LEARNING
Learn betting
Lessons on markets, odds, staking and how to read the numbers behind a football tip.
Sections
Betting basics
How a bet slip, decimal odds and a market are read.
3 posts
Betting markets
What 1X2, totals, both teams to score and double chance refer to.
13 posts
Bankroll
How a fixed stake plan limits how much of a bank is risked on one bet.
2 posts
Stats and probability
How match counts, averages and samples are read before a tip is used.
1 post
Posts
Beginner · Betting basics
Free pick
A free pick is a published tip on the public card, open without a subscription.
4 min
Beginner · Betting basics
Single bet
A single is one selection. If it loses, the stake loses. There is no second leg.
4 min
Beginner · Betting basics
Banker of the day
The banker list is a short daily shortlist. The selection can still lose.
4 min
Intermediate · Bankroll
2 odds ticket
A 2 odds ticket multiplies a few short prices. One lost leg loses the ticket.
5 min
Beginner · Bankroll
A fixed stake
A fixed stake is the same small unit on each bet, whether the last one won or lost.
5 min
Intermediate · Stats and probability
Reading a sample
A few results are a sample. They are not a rate you can bank on.
5 min
Beginner · Betting markets
Home win
A home win pays only when the host is ahead at full time.
4 min
Beginner · Betting markets
Away win
An away win pays only when the visitor is ahead at full time.
4 min
Beginner · Betting markets
Draw
A draw tip wins when the match is level at full time, whatever the score.
4 min
Beginner · Betting markets
Double chance
Double chance covers two of the three full-time results, so one result still loses.
5 min
Beginner · Betting markets
Over 1.5 goals
Over 1.5 goals wins on two or more goals. A one-goal match loses.
4 min
Beginner · Betting markets
Over 2.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals needs three or more goals. A 1-1 or 2-0 loses.
4 min
Beginner · Betting markets
Under 3.5 goals
Under 3.5 goals wins on three goals or fewer. Four goals loses.
4 min
Intermediate · Betting markets
HT over 0.5
HT over 0.5 needs a goal before half time. A blank first half loses.
4 min
Beginner · Betting markets
Both teams to score
Both teams to score wins only when each side scores. A 2-0 loses.
4 min
Intermediate · Betting markets
Win either half
Win either half pays if the named team wins at least one of the two halves.
5 min
Advanced · Betting markets
Handicap
A handicap settles after a goal start is applied. The line is part of the bet.
5 min
Advanced · Betting markets
Correct score
Correct score pays only on the exact full-time scoreline.
4 min
Intermediate · Betting markets
Big odds
A big price pays more because that result is expected less often.
4 min