Value bet dị adị mgbe odds nke bookmaker na-egosi probabiliti dị ala karịa ezi ihe nwere ohere ijide. Ọ bụrụ na ozigbo nwere ohere 50% na-eme ihe ziri ezi mana ị nwere ike ibuo ya na odds 2.20, ọnụahịa ahụ bụ 'njehie' na-akpali gị: mgbe ọtụtụ mgbe a na-eme otu ihe ahụ, ị ga-eme ihe karịa odds na-ewere ha, ya mere bet ahụ nwere positive expected value.
Value enweghị ọrụ ya pụtara olee elu ijide bet ahụ ga-eme ka ọ mara. Ibuo outsider na odds 5.00 nwere ike ịbụ value bet mgbe ibuo favourite na 1.20 nwere ike ịbụ oke njehie — ihe dị mkpa bụ oghere dị n'etiti ọnụahịa na probabiliti, ọ bụghị probabiliti naanị. Ịdị mkpa bụ ihe mere ndị na-asụ asụ na-anya uri ọnụahịa, ọ bụghị ndị meriri. Ịchọta value nʼụzọ ziri ezi chọrọ etu ị nwere aka ịmata ezi probabiliti, nke akwụkwọ odds na screeners na-agbalị ịchọta.
Oke na ozigbo iro nwere ohere 40% (ọnụahịa ziri ezi 2.50), mana otu bookmaker na-enye 2.75. Expected value kwa £1 a kpụrụ = (0.40 × 2.75) − 1 = +0.10, ya bụ advantage 10%. Naanị otu mgbe bet ahụ na-efuo 60% n'oge — mana mgbe o dị ọtụtụ, ọnụahịa dịka nke a bụ ebe uru na-esipụta.