Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Football Insights.
- Accumulator
- A type of parlay where multiple selections are combined, and winnings from each selection roll onto the next.
- American Odds
- Odds expressed as a positive or negative number, indicating how much you win on a $100 bet or the stake needed to win $100.
- Anytime Goal Scorer
- A bet on a player scoring at least one goal at any point during the match.
- Asian Handicap
- A handicap given to a team to level the match, expressed in fractions or quarters of goals, eliminating the draw outcome.
- Bankroll
- The total amount of money set aside for betting, separate from everyday finances.
- Bet Builder
- A feature allowing you to combine multiple markets from the same match into one personalized bet.
- Bookmaker Margin
- The percentage of total stakes that a bookmaker expects to keep as profit, built into the odds.
- Both Teams to Score
- A market where you bet on whether both teams will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- A feature to settle a bet before the match ends, locking in a profit or limiting a loss based on current odds.
- Correct Score
- A bet on the exact final score of a match, such as 2-1 or 3-0.
- Decimal Odds
- A way to express odds as a single number, where the payout equals the stake multiplied by the decimal.
- Double Chance
- A bet that covers two of the three possible outcomes in a match, increasing your chance of winning.
- Draw No Bet
- A market where you bet on a team to win, and your stake is refunded if the match ends in a draw.
- Edge
- An advantage you have over the bookmaker, often calculated from analysis or odds mispricing.
- First Goal Scorer
- A market where you bet on the player who will score the first goal in the match.
- Fractional Odds
- Odds displayed as a fraction, showing the profit relative to the stake (e.g., 5/1 means $5 profit per $1).
- Goal Line
- The set number of goals that a bookmaker expects in a match, similar to Over/Under, often used in Asian Handicap.
- In-Play Betting
- Placing bets on a match after it has started, with odds that update as the game progresses.
- Juice
- The commission or fee that a bookmaker adds to the odds, also called the "vig".
- Match Odds
- The odds offered on the three possible outcomes of a football match: home win, draw, or away win.
- Moneyline
- A straightforward bet on which team will win the match, with no point spread involved.
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether the total number of goals scored in a match will be higher or lower than a number set by the bookmaker.
- Parlay
- A single bet that links two or more selections; all must win for the bet to pay out.
- Unit
- A standardized portion of your bankroll used to measure the size of each bet, often 1% or 2%.
- Value Bet
- A bet where the odds offered by the bookmaker are higher than the true probability of the outcome, suggesting an edge.