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| Eachway bets are effectively two bets on the same runner. One part is the straight "to win" bet.The other is on the runner to be placed which is most often the first three places but can in certain events mean the first 4 and in some larger golf events the first 5. This eachway bet provides a form of consolation proze should your man finish near the winning post. |
| Because an eachway bet is effectively two bets, your stake is doubled. Therefore, a eachway bet means you actually stake A successful eachway bet on a 10-1 winner would return on the winning part whilst the place part would depend on the terms of betting for that particular event. These terms will depend on how many people where n the field and with horse racing would depend on whether it was a handicap bet or not. |
| It really isnt that complicated to work out the place part of the bet as at the bottom of your bet it will normally say smethijng like 1st 4 places paid at a quarter of the odds. this means that if your bet at 10-1 came 4th, you would get a quarter of the 10-1 odds (2.5-1) Times your stake meaning that the place part of your bet would be worth to you. |
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This is where you must predict the first three winners of an event in order. So for a horse race you must predict the horses that finish 1st 2nd and 3rd to win.
With this type of bet, the bookmaker gives the odds for a competitor to win, you bet on these odds for that competitor to win, the win is the only result that counts for you. |
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| As all contests between two teams or individuals are not equal, there are times when the bookmaker will even the odds by applying a handicap to a certain side. An example might be for a football game of Manchester United against Wolves. Manchester would be strong favourites so the bookmaker may give Wolves a one goal head start in the handicap and then make the odds even money with this start in play. Now, if you back Manchester United to win at evens, they would have to win by two clear goals. If it was a draw, for the purposes of the handicap bet, Wolves would be the winners. |
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| Total Bets are where the punter bets on the total points scored by both teams in any sport, including any overtime. |
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| Over and under bets are where the bookmaker selects the total points to be scored by both teams and you must decide if the outcome will be higher or lower than the bookmaker has predicted. |
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| Parlay or accumulator bets are where you make multiple bets which all go together to make up one bet. For example you may bet on a horse to win the Grand National, an American football team to win the NFL and a golfer to win the Open. To win your bet, all three results must come in for you. Accumulators can pay out hundreds of thousands for very minimal stakes due to their long odds. |
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| Future bets are when you get to predict the results of events that happen in the future such as betting at the stat of the season for who will win the overall seasons leagues in football, cricket etc. |
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| These are bets on events out of the mainstream sports. You can bet on the most obscure things such as whether it will snow on Xmas day and more or whether a famous celebrity will win a court case. |
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| A single bet is the most straightforward bet possible.A single bet is simply where you make a bet on a horse, dog, football team or whatever you want to win, and to win only. You will not be paid if what you have bet on finishes second or third but only if it wins. You get p`aid on a single bet according to the original odds you bet on. For example, if you place a single bet on Tiger Woods to win the Masters golf tournament at odds of 5-1, you will make a return of 5 times your stake(5-1) plus your original back. |
| Calculating the odds on a single bet when they are fractional and not something to one is more tricky. If for example you have n a 5-2 winner, that equates to n a 2.5-1 winner if the odds were expressed in fractional format. |
| Single bets are preferred if the odds are to short to make betting eachway worthwhile. |
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| If the odds of a bet are expressed in such a way that the number before the hyphen is smaller than the number after it, the bet is considered to be odds on. For example 1-2 would be an odds on bet. If you placed on a horse at these odds of 1-2 you would make a profit of half. If someone is odds on they are expected to win more often than not and they are hence the favourites. If you bet on people when they are odds on you will have to stake rather a lot of money to make winning the bet worthwhile. |
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| A double bet is the most basic of the multiple betting types. It is where you make 2 selections to win but combine them into one bet. This means that to cash out, both results must be wins. If one wins, you will get nothing as BOTH MUST WIN. The return on double bets is calculated by multiplying the odds of each bet. For example, if you bet on Tiger Woods to win at 5-1 and Phil Taylor to win at 2-1 and make it a double, your overall odds will be 10-1. If Tiger And Taylor both win for you, you will win for a stake. |
| Another spinoff of the double bet is the eachway double, this incorporates the makeup of a double bet but means that your players can finish in the top2,3 or 4 places to qualify depending on the terms specified. See our eachway bets section to get a breakdown of eachway betting and what it means. |
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| Trebles and accumulators work in the same way as double bets except they need more results to go your way. A treble is where you bet on the outcome of three sporting events and to win the bet, all three results must win for you. The odds of the three wins are multiplied to give you a final odd. For example, if you bet on three events at odds of 2-1,3-1 and 4-1 your overall odds will be a multiple of the three and 24-1. These bets can offer tremendous returns for smaller stakes but the chances of winning are obviously less. |
| Any bet above a treble is known as an accumulator(frequently abbreviated to acca). There is not a limit to the amount of bets you can add to an acca but most bookmakers will have a maximum payout for this type of bet. This can range from 000 to illion depending on where you place the bet. Many people have won as much as the million with stakes of just sing these accumulators. Accumulators are particular popular on horse race meetings and football league days. Be sure to check the maximum payout before you place the bet though. There have been cases where people have lost out on thousands due to failure to check this. |
| There are other multiple bets you can place, see our chart below for an outline of these. |
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| Betting without is done for sports where there is a clear favourite to win that is putting punters off betting on their favourites. For example, Phil Taylor has dominated world darts for many years, each year it is hard to see past him. This stops people from betting on the other contenders. Therefore, bookmakers introduced betting without which is where they effectively remove the favourite and alter the odds accordingly. This often makes for a more attractive betting proposition and means that you don't have to place your bets eachway in events that have a strong favourite. |
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| Cross doubles are especially popular in golf betting and rarely pay but when they do, pay well. Many people wish to pick 2 or 3 golfers in each weeks PGA tour events and mould them together in "cross doubles" For example you may choose Phil Michelson at 10-1, Ernie els at 20-1 and Davis Love at 50-1 in the US event and then choose Montgomerie at 10-1, Thomas Bjorn at 20-1 and Jiminez at 50-1 in the European event. Three players in each event generates 9 cross doubles or 3*3 so your total outlay for n cross doubles is |
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