Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Football Insights.
- Accumulator
- a bet that combines multiple selections into one wager, requiring all outcomes to win.
- Asian Handicap
- a spread betting system that eliminates the draw by giving each team a handicap value, often in fractions.
- Bankroll
- the total amount of money set aside for betting.
- Bet Builder
- a feature allowing you to combine multiple markets from a single match into one bet.
- Both Teams To Score
- a market where you predict whether both sides will net at least once in the match.
- BTTS
- abbreviation for Both Teams To Score.
- Cash Out
- a function to settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or loss.
- Double Chance
- a bet that covers two of the three possible outcomes (home win/draw, away win/draw, or either side winning).
- Draw No Bet
- a wager that eliminates the draw outcome, returning your stake if the match ends level.
- Each-Way
- a bet split into a win part and a place part, paying out if the selection wins or places.
- European Handicap
- a handicap system that uses whole numbers and includes the draw as a possible outcome.
- Even Money
- odds of 2.0 (or 1/1) where the potential profit equals the stake.
- Exact Score
- a market to predict the final score of a match.
- First Goalscorer
- a bet on which player will score the opening goal.
- Handicap Betting
- a type of bet that gives one team an advantage or disadvantage to level the playing field.
- In-Play Betting
- betting on a match after it has started, with odds that update in real time.
- Lay Betting
- betting against an outcome, acting as the bookmaker and accepting bets from other punters.
- Margin
- the bookmaker's built-in advantage, expressed as a percentage, which ensures profit over the long term.
- Market
- a specific betting option or category of outcomes offered for an event.
- Odds
- the numerical expression of the likelihood of an outcome, determining the payout.
- Over/Under
- a bet on whether a statistic, usually total goals, will be above or below a set line.
- Parlay
- another term for an accumulator, combining multiple selections into a single bet.
- Punter
- a person who places bets.
- Risk-Free Bet
- a promotion that refunds a losing bet up to a set amount, usually as a free bet.
- Rollover Requirement
- a condition that any bonus or free bet must be wagered a certain number of times before withdrawal.