You’re scrolling through soccer lines on DraftKings, and you see a market called “Both Teams to Score: Yes/No.” You’ve never touched it. You skip it and go back to the moneyline.
That market is BTTS. So what is BTTS in betting, exactly? Both teams need to score at least one goal. No spreads. No totals. Just one question: do both sides find the net?
Here’s everything you need to know to actually use it.
Both Teams to Score, Explained
BTTS means both teams have to score at least one goal for the bet to win. One goal each, minimum. The final score doesn’t matter. The winner doesn’t matter. Both teams just need to find the net before the final whistle.
A 1-1 draw? BTTS Yes wins. A 3-2 thriller? BTTS Yes wins. A 1-0 result? BTTS Yes loses. A 0-0 bore draw? BTTS Yes loses hard.
The bet settles on 90 minutes of regulation play. Nothing else counts. In Europe’s top five leagues, both teams score in roughly 47-55% of matches per season, per Footystats, which means it’s genuinely close to a 50/50 market before you factor in the juice.
How BTTS Bets Settle
BTTS settles at the 90th minute. Extra time, penalty shootouts, and overtime do not count. If you bet BTTS Yes in a knockout match and it goes to extra time tied 0-0, your bet is already lost at full time. In the 2023-24 Premier League, 8.5% of matches ended 0-0; every one of those was a straight loss on every BTTS Yes ticket.
Here’s the full breakdown:
- Own goals count. A defender putting it in his own net still counts as a goal. BTTS Yes gets credit.
- VAR reversals count. If a goal gets ruled out on review, it doesn’t stand. The scoreline at the final whistle is what matters.
- Extra time doesn’t count. The market closes at 90 minutes.
- Abandoned matches are voided. If the game gets called off mid-play, your stake comes back.
One thing that trips up a lot of bettors: a 0-0 result isn’t a push. It’s a straight loss on BTTS Yes. Your stake is gone.
BTTS Yes vs. BTTS No
BTTS Yes wins when both teams score. BTTS No wins when at least one team gets shut out.
Standard odds look something like this:
- BTTS Yes: -110 to -120
- BTTS No: +100 to +120
Yes, the shorter price is because high-scoring games happen more often than clean sheets at the top level. In the 2023-24 Premier League season, BTTS Yes landed in roughly 55% of matches. That’s basically a coin flip, with juice on it – which is exactly how sportsbooks like it.
No is the underdog side. It wins when a team keeps a clean sheet. A locked-in defense, a missing striker, a low-stakes matchup – those are the setups where No has real value.
Most bettors lean Yes because it’s more fun to root for goals. But No has its spots.
BTTS Bet Types Explained
There are five main BTTS bet types: Yes, No, BTTS & Win, BTTS in Both Halves, and BTTS & Over 2.5 goals. Here’s the full breakdown:
| Bet Type | What Wins | Typical Odds (US) |
|---|---|---|
| BTTS Yes | Both teams score | -110 to -120 |
| BTTS No | At least one team shut out | +100 to +120 |
| BTTS & Win | Both score AND your team wins | +200 to +350 |
| BTTS – Both Halves | Both teams score in each half | +300 to +500 |
| BTTS & Over 2.5 | Both score AND 3+ total goals | -115 to -130 |
BTTS & Win is essentially a two-leg parlay folded into a single market. Your team needs to win, and the opponent needs to score. The payout is better, but it’s harder to hit. Run the numbers with the parlay calculator to see how it compares to building a same-game parlay manually.
BTTS in Both Halves is the toughest variant. Both teams need a goal in the first half AND a goal in the second half. A lot of games score bunched in one period and miss this entirely. The payout reflects it. BTTS & Win at +250 implies roughly a 29% hit rate – useful context when you’re deciding if it’s worth building as a parlay instead.
How to Find BTTS on US Sportsbooks
On DraftKings and FanDuel, find BTTS under the Goals or Both Teams to Score section inside any soccer match. BetMGM lists it as “Will Both Teams Score?” – different label, same market. Here’s the full walkthrough for each:
- DraftKings: Go to Soccer, open a match, then scroll to the “Goals” section. You’ll see “Both Teams to Score” with Yes and No listed as separate bets.
- FanDuel: Same approach. Under the game, look for “Both Teams to Score” in the match props or player props tab. FanDuel uses the full name, not the BTTS abbreviation.
- BetMGM: Look for “Will Both Teams Score?” under the soccer props section.
Availability varies by league. Premier League, Champions League, MLS, and World Cup games get full coverage on all three books. Lower-division or international friendly matches may not have BTTS listed at all.
If you don’t see it right away, check the “More Wagers” or “All Markets” tab. Books don’t always surface it by default.
BTTS Betting Strategy
The best BTTS bets come from stacking conditions in your favor, not just vibing on a high-scoring team. Here’s how to actually build a process.
Check clean sheet rate on both sides — not just one: BTTS Yes requires both teams to score. One leaky defense isn’t enough. You need both sides to be bad at keeping the ball out. Go to Fbref or Footystats and pull the clean sheet percentage for each team. If either team is keeping clean sheets in more than 35% of matches, that’s a red flag for BTTS Yes. If both teams are below 20%, you have a real setup.
Use head-to-head history as a tiebreaker: Some matchups just produce goals for both sides regardless of current form. If the last five meetings between the two teams all ended with both scoring, that’s a pattern worth noting. It won’t override everything, but when your other data points are neutral, h2h is a useful nudge.
Check lineup news 90 minutes before kickoff: A team’s top striker being out doesn’t just affect their goal total — it kills BTTS Yes for that side. Confirmed lineup news drops on official club Twitter accounts and BBC Sport within 75 minutes of kickoff. If you’re betting BTTS and a key attacker scratches at the last minute, that’s your exit signal. Either pull the bet or flip to BTTS No if the line still has value.
Fade BTTS Yes when it’s priced past -140: At -140, the book is implying a 58% hit rate. That’s a lot of edge to need just to break even. If the line is that short, either the matchup is obvious or you’re getting a bad number. Both are reasons to move on. The best BTTS Yes spots tend to price between -105 and -125.
BTTS No has a specific spot: It works best when a defensive home favorite plays a low-scoring away side — think a mid-table team protecting a result against a side that’s scored in only 2 of its last 6 road games. It also hits in must-win games where one team parks the bus from the jump. Don’t bet No in open matchups with two attacking sides. That’s just flipping a coin for no reason.
BTTS & Win is a correlated bet: If your team scores multiple goals, they’re more likely to win — but if they keep a clean sheet, BTTS Yes loses even though your team dominated. That’s the trap. Read up on correlated parlay bets before you start stacking these.
BTTS looks like a coin flip, but -110 juice adds up over a long run: Solid bankroll management keeps you in the game when you hit a cold stretch. Ames is exactly what BTTS Yes needs on both sides of the card. Teams in the bottom third of Premier League clean sheet tables concede in over 80% of matches, per Fbref. Check it before you bet.
Is BTTS Only for Soccer?
BTTS is primarily a soccer market, but it also shows up elsewhere.
- NHL: Some US books offer a “Both Teams to Score” market for hockey games. The issue is that in the majority of NHL matchups, at least one team scores, pushing BTTS Yes odds to -400 or higher on most books. Not much value there.
- MLB and NFL: Not a market you’ll find. The scoring structure doesn’t fit the bet type, and books don’t offer it.
For US bettors, BTTS is effectively a soccer-only play. If you’re betting the Premier League, Champions League, or MLS, you’ll see it consistently. Other sports, don’t bother looking for it.
BTTS FAQs
No. A 0-0 result is a straight loss on BTTS Yes. Neither team scored, so the bet loses. It’s not a push – your stake is gone.
Yes. An own goal still counts as a goal. If a defender deflects it into his own net, BTTS Yes gets credit for that score. The bet doesn’t care who put it in.
Yes. Most US books let you combine BTTS with bets from other matches. For same-game parlay restrictions – combining BTTS with a result from the same match – check what a same-game parlay is first. Rules vary by book.
Nothing. Goals Galore is the UK term for the exact same market. If you see “GG/NG” on a British betting site, that’s BTTS Yes (GG) and BTTS No (NG). Same bet, different label.
No. BTTS settles on regulation time only. Extra time, golden goals, and penalty shootouts don’t factor in at all. If it’s 0-0 at full time and the game goes to extra time, BTTS Yes already lost.
Both teams to score is one of the cleaner soccer markets you’ll find on US sportsbooks. You don’t need to pick a winner. You just need both sides to find the net once. Learn the settlement rules, check the injury news before kickoff, and watch how the line moves – books shade BTTS odds based on lineup news all the time.
When two attack-minded teams with porous defenses meet, BTTS Yes is worth a hard look. When a defensive side is at home and favored to sit back and grind out a result, BTTS No has its spot.
