Multi bets vs single bets

[Oshosondy]

Yeah, I also wanted to point out that multi bets allow big wins. For instance, I've seen a couple of wins on odds like 1300, and it's would be next to impossible to find a match and place a single bet, taking this risk. So multi bets open new possibilities of winning way more that the bet amount, while also betting not on the no-name teams and events (the odds get crazy because of the combination, but every single outcome might be pretty reasonable).

This is just correct, I have placed so many accumulated bets before, I remember I won only ones before, but in a single bet, I won as many as possible, one thing I do noticed is a game to cut my bet. But take these scenario as examples for better clarification and betting strategy:

1. If I want to accumulate bet, I will use money I can afford, the money will be very low like $10

2. If I want to stake single bet, I can use $50 to $100. Although, I am patient to get the money in a way I can afford to lose it too.

That is how I do it now, I believe I can win accumulated bet one day but I still get back my funds using single bet.

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[Reosta_]

Actually, it depends on the situation. Firstly, I look at the matches and glean information about them. Then, I wait for the matches to start, observe them and make a live bet. If there isn't more than one bet that seems logical to me, then I choose single betting. If there are two or more bets that I find logical, then, I choose multi betting. But I don't usually bet on more than 2 or 3 matches. It is that simple for me. So, I can say my answer is 50/50.   

[Saint-loup]

Actually, it depends on the situation. Firstly, I look at the matches and glean information about them. Then, I wait for the matches to start, observe them and make a live bet. If there isn't more than one bet that seems logical to me, then I choose single betting. If there are two or more bets that I find logical, then, I choose multi betting. But I don't usually bet on more than 2 or 3 matches. It is that simple for me. So, I can say my answer is 50/50.    

The concern is when you're doing that you don't really choose the other matches you're betting on. It means you'll bet on them while you wouldn't do it for a single bet, then you're more likely to lose your bets on those matchs and finally to lose your parlay.

[DatKing]

I would rather single bets than multi bets. Because the risk continues to increase when you keep adding new matches to your betslip. Of course, this doesn't mean that if you make single bets, you will always win. There will always be low risk or high risk. When I make bet on just one match, I can choose it more easily. But I have difficulty in choosing when I decide to bet on multiple matches.

[hahay]

The multi bet is something that interests me, so I prefer the multi bet. Indeed, a single bet with lower odds might be said to be a safe bet, although I realize in a bet it is not possible to be 100% safe but at least, if we bet single at low odds for me personally it is a safe bet. It's different if you bet multi by only placing low odds, it will still make you slip like the picture in the OP and this happens often for me personally. Actually high or low odds, multi or single bet is a choice and anyone is free to choose but for me, I would prefer to look for high odds by means of multi bets and not single bets with high odds.

[stadus]

The multi bet is something that interests me, so I prefer the multi bet. Indeed, a single bet with lower odds might be said to be a safe bet, although I realize in a bet it is not possible to be 100% safe but at least, if we bet single at low odds for me personally it is a safe bet. It's different if you bet multi by only placing low odds, it will still make you slip like the picture in the OP and this happens often for me personally. Actually high or low odds, multi or single bet is a choice and anyone is free to choose but for me, I would prefer to look for high odds by means of multi bets and not single bets with high odds.

Actually we can make our own preference, some gamblers would love a multi bet with small odds as they think their chances are betting compared to betting a single bet with lower odds, that's only because of the payout which is the cumulative odds for multi bets or parlay, but they forgot to tell that analyzing the game is the most important as that's where we can see the value, regardless of the odds.

[Xxmodded]

If I prefer multi bet compared to single bet, multi bet has many advantages, for example with a small bet amount we can get a big profit but there are always risks. In soccer betting I always choose multi bet rather than single bet because the number of odds offered with multi bet is much bigger than if choosing single bet. From that I am very careful in choosing the football team that I bet on, for example I see the results of the last two or three matches and I keep checking the composition of the players so that the most important position in the standings is an important determination.

[Betwrong]

The concern is when you're doing that you don't really choose the other matches you're betting on. It means you'll bet on them while you wouldn't do it for a single bet, then you're more likely to lose your bets on those matchs and finally to lose your parlay.

Never thought of it that way, but I think it is very close to what's really happening. Indeed, when betting on several events simultaneously I don't have the time for a proper research on each of them. I mean, I definitely spend much less time(if any) on some of my picks, compared to when making a single bet.

Good point! +1

[lixer]

Obviously there is an added extra risk involved with doing multi bets, nobody denies that and the math is clear about it as well. However we do also realize that we make more profit this way as well, which means we are making more profit if we win and that risk is worth it sometimes.

If I am betting on multi with just guaranteed teams for a small win, I rather not do that, it doesn't make sense to have 3 game multi with 2.6 return, that is not something worths the risk of having 3 games on my slip. However if I pick 3 games with over 7 that I could win, that suddenly becomes entertaining and yes it is riskier but it also worths it for me. So at the end of the day single vs multi comes down to what I am betting on, sometimes single makes more sense and sometimes multi makes more sense.

[dunfida]

If I prefer multi bet compared to single bet, multi bet has many advantages, for example with a small bet amount we can get a big profit but there are always risks. In soccer betting I always choose multi bet rather than single bet because the number of odds offered with multi bet is much bigger than if choosing single bet. From that I am very careful in choosing the football team that I bet on, for example I see the results of the last two or three matches and I keep checking the composition of the players so that the most important position in the standings is an important determination.

One of the pro's on playing with parlays is that you can really make that small amount to make it big but if you were able to win those bets on consecutive manner.
It would really be that appealing for you to see the profit that you would make with just having that small amount of bet but some gamblers arent really that patient
to wait for and also this kind of way is a bit stressful for me when you do win the last 3 games and suddenly the 4th ones had been lost then you would surely
end up on frustration. Single bets is preferable neither you do win or lose then thats already an on point result which doesnt really need any further games.

[xSkylarx]

Multi bets or single bets, it's just all about luck. Single bet can also be risky too if you go all-in.
While multi bets is also not good if you lose only once, it's difficult to recover your bet from that loss. It would take many games and there's a high chance that you would lose again recovering your losses.

[Pamadar]

Obviously there is an added extra risk involved with doing multi bets, nobody denies that and the math is clear about it as well. However we do also realize that we make more profit this way as well, which means we are making more profit if we win and that risk is worth it sometimes.

If I am betting on multi with just guaranteed teams for a small win, I rather not do that, it doesn't make sense to have 3 game multi with 2.6 return, that is not something worths the risk of having 3 games on my slip. However if I pick 3 games with over 7 that I could win, that suddenly becomes entertaining and yes it is riskier but it also worths it for me. So at the end of the day single vs multi comes down to what I am betting on, sometimes single makes more sense and sometimes multi makes more sense.

More on your own understanding, if you really see the potential combining bets will give you good compensations.

Lots of gamblers do parlays most of the time when they are seeing small odd with their chosen picks, in order to got something great
they are risking to see if luck will permits them to win, but likewise single bet yoloing all in same risk and same luck to wait to accompanied
your bet.

[Ucy]

Sure, multi bets means higher odds of risk but also wins as your spread is greater. Even in cases where you have the house edge while the risk is greater simultaneously you also push up your odds of winning. This is a strategy in itself and if confident I can imagine to work reasonably well.

Thus, if a player doesn't feel comfortable with the idea then best not to practice it. Only copy and implement things you know will work based on knowing how you strategise and play. Better still go with the experience rather than the hope of winning. This way you will be disappointed less  

Exactly, the whole point behind using multiple bets is to minimize your exposure to risk by choosing many different teams/players instead of just one...

Not just choosing many different teams/players, but teams with strong chances of winning, based on the bettor experience/knowledge/research. It'll be better to spend lots of time researching about the teams a bettor wish to bet on. This should minimize the risk for the bettor... And as the risk is reduced the bettor could aswell increase his/her betting fund a little bit. But bet with little/small amount if the risk is too much

[wiss19]

The multi bet is something that interests me, so I prefer the multi bet. Indeed, a single bet with lower odds might be said to be a safe bet, although I realize in a bet it is not possible to be 100% safe but at least, if we bet single at low odds for me personally it is a safe bet. It's different if you bet multi by only placing low odds, it will still make you slip like the picture in the OP and this happens often for me personally. Actually high or low odds, multi or single bet is a choice and anyone is free to choose but for me, I would prefer to look for high odds by means of multi bets and not single bets with high odds.

You look for high odds and that is actually the sole reason why most of the gamblers are making multi bets or parlays because they pay high by accumulating small odds and stacking them into a multi.

The problem with multi bet with me I always pick 3-4 good games then I add some unknown matches with low odds just to increase the odds even more and those unknown bets are often that betray me and become the reason for my loss. I also like bet builder feature recently launched by SB actually because I can make multiple selections on the same match and make a multi which is not possible on other sites yet and hopefully everyone adopts that system soon.

[ralle14]

If I prefer multi bet compared to single bet, multi bet has many advantages, for example with a small bet amount we can get a big profit but there are always risks. In soccer betting I always choose multi bet rather than single bet because the number of odds offered with multi bet is much bigger than if choosing single bet.

There's not a lot of advantage with multi bets other than combining bets that start at the same time or within the same match (also called same game parlay). The big potential profit you can get from multis isn't always an advantage since you can also do it with singles. For example if you go all in and win every single bet you'll most likely end up with the same balance as someone that placed a multi.

[Karartma1]

I don't understand why some of you are so into single bets. If you place single bets and go all-in I suggest you rather play a single dice roll. At least if you lose you would know that you were playing provably fair.
Once, I lost big on a single bet made on a champions league game: I was so sure of one team winning (odds were 1.12 playing home) and they eventually lost. Of course, I lost too. That's when I started playing multi bets only: I play less than $5 and sometimes I end up winning nice amounts.
No more single bets for me.

[Mauser]

I don't understand why some of you are so into single bets. If you place single bets and go all-in I suggest you rather play a single dice roll. At least if you lose you would know that you were playing provably fair.
Once, I lost big on a single bet made on a champions league game: I was so sure of one team winning (odds were 1.12 playing home) and they eventually lost. Of course, I lost too. That's when I started playing multi bets only: I play less than $5 and sometimes I end up winning nice amounts.
No more single bets for me.

I think most of us here on the forum are trying to minimise their own risk while still trying to profit of a bet. Single bets are best for such bets in my opinion. You know exactly what kind of risk you take even though the payoffs might be lower than with multi bets. As someone who gamble and bets regularly you should never go all-in on one bet in my opinion. The risk of losing is just too high. It's best to spread out your bets across multiple different bets.

[Karartma1]

I would be rather curious to know how you guys bet and how you make use of singles. Do you really believe in minimizing risk when placing single bets? It's like going all-in, you basically flip a coin, either you win or you lose. If you like that, keep on playing. That's not for me.

[Botnake]

I don't understand why some of you are so into single bets. If you place single bets and go all-in I suggest you rather play a single dice roll. At least if you lose you would know that you were playing provably fair.
Once, I lost big on a single bet made on a champions league game: I was so sure of one team winning (odds were 1.12 playing home) and they eventually lost. Of course, I lost too. That's when I started playing multi bets only: I play less than $5 and sometimes I end up winning nice amounts.
No more single bets for me.

I think most of us here on the forum are trying to minimise their own risk while still trying to profit of a bet. Single bets are best for such bets in my opinion. You know exactly what kind of risk you take even though the payoffs might be lower than with multi bets. As someone who gamble and bets regularly you should never go all-in on one bet in my opinion. The risk of losing is just too high. It's best to spread out your bets across multiple different bets.

Going all in is like a desperate move of a gambler, that's not thinking the possible loss because all in the mind is just to "WIN BIG", which is being unrealistic as a gambler, and that's the reason why gamblers are losing money that they can't afford to lose.

[Betwrong]

I would be rather curious to know how you guys bet and how you make use of singles. Do you really believe in minimizing risk when placing single bets? It's like going all-in, you basically flip a coin, either you win or you lose. If you like that, keep on playing. That's not for me.

The risk is always there, you are right on that, but after following this thread for some time, I've come to the conclusion that multi bets are riskier than single ones. And it's not like, the more risky your bet, the higher multiplier you get, no. You are more likely to win a single bet with 1.9 odds, than a multi bet of 3 that gives you the same outcome odds. And the main reason for that is that you can't research as thoroughly about 3 events, as you can about 1 event.