Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Football Insights.
- Accumulator
- An accumulator combines multiple selections into one bet, and all selections must win for the bet to pay out.
- Asian Handicap
- Asian handicap assigns a positive or negative goal advantage to a team to remove the draw option and create equal odds for both sides.
- Bankroll
- Bankroll is the total amount of money you have set aside for betting.
- Both Teams To Score
- Both teams to score is a bet that both sides will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- Cash out lets you settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or limiting a loss based on the current odds.
- Correct Score
- Correct score is a bet on the exact final score of a match.
- Decimal Odds
- Decimal odds show the total amount returned for each unit staked, including the original stake.
- Double Chance
- Double chance allows you to cover two of the three possible match outcomes in a single wager.
- First Goal Scorer
- First goal scorer is a wager on which player will score the opening goal of the match.
- Fractional Odds
- Fractional odds indicate the profit you make relative to your stake; for example, 5/1 means you win five units for each unit wagered.
- Implied Probability
- Implied probability converts odds into a percentage that reflects the likelihood the betting site assigns to an outcome.
- In-Play Betting
- In‑play betting lets you place bets on a match while it is already in progress, with odds that update as the game unfolds.
- KYC
- KYC stands for Know Your Customer, a process where betting sites verify a player’s identity to prevent fraud and under‑age gambling.
- Match Result Bet
- A match result bet is a wager on the final outcome of a game—home win, draw, or away win.
- Moneyline Odds
- Moneyline odds show how much you need to wager (negative number) or how much you win (positive number) on a 100‑unit bet.
- Over/Under Bet
- An over/under bet predicts whether the total number of goals (or points) in a match will be above or below a set line.
- Overround
- Overround is the extra probability added by the betting site, making the total of all implied probabilities exceed 100%.
- Parlay
- A parlay is a single bet that links two or more outcomes; the payout grows with each winning selection, but losing any selection loses the entire bet.
- Prop Bet
- A prop bet is a wager on a specific occurrence within a match that does not directly affect the final result, such as which player scores first.
- ROI
- ROI measures the net profit or loss from betting relative to the total amount wagered, expressed as a percentage.
- Stake
- Stake is the amount of money you place on a bet.
- Unit
- A unit is a standard portion of your bankroll used to size bets consistently, often equal to 1% of the total bankroll.
- Value Bet
- A value bet occurs when the odds offered by the betting site are higher than the true chance of the outcome, giving an edge to the bettor.
- Yield
- Yield is the net profit from betting divided by the total amount wagered, showing how effectively your bankroll is being used.