Mike Lovatt
Director & Lead Editor
14 years of sports betting experience · OTBB Ireland
About Mike
Mike Lovatt is the founder and director of OnTheBallBets (OTBB), operating the network's sites covering the UK, Ireland, India, and Bulgaria. With over 14 years of online sports betting experience, Mike brings deep expertise in market analysis and bookmaker evaluation.
Specialisms
- Football: Goals markets (over/under), corners betting, and Asian handicaps across the Premier League and Champions League
- Horse Racing: Cheltenham Festival, Curragh, and Leopardstown meetings
- Value Betting: Identifying and exploiting bookmaker pricing inefficiencies
- Matched Betting: Previously operated a matched betting website before launching OTBB
Background
Mike started his betting career in 2011 and quickly developed a systematic approach to sports wagering. His experience running a matched betting platform gave him unique insight into how bookmakers structure their offers, margins, and terms — expertise that directly informs the OTBB methodology.
As director of M&B Marketing SARL, Mike oversees all editorial content, ensures rating integrity, and personally tests every bookmaker recommended on the OTBB network.
Editorial Philosophy
Mike believes in complete transparency. Every recommendation on OTBB Ireland is backed by the 5-dimension OTBB methodology, and no bookmaker can pay for a higher ranking. When a site isn't good enough for Irish punters, it simply doesn't make the list.
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Articles by Mike
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