Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Football Insights.
- Acca Insurance
- A promotion that refunds your stake as a free bet if only one selection in your accumulator loses.
- Accumulator
- A single bet that combines multiple selections; all must win for the bet to pay out.
- Asian Handicap
- A handicap system that eliminates the draw and gives one team a virtual advantage or disadvantage to level the playing field.
- Bankroll
- The total amount of money set aside for betting, managed carefully to avoid excessive losses.
- Bet Builder
- A feature allowing you to combine multiple betting markets from a single match into one custom bet.
- Both Teams to Score
- A bet on whether both competing teams will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- The option to settle a bet before a match ends, allowing you to lock in a profit or reduce losses.
- Correct Score
- A bet predicting the exact final score of a match.
- Double Chance
- A bet covering two of the three possible match outcomes (win/draw, win/lose, or draw/lose).
- Draw No Bet
- A bet that refunds your stake if the match ends in a draw, essentially betting on a team to win.
- First Goalscorer
- A bet on which individual player will score the first goal in a match.
- Half-time/Full-time
- A bet predicting both the result at half-time and the final result of a match.
- Handicap
- A virtual advantage or disadvantage assigned to a team to level the playing field in a bet.
- In-play
- Bets placed during an active match, with odds that change as the game progresses.
- Juice
- The commission or fee charged by the bookmaker for taking a bet, typically built into the odds.
- Moneyline
- A bet on which team will win the match outright, without any point spread involved.
- Odds
- The numerical representation of how likely a specific match outcome is, used to calculate potential winnings.
- Odds Boost
- Enhanced odds offered by a bookmaker on a specific outcome, providing higher potential returns.
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether the total number of goals scored in a match will be more or less than a set number.
- Payout
- The total amount returned to the bettor when a bet wins, including the original stake plus profit.
- Push
- When a bet outcome lands exactly on the set line, resulting in all stakes being refunded.
- Spread
- A point handicap set by oddsmakers to balance the perceived difference in strength between two teams.
- Stake
- The amount of money wagered on a particular bet.
- Stake Back
- A bet where your stake is returned as part of the payout if the bet wins.
- Value Bet
- A bet where the odds offered are higher than what you believe the true probability justifies.