The Bet365 Online Sportsbook is home to a large selection of different types of bets giving punters plenty of options in making whatever type of wager they would like. But with so many options available to sports bettors, it can all get a bit confusing.
On this page, we will break down some of the most popular — or difficult to understand — types of sports bets available at the Bet365 Online Sportsbook.
Keep checking this space for more information, including in-depth tutorials and guides on Bet365 bet types.
Updated: November 14th, 2024
The Bet365 sportsbook offers punters a nearly endless amount of wagering options. Here are some of the most notable.
Accumulators are known by a variety of terms such as parlays, bet365 multiples and “accas,” a shortened version of the term. An accumulator bet is when a sports bettor adds two or more selections to their bet slip as part of the same single wager.
Given that all elements of the wager must win in order for a payout, odds and winnings can quickly increase the more betting lines you had to your slip. That's because the winning odds multiply for each selection made, quickly accumulating into a larger potential win!
Accumulator example: Betting £100 a team to win at 1.83 odds and another team in a different game at 1.83. Both teams would need to win their game to win £265.46, which includes your original £100 stake.
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The bet365 banker bets are a less common, but still popular form of a multiple selection bet. What makes banker bets different from other multiple bets is that you must select one or more selections that comprise the bet as a “banker.”
Unlike a multiples bet, not all selections on a banker bet must win, however, the selections on the bet that you select as a “bankers” must win.
Returns are calculated based on the combinations of banker bets and non-banker bets that do win and which have been covered by the punter when making the bet. The more of these selections that win, then the greater the value of your total return will be.
One of the most popular bets with punters is the each way bet, a wager that allows you to win in two different ways — either by your selection winning or by placing. The bet is a particular favorite among football outright markets, golf and horse racing fans.
The odds for the “win” portion of the bet are the same as a standard bet, while the odds for the “place” portion of the bet are stated as a fraction of the win bet odds, often between 1/2 to 1/5 of the win wager odds.
If your selection “wins” you would not only be paid out on the win but also the place portion of the wager. However, if they only place, then your win bet loses, but the place bet wins.
Each way bet example: Liverpool are odds of 6/1 (or 9.0 in decimal odds) to win the Premier League, with each way odds of 1/3 the stated odds if they finish second, which is effectively 2/1.
An £10 each way bet (£20 total) on Liverpool can win in two ways: If Liverpool wins the league, you win at 6/1 odds for the win bet (£70 in total) and also the each way bet at 2/1 (£30 in total). If Liverpool comes in 2nd, your win bet loses, but you win the place part of the bet at 2/1 odds. If Liverpool finish third or lower, both bets lose (£20 loss).
As the name suggests, Top Finishers bets are wagers where you put money on teams or individuals to place in the top x of the event or game. The bet type is most common in sports with tournaments, leagues or events such as football, tennis, golf and horse racing.
The most common place spots include Top 2, Top 3, Top 4, Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20. The Top Finishers Bet is similar to the place portion of an Each-Way bet but differs in that there is no extra payout for the selection winning.
In some sports, such as golf, it is possible for a player to finish in a tie with other players in a Top Finisher position in the tournament. In most cases, bookmakers will pay out on players that finish tied in the Top Finisher places. This is often denoted on the site in the form of "Top 5 and ties" or similar.
Top Finishers bet example: A Golfer is 15/4 (4.75 in decimal odds) to place in the top 5 and ties of a golf tournament. Should the golfer finish in the top five (or tie with other golfers for fifth spot or higher), you would win the bet.
Bet365 have improved their Bet Builder offering and now offer Bet Builder+. Unlike the previous Bet Builder offer, where selections for the bet had to be made from a single fixture, with Bet Builder+ you can combine different selections from different fixtures, different leagues and even different sports entirely!
A wide range of sports are covered by Bet Builder+ and this feature offers customers far greater flexibility when composing their choice of Bet Builder bet.
Bet Builder+ example: A customer wants to bet on a Preston vs Liverpool cup match, they decide to add three bets to the bet slip for a Bet Builder+ bet: Curtis Jones to score anytime in the match, Liverpool to score over two goals, and the 2nd half to be the half with the most goals.
Additionally, the customer then adds Derrick Henry to score a touchdown in the Baltimore Ravens @ Tennessee Titans NFL game on Thursday Night Football and also on the Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic to score 20+ points against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA on the same night.
This provides customer with a Bet Builder+ bet of five selections across three sports for odds of 22/1.
bet365 moneyline wagers are among the most simple and straightforward types of wagers. A moneyline bet is typically a straight line wager on whether a team will win a game/match or event.
Moneyline betting example: You see one team to win at 1.83 whereas their opponent may be at 2.0. The gap between each of the money line bets is called the juice. If you bet £100 on a team to win at 1.83, you would win £83 for a total of £183 paid back to you.
With spread betting, a betting line is typically set that either adds or subtracts points from a team’s score. Generally speaking, the goal of a spread is set so that, ideally, an equal amount of betting takes place on each side. Spread betting is particularly popular in basketball and American football.
Spread betting example: New England Patriots -7.5 against the Minnesota Vikings. When betting on the New England Patriots, they must win the game by at least 7.5 points (8 points in practice) for you to win your bet.
In over/under bets, a punter will place a wager on whether a specific game stat will go “over” or “under” the total. The most common situation where you will see over/unders are for total points or goals scored between two teams.
In many cases, the over/under is set so there is as close to an equal chance of either side of the bet hitting.
You might see an o/u set for 140.5 in a basketball game with odds of 1.83 regardless of whether you bet the total points score will be over or under that amount. The result of the bet will then be determined by the combined score in the game.
The use of the half point, as in 140.5, means that this eliminates the chance of the total number of points scored matching the exact number of points scored in the game. Thus you are always guaranteed the points total will be over or under that points total, as NBA teams cannot score half a point.
Over/under example: Liverpool v Manchester City - 2.5 Goals over/under, selecting the over at 1.90. A punter bets £100 by selecting the over 2.5 goals option. If the match sees more than 2.5 goals (3 goals) in total, regardless of who scores them, they will win £190. (£90 winnings and £100 stake returned).
Short for “proposition bet,” a prop bet can generally be thought of as a wager not tied to the outcome of a game. Prop bets can be on nearly anything from whether a team will score a goal during a game, whether a red card will be given to odds on a specific player scoring a goal, try, touchdown, home run or similar.
Prop bet example: Joe Burrow to throw three or more touchdown passes for the Cincinnati Bengals against the Seattle Seahawks at odds of 3/1. A £100 bet on this prop bet would see a return of £400 (£300 winnings, plus £100 stake returned) if Burrow throws three or more touchdowns in that game.
Fans of horse racing and greyhound racing will be familiar with Forecast and Tricast bets. These are bets in which the customer predicts the first two horses home, in order (standard forecast bet) or first three horses home in order (standard Tricast bet).
These bets are available on almost every horse race and greyhound race.
These bets can also be made into an effective Each Way bet, called a Combination Bet. This allows customers to cover all the potential combination of finishes from their selections. So a Combination Forecast would cover their selections finishing 1-2 and 2-1. A Combination Tricast would cover their selections finishing 1-2-3, 1-3-2, 2-1-3, 2-3-1, 3-1-2, 3-2-1.
Q. Can I Place my Own Bet Builder Bet at Bet365?
The Bet365 Bet Builder+ allows you to create your own customised bet simply when wagering on soccer, tennis, basketball and a number of other sports.
You can build your own bet by selecting the “Bet365 Builder+” tab after clicking on a sport. You will then be able to make up to 12 selections across a range of fixtures and sports to create your own personal bet.
Q. Is there a welcome bonus for new customers at bet365?
New customers who sign-up to Bet365 Sport are eligible to receive a Bet 365 Welcome Offer of up to £30 in Free Bets once you deposit and wager £10 or more. Additional terms and conditions apply to the welcome offer.
Q. Which are the best markets to bet on and why?
Deciding on the type of market to bet on depends on a variety of factors including personal preference, finding the best odds, and betting on a market or bet type that you are familiar with.
Many sport fans enjoy singles, point spreads or moneylines as they are the most basic form of wagering and are easiest to understand. Accumulators are also popular with punters as they provide bettors with a chance at a big score, albeit at long odds.
The best piece of advice is to make a selection of small bets that interest you to find one that you enjoy the most, and ideally is the most profitable.
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