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One of the best-known betting strategies is the accumulator bet. This strategy is especially popular with betting beginners. In the article below you will find everything you need to know about it.
What is an accumulator bet?
In an accumulator bet, also called Multibet, you combine a number of different bets (often called “legs”) of whole games or single events and consolidate them into one bet. The biggest advantage of multiple bets is that the different odds of the various legs are multiplied, and thus the combined odds are drastically high and you can yield a good profit. That is why this betting form is so popular with beginners.
However, the risk is also very high. Since you have to guess every single event correctly, the chances that one is omitted get higher with every added event. If you miss one, your whole stake is lost. Accumulator betting can be played with all different types of bets like halftime/full-time, score cast/wincest, handicap betting, or double chance bets.
Examples of accumulator bet
If you want to place your multiple bets profitably you should not, at first, combine more than 2 or 3 legs. We suggest that you choose one leg that will almost certainly turn up (also known as a “bank”) and combine it with another bet that is a little more unlikely to happen. By doing so, the two odds are multiplied and you can get out (a lot) more than if you just bet on one event.
Nevertheless, you should still be confident about your bets even about the riskier ones.
Example of a double legs
Let’s take a look at this scenario: As your first leg, you take the game Bayer Leverkusen – Werder Bremen from German Bundesliga Odds. You bet on Leverkusen as a (kind of) sure bet at odds of 1.29. Your second leg is Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Augsburg at odds of 2.15 on a Home-Team-Win. When you multiply those two odds you get your overall odds of 2.78. This is way higher odds than if you just bet on one leg.
If you want to further enhance your overall odds, you can add another leg to your Multibet. This is called a treble.
Example for a treble
You can boost your overall odds by combining three legs into one bet. But don’t forget that the more games you combine, the higher is your risk. So we suggest that you add another sure bet as your third leg. This may not give you tremendous overall odds, but at least you still have a good chance to win your bet.
Bank 1: Bayer Leverkusen – Werder Bremen, Tip 1 (Odd 1.32) plus
Bank 2: Arsenal FC – Manchester City, Tip 2 (Odd 2.40) plus
Third leg: Liverpool FC – Aston Villa, Tip 1 (Odd 1.25)
Your overall odds add up to 3.96 which is, all at once, very good odds and it is still highly likely that you will win the bet.
Despite all the prospects of high overall odds when you combine more good bets and fewer banks, we still advise you to keep your risk as low as possible and just play two banks with one good third leg.
