Soccer betting definitions

This thread is to answer wager questions so people dont clog up virtually every thread with the same questions

ML= Money Line.   If you bet Team A on the ML, it is the same as betting Team A -.5 goal and Team A must win in regulation 

Regulation= 90 minutes plus injury time

"Team A to Advance"= Team A to either win in regulation, extra time, or penalty kicks

PK= Pick or DNB (Draw No Bet)  Betting Team A as a pick will increase your juice more than the ML, but it gives you the safety net to push your bet in the event of a draw.

Asian Handicap= Same as betting the teams on the spread (-1, +1, -.5, +.5 etc.)

3 way lines= Team A moneyline, Team B moneyline and Draw line

NTL= Team A Not To Lose, or +.5    The books will either give you the +.5 betting option, or you can bet a combination of Team A to win and Team A to draw. If Team A wins or draws, you win.  If Team A loses, you usually lose a ton of Juice.      (ex: Betting USA to win at +135 and USA to draw at +205 will result in betting USA NTL around the -300 range.)

Totals set at 2, 2.5= This is a split bet, risking half your bet on O/U 2 and half your bet on O/U 2.5.  Its is used to reduce your juice, if betting over 2 at -150 is too much juice, then bet over 2, 2.5 at -110 (for example)   If the game ends with 2 goals, you push half your bet and lose half your bet.

Spreads set at pk, -.5= similarly to the above example, it can reduce your juice.  If Team A pick is -150, then betting Team A pk, -.5 can often lower the juice to the +100 range.  The same reasoning holds true for pk, +.5 

And lastly, when you see your book offering Team A ML -120, but then see the book offering Team A -.5 on the Asian Handicap -125, IT IS THE SAME BET!  Simply choose the wager with the lower juice. These lines are often adjusted by the book's software depending on the money coming in, and dont always adjust consistently. 

Good luck

beest

I'm having nightmares of people asking what happens to their ML bets in the event of a tie.

another point to make is that in most cases all bets apply to 90 minutes only (regulation)

so if you bet the over 2.5 and it's 1-1 going into extra time and there's another goal resulting in a 2-1 win , you still lose as it was an under in the 90 minutes

Spot on, mate 

Injury time is the several minutes added to the end of the half (and the end of regulation)  Most bets include 90 mins + injury time.

EXTRA time is the 1 or 2 extra 15 minute periods added to the game in these knockout stages.  They are not "sudden death" like in hockey or football, but rather the entire 15 minutes is played, even if a goal is scored during that time.

It looks that ET is played until the 120 minute mark.

Im only bumping this because Im still seeing threads full of people asking why their locals graded their wagers a certain way today (for ex: Why was Ghana pk a push even though they won???  Why did my Ghana ML lose even though they won????  etc....)  I could go on and on...

There are some good cappers in here making some very exotic wagers, and if you plan to tail, ask them BEFORE you hit submit, read your book's rules, or check this thread.

Please, no more asking tomorrow why your England ML didnt win, after the 3 Lions win on penalty kicks

(I just used that example to stir the pot with jcp, yosemite, lutz, and sultan!)

Glad my local doesnt get all technical with all this.

WIN IS A WIN  (ml-pk) nomatter if its in ot or shoot-out

Great Thread

hey thanks for doing this man... so...

if i bet Team A -1 -120 then if they win by one in regulation I push, but if they tie in regulation but win in OT or PKs, i lose (or do i push) ... is that correct? 

Correct:

If Team A  -1  wins 3-1 in regulation, you win
If Team A  -1 wins 2-1 in regulation, you push
If Team A  -1 draws in regulation, you lose regardless of what happens in extra time.
If Team A Money Line draws in regulation, you lose your bet
If Team A pickem draws in regulation, you push your bet.

The only time EXTRA TIME comes into play with your wager is if you have wagered Team A "To Advance"

Great question