Series Winner Betting Odds

Cricket is the most common sport to bet on in India, largely due to its widespread popularity and variety of markets.

Sports betting in general is on the rise due to the growth of online and mobile betting, making it so much more convenient and accessible to all.

Whether you enjoy betting on the IPL or other leagues, ODIs, or Test matches, cricket offers so many formats and tournaments to choose from.

This is also the case when it comes to the different markets.

Match winner, top batsman, man of the match, and toss winner are just a few of the most popular betting lines in Cricket. 

Here we’ll take a close look at another market you can bet on – series winner.

Series Winner Betting Odds Explained

The series winner market in cricket relates to which team will win the overall series of matches rather than a specific match.

Taking place in international cricket mostly, cricket series can consist of anything between two to seven matches depending on the format.

An ODI series usually lasts between three and seven matches, a T20 series typically lasts from one to five matches, and a Test series usually lasts two to five matches.

In a series winner bet, whichever team wins each individual match within that series doesn’t matter as long as your chosen team wins the overall series.

You can choose to place match winner bets on the individual matches within a series too, but if you want to go for the series winner market, make sure you choose the right one.

Using the example of an ODI series between India and Australia, the odds will show as follows:

India vs Australia – ODI Series Winner – Outright – Win only

• India to win 1.20
• Australia to win 4.00

These will differ from the individual match winner odds, which will usually appear with the specific date and closer odds.

Here is an example:

India vs Australia – Head-to-Head Match

• India to win 1.82
• Australia to win 2.04

Series Winner Market Overview

The series winner market is popular in cricket because it takes into account general form and consistent team performance rather than an individual match score.

Any team can win one match as a match is dependent on a variety of factors.

These include weather and ground conditions on the day, or a team having a particularly exceptional innings.

However, the best team will usually win a series based on their overall supremacy over several matches.

Therefore, the series winner is often easier to predict than an individual match winner.

The downside is that the odds usually aren’t as good for the favourite team in the series winner market.

In the example above, the India match winner odds are 1.82 as opposed to the series winner odds of 1.20.

There are ways of increasing the series winner odds though and this is by choosing not only to predict the winner but the specific series result as well.

This will show as below:

India vs Australia – ODI Series Correct Score – Outright – Win only

• India 2-1 2.00
• India 3-0 2.75
• Australia 2-1 4.00

So, by betting on India to win the series 2-1 or 3-0, rather than just betting on India to win the series, the odds increase from 1.20 to 2.00 or 2.75 respectively.

This means if you placed a 1,000 INR bet on India to win the series at odds of 1.20, you would only get a return of 1,200 INR.

However, if you bet on them to win the series 3-0, your return would be 2,750 INR.

There are other series winner markets you can also bet on, but these revolve around the coin toss.

You can bet on which team will win the most tosses in the series or even how many specific tosses each team will win.

Series Winner Betting Rules

Here are just a few things to consider when betting on the series winner in cricket.

Series vs. Match

It’s imperative to remember that individual match results don’t affect your bet in a long series.

In a five-match Test series, for example, it doesn’t matter if your team wins the first match as they can still lose the series.

So, you have to wait until enough matches have been played and a series winner is confirmed before you can count your winnings.

Home Team Advantage

With series generally taking place on ‘tour’, the teams that are playing at home will have an advantage.

Whether that’s due to the familiarity of the ground, the majority of home fans in attendance, or acclimatization to weather conditions, you need to factor all this into your bets.

If Eeither Team Wins, You Can’t Either

If the series ends in a tie, your series winner bet loses, regardless of which team you picked.

Series Winner Betting Strategy

Betting strategies are a great help when it comes to making your predictions and increasing your chances of winning.

Statistics show that using a betting strategy as opposed to random betting does improve success.

Here are a few strategies to bear in mind about series winner betting.

Do Your Research

Looking at previous head-to-head data between the teams is always a good start.

Does one team usually dominate the other?

Also, consider the venues the series will be played at and if any particular players perform well at those grounds.

Keep On Top Of Tthe News

You must keep on top of team news and line-ups ahead of the game.

Injuries can play a major part in how well a team performs and if key players are missing, then this can be crucial.

Also, look at the current playing conditions and up-to-date weather reports as these are hugely influential too.

Live Betting

The series winner odds can fluctuate hugely in a series with several matches.

For example, the pre-series odds will change considerably if the favourites lose the first couple of matches.

So, stay on top of the odds as you may be able to find some great value bets if you act quickly.