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The most common type of bet is a ‘single’ and all that means is a single stake on a single outcome. So, for example, you might stake £10 on Birmingham to win against Bolton at odds of 21/10 or 3.10. If Birmingham win the game, you will receive £21 profit and your £10 stake back, giving you a total return of £31. Of course, if Birmingham don’t win you will lose your £10 stake.
Now if you take the example of another typical English Premier League game between Arsenal and Everton at the Emirates. In this example the Gunners are the favourites at 1.50.
However, the odds (1.5 or 1/2) mean that you won’t get a very good return on your investment from a single bet here. So this is where you can include Arsenal in a multiple bet to try to get a better return on your stake. So let’s say you think Arsenal will win and also that Blackpool will beat West Ham.
Here you could stake £20 on a ‘double’ (also called an acca, accumulator or multiple bet). In order to win in this fictional example, Arsenal have to win against Everton (odds 1.5) AND Blackpool have to beat West Ham (odds 2.3).
A winning bet here would be worked out like this:
£20 * 1.5 = £30 (The full amount then rolls over onto the next game)
£30 * 2.3 = £69
So here the total returns would be £69 from a £20 stake. However, you have to bear in mind that if either Arsenal OR Blackpool don’t win, you would lose your stake.
So here we have taken two outcomes and this represents a decent return on your stake. However, you might not want to stake as much as £20 in this scenario. You might find it more attractive to stake smaller amounts but you still want the chance to win big.
OK, so the same way you picked two selections above, you could choose 3,4,5 or however many selections you like to make up a larger multiple bet. The odds get bigger but don’t forget your chances of losing get bigger too. Let’s say you want to place a multiple bet on five outcomes (also called a five-fold, or again a multi or acca).
The bet is (and let’s stick to the Premier League to keep this simple but you could include any combination of teams, leagues and even different sports in one bet) Blackpool (2.3), Arsenal (1.5), Manchester City (1.8), Bolton and Wolves to draw (4.86) and Chelsea (1.48).
Here a £2 stake would return £89.33 (to work this out, simply multiply the stake by the odds of the first outcome, then by the odds of the second outcome and so on, in this case it is £2*2.3*1.5*1.8**4.86*1.48) if all five outcomes are correct.
Multiple bets can even get more complex because you can start to include ‘bankers’ and also bets such as a Lucky 15, where you don’t need all the teams to win in order to get a return.
In its simplest terms an accumulator bet provides better odds and a greater element of risk depending on how many selections you make. A punter in England won £500,000 when his two five fold accumulators paid off.
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The most common type of bet is a ‘single’ and all that means is a single stake on a single outcome. So, for example, you might stake £10 on Birmingham to win against Bolton at odds of 21/10 or 3.10. If Birmingham win the game, you will receive £21 profit and your £10 stake back, giving you a total return of £31. Of course, if Birmingham don’t win you will lose your £10 stake.
Now if you take the example of another typical English Premier League game between Arsenal and Everton at the Emirates. In this example the Gunners are the favourites at 1.50.
However, the odds (1.5 or 1/2) mean that you won’t get a very good return on your investment from a single bet here. So this is where you can include Arsenal in a multiple bet to try to get a better return on your stake. So let’s say you think Arsenal will win and also that Blackpool will beat West Ham.
Here you could stake £20 on a ‘double’ (also called an acca, accumulator or multiple bet). In order to win in this fictional example, Arsenal have to win against Everton (odds 1.5) AND Blackpool have to beat West Ham (odds 2.3).
A winning bet here would be worked out like this:
£20 * 1.5 = £30 (The full amount then rolls over onto the next game)
£30 * 2.3 = £69
So here the total returns would be £69 from a £20 stake. However, you have to bear in mind that if either Arsenal OR Blackpool don’t win, you would lose your stake.
So here we have taken two outcomes and this represents a decent return on your stake. However, you might not want to stake as much as £20 in this scenario. You might find it more attractive to stake smaller amounts but you still want the chance to win big.
OK, so the same way you picked two selections above, you could choose 3,4,5 or however many selections you like to make up a larger multiple bet. The odds get bigger but don’t forget your chances of losing get bigger too. Let’s say you want to place a multiple bet on five outcomes (also called a five-fold, or again a multi or acca).
The bet is (and let’s stick to the Premier League to keep this simple but you could include any combination of teams, leagues and even different sports in one bet) Blackpool (2.3), Arsenal (1.5), Manchester City (1.8), Bolton and Wolves to draw (4.86) and Chelsea (1.48).
Here a £2 stake would return £89.33 (to work this out, simply multiply the stake by the odds of the first outcome, then by the odds of the second outcome and so on, in this case it is £2*2.3*1.5*1.8**4.86*1.48) if all five outcomes are correct.
Multiple bets can even get more complex because you can start to include ‘bankers’ and also bets such as a Lucky 15, where you don’t need all the teams to win in order to get a return.
In its simplest terms an accumulator bet provides better odds and a greater element of risk depending on how many selections you make. A punter in England won £500,000 when his two five fold accumulators paid off.
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