Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Coach's Corner.
- Accumulator
- Accumulator is another name for a parlay that links several outcomes for a larger potential payout.
- Arbitrage
- Arbitrage exploits differing odds across bookmakers to guarantee a profit regardless of the result.
- Asian Handicap
- Asian Handicap splits the spread into two bets, reducing the chance of a draw and offering alternative lines.
- Bankroll
- Bankroll is the total money you have set aside for betting.
- Bet Builder
- Bet Builder lets you create a custom bet by picking different markets from the same match.
- Cash Out
- Cash Out allows you to settle a bet before the match ends, locking in a profit or cutting a loss.
- Correct Score
- Correct Score is a bet that predicts the exact final score of a match.
- Cover
- Cover means the favorite wins by more than the spread, satisfying the handicap bet.
- Edge
- Edge is the advantage a bettor believes they have over the bookmaker’s odds.
- Full-Time Result
- Full-Time Result is a bet on the final outcome of a match—home win, draw, or away win.
- Half-Time Bet
- Half-Time Bet is a wager placed on the outcome of only the first half of a match.
- In-Play
- In-Play refers to betting on events while the match is still in progress.
- Juice
- Juice is the commission a bookmaker charges on a bet, often seen in the odds spread.
- Line Movement
- Line Movement describes how odds or spreads shift before the match starts based on betting activity.
- Live Betting
- Live Betting is the same as In-Play, offering odds that change as the game unfolds.
- Moneyline
- Moneyline is a bet on which team will win the match, with odds shown as a positive or negative number.
- Odds
- Odds indicate how likely an outcome is and how much you can win relative to your stake.
- Over/Under
- Over/Under bets predict whether the total number of goals in a match will be higher or lower than a set number.
- Parlay
- Parlay combines multiple selections into one bet, and all must win for the bet to pay out.
- Push
- Push happens when a bet ends in a tie, resulting in the stake being returned.
- Spread
- Spread is a handicap applied to the favorite to level the betting field, expressed as a point margin.
- Stake
- Stake is the amount of money you put on a bet.
- Unit
- Unit is a standard portion of your bankroll used to size bets consistently.
- Value Bet
- Value Bet occurs when the odds offered are higher than the true probability of the outcome.
- Void
- Void means the bet is cancelled and the stake is refunded, usually due to a match being postponed.