What is a Bet Builder? (Same-Game Multi Bet Builder)

The Bet Builder has come to play a central role in sports betting, particularly in football betting, as punters look to get creative by combining multiple selections from the same event into a single bet. The Bet Builder is a relatively new phenomenon in sports betting and can be simplified as an accumulator combining multiple markets on the same game.

How the Bet Builder Works: Combining Correlated Markets

The Bet Builder has opened the prospect of combining betting markets that previously would have been classed as related contingencies - where two (or more) betting outcomes are connected, meaning that one affects the likelihood of the other occurring, for example, a player scoring the first goal increases the likelihood their team will win the game.

With the bet builder facility, the bookmaker's system automatically adjusts the combined odds to account for the correlation, thus allowing bets to be struck.

In football betting, most major firms now offer a Bet Builder section, where all available markets are displayed together for bet builder purposes and punters can combine selections and see the resulting odds displayed.

Practical Examples of a Bet Builder and How to Place One

Placing a bet builder online is now very easy. Navigate to the chosen event/game and select the Bet Builder tab. Choose your selections, review the odds and enter the stake before striking the bet.

Here is an example of how to use a Bet Builder if Manchester City were playing Manchester United

• Manchester City to win
• Erling Haaland anytime goalscorer
• Manchester City to have over 7.5 corners
• Bruno Fernandes to have one or more shots on target
• Luke Shaw to get a yellow card

Once you have selected these picks, the odds are aggregated automatically and the bookmaker will display them. With a Bet Builder, all of your selections must be correct to win – similar to an accumulator.

Bet Builder Limitations and Rules

There are some limitations to bet builders, for example some markets are not included and this can vary from one bookmaker another. Typically, if a player doesn't take to the pitch, selections are voided and many firms are now offering enhanced terms where subbed players see their involvement in a bet builder market handed to the player coming on. Cash-out options vary from one firm to the next and some sites now offer in-play Bet Builders.

If one leg is voided (eg. a player doesn't take part), most bookmakers settle the Bet Builder at adjusted odds with that leg removed — not as a full void bet.

Bet Builder vs. Traditional Accumulator

The Bet Builder was introduced to bring depth to betting on one game/event, allowing punters to combine multiple markets in the same game. This can also be known as same-game parlay for US betting purposes. The Bet Builder was a significant move away from the traditional accumulator bet for football fans but is evolving, with personalised betting options allowing bet builders to be crafted across multiple games in many instances.