Home and away
Draw no bet home and away (1 DNB and 2 DNB)
Home draw no bet, written 1 DNB, backs the home side; away draw no bet, 2 DNB, backs the visitors. SportPesa lists the market as DRAW NO BET – FULL TIME with two buttons, HOME and AWAY, and there is no draw button to press.
| Final result | HOME (1 DNB) | AWAY (2 DNB) |
|---|---|---|
| Home win | Wins | Loses |
| Draw | Stake returned | Stake returned |
| Away win | Loses | Wins |
Full time means 90 minutes plus stoppage time. A cup tie that ends 1-1 and goes to penalties is a draw for this market, so the stake comes back whoever wins the shoot-out.
Take Gor Mahia at home on HOME at 1.70 with KSh 500. A Gor Mahia win gives a possible win of KSh 850, and after 20% withholding tax on the KSh 350 profit the payout is KSh 780.
A draw returns the KSh 500 with nothing deducted, because a refund carries no winnings to tax. An away win loses the stake.
On a slip
Draw no bet meaning in a multibet
In a multibet, a draw no bet leg that ends level is settled as void. SportPesa’s terms set a void pick at odds of 1.00 and leave it out of the total odds, so the slip carries on with the other legs and pays at a lower price.
| Slip of KSh 200 | Total odds | Possible win before tax |
|---|---|---|
| Three legs win: 1.70, 1.80 and 2.00 | 6.12 | KSh 1,224 |
| DNB leg at 1.70 draws, the other two win | 3.60 | KSh 720 |
| DNB leg loses | Slip lost | KSh 0 |
A draw no bet leg protects the slip against one result only, the draw. A defeat for your team still sinks the whole multibet, exactly as a plain 1X2 pick would.
The same 1.00 rule covers a match that is postponed or abandoned, so one slip can lose two legs to voids and still pay on the legs that win.
Odds
How draw no bet odds are worked out
Draw no bet odds come from the win price with the draw taken out. A quick way to price it from the 1X2 odds is: win odds multiplied by (1 minus 1 divided by the draw odds).
| 1X2 prices | Sum | DNB price |
|---|---|---|
| Home 2.10, draw 3.20 | 2.10 x (1 – 1/3.20) = 2.10 x 0.6875 | 1.44 |
| Home 1.60, draw 4.00 | 1.60 x (1 – 1/4.00) = 1.60 x 0.75 | 1.20 |
| Away 3.00, draw 3.40 | 3.00 x (1 – 1/3.40) = 3.00 x 0.7059 | 2.12 |
The draw price drives the gap. In a tight match with a short draw price, the DNB odds fall well below the win odds; for a big favourite with a long draw price, the two sit close together.
A bookmaker’s DNB price below the worked figure means the draw insurance costs more there than its own 1X2 prices imply.
Compare
Draw no bet vs double chance
Draw no bet and double chance both cover a draw, but they treat it in two ways. Double chance 1 OR X counts the draw as a win; HOME draw no bet only hands the stake back.
| Final result | HOME draw no bet | Double chance 1 OR X |
|---|---|---|
| Home win | Wins at the DNB odds | Wins at the double chance odds |
| Draw | Stake returned | Wins |
| Away win | Loses | Loses |
That extra cover is why double chance prices sit lower. Asian handicap 0 settles the same way as draw no bet: the stake comes back on a level score. Home no bet is the mirror image, returning the stake if the home side wins and leaving you on the draw or the away win.
Pick draw no bet when you expect a home win and only want insurance against a draw; pick 1 OR X when a draw is as good as a win to you.
The double chance guide covers X OR 2 and 1 OR 2, the betting terms glossary explains the other market codes, and the best betting sites in Kenya list shows where to place either bet.