Fundamentals of Sports Betting Odds

Filed under: by: Cameron Love


Sport bets are one of the most familiar forms of gambling. You can play it on online gambling site or at the local bookie. Nowadays the football betting market is getting higher. If you want to be an expert, go through the following tips.

The Odds:The most common mistake is to waste money on such a game with which you are not accustomed to. You have to be familiar with the odds system.

The odds are usually based on a probable outcome of the match. If both teams are equal, the odds will be 1 to 1. It is called ‘even money sports bet’. In most of the cases it is found that a favorite team is playing as underdog. If it is the case, there will be no point for the even money bet. Because no one wants to bet on the weaker team. You will get good odds for wagering on the weaker side. If you can take the risk, you will have the chance to win big.

There are two types of odds- Fraction and Decimal. The first one is mostly preferred in UK while the later is popular in the rest of Europe. Fraction odds, as the name suggests, come out as a fraction.

The main distinction between the fraction and the decimal is that the latter one contains your original bet.

The Americans have their own odds system. The American odds include a number with a ‘plus’ or a ‘minus’ sign in front. If there is a ‘plus’ sign, you should split the odds by 100 and add 1 to make out the decimal odds. In case of ‘minus’ sign, you should divide 100 by the odds and add 1.

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