It is always nice to come across something a bit unique to shake things up from a betting perspective. Marathonbet has a Bet Constructor tool on their site which offers the perfect blend of creativity and excitement.
What the Bet Constructor gives you is the chance to build virtual fantasy teams and pit them against each other, betting of course, on the outcome.
This isn’t like the fantasy team picks that you will come across where you pick players to create a team. A team in the Marathonbet Bet Constructor is comprised of well, teams.
For example, if you are looking at the football Bet Constructor (there are other sports available) then you pick up to five different teams from a coupon, to be on Team 1. You then pick up to five more teams from the coupon to be Team 2. Then the betting begins.
You pick which outcome you think is going to happen between the two teams and bet on that outcome, either a win for Team 1, a draw or a win for Team 2.
What determines the win/loss factor?
Not the actual results of the games, instead of the tally of goals produced from the combined teams in a Bet Constructor Team. You back a virtual team to outscore the other.
You can also take a look at double chance betting and handicaps, just to add extra dimensions to the whole Bet Constructor thing, which also runs for tennis markets.
Constructing a Constructor Bet
Let’s piece together an example. Maybe you stack Team 1 with the favourites from three matches listed on the coupon, let’s say Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester City. Then on Team 2, you put Burnley, Villarreal and Schalke. That is the fantasy situation that you have set up.
You fancy Team 1 to win this duel (naturally given the strength of those teams compared to the others). You would then need those teams on Team 1 to score more goals combined than what the teams on Team 2 manage.
All this is very customizable and very tweakable. For example, if you had just one team on Team 1 and a complement of three on Team 2 it would immediately look imbalanced. But you can still win (at bigger odds obviously) from that because that lone team on Team 1 could still outscore the rest of those on the other Team. It’s less likely, but it could still happen.
Bet Constructor Goals
The goals markets are pretty cool with the Marathonbet Bet Constructor and you have even more options here. You can look at goals betting with the tool from two different perspectives. First of all, you have the handicap by goals option, in which you back Team 1 or Team 2 to go and win the fantasy match while covering a goals handicap along the way.
So for example, you could back Team 2 at -1.5 goals handicap. Then there is the Total Goals option where you can go over/under a set amount of goals, backing whether you think the combined teams on Team 1, for example, will make it over 3.5 goals. No matter the type of bet you only play single bets on the Bet Constructor.
Summary
It all basically boils down the value of the odds and the risk/reward that you are looking at. That is where you can play with which teams (and how many) that you combine together to make the fantasy selections. For example, two favourites taking on five underdogs could offer plenty of appeal, but you have to weigh up the risks because of your stake.
The great thing about the Bet Constructor experience is that when you adjust, you can see the odds of the different outcomes right there. It is a great tool though and really fun to sit down and play. The teams that you pick from on the coupon are real, you are just making some of those teams into a super team which you hope will go out on the day and bring their shooting boots to the party.
