# Accumulator Bets **Source:** https://wett-bonus.net/en/accumulator-bets **Language:** English --- # accumulator bet explanation and accumulator betting strategies The accumulator bet is the mother of all sports bets and at the same time the highest risk a sportsbettor can take. Before we dive deeper into the fascination of "accumulator bets", let's first make the term "accumulator bets", short form "accas", understandable. In an accumulator bet, several betting options are combined on one betting slip. Options from a wide variety of sports as well as various betting markets (match winner markets, over/under goals markets in the game, goalscorer markets) on individual matches/events or long-term bets, before the start of the game and live, can be combined. However, all combination bets have one thing in common: **All options on your betting slip must be correct** , for your bet to have won. (Exception: You end the combination early with the Cash Out button – more on that later) **What is the big advantage of an accumulator bet?** The big advantage is definitely the higher profits to be made, and these arise from the following calculation: With a **Single Bet** the stake is multiplied by the odds: 100 euros stake times odds of 1.5 = a payout of 150 euros; betting profit = payout minus stake = 150 euros minus 100 euros = 50 euros betting profit. A **Combination Bet** is the product of the stake and the selected odds: explanation using a 3-fold combo (3 betting options): 100 Euro bet stake multiplied by odds 1.5 multiplied by odds 2.0 multiplied by odds 2.0 = Payout of 600 Euros; Betting win = Payout minus bet stake = 600 Euros minus 100 Euros = 500 Euros betting win. Beginners often make the mistake of thinking that the individual odds of an accumulator bet are added together rather than multiplied. But that exact multiplication is the secret behind the huge potential payouts. **Why is it better to play a 3-fold combo than 3 single bets?** If I were to place not 100 Euros on the aforementioned three-fold bet but three single bets of 33.3 each (thus betting approximately the same amount of 100 Euros in total), I would minimize my risk, but the chance of a high profit remains. You can see why here – numbers don't lie! Single bet 1: Bet amount 33.3 Euro times odds 1.5 = 49.95 Euro payout + Single bet 2: Bet amount 33.3 Euro times odds 2.0 = 66.6 Euro payout + Single bet 3: Bet amount 33.3 Euro times odds 2.0 = 66.6 Euro payout = Ideally, all three single bets win: you get a payout of 183.15 euros – minus the stake of around 100 euros, that leaves a profit of about 83.15 euros. That is over 400 euros less profit than with a 100 euro accumulator bet on the same selections – provided all chosen betting events happen. **BUT:** Single bet 1: wins Single bet 2: wins Single bet 3: loses Even if a betting slip loses (single bet 3), you still receive a payout of 116.55 Euros – meaning a betting win of 16.55 Euros. On the other hand, the 3-fold combination bet would already be lost with just one incorrect betting option. You have just lost 100 Euros. With odds less than or equal to 2.0 and accumulator bets with up to 4 selections, you will have more long-term success – and win more – than if you split the same amount across single bets. Even if you have to deal with the occasional setback from a lost bet along the way, this is the right path to success. If, on the other hand, you bet on odds beyond 3.0, you would go the other way round and reduce the risk through several single bets instead of a risky accumulator. **Acca bonus** The higher the number of selected options, the higher the risk and, at the same time, the betting win. With various bookmakers such as WillHill, Bet3000 etc., in addition to the strong odds key, you will also be rewarded with a combo bonus of up to 100% in the top leagues. **High betting odds with accumulator bets** If you can save 10% on the exact same product at the supermarket compared to the competitor next door, you do it. It is similar with single bets and higher betting odds. If you save 10% on 10 products compared to the dealer next door, that is undoubtedly a nice thing too, but the principle cannot be applied 1-to-1 to accumulator bets and the odds of the individual betting options. The importance of good odds – a high payout ratio – becomes exponentially more important the more options you have on your betting slip, and this fact is proven by the following example: Anticipated – if betting option comes in, the result is the same: 100 times zero = zero. BUT: You place 3 single bets of 100 euros each with odds of 2.1 instead of 2.0 (at a competing bookmaker) on the exact same betting markets: Instead of a betting profit of 100 euros (100 euros stake multiplied by odds 2.0 = payout 200 euros minus stake 100 euros = betting profit of 100 euros), you receive at a bookmaker of your choice (for this, please read the Bookmaker reviews on wett-bonus.net, section: payout ratio) odds of 2.1 and thus a betting profit of 110 euros. So you won 10 euros more just by comparing the price (the odds). Multiply this amount by 3, because we are assuming three winning single bets of 100 euros stake each and odds of 2.1. In total, you get a payout of 330 euros instead of 300 euros = 30 euros more – purely for comparing odds. And now comes the crucial factor in a **Combination Bet** – in our case a 3-fold combo. (again, if all three betting options actually come in) **With the traditional bookmaker** 100 Euro bet amount times odds 2.0 times odds 2.0 times odds 2.0 = 800 Euro minus 100 Euro bet amount = 700 Euro profit **With a top bookmaker** 100 euros stake times odds 2.1 times odds 2.1 times odds 2.1 = 926 euros payout minus 100 euros stake = 826 euros. 826 euros – 700 euros = **126 euros extra profit** for one and the same performance (one and the same combo bet). This principle becomes even more striking the more betting options you add to your betting slip. With some bookmakers, you can combine any number of options on one betting slip. Suppose you play a 20-fold accumulator and get odds of 2.1 instead of 2.0 for each, then in the event of a win, purely from the extra profit, you could easily pay for a luxury car. **Cashout button and the chronological order of betting events** All really good bookmakers are currently advertising with a **Cashout Button** . A feature that lets you sell your betting markets at any time – minus a small service fee – at the current price (the current probability). You play a 3-way accumulator bet in turn – and you are completely certain about two betting options. These safe bets each have odds of 1.4. The third option is a bit more lucrative and has odds of 2.0. Please make sure – if possible – that the so-called bankers (safe bets) take place before the riskier betting options. So the two betting options at odds of 1.4 have won and are confirmed as winners. Now the 3rd betting option starts (assumption: a football match with odds of 2.0 for the chosen team A to win). Team A takes the lead in the 65th minute – however, the game is on a knife-edge and if they concede a goal, you wouldn't just lose the odds of 2.0, but also the two already won bets with odds of 1.4 each. The advice from Wett-bonus.net: Stay sensible and secure a sure profit – instead of risking everything. In our case, the payout would be as follows: 100 Euros times 1.4 times 1.4 for the already won betting options on your betting slip. Before game number 3 (betting option number) has started, you have a fictional value of the betting slip of 196 Euros. In the 65th minute, Team A scores – odds 2.0 – to take the lead. The odds for a win by Team A would then drop to 1.2. You take a look at your bet slip – menu item "Open Bets" and you will be offered an amount of around 300 euros. By clicking on " **Cashout** “ you immediately bagged 200 euros in betting winnings. The risk variant – which you should not choose – is to hope that Team A scores another goal or that the game ends 1-0. Then you would make a betting profit of 392 Euros (196 Euros times odds 2.0). However, if Team B equalizes or even wins, you have lost 100 Euros.