Sports Betting & Gambling Terms

Hedging – Betting the opposite team or side of your original wager in order to either try to middle the game, or to reduce the downside exposure of the original wager. Cover – When the favorite wins by more than the required number of points or when the underdog loses by less than the required number of points . Runner – A person who places wagers at a sportsbook for someone else. Puppy – Another way to say a team is an underdog in a game. Closing Line Value – This term is used by bettors to measure the value of the line they wagered before the line that was the last available before a game begins. Bankroll – Total amount of money a bettor has to place wagers.

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Usually in poker, this is the initial bet placed by each player before the cards are dealt. This ensures that there is always money to play and that every player has contributed. Run Line/Puck Line – This is the baseball and hockey version of the point spread. The run line/puck line is almost always 1.5 and you determine whether you think a team will win or lose by that extra margin or not.

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To “stand pat” means to decline the option to draw additional cards and stay with the current hand. Staking – Lending money to a poker player and receiving a percentage of their poker profits in return. Split Pot -A split pot is one that is awarded to multiple players.

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Young players to look out for this site include Nick Kyrgios, Bernard Tomic, Jack Sock and teen sensations Borna Coric, Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz. However the conundrum is that one of Wimbledon’s greatest ever champions – Bjorn Borg – and some of its more recent winners – Nadal, Murray and Djokovic, are baseliners. These players all have solid serves and can volley when required, but prefer to play their tennis from the back of the court. Andre Agassi, winner in 1992 and runner-up in 1999 was another baseliner who in theory should have struggled at Wimbledon but in practice was a contender whenever he played there. The boys and girls junior events are for players aged 18 and under, and feature 64-player draws. The object of a seeding system in tennis is to keep the best players in the tournament for as long as possible in order of their ranking.

Money line odds – These are by far the most common form of odds in North America for sports betting. They are expressed as numbers greater than 100, and they can be either a positive or negative number. If any 1 of your selections wins, 1 of the single bets gives a return. If any 2 selections win, 2 of the single bets and 1 of the doubles give a return. If all 3 selections win, then all 3 singles, all 3 doubles and the treble give a return.

Another reason having multiple sportsbook odds is so important. Like ‘line shopping’, getting the best odds for a bet is super important. It also allows you to really capitalize when you have found yourself an edge.

The following is a list of common sportsbook betting terms. If you have any questions, please visit our Help page or FAQs section. As seen in the NFL with line movement throughout the week, in basketball, you’ll see the line movement occur much faster in a shorter time frame. When we looked at key numbers in the NFL, it was in regard to scoring. A similar approach can be taken in the NBA but it’s more connected to possessions. Look for key numbers such as five and seven because they tend to represent two- and three-possession games.

Given the back-and-forth nature of basketball, handicaps are tricky for the bookmaker to predict. This is especially true when considering the number of points scored in an NBA game. Let’s look at a possible example of an NBA betting line between the Brooklyn Nets and the LA Clippers. Top Fluc – A bet accepting the odds which are the highest fluctuation in the betting ring. Roughie – A horse at big odds considered unlikely to win. Quadrella – Select the winner of 4 pre-nominated races on the card.