Table of content

• Trebles on Five Selections
• Yankee on Four Selections
• Multiple Doubles
• FAQ on the Alternatives to Accumulator Betting on Football

If you have picked out five teams but don’t think they will all win, you can bet on them in other ways. One way to do this is to place trebles on five of them, which is a total of ten bets, but gives you a return if you just win three. If three win, you will have one winning bet; if four win, you will have four winning bets; and if all five win, then each one of your ten bets will be a winner.

This bet covers every single combination of three out of the five teams you have picked, and your only bet is trebles, so there is no accumulator on all five. This is something you will need to add if you still want to place it.

When it comes to staking this bet, there are ten trebles in five selections, meaning a total of ten bets. If you usually place a £10 accumulator, then to keep your stake the same, you will need to place £1 trebles, which will cost a total of £10.

The disadvantage of this bet is that you are not placing an accumulator on the selections, and you are also lowering your unit stake to just £1 a bet to ensure the total stake is kept at £10.

However, this is a good bet to place if you think you will get a few winners, but don’t think all five will win for you. If you pick teams at reasonable prices, then if you only get three winners, you will get most or all of your stake money back, so this acts as a consolation type of bet as well, which is always good to have on your side.

A Yankee is a popular bet in football betting and many other sports, and it is also something that you can use when placing your bets. This bet covers four selections, and inside a Yankee, you cover every possible double and treble, as well as an accumulator on all four to win. This is where the Yankee has an advantage over backing trebles like above, because, as well as covering two or above winners, you do still cover the accumulator, which can make a huge difference to your returns.

If you have picked out selections, but you don’t think all four can win, then placing an accumulator on all four is more than likely going to be a waste of money. If you would still like to place a bet on the selections, then you need to think about changing the way you bet, and a Yankee can help you out. You have a cover with a Yankee that you only need two out of four to win to get a return, with a bigger return for three out of four, and a very nice return if all four win.

When you are staking a Yankee, you have to pay for a total of 11 bets, so make sure you remember that. A £1 Yankee costs you a total of £11, so if you place a £10 accumulator, then this is very similar to that. Should all four win, then you will have a winning accumulator bet, but this will only be to a stake of £1. However, you do have another ten bets that have won, a combination of winning doubles and trebles, so the return is going to be very good.

If you have picked your selections out, but you don’t think they will all win, then one other option at great betting sites is to split your bet into different smaller bets.

For example, if you have picked out six selections, instead of backing an accumulator, place three different doubles to cover all six. This is similar to the above, but without giving you full coverage. You could have three winners and not see a return on your bet, so it is not the type of bet to place often.

The advantage of doing this is that you are not tying yourself into big staking multiples like above, where you have to lower your unit stake down to £1. If you went this way, three £4 doubles would cost you £12, which is a manageable amount but still allows a unit stake of £4 on the bets.

You don’t have to cover everything when you place a bet if you don’t think all your teams will win. If you split your six teams into three doubles, then you will need some luck to get the right selections together, but this is an option that you can use if you feel like it is the best way forward.

The main alternatives to accumulator bets on football are trebles on your selections, a Yankee covering four picks, and splitting your teams into multiple doubles.

It’s better to use trebles when you’ve picked several teams (e.g., five) but don’t think all will win and want a chance of a return from three or more winners instead of needing every team to land.

A Yankee bet on four selections includes every possible double, treble, and four-fold, so you can win with as few as two winners. At the same time, a standard accumulator is just one bet that usually needs all selections to win.

Yes, you can split your teams into separate doubles or other smaller multiples instead of putting them all into one big accumulator.

You can reduce risk by using trebles, a Yankee, or multiple doubles, so you can still get a return even if not all of your selections win.