Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across ការវាយតម្លៃប្រកួត.
- Arbitrage
- Arbitrage exploits differing odds across bookmakers to guarantee a profit regardless of the outcome.
- Asian Handicap
- Asian Handicap gives a perceived advantage or disadvantage to a team to level the playing field, eliminating the draw option.
- Bankroll
- Bankroll is the total amount of money you set aside for betting, separate from everyday finances.
- Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
- BTTS is a bet on whether both sides will score at least one goal during the match.
- Card Bet
- Card Bet involves betting on the number of yellow or red cards shown during a match.
- Cashout
- Cashout lets you settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or cutting a loss based on current odds.
- Corner Bet
- Corner Bet is a wager on how many corners a team will earn in a match.
- Correct Score
- Correct Score is a bet that predicts the exact final score of a match.
- Double Chance
- Double Chance lets you cover two of the three possible outcomes in a match (win, draw, or loss) in a single bet.
- Dutching
- Dutching splits your stake across several outcomes so you receive the same profit no matter which one wins.
- First Goalscorer
- First Goalscorer is a wager on which player will score the opening goal of the match.
- Goal Line
- Goal Line is a spread that sets a total number of goals for a match, similar to Over/Under but often used in Asian markets.
- Halftime/Fulltime
- Halftime/Fulltime combines two bets: one on the result at halftime and another on the result at full time.
- Hedge
- Hedge places an opposite bet to an existing wager to secure a guaranteed profit or limit potential loss.
- Juice
- Juice, also called vig, is the commission a bookmaker charges for taking a bet, built into the odds.
- Kelly Criterion
- Kelly Criterion is a mathematical formula used to determine the optimal size of a bet relative to your bankroll.
- Live Betting
- Live Betting allows you to place bets on a match while it is in progress, with odds that change as the game unfolds.
- Moneyline
- A Moneyline bet is a straightforward wager on which team will win a match, with odds expressed as a positive or negative number.
- Odds
- Odds represent the probability of an outcome and determine how much money you can win if your bet is correct.
- Over/Under
- Over/Under betting asks you to predict whether the total number of points, goals, or other metrics in a match will be above or below a set line.
- Parlay
- A Parlay combines multiple selections into a single bet, and all of them must win for the bet to pay out.
- Point Spread
- Point Spread is a margin of victory set by the bookmaker to equalize the chances of each team covering the spread.
- Round Robin
- A Round Robin creates multiple smaller parlays from a list of selections, spreading risk across different combinations.
- Value Bet
- A Value Bet occurs when the odds offered by a bookmaker are higher than the true probability of the outcome.