Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Football Insights.
- Accumulator
- A bet that combines multiple selections into a single wager; all selections must win for you to get a payout.
- Asian Handicap
- A handicap betting system that gives one team a fractional goal advantage or disadvantage, eliminating the draw as an outcome.
- Asian Line
- A betting line used in Asian Handicap markets that often includes half‑goal or quarter‑goal increments to avoid a draw.
- Bet Builder
- A tool that allows you to combine multiple outcomes from a single match into one custom bet.
- Both Teams To Score (BTTS)
- A market where you bet on whether each team will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- A feature that lets you settle a bet before the match ends, locking in a profit or cutting a loss.
- Decimal Odds
- A way of displaying odds as a decimal number that shows the total payout for each unit wagered.
- Double Chance
- A bet that covers two of the three possible match outcomes – home win or draw, away win or draw, etc.
- Draw No Bet
- A bet on a team to win; if the match ends in a draw your stake is refunded.
- Each Way
- A two-part bet consisting of a win bet and a place bet, with the place part paying a fraction of the odds.
- First Goal Scorer
- A market where you predict which player will score the first goal of the match.
- Handicapping
- The process of analyzing team strength and assigning a perceived advantage to balance the betting odds.
- In-Play Betting
- Betting on a match after it has started, with odds that update in real time as the game progresses.
- Juice (Vig)
- The commission or fee built into the odds that a bookmaker charges for taking a bet.
- Lay Bet
- A bet that a specific outcome will not happen, usually placed on a betting exchange.
- Match Result (1X2)
- A market where you pick the final outcome: a home win (1), a draw (X), or an away win (2).
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether the total number of goals (or other stats) will be higher or lower than a set line.
- Overround
- The total margin built into a bookmaker’s odds, ensuring the sum of probabilities exceeds 100%.
- Profit Boost
- A promotion that increases the net profit on a winning bet by a set percentage.
- Spread Betting
- A bet where the payout depends on how accurate your prediction is relative to the offered line.
- Stake
- The amount of money you risk on a single bet.
- System Bet
- A multiple bet that covers several combinations of your selections, allowing some to lose and still pay out.
- Value Bet
- A bet where the odds offered are higher than the true probability of the outcome, giving positive expected value.
- Void Bet
- A bet that is cancelled and the stake returned, usually because a match was postponed or a market was voided.