What Is a Tricast and Why Is It Not a Bet for Everyone?
A Tricast is a type of bet where you must predict exactly which competitors will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order. It’s common in horse racing, greyhound racing, or even in some knockout-style sports tournaments.
For example, in a race with 8 horses, a correct Tricast means Horse A finishes first, B comes second, and C third—in that precise sequence. If you’re right, the payout can be very high—because the difficulty is too.
And that’s the key: Tricasts attract with their potential payout, but crush with their difficulty.
Why Is the Tricast So Hard to Profit From?
The Tricast structure involves a huge number of possible combinations. Even if you know the competitors well, factors like accidents, starting positions, fitness levels, or last-minute tactical decisions can drastically alter the outcome.
And more importantly, a Tricast doesn’t inherently offer value. The odds may look attractive, but that doesn’t mean the actual chance of it happening is higher than what the odds suggest. If there’s no value, there’s no long-term profitability.
This makes the Tricast a high-risk bet, perfect for those chasing a lucky shot—but not for those who want consistent earnings.
What Should You Do Instead of Betting on Tricasts?
This is where the core concept of value betting comes in: betting with a real mathematical edge. There are two main strategies used by bettors who actually make money consistently:
1. Value Bets
A value bet occurs when a bookmaker miscalculates the odds—offering more money than they should based on the real probability of the event. Example: If the odds are 3.00 (implying a 33.3% chance), but your data suggests the event has a 45% probability, you’re betting with a mathematical advantage.
If you repeat these bets consistently and with volume, you’ll profit in the long run.
But to find them, you need to compare odds across multiple bookmakers, spot suspicious movements, calculate expected value… all in seconds. That’s where BetOven comes in—an AI that does all of this for you:
Analyzes odds in real time
Detects value bets before they vanish
Places the bets automatically using your custom settings
You don’t need to guess three exact positions—just detect pricing errors.
2. Surebets
Surebets go one step further: you don’t need to predict the outcome at all. You win no matter what happens.
How? By betting across different bookmakers offering imbalanced odds for the same event. This lets you cover all outcomes with a guaranteed profit.
Example:
Bookmaker A: Player A wins – odds 2.10
Bookmaker B: Player B wins – odds 2.05
If you do the math and stake proportionally at both, no matter who wins—you win.
The individual profit is usually small, but it’s mathematically guaranteed, and it can scale well with volume.
Again, doing this manually is nearly impossible. These windows last only seconds.
BetOven’s AI lets you detect, calculate, and place these bets automatically—before the market corrects the error.
Tricast vs. Winning Smart with AI
As we’ve seen, a Tricast is a bet for those chasing thrills or sky-high odds… But not for those seeking actual profitability. The chance of winning is extremely low, and that seemingly huge payout is, in reality, a trap set by the bookmakers.
By contrast, the strategies that consistently make money over time are:
Value bets, which exploit odds miscalculations
Surebets, which take advantage of discrepancies across bookmakers to guarantee profit
And the most important part? Both require automation.
That’s why BetOven exists—an AI designed to operate like a top-tier professional:
No emotions
No human errors
Pure mathematics, in real time
If you’re ready to leave fantasy betting behind and start betting with logic, leave Tricasts for the show…
BetOven is the number 1 automated sports arbitrage software, specifically designed to automate the betting process while ensuring the maximization of our profits, both in surebets and valuebets. It is such a powerful tool that it can detect errors made by bookmakers in real-time when setting their odds, and automatically place bets on these errors.
In the following video, you can see how BetOven’s AI works and how you can try it for free to maximize your profits in sports betting:
