Glossary of Terms
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Straight Wagers
— Straight bets are bets placed on a side or a total in Football, Basketball, and Baseball. A straight bet on a side usually involves a point spread — you are wagering on a team to win the given time period (game, 1st half, 2nd half) after the score is adjusted by the point spread. When you wager on a total, you are wagering that the combined score for the given time period will be over or under a designated number. In either of these two bets you are laying 11 to win 10 or some variance of those odds.When wagering on game totals you are betting on the combined score of the game to go over or under the designated number for the time period of your bet (1st half, halftime, or full game). Total wagers on the full game or 2nd half include overtime periods, except in the case of Soccer when three-way betting is offered (i.e. the tie is offered as a betting option). If the tie is offered as an option, overtime is not included in the calculation of the game total.
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Spreads
— A spread is a wager where you either give points or take points in order to even the apparent talent differential between teams. For example, if you wager on the Patriots vs. Broncos and the Patriots are -7, the Patriots must win by 8 or more for your wager to win. If the Patriots win by exactly 7, the bet is a push. If the spread were -7.5, the Patriots would still need to win by 8, but a 7-point win would be a loss. -
Moneyline
— Money lines are used to some degree in most major sports. In a moneyline bet you are wagering on the outright winner of the contest, independent of any point spread. For every moneyline there is one number for each of the two sides — the underdog and the favorite.Example — Colts -140 / Dolphins +120
The favorite is denoted by the minus sign and the underdog by the plus sign. You would wager $140 to win $100 on the Colts (the favorite) and $100 to win $120 on the Dolphins (the underdog). Because no point spread is used, you must risk more to win less on the favorite and vice-versa on the underdog.
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Total
— The total is a wager on the combined points scored by both teams. For example, if the Patriots and Broncos are playing and you wager over 47, both teams must combine for 48 or more points to win. A combined 47 is a push. If the total is 47.5, then 48 points wins the over and 47 points loses. -
Team Total
— A wager on a specific team and how many points that team will score in the game. -
Series
— A series wager covers Team A vs. Team B for the entire length of the series. These wagers can be, but are not limited to, MLB regular season, MLB Playoffs, NBA Playoffs, and NHL Playoffs. For all series, the spread equals games won and the total equals the number of games played. Please see sport-specific rules regarding series. -
Live
— Live wagering is where you can wager while the game is in progress. See the Live Wagering section for full rules. -
Alt Lines
— Alternate lines allow you to wager on adjusted spreads and totals for certain games. The juice on the alternate lines will be adjusted accordingly to compensate for the adjusted points. -
Props
— We offer a variety of proposition wagers for different sports. These can be but are not limited to player points, player receptions, player TD passes, or game props. Please see the specific sport sections for prop rules. -
Parlays
— A parlay is a wager in which you choose 2 or more teams or totals together in one wager in order to receive a larger payout while risking a smaller amount of money. You can mix and match different sports into parlays, and even create parlays within the same game (with some restrictions). A loss on any part of the parlay constitutes a full loss. In the case of a push with all other legs winning, the parlay reverts down one level.Example: A 6-team parlay with one push and five winning plays reverts to a 5-team parlay for purposes of payout.
Correlated parlays are not allowed. An example would be a parlay combining the 1st half and the full game spread of the same game, or a run line and a total in the same baseball game.
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If-Bets
— If-bets are a chain of conditional straight wagers based on two possible conditions: If Win (single action) and If Win, Tie, or Cancel (double action). In single action, the bettor will have action on the next wager in the chain only if the previous one wins. In double action, the player will have action on the next bet if the previous bet wins, ties, or is canceled.Example of Double Action: Padres +135, if win or push, then Mets -120
Example of Single Action: Padres +135, if win only, then Mets -120
Should the Padres game get rained out in the double action example, it would continue to the Mets since that game is a push. If-bets can contain 2 or more selections and cannot have any open spots. All parts of an individual if-bet must be placed at the same time and for the same amount or lower than the one before it. All bets are graded on an individual basis.
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Action Reverse
— A reverse is a wager on all possible combinations of a 2-team double action if-bet.Example of Double Action: Padres +135, if win or push, then Mets -120
You have two if-plays on the reverse: Eagles/Padres and Padres/Eagles. If the Eagles win, your Padres bet automatically stands, and vice-versa. Your maximum risk is $210 ($110 on the Eagles + $100 on the Padres). If you risk the full $210, you stand to win $470.
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Pleasers
— A pleaser is a group of football side straight bets combined into one bet. The difference between a pleaser and a teaser is that with a pleaser, the line for each individual wager is moved against your favor by 6 or 7 points. If the regular line is -10 and you play a 6-point pleaser, your line becomes -16. Pleaser payoffs depend on how many teams are in your wager. -
Almost Parlays
— Almost Parlays pay out if you hit all legs or if you almost hit them all. Once you try Almost Parlays, they will become one of your favorite betting options — it is just another way to get more bang for your buck.
