Both teams to score betting explained
Both teams to score (BTTS) wins if each side scores at least once. How Yes and No work, how prices become chances, and what the market is saying.
On this page
Both teams to score, often written BTTS, is a two-way market. Yes wins if each side scores at least once in 90 minutes. No wins if at least one side fails to score. A 1–1 is Yes. A 2–0 is No. A 0–0 is No.
Settlement in plain scores
| Final score | BTTS Yes | BTTS No |
|---|---|---|
| 0–0 | Lose | Win |
| 1–0, 0–1, 2–0, 0–2, 3–0… | Lose | Win |
| 1–1, 2–1, 1–2, 3–2, 2–2… | Win | Lose |
Extra time usually does not count on a standard BTTS market. Cup ties that go beyond 90 minutes still settle on the regulation score unless the rules say otherwise.
Turning the price into a chance
The arithmetic matches every other market, covered in implied probability in one minute. As an illustration, not a real Desk price:
| BTTS Yes odds | Implied chance |
|---|---|
| 1.60 | 62.5% |
| 1.80 | 55.6% |
| 2.00 | 50.0% |
| 2.40 | 41.7% |
Yes and No implied chances add to a little over 100% because of the bookmaker's margin. Why that costs you is in what the bookmaker's margin really costs you.
What moves a BTTS price
A BTTS Yes price shortens when both attacks look healthy and both defences look open. It lengthens when a side is missing its main striker, when a coach sets up to blank, or when weather and pitch point to a grind. Team news moves BTTS faster than it moves many match-result prices, which is why we wrote why a both teams to score price moves as a separate piece.
BTTS also sits next to the totals ladder. A short over 2.5 often travels with a short BTTS Yes. A long over 2.5 with a short BTTS No is a market saying: goals, but probably from one side.
BTTS and a result model
Independent Poisson goal models can estimate P(home scores) × P(away scores) as a first pass at BTTS Yes, then adjust for correlation (games that chase when behind). We outline the maths in Poisson distribution in football betting. BAI8 does not publish a BTTS chance. Our match-result draw chance is a weak hint at best: a very high draw chance can sit with either a cagey 0–0 or a 1–1.
What this does not tell you
It does not give you a BAI8 BTTS number for any fixture. It does not say Yes or No is the better side of any board. It explains the market so you can read the price next to a result card.
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Common questions
What does both teams to score mean?
BTTS Yes wins if each team scores at least one goal in 90 minutes. BTTS No wins if at least one team blanks.
Does a 1–0 win BTTS?
No. Only one team scored. 1–0, 2–0 and 3–0 are BTTS No. 1–1, 2–1 and 3–2 are BTTS Yes.
How do I read a BTTS price as a chance?
Divide one by the decimal odds. A 1.80 BTTS Yes implies about 55.6% before you remove the bookmaker's margin.
Does BAI8 price BTTS?
No. BAI8 prices the match result only. This page explains the market. For why a BTTS price moves after news, see our price-moves piece.