THE BASICS OF Sports Betting - American Gaming Association
[Pages:1]THE BASICS OF
Sports Betting
aka "Turnover" or "Drop": The total amount of money bet on a game or event. Handle does not represent the amount won by the house, or the public.
A sportsbook or casino's winnings after payouts to successful bettors, but before taxes and other deductions.
aka "The Line": The predicted scoring differential between two teams in a game, used by bettors to pick a side in a game. Bettors will traditionally bet either on the point spread or the moneyline odds.
A number representing the odds that a team will win a contest as well as the amount that a bet on that team will pay out.
aka "Total": The predicted total amount that two teams will score in a game, combined.
The regulated, legal market consists of sportsbooks that are licensed in the U.S. on a state-by-state basis.
The amount you choose to risk on a single bet. To keep betting fun, it's important to establish an overall budget at the outset and only wager a small percentage on each bet.
Moneyline v. Point Spread Betting
A point spread is expressed in plus (+) or minus (?) with the favorite, the team "giving" the points expressed as "?" and the underdog, the team "getting" the points expressed as "+". For example, in this line New England is favored by 7 points over Oakland:
New England (?7) Oakland (+7)
A bet on New England would pay out if they won by more than seven points, while a bet on Oakland would pay out if Oakland won, or if they lost by fewer
than seven points. If New England won by exactly seven points, the bet would be a push.
While point spread bets require a certain margin of victory, money line bets are straight bets on the winner of the contest. For example if Boston were listed as ?200, a player would have to bet $200 on the favorite, Boston, to win $100. Meanwhile, if the underdog New York were listed at +185, a $100 bet would pay out $185. In some locations, most notably Europe, moneyline odds are expressed as fractions or decimals.
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