Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Football Insights.
- Acca
- Short for accumulator, a single bet that links multiple selections and pays only if all win.
- American Odds
- Odds displayed as a positive or negative number, where -110 means you must bet $110 to win $100.
- Asian Handicap
- A betting line that gives one team a fractional goal advantage or disadvantage to eliminate the draw outcome.
- Bankroll Management
- The practice of deciding how much money to stake per bet to avoid losing your fund quickly.
- Bet Builder
- A tool that lets you combine multiple markets from the same match into one wager.
- Bookmaker Margin
- The built‑in profit margin in odds, often expressed as a percentage over the true probabilities.
- Both Teams To Score
- A wager on whether each team will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- A feature allowing you to settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or loss.
- Correct Score
- A bet predicting the exact final score of a match, such as 2‑1 or 3‑0.
- Dead Heat
- A tie in a finishing position where the payout is split between the tied competitors.
- Decimal Odds
- A way to express odds as a single number that includes the stake, e.g., 2.50 means you get $2.50 for every $1 bet.
- Each Way
- A bet split into a win part and a place part, paying out if your selection wins or finishes in the nominated places.
- First Goal Scorer
- A wager on which player will net the opening goal of the match.
- Fractional Odds
- Odds shown as a fraction, such as 5/2, meaning you win 5 units for every 2 units staked.
- In-Play Betting
- Placing bets on events after the match has started, with odds that update live.
- Juice
- The commission or fee a sportsbook charges on a bet, usually seen in the spread or odds.
- Line Movement
- Changes in the betting line or odds over time due to money or new information.
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether the total number of goals scored in a match will be higher or lower than a set number.
- Parlay
- A single bet that combines two or more selections; all must win for a payout.
- Round Robin
- A series of small parlays generated from a list of selections, spreading risk across multiple bets.
- Rule 4
- A rule that reduces payouts when a horse is withdrawn from a race, affecting related bets.
- Steam
- Rapid, widespread movement of odds, often caused by heavy betting action on one side.
- Value Bet
- A bet where the odds offered are higher than the true probability suggests, giving an edge.