What Happens to My Bet if a Player Gets Injured? (2024)

FAQs

Do you lose your bet if a player gets injured? ›

Unfortunately, once a player has taken the field or court bets on that player will stand. For example, this means that if you have a same game multi with an injured player that has not made their target statistic or goal, the bet will stand and will also be deemed a losing bet.

Players injured in-game are not exempted from our standard player voids policy and in most cases will result in less being the correct selection if player plays in a game but leaves early.

Per our rules, once a wager is placed, you will not be able to cancel or void your wager. In some cases, injuries or players being declared inactive may void bets. You can learn more about injury implications here.

When an event is cancelled prior to starting, all related bets will be void and accounts refunded. If any game is abandoned due to injury, bad weather, crowd trouble etc. all bets that have already been settled up until the time of abandonment will stand.

A player was injured or ejected early in the game. Will they be marked as a DNP? Some sports may feature a reboot policy, where players who make an early exit will not be penalized for missing their “More” projection. Instead, the pick will be treated the same as a DNP, and the payout will revert down by one level.

For single bets, if the player you have backed is substituted before the half-time whistle, we will return your stake as Bet Credits, provided the outcome has not already been determined.

Any unsettled player markets are cancelled when the player fouls out, gets ejected, or is ruled out due to injury. In the case of a score not occurring in the game, all markets with the incorrect score will be cancelled and bets cancelled.

Injuries are an unfortunate occurrence in any sport, however, Sportsbet must settle all injured and ejected players as per the terms and conditions of the market. Important! All bets stand once a player takes the court, irrespective of game time played and final totals will be inclusive of overtime.

The responsibility of another participant

You assume the normal and foreseeable risks of a sports activity, but you're not responsible for an accident caused when someone else commits a fault. In this case, the person who committed the fault could be held responsible.

If a player plays in a game but exits early due to injury or otherwise, all picks will be valid. NFL and College football – If a player is officially inactive, the selection will be graded as a void.

What happens to my prop bet if a player is inactive or injured? ›

NFL: On any player prop market, player(s) must participate in at least one (1) play (including special teams) for bets to have action. If a player is listed as "inactive" or "did not play" for the relevant game, bets on that player/market will be void.

To make changes, first select the Edit button, and then choose the player you want to swap. You'll see a list of players eligible to be chosen. Pick the player you want to substitute into your lineup, and then save your revised team. Just be sure to stay under the salary cap!

Every sportsbook will cancel your bet if the player is inactive per the league or team's official injury report. That's the case if you bet the over or under. Most books require the player to at least appear in the game — whether it's a snap, minute, inning, etc. — for the bet to stand, whether it's an over or under.

Some sportsbooks might void bets if the injury occurs before the event begins, whereas if the event has started, your bet usually remains in play.

What happens if a Fantasy player gets injured? If a player is injured during a game, their Fantasy points will only count up to the time of the injury. Any points they accumulate after the injury will not count towards the final score.

Underdog Fantasy injury rule Pick em states that if the player you picked exits early due to injury, your selection is graded as void. In the event of an Underdog Pick em tie and the selection makes an entry invalid, your entry will be considered void and you'll be refunded.

Any unsettled player markets are cancelled when the player fouls out, gets ejected, or is ruled out due to injury. In the case of a score not occurring in the game, all markets with the incorrect score will be cancelled and bets cancelled.

What happens if I select an injured player? For Game Pick Mode: If a user selects a game where the NBA player had zero minutes and zero seconds played, Sleeper will unlock that selection once that specific game is complete. This gives you the option to put in a new player or select an upcoming game.