If a Player Gets Injured is the Bet Void?

What is a void bet?

A void bet is where the result of your bet can’t be determined and your wagering stake is returned to you. Considered void, usually your entire stake is refunded and the bet is canceled.

Is a bet void if a player gets injured?

Whether your bet is void will depend on the sport, and sometimes on the betting app. We will touch upon both areas in turn.

Football

Football is one of America’s most bet sports and there are hundreds of player-specific markets.

Injuries are commonplace within the game and what can often determine the status of your bet is the crucial difference between inactive players and an injured player.

• Inactive players – if you have placed a bet on a specific player and the player you have backed is reported as injured on official injury reports, then your bet will be voided and your stake returned to you in full.
• Injured during a game – if the player you have backed isn’t declared on an official injury report but gets knocked out of the game due to injury your bet is unlikely to get voided. For example, if you have backed Patrick Mahomes to throw for over 300 yards, but he gets injured in the first quarter and hasn’t reached that yardage total, your bet will lose. If he gets knocked out of the game but has surpassed the total you backed, your bet will win.

NBA

Similarly to the NFL, sportsbooks take a similar view when it comes to the injury status of NBA players.

If you have bet on an NBA player who has been declared inactive on a team’s official injury report, your bet will be voided.

However, if you have backed Nikola Jokic to grab over ten rebounds but he starts a game and has to leave due to injury, your bet will be classed as a loser.

Sportsbook rules

In order to try and provide bettors with some clarity, some of America’s best sportsbooks have determined rules as to what happens to your bet if a player gets injured.

Which bet types are included?

As sports betting continues to evolve, there are many different bet types that you can place on specific players.

Player proposition bets (aka player prop bets) are hugely popular across many of America’s most watched sports. Often not linked to the final outcome of a game, player prop markets are individually focused and can take many different forms.

Wagers can be placed on markets such as the total number of points that a player scores, the total number of catches they make, total of rebounds, total of successful three point shots etc…. there are usually hundreds of options.

A prop bet usually presents bettors with two options – will a player achieve over or under a pre-set target. For example in an NFL match, we can place player props across various different positions. We can bet on a player such as Patrick Mahomes to throw over three touchdowns, or we could bet on Saquon Barkley to rush for over 80 yards. It is up to the bettor to decide whether the target will be achieved or not.

Placing prop bets contains an extra element of risk. If your chosen player gets hurt or injured, your bet could stand little chance of winning. It’s essential that you understand the specific injury rules of your sportsbook and when a bet is void before you lock it.

Individual player bets or parlay bets on sports such as tennis and golf still remain popular with bettors across the US. If you have placed bets on a player to win a golf or tennis tournament and they have to retire hurt before or during the tournament, your bet will be voided.

If you have placed a tennis parlay bet containing many different lines and one of your backed players retires hurt – your parlay won’t lose, instead, the betting odds will decrease and that particular line will be voided and no longer count towards the overall bet.