{"id":10027,"date":"2026-10-30T19:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/matched-betting\/what-is-a-ghost-leg\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T19:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:04:18","slug":"what-is-a-ghost-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/matched-betting\/what-is-a-ghost-leg\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Ghost Leg?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In sports betting, bookmakers use many ways to create promotions and offers for users, and one approach in BuildABets is the Ghost Leg. Typically seen in football bets, Ghost Legs let you remove one selection from a BuildABet if your bet was let down by a single leg.<\/p>\n

Here at OddsMonkey<\/a>, we’ll look at what the Ghost Leg is, how it works, and how you can use it in your betting strategy to make the most of BuildABet bets.<\/p>\n

What Does Ghost Leg Mean?<\/h2>\n

A Ghost Leg is a promotion offered at certain bookmakers which allows for one of the selections in a BuildABet bet to \u2018ghost\u2019 if it is unsuccessful. For example, if you place a BuildABet bet with 5 selections, and 4 out of the 5 happen, then the one selection that did not come in will be ghosted, which means it is removed from your BuildABet.<\/p>\n

In turn, this means the BuildABet bet will become successful, yet the odds and return will drop in value, as the ghost leg market will be removed from the bet.<\/p>\n

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It is important to note that the Ghost Leg does not mean that your bet will have the same value if the Ghost Leg applies. The one selection that was not successful will be removed from your bet entirely, meaning the odds applied to it will also be removed.<\/p>\n

How Does A Ghost Leg Work?<\/h2>\n

Now that we know what the Ghost Leg is, we will look at how this promotion works in a real-life example. The Ghost Leg is only available when you are using a BuildABet, meaning it is not available in accumulator bets. For more details on BuildABets, we have a detailed BuildABet Guide<\/a> available for users at OddsMonkey.<\/p>\n

Since the Ghost Leg can only be placed on BuildABets, there are different terms and conditions to follow to make sure that this promotion can be activated. Here are some of the rules to follow if you are going to use the Ghost Leg:<\/p>\n