Draw no bet meaning in short
The short answer
- Your team wins: the bet pays at the DNB price.
- The match is drawn: the full stake is returned.
- Your team loses: the stake is lost.
- DNB prices are lower than the same team’s 1X2 price.
- Settlement uses 90 minutes plus stoppage time.
In one line, DNB is a two-way market made out of a three-way match. It removes the draw as a losing result without making it a winning one.
Terms in this entry
- DNB
- Draw no bet; a draw refunds the stake
- 1 DNB / home DNB
- The home team, listed first, to win; a draw refunds
- 2 DNB / away DNB
- The away team, listed second, to win; a draw refunds
- Void
- A settled bet that returns the stake with no profit
- Double chance
- A bet covering two of the three results, draw included
Home and away DNB
Worked example
The home draw no bet meaning, often shown as “1 DNB”, is a bet on the first-named team to win with the draw refunded. Here is a worked example. Home DNB at 1.58 with ₦4,400 staked returns ₦4,400 × 1.58 = ₦6,952 if the home side wins, gives back the ₦4,400 on a draw and pays nothing on an away win. It is a home win bet with a refund attached.
Away draw no bet, shown as “2 DNB”, is the mirror case and means backing the visiting side: at 2.45, a ₦1,300 bet returns ₦3,185 if the visitors win, ₦1,300 on a draw and nothing if the home team wins. The 1 and 2 follow the order of 1X2 markets, where 1 is the home side and 2 the away side.
How DNB odds are built from 1X2 prices
A DNB price is close to what a bettor would get by covering the draw with part of the stake and putting the rest on the win. Take 1X2 prices of 2.30 home, 3.25 draw and 3.20 away, and a stake of ₦3,250.
- ₦1,000 on the draw at 3.25 returns ₦3,250 if the match is drawn, which refunds the whole stake.
- The remaining ₦2,250 on the home win at 2.30 returns ₦5,175 if the home side wins.
- ₦5,175 ÷ ₦3,250 = 1.59, so home DNB built this way is about 1.59.
The general formula is win price × (1 − 1 ÷ draw price). For the away side here: 3.20 × (1 − 1 ÷ 3.25) = about 2.22. Bookmakers price DNB directly, so a listed DNB price can sit a little above or below this figure, and comparing the two shows which is the better deal on the day.
Draw No Bet calculator
Whether 1win.ng lists a Draw No Bet market was not confirmed in our checks; the arithmetic is the same wherever it is offered.
DNB in betting slips with several legs
Worked example
In an accumulator, DNB changes how a draw is handled. A drawn DNB leg is void, valued at 1.00, and the accumulator continues on the other legs. A double of home DNB at 1.59 and another selection at 1.75 has combined odds of 1.59 × 1.75 = 2.78 (rounded). If the DNB match is drawn and the other leg wins, the double pays at 1.75, so ₦1,000 returns ₦1,750 instead of about ₦2,780. The same draw on a 1X2 home leg would have lost the whole slip.
DNB compared with double chance and handicap 0
Double chance “1X” also covers the home side against a draw, but it treats the draw as a win, not a refund. That extra cover makes its price lower than DNB on the same team. On the prices above, 1X works out at 1 ÷ (1 ÷ 2.30 + 1 ÷ 3.25), about 1.35, while DNB is about 1.59. A draw then pays a small profit on 1X and returns the stake on DNB.
Asian handicap 0 is the same bet as DNB under another name: a win pays, a draw refunds, a loss loses. The market does not change when a bookmaker files it under handicaps.
When DNB fits a match
DNB matters most where a draw is a realistic result. On the 1X2 prices above, the draw at 3.25 implies about 30.8%, close to a one-in-three chance for that single result. Between evenly matched sides, or for an away team that rarely loses but often draws, removing it changes the bet a lot. Between a strong favourite and a weak side, the draw is priced long and DNB adds little. How a price turns into a percentage is covered in the entry on reading odds.
Mistakes that cost money
- Backing a heavy favourite on DNB, where the price may be near 1.10 and the refund rarely matters.
- Assuming DNB covers extra time; it settles on 90 minutes plus stoppage time.
- Treating a refund as a win; a refunded stake earns nothing.
- Comparing a DNB price with a 1X2 price by eye; converted, the home DNB of 1.59 implies about 62.9% against 43.5% for the home win at 2.30.
DNB markets on 1win.ng
Our checks of 1win.ng covered match lists, decimal 1X2 prices and the betslip; on 14.10 one match showed about 87 markets in 17 groups, including Asian handicaps, but DNB was not among the markets we recorded. Whether DNB is offered there, and under what name, was not confirmed. The prices recorded in the sportsbook price check can be turned into an estimated DNB price with the formula above, and more football markets are set out in the football settlement guide.
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FAQ
What happens to a DNB bet if the match ends 0–0?
The stake is returned. A 0–0 draw is a draw like any other, so the DNB bet is void.
Is DNB the same as double chance?
No. Double chance pays a profit on a draw; DNB only returns the stake. Double chance prices are lower as a result.
Does DNB include extra time?
No. Like most football markets, DNB settles on 90 minutes plus stoppage time unless the market says otherwise.
What does DNB do in an accumulator if my match is drawn?
The leg is void and counted at 1.00. The rest of the accumulator stands and pays at the combined price of the other legs.
Why is the DNB price lower than the 1X2 price for the same team?
Because a draw no longer loses. Part of the price pays for the refund on a draw.