Please
take this piece of advice in mind, remember that all the wager types and
rules in this page can be modified by your sportsbook, we highly recommend
to check all rules before playing.
| Sport |
Scored Official After |
| Football (NFL) |
55 minutes of play |
| Football (College) |
55 minutes of play |
| Basketball (NBA) |
43 minutes of play |
| Basketball (College) |
35 minutes of play |
| Baseball |
5 innings of play (see baseball for details) |
| Hockey |
55 minutes of play |
| Golf |
54 holes of play (see golf for details) |
| Boxing |
After opening bell is rung |
| Propositions |
Must have all participants involved in play
for action. UP |
Types of wagers available for football and basketball: Straight (point
spread & money-line), totals, half-times, and propositions. UP
Types of wagers available for football and basketball: Straight (point
spread & money-line), totals, half-times, and propositions. UP
Types of wagers available for baseball: Straight (run-line & money-line),
totals, and propositions. UP
Baseball games are declared official after 5 innings of play or 4 1/2
innings if the home team is winning. If a game is called or suspended,
the winner is determined by the score after the last full inning unless
the home team scores to tie or take the lead in the bottom half of the
inning, in which case the winner is determined by the score at the time
the game is called. Wagers will be refunded if the home team ties the
game and it is then suspended. Events will not carry over to the following,
unless otherwise specified.
For total (over/under) wagers, the game must complete nine innings (8
1/2 if the home team is winning) to have action. If a game is called or
suspended, the score will be determined by the last full inning unless
the home team scores to tie or take the lead in the bottom half of the
inning, in which case the score is determined at the time the game is
called. All total wagers are automatically both listed pitchers (see below).
Rules for run-line wagers and propositions are the same as those for baseball
totals.
There are three wagering options for baseball (currently, all Internet
baseball wagers are listed pitchers only, check your sportsbook rules!).
- wager on team vs. team, regardless
who pitches. If one of the listed pitchers does not start the game, the
line will be adjusted to the opening line with the new pitcher.
- wager only if both
listed pitchers start the game. The wager will be "no action"
if either or both pitchers do not start the game.
- wager only if one
team's listed pitcher starts the game. The wager will be "no action"
if the specified pitcher does not start the game.
For each price or odds quote on your teams, look at their respective payoffs
(to $1) and always add $1 to these payoffs. Multiply your bet times the
products of these payoffs (+$1) for your parlay return.
Example: Bet $50 on Twins (-150) parlayed to Yankees (-130) bet Twins
Yankees return
(-150) (-130) $50 X 1.67 X 1.77 = $147.80 return includes the $50 bet.
Use the same method for any number of team for example: Bet $75 on Cubs
(+120) to Reds (-135) to Mets (EVEN) for 3 team parlay
BET CUBS REDS METS RETURN
(+120) (-135) (EV)
$75 X 2.20 X 1.74 X 2.00 = $574.20
(1.00 + 1.20) (1.00 + .74) (1.00 + 1.00)
Return includes the $75 bet, remember to always add a $1 to the payoff
price to figure out all parlays. UP or BACK
Types of wagers available for hockey: Straight (puck-line & money-line),
totals, and propositions.
In addition, in the NHL Playoffs, the reason why casinos post lines in
the form of a money line (i.e. PK-250, etc) rather than use a Puck Line
(i.e. 1 11ž2) is that you cannot have a time game in the playoffs, one
team or the other must win the game in order to advance to the next round...UP
Types of wagers available for golf: Odds to win & place (top four)
tournament, odds to win foursome, straight bets on daily matchups (odds
plus stroke line with odds), and propositions.
For any wager, if the selected player (or opponent if daily matchup) does
not tee off, the wager is "no action", and the wager amount
will be refunded. For stroke line wagers, the player with the "-"
is the favorite and the "+" is the underdog (example, you wager
on Fred Couples (+2) over David Duval, Couples shoots 68 and Duval 67:
Couples is the winner by a margin of one stroke since Duval was favored
by two strokes).
Odds to Place - Wager on a player
to finish in first through fourth place for the tournament. If there is
a tie for fourth place, the payouts are calculated by dividing the payout
odds by the number of players tied for fouth place (example, you wager
$10 on Tiger Woods to place, his place odds are 6 to 1, and three players
tie for fourth place: payout= 6 / 3 = 2; $10 x 2 = $20 total winnings).
- Wager on a player
to place higher than the other players in the tournament. If there is
a tie, the leader following the previous round is the winner. If two players
tie every round, the player who was leading latest in the final round
is the winner.
: wager on one player to
place higher than another, either for the tournament of the specified
round. If there is a tie, the wager amount will be refunded.
If a tournament does not go the specified number of completed holes (usually
72), and the tournament is shortened by PGA officials, the leader at the
end of number of holes determined by PGA officials shall be the winner.
Example:
If the tournament was scheduled for 72 holes, but only 54 holes can be
played due to weather concerns, then the leader at the end of 54 holes
would be declared the winner of the tournament. In the event that two
(or more) players are tied for the lead at the end of regulation play,
sudden death playoff occurs to determine the winner of the event. In some
cases PGA officials may also have the individuals play a specified number
of holes to determine the tournament winner.
In head to head matchups, both golfers must tee off in order to have action.
The player with the most completed holes and the lowest score is the winner
of the matchup.
In the event that one golfer or the other is disqualified or withdraws,
the other player will be the winner of the matchup. UP
Types of wagers available for tennis: Odds to win tournament, odds to
win daily matches, and propositions. UP
Types of wagers available for boxing: Odds to win fight, draw, total rounds
(over, under), and propositions.
When a draw is available to wager and the fight ends in a draw, the sportsbook
pays only those who bet a draw. If a draw was not available at a sportsbook,
then all wagers are refunded. Sportsbooks who did not carry a draw as
an available betting proposition are obligated to refund all wagers. Sportsbooks
which offered the draw, pay only on the draw and do not refund any wagers
on either fighter. The only exception to this rule would be when a draw
is listed as a seperate bet. UP
Types of wagers available for auto racing: Odds to win race, odds to win
matchups, propositions.
I n Head-to-Head or Three way matchups, all drivers must start the race
in order to be considered "in action". In addition, a driver
is considered starting the race after having driven one lap.
In the race a starting driver who has completed at least one lap, but
is replaced during the race with another driver for any reason, the starting
driver will be awarded the finishing driver's position at the end of the
race.
If a starting driver has to be replaced with another driver after completing
one lap, and the second driver ends in 10th place, then the starting driver
will be awarded for 10th place.
Example:
Driver Scott starts the race, he completes 10 full laps, but leaves the
race due to injury, and then driver Matt finishes the race and places
10th. In the race standings, driver Scott would be credited with 10th
place. UP
Types of wagers available for horse racing: Odds to win, place & show;
exactas, quinellas, trifectas, and propositions.
- Straight bets are
very simple, select which horse will be on the first, second or third
position. Win corresponds to First place, Place for Second place, and
Show is Third Place. For example, if you wanted to bet $10 on horse number
3 to win first place, then you have to bet on "Win". If you
want to bet all three positions, then you must ask for "horse number
3 all across the board".
- All exotic bets are just like placing a straight
wager except now you will be selecting multiple horses. The following
is a list of exotic wagers:
* Quinella choose horses to come in 1st and 2nd place.
* Exacta choose horses to come in 1st and 2nd place.
* Perfecta choose horses to come in 1st and 2nd place.
* Trifecta choose horses to come in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
* Superfecta choose horses to come in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.
* Daily Double choose horses to come in 1st place for 2 races.
* Pick 3 choose horses to come in 1st place for 3 races.
- With most exotic wagers you
may also box the horses. This means they can come in any order. ie If
you bet a $2 Trifecta Box on horses 1-3-7, you win if any combination
of 1-3-7 comes out. For example, if 7-3-1 comes out you win! By boxing
a wager you are essentially buying a ticket for all the different combinations
for the horses you selected. So in the above example the total wager cost
would be $12, because there are 6 combinations possible.
- Sometimes horses are
coupled. That is there will be a 1 and a 1A. Most times one of the horses
will be scatched, but if they both run, you get them both. So, if you
select a horse that is part of a coupled pair (horses 1 and 1A) both horses
would be considered as one selection.
Example:
If you played 1-3-7 as your trifecta and result was 1A-3-7 you win. Also
if one horse gets scratched, you have the other horse regardless of who
you selected. ie If you select 1A and 1A gets scratched - you still have
the 1 horse.
Horse Payouts - Payouts will be made based on the actual track payout.
Usually the Morning Line (ML) listed in any race is just informational
and is not used to calculate the payouts. UP
Types of wagers available for Soccer: Odds to win game (Single bets),
half time (1st half and 2nd half), total (over and under), draw, and propositions.
- This is the exact same
thing as taking a money-line, all though goals scored in extra times don't
count for betting purposes. In some sportsbooks you will find an "outright
winner", these odds are for bettors that are predicting the game
to go in extra-time, by penalties or by the golden goal. UP
see glossary for definitions
- A straight bet or side
bet is where you choose which team will win the game. It can be a money-line
(-170, +150, etc), point spread (-4 1/2, +5, etc.) or a rul-line (-1 1/2+25).
Usually there will be a 10% juice for booking, unless otherwise noted.
For baseball, you bet on which team will win the game outright, because
baseball works with money lines, for the exception of run lines. Run lines
are the same thing as a point spread.
For basketball or football there will generally be a point spread as part
of the bet. If the number is positive (+) then you add the points to your
team's score. If the number is negative (-) then subtract those points
from your teams score. The side with the higher score after the points
are applied is the winner.
- When wagering on totals you
are betting on whether the total points scored in the game will be higher
or lower than the posted total.
Parlays - A parlay is a group of straight bets or totals combined into
one bet. For the parlay to win all of the individual parts of the parlay
need to win for the parlay to be a winner. If you have a tie or a push,
the parlay will revert to the lowest number.You can also mix different
sports on the same parlay in almost all books.
- A teaser is a group of straight
bets or totals combined into one bet. The difference between a parlay
and a teaser is that with a teaser the line you bet against for each individual
wager is moved to your favor by the number of points of the teaser. If
the regular line is -10 and you have a 6 point teaser then your line would
be -4.
As with a parlay, all of the individual parts need to win for the teaser
to be a winner. In most sportsbooks you can tie and it will revert to
the lowest number. Teasers are not available for baseball, due to the
money line.
- A pleaser is a group of side
straight bets combined into one bet. The difference between a pleaser
and a teaser is that with a pleaser the line you bet against for each
individual bet is moved against your favor by 6 points. If the regular
line is -10 and you play a pleaser then your line would be -16.
Example:
Odds:
San Francisco is (-3) over Oakland
Miami is (-8) over Dallas
A "Two Team Pleaser" on San Francisco and Miami would be:
San Francisco (-9)
Miami (-14)
10 Point Teaser - A 10 point teaser consists of picking 3 teams
to win, there are no ties in this type of bet. In Football you will receive
10 points (5 pts. for half-time wagers), and in Basketball you will receive
7 points (3.5 pts. for half-time wagers).
*Normally all these type of exotic wagers are not taken on preseasons,
all though you might want to talk with a sportsbook representative to
find out if it's available
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