In the last five years, nearly the entire sports betting market in Africa has become digital. This Pin Up Bet football betting guide is aimed at absolute beginners. They may know what football is and how to watch it, but betting online is an entirely different activity. The guide will show you how to create an account, explain what betting odds mean, and offer tips to avoid common mistakes when placing a first bet.
Setting up your account
Before you can make your first bet at Pin Up Bet, you first need to create an account. This involves the steps below,
1. Go to the official Pin Up Bet site, and locate the registration button at the top right corner to begin
2. Choose whether you will register via email or phone number.
3. Enter your personal information.
4. You will need to verify your account either through an email link, or receive an SMS to your phone.
5. You will need to complete the KYC (Know Your Customer) process) by submitting a government-issued ID and proof of address, which is needed to make your first withdrawal.
6. Go to the Cashier section by clicking your profile to make your first deposit. This will also redeem the welcome bonus.
After your account is confirmed, you will have access to the entire sports catalog.
Understanding odds before betting
Odds translate to two important pieces of information: the probability for a specific outcome to occur and the payout amount for a winning bet. To help you understand how these work, let us take an example.
Say you visit the Pin-Up Bet betting platform and see the following odds for a certain football match:
Here is how decimal odds work on a simple match:
| Outcome | Odds | Stake (₦1,000) | Return if correct |
| Home win | 1.85 | ₦1,000 | ₦1,850 |
| Draw | 3.40 | ₦1,000 | ₦3,400 |
| Away win | 4.20 | ₦1,000 | ₦4,200 |
How to find football markets
When betting on football for the first time, you may find it confusing to search for a specific competition. If you want to bet on the Premier League, AFCON, La Liga, or the Champions League, you can find each of these matches listed under the ‘football’ section on the Pin-Up Bet site.
Once you find a Premier League match, you can see that there could be up to 1,000 available betting markets to choose from. If you want to keep it simple, you can start with the 1X2 (home win, draw, away win) market, then there are over/under goals, or both teams to score. Once you are comfortable, you can also explore the handicap and correct score markets.
How to place your first bet
By placing a bet for the first time, you will learn what online betting consists of. The steps for placing your first bet on the Pin-Up Bet website include the following:
1. Click on the Sports or Live Betting section, then on Football.
2. Navigate the leagues by selecting an upcoming or live match in the Premier League, La Liga, or Champions League.
3. Choose a match outcome by clicking on the odds, which will automatically be added to your bet slip.
4. Enter a stake amount, then before confirming, check the bet slip to examine your potential return. Lastly, click confirm. Your bet will be placed, and you will be able to find it in the active bets section.
The Pin-Up Bet website is designed simply enough for a first time user to be able to place a bet without requiring assistance.
Single bets vs accumulators
At Pin-Up Bet, you can place single bets and accumulators. Single bets allow for one selection on a single match, and an accumulator combines multiple selections. To win on an accumulator, all selections must be correct, but the payouts are far greater.
The combination of betting odds 1.80, 2.10, and 1.95 equals approximately 7.37, meaning that placing a ₦1,000 bet would reward you ₦7,370. However, if one of those three bets perishes, you will lose everything.
Live betting, cash-out and accumulators
The live betting section of the Pin Up site features live odds changes starting from the moment the event kicks off until the last whistle. Football, tennis, and basketball have the most market depth and special propositions, like who will score the next goal and how many corners there will be, are open throughout the event. A selective cash-out option from the event is available if you want to close the bet before the outcome is decided.
The ability to choose the proper option when placing a bet correctly will save you a lot of common mistakes including: placing an incorrect stake, misunderstanding the odds, not meeting the minimum odds criteria on bonus bets, and many others. The mistakes tend to be far less if one is a bit careful when placing their first bets, and double-checking the bet slip before confirmation.