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BetBuilder Rules

How BetBuilder same-game multi bets are settled across Football, Basketball, NFL, NCAAF, Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, Ice Hockey, Rugby League, Rugby Union, and MMA.

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Written by Geralt

BetBuilder lets you combine multiple selections from the same match into a single bet. These rules cover how BetBuilder bets are settled across each sport. Any reference to a 'Bet' in this article means the full BetBuilder betslip. Any reference to a 'selection' means one selection within that Bet.

General BetBuilder Rules

  • All selections must win for the Bet to be a winner. A selection that doesn't win is settled as a loser, unless explicitly stated otherwise in these rules.

  • If one or more selections are void (e.g. a selected player doesn't participate), the entire Bet is void.

  • If a Bet includes at least one losing selection and the match is then abandoned, the Bet is a loser — the abandonment doesn't change that.

  • If every selection has already won and abandonment had no impact on any of them, the Bet is a winner.

  • If no selections have lost but at least one is still undecided at abandonment, the Bet is void.

Football (Soccer)

  • Settled on 90 minutes of regular time plus injury time. Extra time and penalties are excluded unless explicitly stated in the market.

  • A match tied after 90 minutes where one team wins in extra time or penalties is settled as a draw for BetBuilder purposes.

  • Player-Specific: if a player never enters the field as an active player, all selections specific to that player void the entire Bet.

  • Own goals don't count for goalscorer markets. For First/Last Goalscorer markets, own goals are skipped — settlement is based on the next or previous non-own-goal scorer.

  • Cards: only cards shown to active on-field players count. Cards before kick-off, after the final whistle, during half-time, or to managers/substitutes don't count.

  • Corners: only taken corners count. Retaken corners count as one. If the corner count is tied at full time, a 'Most Corners' selection is a loser.

  • Booking Points: Yellow card = 10 points, Red card = 25 points. Two yellows leading to a red = 35 points total. Cards in extra time and after the final whistle don't count. If counts are tied, 'Most Cards' and 'Most Booking Points' selections are losers.

    • Penalties: a penalty that is awarded but rescinded and not taken doesn’t count. A penalty hitting the post or bar that goes in counts as a goal. A penalty that rebounds off the keeper and is touched by another player before going in counts as a miss.

    • Woodwork: if the ball hits the frame and goes directly into the goal, it counts as a goal — not a woodwork hit.

  • Postponed matches must resume within 48 hours of the original start time for bets to stand.

  • Venue changes void all bets. Matches at neutral venues stand.

  • Statistics (shots, tackles, passes, etc.) are settled using official Opta data.

Basketball

  • Settled on the official result including overtime.

  • Second half and fourth quarter markets include overtime periods.

  • Player-Specific: selections are active if a player enters the court at any point. If a player never takes the court, selections for that player are void.

  • Postponed matches must resume within 24 hours for bets to stand.

  • Venue changes void all bets.

NFL

  • Settled on the official result including overtime.

  • Second half and fourth quarter markets include overtime.

  • Player-Specific: selections are active if a player participates in at least one play. If a player doesn't participate in any play, selections for that player are void.

  • For touchdown scorer markets, the scorer is the player who carries or catches the ball in the end zone.

  • If a match is postponed or incomplete, bets stand if the game resumes within the same NFL scheduling week (Thursday–Wednesday local stadium time). Bets on games resuming outside that week are void.

  • Venue changes void all bets.

NCAAF

  • Settled on the official result including overtime.

  • Second half and fourth quarter markets include overtime.

  • Player-Specific: selections are active if a player participates in at least one play. If a player doesn't participate in any play, selections are void.

  • Postponed matches must resume within the same NCAAF scheduling week for bets to stand.

  • Venue changes void all bets.

Baseball

  • Settled on the official result including extra innings. All stats from extra innings count.

  • Listed/named starting pitchers are not required — pitcher changes don't void bets. However, if a named pitcher in a specific player market doesn't play, that selection (and the Bet) is void.

  • Player-Specific: batting/hitting selections require at least one plate appearance; pitching selections require at least one pitch; base stealing selections are active if the player enters the game in any capacity.

  • Bets are void if the game doesn't start on the scheduled calendar day (local stadium time). If suspended and resumed within 36 hours, bets stand.

  • If a game is suspended and resumed more than 36 hours later (or not at all), it's treated as abandoned — all bets are void except those already irrevocably decided. This rule doesn't apply to playoff/postseason games, where bets stand through any suspension.

  • 7-inning double headers are treated as regular matches (not reduced-innings games).

  • Venue changes: bets stand if home/away designations remain the same. If reversed, bets under the original listing are void.

Cricket

  • Settled on the regular match innings only. Super Overs and One-Over Eliminators are not included — if a match is tied after regular innings, it is settled as a tie regardless of the Super Over result.

  • Any reduction in overs (due to weather or any other cause) voids all currently active betslips, except those already irrevocably won or lost.

  • Player-Specific: selections are active if a player participates at any point in the match. A player who only fielded as a substitute and never batted or bowled is still considered active.

  • Postponed matches must resume within 24 hours for bets to stand.

  • Retired batsman: batting markets are settled on runs scored at the time of retirement (treated as a dismissal).

  • Dead heats (e.g. two players tied for top scorer) are settled as losers.

  • Venue changes void all bets.

MMA

  • Fight winners are settled on the official ringside result. Appeals or changes made after that announcement don't result in resettlement.

  • A fighter substitution voids all bets. A pre-fight change to the number of scheduled rounds also voids all bets — the fight may then be reopened for betting with the new round count.

  • Postponed fights must commence on the same calendar date for bets to stand. Bets on fights postponed beyond that date are void.

  • Method of Victory: KO includes fighter retirement, doctor/corner stoppage, and referee stoppage not classified as submission. Submission includes verbal tap-out, tap-out, and technical submission. Decision includes unanimous, majority, split, and technical decisions.

  • Over/Under rounds: the halfway point of a round is at 2 minutes 30 seconds of a 5-minute round.

  • No Contest / Abandoned fights: if every selection has already won and abandonment had no impact, the Bet is a winner. If any selection has already lost, the Bet is a loser. Otherwise, the Bet is void.

  • Technical Decisions: fight winner is settled win/lose/draw. Method of Victory is settled as Decision. All other undecided markets are void.

  • Settlements are based on official UFC/event results from the governing body's official website.

Tennis

  • Settled on the official result including any tie break.

  • Player-Specific: selections are active after the first point of the match is played. If a player retires before the match starts, all selections for that player are void.

  • Set markets include the tie break if one occurs in that set.

  • If a player retires mid-match, selections on already-determined outcomes stand. All undecided selections are void.

  • Postponed matches stand if the game is subsequently resumed during the same tournament.

  • Venue or surface changes void all bets.

Ice Hockey

  • Settled on the official result including overtime and shootout.

  • Goals scored in shootouts are disregarded for individual player scoring markets. The goal assigned to the winning team after a shootout counts for total game score and team goal markets, but is not attributed to any player.

  • Third period markets include overtime and the shootout result goal.

  • Player-Specific: selections are active if a player takes to the rink at any point. If a player never enters the rink, selections are void.

  • Postponed matches must resume within 24 hours for bets to stand.

  • Venue changes void all bets.

Rugby League

  • Settled on the official result at the end of 80 minutes including extra time.

  • Second half markets include extra time.

  • Player-Specific: selections are active if a player takes to the field at any point. If a player never enters the field, selections are void.

  • Postponed matches must resume within 24 hours for bets to stand.

  • Venue changes void all bets.

Rugby Union

  • Settled on the official result at the end of 80 minutes including extra time.

  • Second half markets include extra time.

  • Player-Specific: selections are active if a player takes to the field at any point. If a player never enters the field, selections are void.

  • Postponed matches must resume within 24 hours for bets to stand.

  • Venue changes void all bets.

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