion | ArbVantage | BetMines |
|---|---|---|
| Basic idea | Sure bets: price gaps that let you cover every outcome | Predictions: tips on which outcome is likely |
| Where the result comes from | Arithmetic on the current odds of several bookmakers | AI algorithm using form, head-to-heads, home/away record, league stats and odds movement; two daily tips from an expert team |
| Does your result depend on the match? | No, if every bet is accepted at the shown odds and stands | Yes, every tip can lose |
| Price | €97 a month, one plan | Premium €21.99 (1 month), €54.99 (3 months), €184.99 (12 months); filter packs extra |
| Free access | 14-day trial, card required, every feature included | Free app with limited access |
| Sports | Football, basketball, ice hockey, American football, tennis; main markets | Football focus, many leagues |
| Value bets | Coming soon | The FAQ says the algorithm highlights value bets |
| Stats, live scores, community | No, not the focus | Yes, including tipsters to follow and play-money betting |
| Stake calculation and bet log | Yes, stakes worked out, balances and bets per bookmaker | Not a focus |
| Languages | English, German, Spanish, Slovak | 17 languages, including English and German |
| Apps | Web app with push notifications; iOS and Android apps in development | iOS and Android apps |
As of October 2026. Sources at the end of the page.
Other providers' prices as of 22 October 2026; their own site is authoritative.
What BetMines offers
According to the App Store, BetMines is published by Soltek Mines SL in Barcelona. The app delivers daily football tips calculated by an AI algorithm from data such as form, head-to-head results, home and away records, league statistics and odds movements. On top of that come two daily tips from the expert team, a "BetMines Machine" that builds bet slips from your settings (leagues, bet types, odds range), live scores, statistics, push notifications and a community where you can follow tipsters and bet with play money.
That is a real strength. If you follow football, you get a lot of information in one place, in your language and for little money. The app is rated highly in the stores, and the free version is enough to try it out.
What no app can change: a tip is still a bet on one outcome. If the prediction is wrong, the stake is gone. No algorithm knows the result in advance, and bookmakers feed the same data into their odds. Research shows that the odds of large bookmakers are themselves very good forecasts (Forrest, Goddard and Simmons, 2005). Why "safe tips" do not exist is explained in safe bets today?
Prediction vs sure bet: the difference in one example
Take a market with two outcomes, such as "over 2.5 goals" and "under 2.5 goals".
A prediction says "over 2.5 goals" at odds of 1.90. You stake €100. If three goals are scored you get €190 back, a profit of €90. If two are scored, the €100 is gone. Whether this pays off over time depends only on whether the prediction is right more often than the odds imply: at 1.90 the tip must win more than 52.6% of the time (1 ÷ 1.90) just to break even.
Bookmaker A offers 2.10 on "over 2.5", bookmaker B offers 2.00 on "under 2.5". The implied probabilities add up to 0.4762 + 0.5000 = 0.9762, a margin of about 2.4%. With €200 in total you stake €97.56 at A and €102.44 at B. Both outcomes return about €204.88, so about €4.88 more than you staked, however many goals are scored.
The profit on a sure bet is small, but it does not depend on the match. It does depend on something else: both bets must be accepted at the shown odds and stand. If a price changes before you place the second bet, or a bet is voided, the sure bet can turn into a loss. Bookmakers also limit accounts that win regularly. So sure bets are not free of risk; the risks are simply different from tips. More in arbitrage betting risks and does arbitrage betting work?.
How to test predictions honestly: closing line value
Many tips apps and tipsters show hit rates. Those say little, because they ignore the odds: a 70% hit rate at odds around 1.30 loses money (0.70 × 1.30 = 0.91, so −9% per bet). Results also swing a lot over short periods.
Suppose a tip at 1.90 really wins only 50% of the time. Then you lose 5 cents per euro on average (0.50 × 1.90 = 0.95). Over 100 tips of €10 you would expect −€50. The spread is large, though: the standard deviation is about €95 (10 × 1.90 × √(100 × 0.25)). A result of +€45 after 100 tips is therefore quite possible, even though the tips lose in the long run.
A better yardstick is closing line value (CLV): you compare the odds you got with the closing odds just before kick-off. If you took 2.10 and the price closed at 1.95, you beat the market by about 7.7% (2.10 ÷ 1.95 − 1). Someone who regularly gets better odds than the close over many bets probably has a real edge; someone who regularly gets worse probably does not. You can test any app's tips this way: write down the odds at the time of each tip and the closing odds. The full method is in closing line value, and how to check a tipster's record step by step is in how to verify a tipster.
ArbVantage shows the CLV of every bet in the bet log, so you can check your own decisions. For sure bets it matters less, because the profit is fixed when you place the bets, as long as everything is accepted.
Costs compared
On price, BetMines is clearly cheaper: Premium costs €21.99 a month, or about €15.42 a month on the annual plan (€184.99 ÷ 12). ArbVantage costs €97 a month.
Whether a tool is worth it also depends on what you do with it. With tips, the result depends on the match and can be negative over time, however cheap the app is. With sure bets you can set the fee against your turnover: at an average margin of 1% you need about €9,700 in total stakes a month just to cover €97 (97 ÷ 0.01). That is a worked example; real results vary and can be negative, because odds change, bets get voided and accounts get limited.
If you only have a small amount of capital and would not cover the subscription, a sure bet scanner is not for you. We would rather say that up front; see starting bankroll for arbitrage and is arbitrage software worth it?
Which one suits whom
BetMines is likely the better fit if you follow football, want statistics, live scores and tips for entertainment, enjoy a community and want to spend little. Only bet money you have set aside for entertainment.
ArbVantage is likely the better fit if you would rather not guess results but use price differences between bookmakers, want stakes worked out for you in an interface in English, German or Slovak, and bet from Austria or Slovakia, where licence status and local rules matter.
If you are new to sure bets, sure betting explained is the best place to start. Other comparisons: ArbVantage vs RebelBetting and ArbVantage vs Trademate.
How we compared: only information published by the provider (App Store listing, website FAQ), checked on 22 October 2026. We did not test the accuracy of BetMines predictions and make no assessment of profits.
Frequently asked questions
How much does BetMines cost?
According to the Austrian App Store listing (October 2026), Premium costs 21.99 euros for one month, 54.99 euros for three months and 184.99 euros for twelve months. Filter packs cost extra. The app itself is free, with limited access.
Is BetMines legit?
BetMines is a tips and statistics app from a Spanish company and is rated well in the app stores. As with any prediction, no algorithm knows the result in advance, and a tip can always lose. Judge tips by the closing odds (CLV) rather than by the hit rate.
What is the difference between BetMines and ArbVantage?
BetMines estimates which outcome will happen, and you bet on that one outcome. ArbVantage looks for price differences between bookmakers that let you cover every outcome. The profit is then small but does not depend on the match, as long as every bet is accepted at the shown odds and stands.
Are sure bets safer than tips?
They carry different risks. The match result does not matter, but odds can change before both bets are placed, bets can be voided and accounts can be limited. No profit is guaranteed.
Does ArbVantage have value bets?
Value bets are coming soon at ArbVantage and are not live yet. Today ArbVantage shows pre-match sure bets and middles.
Sources
- BetMines: App Store listing "BetMines Fußball Wetten Tipps" (Austria, publisher Soltek Mines SL), checked on 22 October 2026. Features, in-app prices, languages, age rating.
- BetMines: FAQ and Premium page on betmines.com, as of 22 October 2026. Value bets, free version.
- ArbVantage: own information on arbvantage.net and in the app, as of 22 October 2026.
- Forrest, D., Goddard, J., Simmons, R. (2005): Odds-setters as forecasters: The case of English football. International Journal of Forecasting 21(3), 551–564
- Hubáček, O., Šourek, G., Železný, F. (2019): Exploiting sports-betting market using machine learning. International Journal of Forecasting 35(2), 783–796
- Kaunitz, L., Zhong, S., Kreiner, J. (2017): Beating the bookies with their own numbers. arXiv:1710.02824
- RIS (Austria): Federal Act against Unfair Competition (UWG), § 2a comparative advertising
As of October 2026. We deliberately do not link to competitors; the sources are named so you can check the figures.
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