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All 340 Scorebet betting guides, sport by sport, from your first bet to the finer points of the odds.

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Scorebet betting guides for every sport

Scorebet has written a guide for almost everything you can bet on, from a first soccer bet to the finer points of a tennis games handicap. This page puts all 340 of them in one place, sorted by sport, so you can go straight to the one you need.

New to betting? Start with the basics below: how to register, how a bet works, how odds turn into a payout and how to build an accumulator. Then open your sport. The guides quote decimal odds, work their examples in rand and are free to read.

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The basics of betting on sport

Every sport

Guides sport by sport

Open a sport to see every guide Scorebet has written for it. The first link in each is the sport's main guide; the rest run from how to bet through to individual competitions and bet types.

Soccer65 guides

The PSL and the Soweto derby, the Premier League and the big European nights, plus AFCON and the CAF Champions League, where a punter who follows African football often knows more than the price. Every bet type and the odds behind it.

Soccer Bet Types

Soccer Betting Odds

Soccer Events and Tournaments

Soccer Leagues

PSL Betting

Soccer Betting Strategy

Bet on soccer
Rugby23 guides

Springbok tests, the URC, the Currie Cup, the Rugby Championship, the Six Nations and the World Cup, with handicaps, winning margins and the other markets rugby is built on.

Rugby Bet Types

Bet on rugby
Cricket22 guides

The Proteas, the SA20, the IPL, the Big Bash, the Ashes and the World Cups, then the markets themselves, from match winner to top batter and top bowler.

Cricket Bet Types

Bet on cricket
Tennis21 guides

The four Grand Slams, the ATP and WTA tours and the Davis Cup, then a guide to each tennis market from match winner and set betting to games handicaps.

Tennis Bet Types

Bet on tennis
Golf24 guides

The majors, the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup, the SA Open and the Nedbank Golf Challenge, and the each-way, top finish and matchup bets that suit a big field.

Golf Bet Types

Bet on golf
Basketball11 guides

The NBA from the regular season to the Finals, March Madness, the EuroLeague and the international tournaments, with games that mostly tip off in the South African early hours.

Bet on basketball
Boxing13 guides

Weight class by weight class, from heavyweight to featherweight, plus world title fights and the method and round markets that pay on a big night.

Bet on boxing
MMA10 guides

The UFC, ONE Championship, the PFL and EFC, South African fighters, and how method of victory and round betting work in a cage.

Bet on MMA
Motorsport5 guides

Formula 1 and MotoGP: how to bet a race, and the markets beyond the race winner.

Bet on motorsport
Darts5 guides

The World Championship at Ally Pally and the Premier League nights, with outrights, match handicaps and 180s.

Bet on darts
American football4 guides

The NFL season and the Super Bowl, starting with the point spread, the market almost every NFL bet runs through.

Bet on the NFL
Baseball4 guides

MLB through to the World Series, with the run line, totals and the rest of the baseball menu.

Bet on baseball
Ice hockey4 guides

The NHL and the Stanley Cup, with the puck line, totals and the other hockey markets.

Bet on ice hockey
Rugby league3 guides

Thirteen-a-side rugby, how its markets differ from union, and where to start.

Bet on rugby league
Aussie rules3 guides

The AFL, its high-scoring games and the line and total markets that follow from them.

Bet on Aussie rules
Volleyball3 guides

Set betting and points handicaps for a sport where every rally scores.

Bet on volleyball
Handball3 guides

Fast, high-scoring matches and the handicap and totals markets that suit them.

Bet on handball
Cycling3 guides

Stage races and one-day classics, with stage winner, overall and head-to-head bets.

Bet on cycling
Horse racing5 guides

How to read a racecard, win and place, the exotics, and the big South African meetings such as the Durban July and the Sun Met.

See the next races
Greyhound racing3 guides

Short races, six traps and the forecast and tricast bets that go with them.

See the next greyhound races
Numbers games

Lucky Numbers and keno

Lottery draws and keno bet at fixed odds, with the price agreed before the draw.

Lucky Numbers61 guides

Fixed-odds bets on lottery draws: UK 49s, SA Lotto, SA Powerball, Daily Lotto, Irish Lotto, EuroMillions, the two big US draws and more. No ticket and no shared prize pool, just a price agreed when you bet. Draw days, how each bet works, results and the numbers punters chase.

Daily Lotto

Playing Lucky Numbers

Russia Gosloto

Irish Lotto

SA Powerball

UK 49s

SA Lotto

Draws

Bet on Lucky Numbers
Keno4 guides

Quick-fire numbers draws: how keno works, what each pick pays and how to approach a strategy.

Play keno
Odds and money

Odds, bonuses and payments

The guides that apply to every bet: how odds work, what bonuses really give you, how money moves in and out, and how to keep betting in proportion.

Betting odds7 guides

Decimal, fractional and American odds, implied probability, each-way terms and an odds converter.

Bonuses9 guides

Welcome offers, free spins, cashback and reload bonuses, and the wagering terms to read before you claim one.

See current promotions
Payments7 guides

Depositing with Instant EFT, Capitec Pay, cards and vouchers, what to do when a deposit does not reflect, and how withdrawals and FICA work.

Responsible gambling6 guides

Deposit limits, self-exclusion, the signs of a problem and where to get free, confidential help.

Common questions

Where should a new punter start?

With the guides to registering and to betting on sport, then the betting odds guide, which shows how a price turns into a payout. After that, open the sport you follow and read its bet types guide before your first stake.

Which sports do the guides cover?

Soccer, rugby and cricket lead, followed by tennis, golf, basketball, boxing, MMA, motorsport, darts, American football, baseball, ice hockey, rugby league, Aussie rules, volleyball, handball and cycling, plus horse racing and greyhound racing. Each has its own section on this page.

Are the guides only about sport?

No. Lucky Numbers and keno have their own guides, and so do odds, bonuses, payments and responsible gambling.

Do the guides use South African odds and rand?

Yes. They are written for South African punters, quote decimal odds and work their examples in rand.

Can I bet with Scorebet from outside South Africa?

No. Scorebet is licensed by the Northern Cape Gambling Board and takes bets from players in South Africa who are 18 or older.