Free bet glossary and betting terminology

Bet Types

Accumulator - one bet featuring multiple selections that all must win to be paid. Most common bet on football

Alphabet - 26 bets on 6 different selections that are numbered 1 2 3 4 5 6 and then form 2 patents (123) and (456) a Yankee (2 3 4 5) and an accumulator

Double - 2 selection in one bet that both must win

Double stakes about DSA - 2 selections with ATC bets on each one. The ATC bet must be double the initial stake

Flag - 23 bets on 4 selections consisting of a Yankee plus permed SSA

Goliath - 247 bets over 8 selections. consisting of accumulator, 7 folds (8) 6 folds (28) 5 folds (56) 4 folds (70) trebles (56) doubles (28)

Heinze - 6 selections covered by 57 bets consisting of accumulator, 5 folds (6) 4 folds (15) trebles (20) doubles (15)

Lucky 15 - 15 bets on 4 selections consisting of accumulator, trebles (4) doubles (6) singles (4)

Lucky 31 - 31 bets on 5 selections consisting of accumulator, 4 folds (5) trebles (10) doubles (10) and singles (5)

Lucky 63 - 63 bets on 6 selections consisting of accumulator, 5 folds (6) 4 folds (15) trebles (20) doubles (15) and singles (6)

Patent - 7 bets on 3 selections consisting of treble, doubles (3) and singles 930

Round robin - 3 selections which combine a trixie and SSA

Single - one selection that must win

Single stakes about SSA - 2 selections which have an ATC bet of equal stake to initial bet

Super flag - 5 selections comprising 46 bets combining a super yankee and SSA

Super yankee/ canadian - 5 selections comprising of 26 bets accumulator, 4 folds (5) trebles (10) doubles (10)

Treble - 3 selections all must win

Trixie - 3 selections combing a treble and doubles (3)

Union jack - 9 selections set in rows of 3 giving 9 trebles

Yankee - 4 selections covered by 11 bets, accumulator trebles (4) doubles (6)

Popular Football Betting Markets

Match result - selecting which team will win the game or if it will end in a draw
Correct score - predicting the score of the game
First/ anytime goalscorer - predicting who will score the first goal or picking player to score at anytime during the game (first goalscorer bets can be placed each way usually at 1/3 odds)
Scorecast - predicting the correct score and first goalscorer
Wincast - selecting correct first goalscorer and the winning team
Match handicaps - selecting match result with one team given a specified goals for or against handicap during the game
Double chance - predicting the outcome backing 2 out of the 3 results
Draw no bet - Picking one team to win if the game is drawn the bet is void
Both teams to score - one of the most popular bets used in accumulators simply select yes or no on if both teams will score

Betting Terms and Jargon

All up to win - The place part of an each way bet being taken at same price as win when there are insufficient runners to merit places being paid

Ante post - making a bet on an event in advance with a specific cut off point at set odds before markets open fully and fluctuate

Any to come ATC - Bet consisting of more than one selection where from any returns on the first selection there will be a further bet of specific stake on the next selection eg £5 on horse A with £5 ATC from returns on horse B

Co favourite - 3 or more participants with the same odds as favourites on event

Dead heat - 2 or more runners finish in the same time

Each way - win and place bet on a selection

Equally divided - on a multiple each way bet it is how the win and place stake amounts for the next selection are attributed, most commonly all ruturns are split equally on next each way selection

Evens - odds where you will return double your stake back

Favourite - entry with shortest odds and most likely winner

Fold - the number of selections in an accumulator

Full cover - a bet covering all combinations of accumulator for the number of selections

Joint favourite - where 2 selections are considered favourites and have same odds

Multiple - a bet consisting of 2 or more selections

Non runner - where participant pulls out of race or event before it starts

Odds - the price set by bookmakers on a selection to win an event

Odds against - where the price is greater than 2/1

Odds on - where the participant is favourite and odds are shorter than evens

Permutation - the number of different combinations of bets there are from given selections

Place - a finishing position that gets paid at reduced odds

Place terms - set out the number of places including winner that are paid and how the odds or reduced

Rule 4 - this is a deduction on the amount you are paid out on winnings when participants pull out of event and odds have been taken

Void - where bet stake is returned as a non runner event