Draw No Bet Calculator
Use this draw no bet calculator to convert 1X2 odds into DNB odds for either team, and to split your stake between the team and the draw to build the bet yourself.
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Build draw no bet on the home team yourself
A draw no bet calculator turns ordinary 1X2 odds into the draw no bet price for either team, then shows how to split your stake so a draw hands your money back. Use it to check whether your bookmaker’s DNB price is fair, or to build the bet on a match where no DNB market is listed.
This page is about the numbers. For a full explanation of the bet type, read our guide to how draw no bet works; for daily selections, see today’s DNB tips.
What the DNB calculator works out
You enter three prices and a stake. The tool returns two things for the home team and the same two for the away team:
- DNB odds: the price the team would be with the draw refunded, built from the 1X2 odds you typed.
- Stake split: how much to put on the draw and how much on the team so the pair behaves exactly like a draw no bet.
How to use the draw no bet calculator
- Enter the 1X2 odds. Type the home, draw and away prices from one bookmaker, or the best price for each from several.
- Enter your stake. This is the total you want to risk on the team, in naira.
- Read the DNB odds. Compare them with the draw no bet price your bookmaker lists for the same team.
- Use the split if needed. If the listed price is worse, or missing, place the draw stake and the team stake as two singles.
How to convert 1X2 odds to draw no bet odds
The formula is DNB odds = team odds × (1 − 1 ÷ draw odds). The logic comes from the stake split. To get your whole stake back on a draw, you place stake ÷ draw odds on the draw. The rest, a fraction of (1 − 1 ÷ draw odds), goes on the team. If the team wins, that smaller stake times the team odds is your return, which gives the formula.
So the draw price matters as much as the team’s price. A low draw price eats a bigger share of your stake as insurance, while a high draw price is cheap cover. With draw odds of 3.00 you give up a third of the stake; at 4.00 only a quarter.
Worked example: home 2.20, draw 3.30, away 3.40
Example Stake ₦5,000. Home DNB odds = 2.20 × (1 − 1 ÷ 3.30) = 2.20 × 0.697 = 1.53. Draw stake = ₦5,000 ÷ 3.30 = ₦1,515. Home stake = ₦5,000 − ₦1,515 = ₦3,485. Home wins: ₦3,485 × 2.20 = ₦7,667 return (the same as ₦5,000 × 1.53). Draw: ₦1,515 × 3.30 = ₦5,000 back. Away wins: you lose ₦5,000. Away DNB odds = 3.40 × 0.697 = 2.37.
The tool rounds stakes to the nearest naira, so a manual check may be a few kobo off. That rounding never changes the decision.
Comparing the result with your bookmaker’s DNB odds
The DNB odds you get are only as good as the 1X2 prices you enter. In the example, 1 ÷ 2.20 + 1 ÷ 3.30 + 1 ÷ 3.40 = 1.052, so the market carries an overround of about 5.2%, and the calculated 1.53 carries that margin too. The betting margin calculator shows how much a set of odds is taking.
Now compare. If your bookmaker lists the home team at 1.55 draw no bet, take the listed price: it beats the 1.53 you could build. If it lists 1.48, build it yourself with the two singles. Most big Nigerian bookmakers list a Draw No Bet market on the major leagues, but lower divisions and some live matches may show only 1X2 and double chance, which is where the split helps most. Typing the best home, draw and away prices from different sites usually beats any single bookmaker’s DNB line.
DNB odds next to double chance and a level handicap
A draw no bet pays the same as an Asian handicap of 0 on that team: win and you are paid, draw and you are refunded (see how handicap lines work). It sits between a straight win and 1X double chance, which also pays on the draw but at a lower price. From the same odds, 1X works out at 1 ÷ (1 ÷ 2.20 + 1 ÷ 3.30) = 1.32, against 1.53 for home DNB.
Pick by the outcome you fear. If a draw is likely and you still want to profit from it, double chance fits. If you mainly want protection from a draw while keeping a better price, DNB fits.
Common draw no bet mistakes
- Typing the away price into the draw field. The draw price drives the formula, so a swapped field gives a wrong answer.
- Using odds that have moved. Enter the prices you can actually get; a drop in the draw price changes both stakes.
- Thinking DNB halves your risk. If the other team wins, you lose the full stake.
- Placing both legs as a multiple. The draw and team stakes must be two separate singles; most bookmakers will not combine outcomes from the same match anyway.
A quick filter: DNB is cheapest when the draw price is high, because the insurance takes a smaller share of your stake. Our draw tips show which matches the market expects to finish level, which is useful context before you build the bet.
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Frequently asked questions
Multiply the team's win odds by one minus one divided by the draw odds. With a home price of 1.90 and a draw at 3.50, DNB odds = 1.90 × (1 − 1 ÷ 3.50) = 1.90 × 0.714 = 1.36. The result carries the same bookmaker margin as the 1X2 prices you started with.
Divide your total stake by the draw odds. For ₦10,000 with the draw at 3.20, put ₦3,125 on the draw and ₦6,875 on your team. If the match ends level, ₦3,125 × 3.20 returns your ₦10,000. If your team wins, you collect the team stake times its odds.
The bookmaker may add a slightly bigger margin to its draw no bet market than to its 1X2 market, or the 1X2 odds you typed have moved since. If the listed DNB price is below the calculated one, building the bet from two singles gives you the better return.
Yes, as long as you can place two singles on the same match. Stake your total divided by the draw odds on the draw and the rest on your team. The pair then pays like DNB: a refund on a draw, a profit if your team wins, a full loss otherwise.