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The "juice," or vigor you will lay to take the given point spread.

If the normal line is +3, you are most likely paying -110.  They are charging you an extra 20% to take the extra half point.

In other words, you must lay $110 to win $100 if you take the +3 line.

You must lay $130 to win $100 if you want the extra half point, which is commonly referred to as the "hook."
 
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id recommend reading up about it before laying any money
 
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you joined here in 2006, what have you been doing the last 3 years
 
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I know about the juice but when on the alternative lines it reads +3  -110      next line +3,+3.5-130 on the same line
 
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I think it means, half your money is on +3 and the other half is on +3.5 That's what it means when you bet on soccer anyways.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by 4q2:

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No Problem, glad I could help!
 
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take it from us, stay away from these cursed numbers...

 
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4q2:

The +3, +3.5 -130 means this...

Say you wager a total of $100 on the game
$50 is put towards +3 at -115
$50 is put towards +3.5 at -115


 
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Lol, what a stupid penalty.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Serb89:

Lol, what a stupid penalty.


Sorry, wrong thread.
 
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It is actually called Asian Handicap. Mostly used in soccer.

An Asian Handicap (named so simply because of its Eastern origins) is a gambling term used to describe spread betting in soccer that has gained popularity over the years. The handicaps typically range from one quarter goal to several goals and can be described in terms of half or even quarter goals.

Most importantly, Asian Handicap betting reduces the possible number of outcomes from three (in traditional 1X2 wagering) to two by eliminating the draw outcome. This simplification delivers two betting options that each have a near 50% chance of success.

Asian Handicaps are both good and bad for bookmakers. On one hand, they help bookmakers minimize risk by facilitating trading with parity or balancing the amount of wagering on each side of the match. This enables bookmakers to take larger positions on major matches. On the other hand, Asian Handicap markets are typically low margin offerings that do not contribute as significantly to the gross win as other, higher vigorish betting options like 1X2[1].

The term Asian Handicap was applied to this method of betting by a journalist, Joe Saumarez Smith, in November 1998. He was asked by an Indonesia bookmaker, Joseph Phan, to provide a translation of the betting method that was termed 'hang cheng betting' by bookmakers in Asia.[2].


 
 
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