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Draw No Bet and Double Chance: How They Work and How to Price Them
Draw no bet refunds your stake on a draw and double chance covers two of the three results. See how both settle and how to work out their prices from 1X2 odds.
Football Betting Guides: Markets and Rules
Football has more betting markets than any other sport. These guides explain how each one settles, which rules catch beginners out (extra time, abandoned matches, own goals in scorer bets) and how to read a price before you place a bet.
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Premier League Betting Guide: Season, Match and Scorer Markets
How Premier League bets work across a season: title, top four, relegation, top scorer and points markets, plus how European weeks, busy fixture runs and settlement rules affect them.
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Champions League Betting Guide: League Phase, Ties and Settlement
How to bet on the Champions League: the 36-team league phase, two-legged knockout ties, to qualify versus 90-minute markets, and how extra time and penalties are settled.
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Both Teams to Score and Goal Lines: BTTS, Over 2.5 and Asian Totals
How BTTS, over/under 2.5 and Asian goal lines such as 2.25 and 2.75 are settled, how to price them from expected goals, and what changes when you combine them on one slip.
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Football Betting Guide: Markets, Asian Lines and Acca Pitfalls
1X2, double chance, draw no bet, both teams to score, goal totals, Asian handicaps, cards and corners explained with worked returns, plus why accumulators cost more than they look.
Football guides on this site are about markets and settlement, not tips. Most disputes about a football bet come down to one detail: which minutes count, and what happens to a draw.
The rule behind most markets
Unless a market says otherwise, football bets are settled on the score after 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Extra time and penalties count only in markets that name them, such as "to qualify" or "to lift the trophy". How to bet on football goes through the 1X2 market, double chance, totals, cards, corners and the accumulator mistakes beginners make most often.
Goals and draws
- Both teams to score and goal lines: BTTS, over/under 2.5 and Asian totals such as 2.25 and 2.75, with how each one settles.
- Draw no bet and double chance: how to work out a fair price for each from the 1X2 odds, and when the draw protection is worth paying for.
- Asian handicap: the line by line settlement guide, from level ball to two and a quarter goals.
Competitions
The Premier League betting guide covers match markets alongside outrights such as top four, relegation and top scorer. The Champions League betting guide explains the league phase, two-legged ties and why a 90-minute bet and a "to qualify" bet on the same tie can settle differently.