What is a Bet Builder: Explaining how Bet Builders work

What is a Bet Builder?

In its simplest form, a bet builder is just a collection of odds and selections from a single football match, all compiled into one bigger bet.

This usually applies to a bet with three or more selections in it, these are then individually called legs.

Most betting sites have dedicated bet builder menus, with all of the possible selections that can be added included in this window, but the most commonly used legs are:

• Result
• Goals Over/Unders
• Both Teams To Score
• Player Shots/Shots on Target
• Team Shots/Shots on Target
• Corners Over/Unders
• Player Cards
• Cards Over/Unders
• Handicaps

These above are the most commonly found but some bookmakers offer wider selections than these, sometimes bringing in markets like:

• Player Passes/Tackles/Fouls/Offsides
• Team Passes/Tackles/Fouls/Offsides
• Free Kicks
• Goal Kicks
• Throw Ins

Only a few bookmakers offer these sorts of markets though, so don’t bank on these always being available.

The best thing about bet builders is that they allow users to get far better odds than just betting on singles.

This is because the odds of every single leg within are multiplied together to give the whole overall odds of the bet builder.

However, with this comes increased risk because you need all of the legs to come in, in order for your bet to cash instead of just one occurrence.

Despite this, bet builders are an extremely popular method of betting, not only because of the improved odds one can get but also because you can get more involved with different aspects of a single game, instead of just looking for a goalscorer or the result.

How to work out the odds of your Bet Builder

Working out the odds for your bet builder is quite straightforward and simple, once we know how to do it.

All you have to do is convert the fractional odds into decimal numbers and +1. Once this is done multiply all the odds together in sequence. Then -1 from this total. Then simply turn this back into a fraction

Take this as an example:

• Kevin De Bryune over 56.5 Passes @ 2/1
• Manchester City to Win @ 1/1
• Erling Haaland Shot on Target @ 1/5
• Over 10.5 Match Corners @ 4/1

This then turns in to:

• 2/1 becomes 2 + 1 = 3
• 1/1 becomes 1 + 1 = 2
• 1/5 becomes 0.2 + 1 = 1.2
• 4/1 becomes 4 + 1 = 5

Then 3 x 2 x 1.2 x 5 = 36.

Then 36 - 1 = 35

So the eventual odds of your bet builder is 35/1.

Nevertheless, do not worry if all of this seems a bit complicated as all bookmakers will automatically calculate the odds of the builder for you. This will then be shown in your betslip.

Pros and Cons of Bet Builders

Bet Builders are possibly one of the most popular methods of betting on football in the UK right now, coming with a whole host of benefits for bettors.

First and foremost of course is the improved odds that players can get on these wagers, oftentimes far higher than any other kind of bets.

This then of course leads to higher potential payouts, and winnings, giving bettors the chance to earn some massive profits.

As well as allowing them to combine some perhaps lower priced selections and still being able to these into a decently priced wager, and this is where the core benefit of multi-bets lies.

Beyond all of this, it means bettors' hopes are not solely resting on one aspect of the game, instead focusing on multiple facets, making for a more entering watch, instead of focusing on one part.

There is one core drawback to all multi-bets and this is because all of the selections needed to land the probability of this is technically lower than that of a single.

But when held in relation to the improved payouts and odds it all levels itself out in the end.

Bet Builder FAQs

What is a Bet Builder?

A bet builder is essentially a multi-leg bet on a single match of football. Including three or more in-game occurrences like results, goals, corners and player shots on target.

Which bookmakers do Bet Builders?

Almost every single bookmaker now has a bet building service, this can be found within each single game window on the betting site.

However, some of the best bookmakers for this have to be either bet365 or William Hill.

How do I do a Bet Builder?

Creating a bet builder is super simple and easy to do, with it taking at most a few minutes to create and place this.

All you need to do is go to your bookmaker of choice, find the game of football you want, click into it and head over to their bet builder menu.

Once here choose all of the selections you want to include and click add to bet slip, if they haven't already been placed there automatically.

Then check out the odds, choose your stake and place your bet.

Can you cash out bet builders?

Yes, you can cash out bet builders with almost every bookmaker but be sure to check this beforehand.

It can also sometimes be more profitable when cashing out bet builders, especially if three of the legs have come in. The bookmaker will take this into account when calculating your cash out amount.