An Acca bet is shorthand for an Accumulator bet.
What is an acca bet?
An “acca” bet, short for “accumulator” bet, is a popular type of multiple bet commonly used in sports betting. In an accumulator bet, you combine two or more individual bets into a single wager. To win the accumulator bet, all of the individual bets within it must be successful. If any one of the individual bets loses, the entire accumulator is lost.
Here’s how an accumulator (acca) bet works:
- Selection of Bets: You choose two or more individual bets (also known as “legs”) on different events or outcomes. These could be bets on different sports events, matches, or races, or they could be bets on various markets within the same event, such as selecting the winner and the first goalscorer in a soccer match.
- Combining Bets: The bookmaker combines all of your selected bets into a single accumulator. The odds for the accumulator are calculated by multiplying the odds of each individual bet together. As a result, the potential payout for a successful accumulator can be much higher than for individual bets.
- Winning Condition: To win an accumulator bet, every individual bet within it must be successful. This means that if any one of the selected bets loses, the entire accumulator is lost. For the accumulator to be a winner, all of your chosen outcomes must be correct.
- Potential Payout: If all of your selected bets are successful, the potential payout for an accumulator can be substantial because the odds for each leg are multiplied together. This makes accumulators an attractive option for bettors looking for higher potential returns.
Accumulator bets are popular among sports bettors because they offer the possibility of significant payouts from relatively small stakes. However, they are also riskier than single bets because of the requirement for all selections to be correct. If even one of your chosen outcomes is incorrect, you lose the entire bet.
Accumulators can be constructed with various numbers of legs, from doubles (two bets) to trebles (three bets) to larger accumulators with four or more bets. The more bets you include in your accumulator, the higher the potential payout, but also the lower the likelihood of success. It’s important to strike a balance between potential reward and risk when creating accumulator bets.