Betting Glossary

10 Cent Line – The money line difference (10 cents) between what a bettor would lay with the favorite or take back with the underdog; see Dime Line

20 Cent Line – The money line difference (20 cents) between what a bettor would lay with the favorite or take back with the underdog
Across The Board – A method of wagering on a horse to win, place and show
Action – A wager of any kind Bad Beat – Tough Loss
Beard – Messenger bettor
Buck – $100
Chalk – Favorite
Circled Game – Game where action is limited due to uncertainties about weather, injuries, etc..
Cover – Win by more than the pointspread
Dead Heat – When two horses finish in a tie
Dime – $1000
Dime Line – Slang used to designate the 10 cent money line. The money line difference (10 cents) between what a bettor would lay with the favorite or take back with the underdog; see 10 Cent Line.
Dog – Underdog
Dollar – $100
Double Header – 2 separate baseball games played on the Exact Same day for the same two teams
Edge – Advantage
Even Money – A wager on which neither side lays any odds or vigorish
Exotic Bet – Action other than a straight bet or parlay
Exposure – The Quantity of money one actually stands to lose on a game or race
Favorite – The contestant in any given contest that is considered the most talented, or has the best chance to win the competition Final Four – Final four teams in the NCAA basketball tournament Firing – Betting a lot. A participant who is”firing” is wagering large sums
“Foots” – Slang word used occasionally for football Futures – Wagers made, or lines/odds posted in an event or outcome taking place some time later on, e.g. betting during the season on the SuperBowl winner.
Get Down – Make a bet
Grand Slam – The four Key tennis tournaments: Wimbledon, Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open. Also the four major golf tournaments: The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship (Professional Golf Association). Also in baseball, a homerun with the bases loaded, scoring four runs.
Grand Salami – A slang word for the over/under total for the combined score of All of the hockey contests on the schedule for that day
Halftime Line – A line on only the first half, or only the second half scoring of a football or basketball game
Handicapper – One who studies sports and predicts outcomes
Hedge – Bet the opposite of your original bet so as to reduce the amount of exposure you have on a game
Hook – Half point in pointspreads
“Hoops” – Slang word used to indicate the sport of basketball
Home Field Advantage – Edge the home team is expected to possess as a result of familiarity with the playing area, favorable demographics and effect of travel on the visiting team
Hoops – Basketball
Hot Tip – Information the bookmaker is not yet privy to
IBF – International Boxing Federation
Juice – Bookmaker’s commission, most often refers to the 11 to 10 football bettors lay on straight wagers. Also called vigorish.
Lay The Points – A wager on a favorite in a pointspread contest Lay The Price – A wager on a favorite in a moneyline contest
Limit – Maximum bet accepted by the house before the price will be changed Line – The moneyline, odds, or pointspread of any given competition Listed Pitcher (LP) – The pitcher or pitchers listed by Las Vegas oddsmakers as probable starting pitchers for a scheduled baseball game
Lock – Easy Winner
Longshot – Large underdog
Middle – To win both sides of a game. For example, if you bet the underdog +3 1/2 and the favorite -2 1/2 and the favorite wins by 3, you’ve middled the book. The book has been middled.
MLB – Major League Baseball
Moneyline – The amount you must bet to win 100 or the amount you win if you bet 100
MVP – Most Valuable Player. Leagues give MVP Awards to the best regular-season and to the outstanding player in championship games or series
NBA – National Basketball Association
NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association
Neutral Site – Arena, court or field where neither side has a home field advantage
NFL – National Football League
NHL – National Hockey League
Nickel – $500
NIT – National Invitational Tournament
Off The Board – Game where no bets are being accepted
Over/Under – A bet on whether the combined amount of this points/goals scored by the two teams will exceed or be less than the specified amount Overlay – When the odds on a proposition are in favor of the bettor rather than the house
Overtime – The continuance of a competition That’s tied in the end of regulation time until a winner is determined or the maximum number of overtime periods have expired
Parlay – A bet with two or more teams where all teams must win for the bettor to be successful
Past Post – To make a bet after an event has started
Penny Line – A money line that is adjusted in increments of a penny, or one cent at a time
Select or Pick’em – A game where neither team is favored
Player – Bettor, gambler
Pointspread – The handicap, or head start, which the favorite gives to the underdog for betting purposes
Press – To bet a larger amount than Normal Price – The moneyline odds on the favorite of a given match
“Pucks” – A slang word used to signify the game of hockey Puppy – Underdog
Push – A tie between the bettor and the bookmaker That’s the result of the score of the event falling exactly on the pointspread number, or the total points number
Rain Out – A contest That’s Been canceled because of bad weather
Round Robin – A series of parlays. A three-team round robin consists of a single three-team three and three two-team parlays
Rundown – Line update
Runner – Messenger bettor; see blossom Ryder Cup – A golf tournament between American and European players that is staged every two years Scalper – One who attempts to profit from the differences in odds from book to book by betting both sides of the Identical game at different prices
Score – To win a Good Deal of cash Scratch – Withdraw; cancel
Sharp – Wise guy
Side – To win 1 side and tie another. For example, in the event that you lay -2 1/2 and take 3 on precisely the same game and the favorite wins by 3 you have sided the book. The book has been sided.
Side Bet/Side Wager – A wager on a particular team, or side, to win a contest Soft Line – A wagering line that is not current with the true posted line. A line that has been adjusted or moved as a result of activity and doesn’t reflect the true line as posted.
Spread – An abbreviated form of pointspread
Stanley Cup – NHL Championship
Steam – When a betting line starts to move quite quickly. Most”steam games” do not necessarily reflect the”right side”, but are games that the mass of bettors somehow Opt to key on

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