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Asian handicap betting

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  • 05-06-2012 7:31am
    #1
    Formation
    Registered Users Posts: 712 ✭✭✭


    Can someone either explain asian handicap betting or give a link to a site that explains it well.


    In a match Barcelona v Real Madrid what is the difference between Barcelona -0.25 and Barcelona -0.75?


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    Healio
    Registered Users Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Healio


    The 0.5 Asian Handicap

    1.95 AC Milan (-0.5) v Liverpool (0.5) 1.95
    The first figure 1.95 is the odds available and the figure in brackets is the handicap.
    This means that Liverpool receive an imaginary half a goal lead at the start of the match.
    If you bet on AC Milan who start half a goal down, they have to win the match for your bet to win.
    If you bet on Liverpool, you win if they win the match or if they draw.

    The 0 Asian Handicap

    This occurs when the likelihood of either team winning is fairy level. Here you are really betting without the draw being an option. You win if your selected team wins. If it is a draw, your stake is returned.

    The 1 Asian Handicap

    If you choose the -1 handicapped selection, your team needs to win by at least 2 clear goals for your bet to win. If your team only wins by one goal then the stake is refunded.

    If you select the team who has a one goal lead (+1) then you win if they win or draw. If your team lose by just one goal then stake is refunded. This is a good bet if you fancy an underdog to get a result. Even if you are wrong, if they can limit the defeat to just one goal then you don’t lose.

    The 1.5 Asian Handicap

    Here, if you bet the -1.5 handicapped team you win if the team wins the match by two or more goals.

    If you select the team which has a start (+1.5) then you win if the team wins or draws. You also win if it loses by one goal!


    The Double Asian Handicap

    In double handicap betting the wager is split in two.

    Luton (-½,-1) v Watford (+½,+1)

    In this example half the stake money is placed on Luton minus half a goal and the other half on Luton minus 1 goal. The result of the bet is worked out using the methods described above.

    Often the double Asian handicaps are expressed as decimals. The figure being the mid point between the two handicaps. In this example you might there for see -0.75 Luton v Watford +0.75

    Double Handicap 0, 0.5

    This is also known as the level half Asian handicap and could be referred to as -0.25 (0,-0.5)and +0.25 (0,0.5)

    If you bet on the team which is 0, -0.5 on the handicap then you win if the team wins by one goal or more. If it draws you lose 50 per cent of your stake. The other half of the stake is returned. Returning of the stake when your bet or part of your bet equals the handicap is also known as a push.

    If you select the opposition 0, +0.5 then you win if the team wins the match. If it draws, half your stake is returned and half is a winner at the odds taken.

    The Double Asian Handicap 0.5, 1

    If you select the (-0.5, -1) handicapped team, also could be referred to as -0.75 then you win if the team wins the match by two or more goals. If it wins by one goal, half your stake is returned and half is a winner at the odds taken.

    If you select the opposition (+0.5, +1) team, could also be known as +0.75 then you win if the team wins or draws the match. If it loses by one goal, you lose 50 per cent of the amount staked.


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    Formation
    Registered Users Posts: 712 ✭✭✭Formation


    Thanks.

    Just to clarify:

    Barcelona -0.25 is the exact same as (-0, -0.5), just written a different way.

    In other words if it is expressed as x.5 or x.0 your full stake is on that single result but if it is expressed as x.25 or x.75 then your bet is split 2 ways?


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    Healio
    Registered Users Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Healio


    Yeah, spot on.


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    Formation
    Registered Users Posts: 712 ✭✭✭Formation


    I thought Barcelona 0.0 was the same as Barcelona DNB but b365 have different odds for these. Can someone clarify that one? Thanks.


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    Polar101
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    Formation wrote: »
    I thought Barcelona 0.0 was the same as Barcelona DNB but b365 have different odds for these. Can someone clarify that one? Thanks.

    It's the same, but I often see the bookies have different markets for asian handicaps.. so the odds may vary a bit. On Betfair if you want to do a regular win bet (same as -0.5 on asian), the asian almost always has worse odds.


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    mike65
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    Ireland (0.0 & +0.5) what does this mean?

    edit just seen above
    If you bet on the team which is 0, -0.5 on the handicap then you win if the team wins by one goal or more. If it draws you lose 50 per cent of your stake. The other half of the stake is returned. Returning of the stake when your bet or part of your bet equals the handicap is also known as a push.

    If you select the opposition 0, +0.5 then you win if the team wins the match. If it draws, half your stake is returned and half is a winner at the odds taken.


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