One away in my acca again this week. Would have won £230.
I keep getting one away but one result always seems to let me down (this time the odds on Zagreb winning were 1/5). I know that’s the nature of accas but I can’t decide if I’m just being unlucky and should keep going or if I should stop as there will always be one team that lets me down no matter how odds on they are.
Advice appreciated
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One away in my acca again this week. Would have won £230.
I keep getting one away but one result always seems to let me down (this time the odds on Zagreb winning were 1/5). I know that’s the nature of accas but I can’t decide if I’m just being unlucky and should keep going or if I should stop as there will always be one team that lets me down no matter how odds on they are.
Advice appreciated
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One thing I would say is bookies love accas. As I presume you know the bookies set the odds so that they don't pay out at 100% with them instead paying out at about a total of 90% or thereabouts. With an acca this 10% difference gets multiplied so with say a 6-fold the odds you get are something like 40% less than if the bookies paid out at 100% (could be more or less, I can't remember the exact maths). With a 13-fold you're probably getting much less than what half the odds would be with a 100% payout.
This article explains it better than I can.
How Do Accumulators Affect the Bookie’s Margins? | Best Betting Sites UK
Accumulators, or accas, are one of the most popular types of bets around with your average recreational punter. Whether it is the ritual of a weekend football acca, a bet covering all of the races at a particular horseracing meeting or a crazy ante-post bet on a whole host of sports and events...www.bestbettingsites.org.uk
Still, doesn't seem to be doing Houdini any harm. Personally, I try to limit my accas to four-folds.
I have noticed recently that sky bet are absolute rip off merchants. I have been doing a goal in both half bets and the same £5 bet i placed at Skybet gave a return of £480 and my pals returned £700 with Billy Hills so i am using them from now on as i have checked a few since and Sky are robbing bar stewards with the odds.
Bit annoying as the SB platform pisses all over the competitors.