Draw No Bet Explained:
How It Works, Odds and Examples
Draw no bet explained: how your stake is refunded if the match ends level, a worked £10 example, how the DNB price is worked out, and when it makes sense.
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Draw No Bet Explained shows how this football market protects you against a draw. You pick a team to win. If it wins, you are paid, and if the match is a draw, your stake comes back. So only a defeat loses the bet. The video then puts real numbers on it.
First, it works through an example. You put £10 on Brentford draw no bet at 1.50. A win returns £15, a draw returns your £10, and a defeat loses it. Next, it compares a straight win bet at 2.10. That returns £21 on a win, but a draw loses the whole stake.
Then the video explains where the price comes from. With the home win at 2.10 and the draw at 3.40, the draw no bet price works out at about 1.48. However, the bookmaker may then trim it for its margin. It also shows that draw no bet is the same as an Asian handicap of 0.
Finally, it explains when the market makes sense. For example, it suits close games or a big favourite playing away from home. However, it adds little when one team is a heavy favourite, because a draw is unlikely. Also, it is not safer in the long run, so compare prices.
However, rules and offers change. For that reason, we check every video against the Gambling Commission and other official sources. In fact, we last checked this one on 8 November 2026.
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Draw no bet gives you your stake back if a football match ends level. Here’s how it works, how the price is set, and when it makes sense.
You pick a team to win. If it does, you’re paid. If the match is a draw, you get your money back. Only a defeat loses the bet, so there are just two outcomes that matter.
Say you put £10 on Brentford draw no bet at 1.50. A Brentford win returns £15, a £5 profit. A draw returns your £10, and a defeat loses it.
A straight win bet on the same team might be priced at 2.10, returning £21. However, a draw loses the whole stake. So you’re swapping some upside for insurance against the draw.
The price comes from the match odds. With the home win at 2.10 and the draw at 3.40, draw no bet works out at about 1.48, before the bookmaker trims it for its margin.
Draw no bet is the same as an Asian handicap of 0. It’s settled after 90 minutes plus stoppage time, so extra time and penalties usually don’t count.
It suits close games, or a big favourite playing away from home. It’s less useful with a heavy favourite, because a draw is unlikely. And it isn’t safer in the long run, so always compare prices.
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