Question 1

What are the types of soccer bets you can make?

Accepted Answer

The four main types of soccer bets, also called mainline markets, are <0>moneyline bets, <1>point spread bets/Asian Handicap, <2>over/under bets (also called total bets), and <3>futures.

Question 2

What is a Soccer Moneyline?

Accepted Answer

A moneyline is the most simple concept to follow in sports betting, in terms of different bet types. It is simply betting on a team to win the game outright. Your team could win by 1 goal or 10 goals, it could require extra time or be done in regulation - all that you are betting on is the direct outcome of the game. The team with a - sign next to its odds is said to be the favorite and the team with the + sign next to its odds is the underdog. Speaking of odds, while the concept is simple the strategy of betting moneylines gets a little more complex. The odds directly determine how much you need to stake to win a certain amount of money. If Chelsea is a -275 favorite over FC Barcelona, you would have to bet $275 to win only $100. Conversely, Barcelona is a +200 underdog and a $100 bet would net you a $200 profit if they were to win.

Question 3

What is a Soccer Point Spread/Asian Handicap?

Accepted Answer

When you bet on a soccer point spread, you’re betting on the margin of victory (or defeat) as opposed to the outright winner of the game. Let’s say you bet Chealsea -1.5 vs FC Barcelona. This would mean that to win your bet Chelsea would need to win by at least 2 goals. Conversely, if you bet FC Barcelona +1.5 they don’t actually need to win the game, they just need to lose by 1 goal or win outright. This is called covering the spread, and it is applied to both favorites (- next to point spread, called “giving points”) and underdogs (+ sign next to point spread, called “getting points”). If your soccer point spread bet wins, your team covered the spread.

You’re probably noticing that most point spreads have the same odds on either side, unlike moneylines. This is because rather than use the odds to make bets even on each side, they use the point spread to even things out by having the better team have to cover a larger margin of victory. Bettors beware though, there is still juice, or vig baked into these odds as well. This is the tax that sportsbooks collect on each bet. Typically you’ll see odds of -110/-110 on either side of the point spread, implying that based on that point spread it’s a 50/50 chance on either side, minus the vig.

Question 4

What is a Soccer Over/Under or Total?

Accepted Answer

Betting an Over/Under or Total in soccer is one of the more popular types of bets you can make. A Total, or Over/Under is a bet on the combined total score of the game (hence being called Totals) of both teams. If the Total for the Chelsea vs FC Barcelona example above is set at 4, you are betting that at the end of the game the total of the Chelsea goals and the FC Barcelona goals would be over or under (hence being called Over/Under) the number of 4. If the final score is Chelsea 2, FC Barcelona 1, the game is said to have gone Under (total of 3 less than 4). If the final is Chelsea 4, FC Barcelona 2 the game is said to have gone Over (total of 6 > 4).

If the final score is Chelsea 3, FC Barcelona 1 the game is said to have Pushed (total of 4 = 4). Pushes can happen in both Point Spreads and Totals. If this occurs, bettors on both sides get their money back. You’ll often see Over/Unders and Point Spreads set at non-whole numbers, say 225.5. That extra 0.5 is called the hook. Spreads or Totals that have the hook prevent a push from happening but bring in the possibility of winning (or losing) by that extra half a point.

Question 5

Where to Bet on Soccer

Accepted Answer

Most importantly, to bet on soccer you need to be signed up for sportsbooks to be able to place some bets! A list of our favorite sportsbooks is below: - <0>Caesars Sportsbook - <1>BetMGM Sportsbook - <2>BetRivers Sportsbook - <3>PointsBet Sportsbook - <4>Unibet Sportsbook - <5>FanDuel Sportsbook - <6>DraftKings Sportsbook

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