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sentences that state something as happening or true
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17%
4 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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Publisher signals
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So, rather than have your bet settled after a game, bettors will likely have to wait weeks or months to know whether their wager has been a success.
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wager → have → game
Outright bets can take many forms, with betting sites offering a wide selection of outright wagers.
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sites → take → wagers
For example, if bettors want to place an outright bet on the Premier League, they can choose from outright markets such as the winner, relegation, top 4/6/10, top regional side, or player-specific outrights such as top goalscorer, among many others
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they → want → others
Most bookmakers let punters cash out an outright bet early - useful if your selection is fading or has a strong start.
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selection → let → start
This means the stake isn't locked in until the season ends.
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season → mean → ?
How outright betting works in practice
Let’s take the Premier League as an example.
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’s → work → example
The season lasts between August and May, with the best value found during pre-season before any games are played, as results and data lead the market to sharpen over time.
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results → last → time
Football betting sites post odds on every Premier League team for a variety of markets and update those betting odds throughout the season so punters can place an outright bet at any time if they wish.
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they → post → time
You might fancy a side’s chances of finishing in the top-half prior to the season starting.
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season → fancy → half
A bet placed in July, during pre-season, will not be paid out until a side has mathematically confirmed a finish of 10th place or higher.
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side → place → place
Outrights are not football-specific - nearly every sport will offer outright options, such as golf, tennis, rugby, Formula 1, NFL, darts, snooker, and many more.
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sport → offer → golf
Outright betting vs ante-post betting
Bettors may occasionally hear the sports betting term ante-post when discussing an outright bet.
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Bettors → hear → bet
Ante-post bets are similar to outright wagers, but tend to refer to bets on a specific horse race way ahead of it being run.
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it → tend → race
The risk with ante-post betting on racing is that some horse racing betting sites won’t give bettors their stake back if a horse is withdrawn from a race.
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horse → give → race
However, many bookies run non-runner no bet (NRNB) guarantees around the big meetings like Cheltenham and Royal Ascot.
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bookies → run → Cheltenham
NRNB means betting sites will refund all wages in cash should a horse be withdrawn from a race at any point in the build-up.
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horse → mean → up
Each-way: An each-way bet on an outright market splits the initial stake evenly between the winning outright and a top-placed finish, which pays at a fraction of the original outright odds.
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which → split → odds
By combining several season-long picks into one bet, bettors can get much bigger combined odds.
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bettors → combine → odds
A long-shot outright bet can quickly offer a decent return via an early cash-out.
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bet → offer → out
Similarly, if your selection fades during the season, you could cash out to recover your original stake.
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you → fade → stake
Before a tournament starts, betting apps commonly run promotions based on outrights - such as a free bet every time your selection for top goalscorer scores during the season.
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selection → start → season
An outright bet is a wager on the overall outcome of a season-long competition or event, such as who wins the league or finishes top scorer, rather than a single match result.
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who → win → result
Can you cash out an outright bet?
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you → cash → bet
Most major UK bookmakers offer a cash-out option on outright markets before the competition finishes, allowing bettors to take a guaranteed return instead of waiting for the final result.
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bettors → offer → result
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