Example Of Handicap Betting
Asian Handicap betting originated in Asia, in the Far East and in recent years, Asian Handicap betting is also very popular with the European punters. Profit margins are far lower than most other markets, often just a couple of percent. Asian Handicap betting eliminates the possibility of a draw result. It offers great value to the bettor and is potentially less risky than traditional 'Win-Draw-Win' style betting. The perceived weaker team will get a handicap from the bookies to balance the odds so that is an equal probability for each team to win the game. There will be only two outcomes for the bet, 'home win' or 'away win'. 'Handicap' means that a perceived weaker team has received a virtual head start.
Benefits of Betting in Asian Handicaps:
- You bet on only two outcomes, the home or away team, the draw is eliminated, increasing your main winning chance from 33.3% to 50% in a single game.
- You can win your bet even if your team draws or loses the match.
There are only two possible selections in Asian handicap betting, home team win or away team win. Asian Handicap betting thus eliminates the draw option used in fixed odds (1x2).
The greater the difference in ability between the teams involved in the match, the more goals you would expect the favourite to win by and the bigger the handicap will be. The underdog team will therefore be given a head start, a handicap, (of 0.5, 1 ball, etc.) by the favourite team.
The favourite team has to overcome the indicated handicap, and will have it taken away from its final score. The handicap for the favourite is preceded by a minus (-).
As the underdog team is given a head start, they will have the handicap added to its final score. The handicap for the underdog team is indicated by a plus (+).
Take a 0.5 ball handicap example: The underdog team will start the game with a score of 0.5:0 (which then means there can’t be a draw result when the handicap is included, as mentioned above). The favourite team have to win by at least 1:0 to win the bet, while bets on the underdog team win with any other results.
The above example can be applied to handicap of (0,25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5,...) ball(s) given to the underdog team. The favourite team has to clear the handicap in order to win the bet.
Read our Asian Handicap betting guide, complete with some of the best teams around Europe to watch out for in the market.
- Of course, betting the New York Yankees at -1.5 to bring down the odds from -190 to -110 isn’t too fun when they win 4-3 and you don’t cash a bet. Betting on the point spread is the most.
- The skill in betting on a handicap horse race is in determining which horse can overcome its handicap. 4 In addition to the Daily Racing Form, other data sources include Brisnet, Equibase, The Ragozin Sheets, and Thoro-Graph.
The “alternative handicap result” will refund the player if and only if the team that the punter had placed a bet on to win, wins the game but ends up in a draw because of the handicap goal that was awarded to the other team before the start of the match.
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What Alternative Handicap actually means?
Alternative Handicap Result is the method of predicting the result of the match by giving a team either an advantage or disadvantage. In points-based sports, an even money contest is typically created by simply adding points onto the side deemed to be the underdog.
For example, if Manchester United were favorites to beat Leeds United, the bookmaker might give Leeds United a 2-0 handicap advantage.
If you then place a handicap bet on Manchester United to win, but they only win the game 1-0, you will lose your bet, due to the handicap that had been applied. Effectively, in the eyes of the bookmaker, Manchester United lost the game 2-1.
As you can see from the diagram here, the layout Is very simple. You can decide which team you would like to give the advantage too and by how many goals. You can even select a draw result in the middle.
The main positive about Alternative Handicap result is that if you had the home team to win, but with the final score and handicap goal/goals added together, the result is a draw, you will be refunded your stake amount 100%.
What is a Handicap Result?
Handicap Result, which can also be known as ‘The Spread’, is exactly the same as Alternative Handicap Result. The only difference being that if you bet the home team to win and you calculated the handicap goals with the full time result and it ends up being a draw, this time you will not be refunded, and it will go down as a loss. Therefore, you need to be much more precise and specific when attempting to select a winner/loser, or in this case, a draw. This is a big advantage as not only will the odds be increased significantly, but there will also be a bigger chance of a higher cash out option, meaning more profit.
As you can see from this diagram, the layout is exactly the same, the difference just lies in the terms and conditions. Be aware for this and if you ever get confused or mixed up, do not hesitate to contact the customer support on the site.
Alternative Asian Handicap
This kind of betting was first introduced in Indonesia back in the late 90s and picked up really well in the early 21st century. What happens in this kind of wager is that one side of the two playing football teams is awarded some goals prior to the kick-off of that match. So, one of the teams will look like it is trailing or ahead of the other by some goals depending on which side has been awarded the goals.
Simply put, Asian Handicaps are designed to eliminate the possibility of a draw in a Soccer match, reducing the match to two possible outcomes. There are two types of Asian handicaps – Half goal (0.5, 1.5) and the whole goal which is as mentioned previously (1, 2). The point of the half goal is so it eliminates the possibility of their being a draw, because you can’t score half a goal in football.
As an example, if Chelsea are playing Burnley, and Chelsea are the strong favorites, the likely hood is that Chelsea will be -1.5 and Burnley will be +1.5. Meaning if the final score is 1-0 to Chelsea, depending on who you bet on you simply do that maths against the score of the actual result. If you bet Chelsea -1.5, you would have lost the bet as that would mean Chelsea are now on -0.5. If you bet Burnley +1.5, then that would make the score 1 – 1.5 meaning Burnley win and you bet would come in.
A zero goal start in Asian handicap betting effectively means ‘Draw – No Bet’ – i.e. there must be a winner in the match, or all bets are voided.
Other terminology that can be used
- Is the term “Spread” something different?The spread is simply another word used for handicap. It means precisely the same thing, however it is more relatable to Asian Handicap than Alternative Handicap.
- What does -0.5 Asian Handicap mean?Simply an example, but one of the most common uses of the Asian Handicap market. Simply subtract this by the final score of the team you selected, which in this case would most probably be the favorites.
- What does -1.5 Asian handicap mean?Same as above except this time we subtract 1.5 form the final score. Once again with this type of bet it would most likely be on the favorites
- what does 3 way handicap mean?
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To conclude
Example Of Handicap Betting
This betting market is very much a trial and error technique. What we mean by this is that in order to understand it properly you will need to practice. We recommend having small stakes on some games as a warm-up so you can get the feel of what it’s like. Ideally then you will figure out which matches are the best to use this on, as fundamentally, to do well in this you need to know which fixtures are best suited.