Expected goals on target (xGOT) explained
xGOT — post-shot expected goals — re-values a shot after it is struck, using where in the goal it is headed as well as where it was taken from.
Expected assists (xA) explained
Expected assists measures the chance-creating value of a pass: the likelihood that the shot it produced becomes a goal.
Odds-on and odds-against explained
Odds-on means the price is shorter than even money — the implied chance is above 50% and a winning bet returns less in profit than the stake risked.
Bet builder (same-game multi) explained
A bet builder combines several selections from the same match — result, goals, cards, player props — into one bet where every leg must land.
Hedging explained
Hedging places a new bet against an existing position to lock in profit or cap loss — most often backing the other side after the price has moved in your…
Void bet (push) explained
A void bet — a push in US usage — is settled with the stake returned and no profit or loss: the condition needed to decide it did not happen, as with a…
Variance explained
Variance is the natural spread of outcomes around the average: the reason a sound strategy can lose for weeks and a poor one can boast a hot month.
Expected value (EV) explained
Expected value is the average profit or loss a bet would produce if it could be repeated many times: the chance of winning times the payout, minus the…
Staking plan explained
A staking plan is the rule that decides how much of the bankroll each bet risks — flat stakes, percentage stakes, or edge-proportional schemes such as Kelly.
Bankroll management explained
Bankroll management is the discipline of setting aside a fixed betting fund and sizing every bet as a small, pre-agreed fraction of it, so that no run of…
Sharp and square explained
A sharp is a bettor whose opinions move markets — consistently accurate, price-sensitive and disciplined about stakes.
Steam move explained
A steam move is a sharp, rapid shortening of a price across many bookmakers at once, driven by concentrated informed money rather than casual volume.
Vigorish (juice) explained
Vigorish — “juice” in US usage — is the bookmaker’s built-in margin: the amount by which the implied probabilities of all outcomes exceed 100%.
Arbitrage (arb) explained
Arbitrage backs every outcome of an event across different bookmakers at prices whose implied probabilities sum to less than 100%, locking in a small profit…
Each way explained
An each-way bet is two bets in one: half the total backs the selection to win, half backs it to place (finish in the paid positions) at a stated fraction of…
Cash out explained
Cash out lets a bettor settle a bet early at a price the bookmaker offers while the event is still running, locking in a smaller profit or a reduced loss.
Half-time/full-time (HT/FT) explained
A half-time/full-time bet predicts the result at both the interval and the final whistle — nine combinations in all, from home/home to away/away.
Clean sheet explained
A clean sheet means a team conceded no goals in a match. As a betting market, it settles on whether the named side keeps the opposition scoreless.
Anytime goalscorer explained
An anytime goalscorer bet wins if the named player scores at any point in the match.
First goalscorer explained
A first goalscorer bet names the player who scores the match’s opening goal.
Correct score explained
A correct score bet names the exact final scoreline, such as 2–1.
Over/under (goals) explained
An over/under market settles on the total number of goals in the match, most commonly against a 2.5 line: over wins with three or more, under with two or…
Handicap (European) explained
Handicap betting adjusts the scoreline before settlement, giving the outsider a notional head start or the favourite a deficit.
Draw no bet (DNB) explained
Draw no bet backs a team to win with the draw removed: if the match is drawn, the stake is returned rather than lost.