Bets of this type appear in before the start of a season. Betting companies offer bets on the winner of the tournament, top three finalists, top scorer, top assist.
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It's difficult to correctly predict outright selections. Before placing a bet, players need to consider possible transfers, coach changes, team form and player injuries.
Can an outright bet be settled ahead of time?
Yes, this happened in the 2019/20 season. Fonbet paid out winnings on championship bets for Liverpool and PSG, even though neither team guaranteed mathematically that they would win the championship. Also, bets on other teams winning first place remained in force — if they won, Fonbet would have settled them as winners.
Liverpool's position
Place | Club | Points | Matches remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 73 | 13 |
2 | Manchester City | 51 | 13 |
3 | Leicester | 49 | 13 |
Fonbet settled bets on Liverpool's victory in EPL 13 rounds before the end of the championship.
PSG's position
Place | Club | Points | Matches remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | PSG | 58 | 15 |
2 | Marseille | 46 | 15 |
3 | Rennes | 40 | 15 |
Fonbet settled bets on PSG's victory in Ligue 1 15 rounds before the end of the championship.
What's the downside to outrights?
Their length. You only get your winnings after the end of the competition, but before that your money isn't available. To avoid this downside, you can cash the bet out. Cashing out the bet ahead of time gets your money back and sometimes earns you a profit.
You bet on Manchester City to win the Premier League with odds of 2.20. By the middle of the season, City is up by 10 points from their nearest competitor. The odds for the club winning the championship go down, so the price of cashing out the bet goes up. So you can cash out the bet and make a profit that you can use for other bets.
How to bet on outrights?
Before placing a bet, consider possible transfers, coach changes, team form and player injuries. If rumour has it that one of the team leaders is about to leave, then don't bet on this club, as it's not clear how the head coach will rebuild his team and how the restructuring will affect performance.
Consider the championship trends. In a lot of championships, one or two teams tend to dominate. For example, in Germany, Bayern win the most, in Italy it's Juventus, and in Portugal it's Porto and Benfica.
If you bet on an outright in a cup tournament with odds over 2.00 and your club reaches the final, bet on their opponent. In this case, you'll win no matter how the match ends, all you have to do is calculate the amount of the second bet so it covers the loss of the first bet.
You bet EUR 10 on Bayern winning the Bundesliga with odds of 3.00. They make it to the final, where they're set to face PSG. PSG winning the tournament is rated with odds of 2.50. Bet EUR 10 and calculate the results:
- If Bayern wins, you win EUR 30.
- If PSG wins, you earn EUR 25.
No matter the result, you earn a profit. You bet a total of EUR 20. Bayern winning earns you EUR 30, while a PSG win earns you EUR 25.