OLBG Reveals Sports Beyond Football And Racing Driving Tipping Activity

OLBG has highlighted the sports attracting the highest levels of tipping activity across its community beyond football and horse racing, with thousands of selections posted across a broad range of competitions.

Analysis of activity between 18 September 2025 and 17 September 2026 found that OLBG’s 3,451 tipsters submitted more than 2.5 million tips across 22 sports.

While football and horse racing accounted for the largest overall volumes, tennis led the remaining sports with 151,023 tips. Basketball followed with 105,098, while baseball attracted 74,405.

Ice hockey recorded 73,568 tips, while darts generated 59,766 selections. Handball and volleyball each attracted more than 54,000 tips, while cricket and snooker both exceeded 47,000.

Tennis Leads Activity Beyond Football And Racing

Tennis was the most popular sport outside football and horse racing, attracting more than 150,000 tips during the 12-month period.

Basketball followed with more than 105,000 selections, while baseball and ice hockey each generated more than 70,000.

The figures highlight the range of sports followed by OLBG’s community, with tipsters contributing selections across team sports, individual disciplines and competitions throughout the international sporting calendar.

A Broad Range Of Sporting Interests

Tipping activity extended beyond the four most popular sports.

Darts generated almost 60,000 tips, while handball and volleyball each recorded more than 54,000. Cricket and snooker both attracted more than 47,000 selections.

Rugby union, American football, rugby league and golf each generated more than 24,000 tips during the year. Boxing also recorded 23,750 selections.

The data reflects the range of sports represented within the community, with members following competitions across Europe, North America and other international markets.

Tipsters also posted selections across 92 different betting markets during the 12-month period.

Tipping Activity Across The Sporting Calendar

The figures demonstrate that OLBG's community engages with a broad range of sports throughout the year, rather than concentrating solely on major events in football and horse racing.

Tennis, basketball, darts, cricket, snooker and ice hockey all attracted substantial activity, reflecting the dedicated audiences these sports draw across the international sporting calendar.

An OLBG spokesperson said:

“Football and horse racing naturally account for a significant amount of the activity within our community, but the depth of interest beyond those two sports is particularly interesting.

“Seeing more than 150,000 tennis tips, over 100,000 basketball tips and tens of thousands of selections across sports such as darts, cricket, snooker, ice hockey and handball demonstrates just how broad the sporting knowledge within the OLBG community is.

“For us, it is a great reflection of the international sporting calendar and the range of interests represented by our tipsters. There is a huge amount happening across sport throughout the year, and our community is engaging with far more than just the biggest headline events.”

The full dataset, including a breakdown of tipping activity by sport and betting market, is available on the OLBG website.