Enjoy Volleyball Betting & Odds on Bet777

If you are interested in Volleyball betting, Bet777 is the place to be. We have more leagues, more opportunities and more options than almost anyone else online. Leagues, super-leagues and tournaments from all over the world, from the German Bundesliga to Turkey’s Youth League. In addition, there are numerous options to bet on, not merely the usual win/lose choice. You can choose who wins a specific set, set an over/under or even guess the total point score.

With so many different leagues around the world, the best players come from many different countries. As with football, they don’t necessarily play in the country of their birth, but travel to teams for the best opportunities and challenges. Gavin Schmitt, for example, is Canadian but plays his volleyball in Turkey. His club, Arkas, won the Turkish league and Schmitt himself won just about every volleyball award going. Earvin N'Gapeth, the French “bad boy” of volleyball, plays for Russian team Zenit Kazan, as does Iranian superstar Saeid Marouf. This demonstrates the game’s global appeal and shows that the professional game has grown significantly over the last few years to rival football. If you are hunting for the best teams to follow for volleyball betting, you must cast your net wide!

History of the game

The winters in Massachusetts must have been particularly bad in the last few years of the 19th century. Why else would people be spending so much time indoors, inventing new games? Volleyball was invented in 1895 in the town of Holyoke, just 10 miles down the road from Springfield where basketball had been invented just 4 years earlier. The game rapidly took off all over the USA and before long, it was being spread to other countries. In 1919, in the aftermath of World War I, the US army distributed sixteen thousand volleyballs to areas around the world where they were stationed.

Perhaps the reason for volleyball’s unprecedented rise and popularity was that it was so simple to organise and easy to play. All you needed was a ball and a net. The game itself, while certainly keeping players active and exercised, was not especially dangerous or onerous. It is perhaps for this reason that it became so popular amongst nudist colonies, who took to it with great enthusiasm (though these games are not available for volleyball betting).

It was not long before variations began to arise. Beach volleyball became accepted as a proper sport during the 1980s and was added to the summer Olympics in 1996. Because it is played on soft sand with two players, the game is often exciting and frenetic, with players able to execute dramatic dives that they wouldn’t be able to make without injury on a regular court.

More recently, a third strand of volleyball has emerged – snow volleyball. Invented in Austria in 2008, this variation features teams of three who, due to the icy surface, must play in cleats to keep their grip. It was an exhibition sport at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and the first snow volleyball world championships also took place in March. So now we have even more options for our volleyball betting!

The Greatest Matches

As 2000 loomed, media companies all around the world began to compile lists of the best moments, events, people and so on, of the previous century. People in The Netherlands were asked what their favourite sporting moment was, and you might be forgiven for expecting something football-based to top the list. But no, voters selected the 1996 Olympic Volleyball final, in which The Netherlands defeated old rivals Italy.

Italy had won the majority of their previous meetings. The 1993 and 1995 European Championships, the 1994 World Championship, the 1995 World Cup – all had been won by Italy. In the run-up to the Olympics, The Netherlands had beaten Italy in the World League, but the teams were drawn in the same group by the time they got to Atlanta, and Italy won their first meeting easily. Both teams made it to the final and the game that followed was one of the most tense and brilliant displays of skill ever seen. Italy were poised to win the game with match point, but The Netherlands held on, scoring three straight points to take the lead and the win. This is a game that you should absolutely watch if you have an interest in volleyball betting.

Legends of the Sport

As with all sports, it pays to find out who the very best players are when volleyball betting. Currently, the woman considered to be the best in the world is Zhu Ting from China. Captain of the Chinese national team and the star player for Turkey’s Vakıfbank Istanbul, Zhu Ting almost led her country to a historic victory. With volleyball played around the world so much, there are no less than four quadrennial volleyball tournaments: the Olympics, The FIVB World Cup, FIVB World Championship and the FIVB Grand Champions Cup (although why the same organisation has three versions of what is essentially the same tournament is a bit of a mystery). No single team has ever won all four, but China came closest this year, having won the first three. Sadly, Italy shut them out of the 2018 FIVB World Championship, who were in turn beaten by Serbia who took their first title.

With the global reach and appeal of volleyball, you’ll find that there is always an opportunity for volleyball betting. And with so many teams and leagues, you’ll also find some really attractive odds to make your volleyball betting go even further. For example, if you wanted to guess the exact first set score, the very worst odds you can get are 11/1 and go all the way up to 24/1. As we have said before, the key to successful volleyball betting is to research the teams. Develop a strategy, perhaps putting together an accumulator bet. As you progress, you’ll learn more about the teams you follow, and this will give you a significant edge over the competition. Pretty soon, your volleyball bets will be making you a tidy profit, and we feel sure that you’ll also become a life-long fan of this exciting, fluid sport.

FAQs

Do Volleyball bets include extra points or sets?

Matches are settled based on standard rules; most markets refer to completed sets.

What markets are available at Bet777?

Match winner, set betting, and total points are some of the markets to choose from at Bet777.

What happens if a player or team retires?

Most sportsbooks void bets if the full Volleyball match isn’t completed.