As with any major – and indeed minor – sporting event these days, betting will be super popular among Euro 2024 fans, and in this section we will look at everything that you need to know about the different markets available for Euro 2024 betting.
Odds
Odds, as we all know, are what make either a good or a bad bet. Euro betting sites will offer a broad range of them, but while there won’t be too many major outliers in terms of how they value specific markets, you can certainly find better odds on the same outcome than you might elsewhere by shopping around a few different betting sites. With so many different things to bet on at Euro 2024, from futures such as the outright winner to individual game markets and player props, there are a number of different ways you can approach Euro 2024, be that by playing it safe and betting on comfortable favourites early in the tournament, opting for a little more value in more niche markets, or playing the long game with the futures markets. There are pros and cons to each technique, but what remains true across all of them is that by shopping across a few different Euro betting sites, you’ll be able to get better value on the bets that you do place.
Most Popular Markets
As mentioned above, there will be a huge number of different markets available to bet on for Euro 2024. Let’s take a look at some of the more popular of them.
Outright Winner
If you’re already keen to place a bet on Euro 2024, then you’re in luck. Most major soccer betting sites have had outright winner markets available since close to a year before the tournament. As you most likely know, this is a pretty straightforward market – it’s simply a matter of picking the team that you think will win the tournament. Though the draw is not entirely finalised, the teams that are most likely to be there when the whips are cracking have already qualified, including Spain, France and England, the latter of whom are living proof that you can still garner the support of punters even without a major tournament win for nearly 60 years.
Head to Head
We’ll go into this in a little further detail below, but head to head is another very popular market. For soccer, obviously a draw is a common result so there are three potential outcomes here – Team A, Team B and the draw.
Single/multi Bets
It’s also worth noting here that aside from the different markets you can bet on, there are also different ways in which you can place bets. Single bets, as the name suggests, simply require you to place a bet on one outcome, but you will also be able to place multi bets with most major betting sites. This enables you to combine multiple outcomes and with that multiply the odds – you can generally do this across different games, but you can also place same game multis with many Euro betting sites. An example for the latter may be that you pick France to win by two goals or more, Kylian Mbappe to score a goal and France to not concede a goal, and get the odds of those markets combined using an algorithm which determines their relationship with one another for your bet.
Team vs Team Betting
Once the Euros actually roll around, betting on individual matchups rather than futures will become the norm, opening the door for a range of possibilities. You can keep it simple by opting to bet on the major markets, including head to head betting – which we mentioned above – as well as things like over/under total goals.
With most Euro betting sites, however, you’ll have a whole lot more in the way of options than just those. There will also be plenty of player props around, the most common of which will be for a certain player to score a goal, or you can bet on more specific match outcomes like the exact score. Depending on which bookmaker you use you may have a relatively limited selection of different betting options, or a number which could very easily send you down a rabbit hole as you navigate all of the different markets available to you.
Strategies and Betting Tips
Now that we’ve taken a look at the nitty gritty, let’s get down to strategy. There are a number of different ways to approach Euro 2024 betting, and a key thing to remember is that most things that you can think of, the bookmaker has thought of too. Certainly you want to try to find markets where there appears to be decent value, but if odds for a certain market seem particularly out of whack to you, do your research before diving in and betting on it because there is probably a good reason for it.
If you’re simply betting small amounts for fun, then personally I find it hard to go past player props as an option. Betting on a particular player to score a goal, for example, can keep you in the game for the full 90 minutes – though be wary; the fact that betting sites don’t have to provide an alternative market here (it’s simply ‘Player X to score a goal’, rather than a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ option) means that sometimes the odds aren’t particularly good, especially with smaller sites.
A way that I like to bet for tournaments like this in order to ensure that I stay in the game throughout without having to stake too much is to start off with a kitty, and play it relatively safe in the early stages. It can be hard to get much value in the group stage when the big teams are playing small ones, but I would still err on the side of lesser value favourites that you are confident will get the job done, and gradually build your kitty that way. By doing this, you can then have a crack at some same game multis or longer odds markets later in the tournament when, hopefully, you’re playing with house money.
Bonuses and Pomotions
Most major sporting events see bookmakers put up a wide range of bonuses and promotions to try to get punters using them for the duration of the tournament. Sometimes, these promos can be a little deceiving in how much value they offer, but if you use them wisely they can certainly be beneficial.
Some promotions might be to do with your betting account more generally – for example, if you deposit a certain amount and bet on the Euros with it you might get a bonus bet of 50% that amount. Other sites might offer boosted odds for certain markets, while others still may pay you out on head to head bets early if your team is up by, as an example, a couple of goals at half time.
If you shop around, you will obviously have a better chance of finding some good value bonuses and promotions for the Euros. Be aware, however, that Australian rules and regulations dictate that you cannot see bonuses and promotions available with a particular betting site unless you have an account with them, and are logged into it.