Best Betting Sites UK / Glossary / Bad Beat

Bad Beat

Dave Kuzio

TwitterLinkedIn

Content Manager

Publish Date: 07/11/2024

Fact checked by: James Leeland

Bad beat is a term used in gambling to describe an unlucky and brutal defeat.

The term is mainly associated with poker, but in recent years it has been used in regular sports betting. We have all seen our teams throw away leads and lost games they should have won - they are more devastating when you have money on them.

More Glossary Entries

1X2 Acca Insurance Accumulator Against The Spread American Odds Ante Post Arbitrage Asian Handicap Back Back Door Cover Banker Bar Bet Bet Builder Betting Exchange Betting Limits Betting Slip Bookmaker Brace BTTS Bumper Cash Out Chalk Clean Sheet Closing Line Commission Correct Score Betting Decimal Odds Double Bet Draw No Bet Dutching Each Way Edge eSports European Handicap Even Money Favourites Fixed Odds Betting Flat Racing Fractional Odds Free Bet Full Time Result Futures Betting Half Time Result Hat Trick Hedging Heinz IBAS Implied Probability In-Play Betting Joint Favourites Lay Lengthen Long Shot Lucky 15 Lucky 31 Lucky 63 Martingale Maximum Bet Middle Minimum Bet Moneyline National Hunt No Deposit Free Bet Non Runner Odds Off The Board Outright Betting Outsider Overround Palpable Error Parlay Patent Pick ‘Em Place Betting Placepot Price Prop Bet Punter Request A Bet Return Sharp Spread Betting Square Stake Suspended Odds Terms And Conditions Tipster To Place To Win To Nil Treble Underdog Void Bets Yankee

Top Betting Sites

Top Betting Bonuses

BetMGM UK

BetMGM UK Review

4.8/5

QuickBet

QuickBet Review

4.7/5

Betnero

Betnero Review

4.7/5

LuckyMate

LuckyMate Review

4.6/5

Betway

Betway Review

4.6/5

BetMGM UK Bonus

Bet £10 Get £40

18+. T&Cs apply.

4.8/5

New cust. Deposit £10+ in 7 days & bet on sports. Min odds apply. Reward = 4 x £10 Free Bets (2 x £10 Bet Builders & 2 x £10 Sports bet). Valid 7 days. Free bets not valid on e-sports & non UK/IE horse racing. 18+. T&Cs Apply. GambleAware.org.

QuickBet Bonus

Bet £10, Get £10 Free Bet

T&Cs apply

4.7/5

Betnero Bonus

100% up to £100 + 100 Free Spins

T&Cs apply

4.7/5

LuckyMate Bonus

Check offer on site!

T&Cs apply

4.6/5

Betway Bonus

Bet £10 Get £40 in Free Bets

T&Cs apply

4.6/5

*New customers only. Place a min £10 bet at min odds of 2.0 to award £40 worth of Free Bet Tokens. Tokens awarded are 4 x £10 each with betting restrictions. 7-day expiry. Debit Card deposits only (exclusions apply). 18+ GambleAware.org. Bet The Responsible Way. Full Terms apply

Latest News

ATP World Tour Finals Tips: Four Selections With 10bet

Turin will host the ATP Tour Finals for ...

Betting Tips - Saturday 8 November - Doncaster

This Listed Fillies’ Stakes is a deep race ...

Match In Focus: Southend vs Carlisle - Betting Tips and Predictions - Saturda...

Saturday's late kick off in the National League ...

Betting Tips - ITV Racing Picks - A Lucky 15 for Saturday 8 November 2025

Over the past few weeks, I have been ...

Non League Teams In The FA Cup - Second Round 2025 - 2026

After the FA Cup Second Round draw was ...

Betting Tips