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Asian Handicap calculator This calculator enables you to calculate payoff and profit scenarios for Asian Handicap bets. You can view the bet result for a specific scoreline, or you can analyse every possible scenario for a particular wager. Betfair Hedging Calculator. Asian Handicap 0-0 - The Asian handicap is a virtual headstart given to a favoured team to lead the game. This eliminates the possibility of a draw as the value is then added to the team’s total. There are two types of handicap: half goal (0.5, 1.5, etc.) and the whole goal (0,1,2, etc.). If a 'Handicap Draw' price is offered, the 'push' rule does not apply. In this case should a result end in a Handicap Draw only bets placed on the Handicap Draw are settled as winners. All Match Betting markets include overtime. In the event of a tie following Overtime, all stakes are refunded. Barrier Draw & Statistics. The Epsom Handicap barrier draw is now available online with Racenet, so be sure to check that page for all the details closer to the date. The most wins in the Epsom Handicap have come from barrier 10, whereas barrier 5 have seen the lowest number of wins, with only one. Epsom Handicap winners by barrier since 1983. Divide your amount (25 EUR) with the odds for the draw (4.00) (25: 4.00 = 6,25 EUR). So, you should bet 6,25 EUR on X and the rest (18,75 EUR) on 1. In case of a draw, you're getting back all stakes (25 EUR). Same as would happen with 'Draw No Bet'.

For some betting enthusiasts, simply betting on the winner of a game isn’t enough. They need a type of bet which can take more things into consideration, like recent form, difference in squad value and the size of the win.

For these specific cases, handicap betting has been born. These bets first appeared in Asia, especially in the Hong Kong and Indonesian markets, but quickly grew in popularity in the 21st century.

Nowadays, any brick-and-mortar or online betting site offers many handicap bets (simple, split, Asian) on a multitude of sports, the most popular being basketball, hockey and, of course, football. Handicap bets may seem complicated but are simple to understand. Let’s find out below!

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Handicap betting explained

Handicap betting takes the form and value of a team in consideration more so than regular betting and can be applied to any sports. Simply put, a team can have a positive or negative “handicap” attached to their name.

Let’s take an example from basketball first: If you look at a betting slip for a game between the Lakers and the Clippers, you have the option of betting on the home side, the away side, or on a draw.

When looking at handicap bets, you might see something like Lakers -4,5, or Clippers +6,5. This only means that the teams start the game (for you bet) with the positive or negative score attached to them. In the case of the first bet, the match no longer starts at 0 – 0 for the Lakers, but at -4,5 – 0.

If they game ends 98-92, your bet is a winner, because the Lakers’ score (98) minus their initial handicap (-4,5) is still greater than the Clippers score (92). If the Lakers won 95-92, your bet would be a loser, because 95-4,5 < 92. Easy to understand, isn’t it?

Handicap betting in football

While handicap bets are available in a wide array of sports, their most common application is found in football betting, due to the large number of events you can place handicap bets on. You can place handicap bets on the final result of the game, on yellow cards, corners, the number of goals scored by each them – the possibilities are almost endless.

Handicap betting is a great way to take advantage of the in-depth knowledge you gain when you analyze a team for long periods of time, like half a season. These bets can also mirror some very common choices, like double chance bets or over/under bets, usually at better odds – because lots of bettors don’t understand how handicap bets work.

Types of Handicap betting

What Is A Handicap Draw Bet

In football, there are three main handicap betting types: simple, split and Asian.

Simple Handicap (or European Handicap) is easiest to understand. It only gives you round numbers to deal with. Let’s take a modern example: Liverpool will play Tottenham in the next round of the Premier League, on 11.02. The basic odds for the game are 2,15 for a home win, 3,40 for a draw and 3,30 for an away win. The European Handicap bets for the same game work in the following way: Each team is given a handicap, either positive or negative.

For example, for a -2 handicap for Liverpool, the odds for the above scenarios are the following: Home win: 8.50, draw 6,00 and away win 1,20. This simply means that Liverpool start the game with -2 goals. If they win with this handicap, you win 8.50 times your initial wager, and the rest are self-explanatory. On the other hand, the odds for Liverpool +1 are 1,34 – 4.75 – 6.50 respectively.

Asian Handicap introduces some different concepts, since the handicaps aren’t always round numbers. Let’s take the same game as an example. We can place a Liverpool -1,5 bet, which means Liverpool start the game with -1,5 goals. If they win by two goals, the bet is won – if they win by one goal, draw or lose the game, the bet is lost – very straightforward until here.

For Asian Handicap, the trickier bets are -1 and -1,25. Liverpool -1, in this case, mean that Liverpool start the game with a -1 goal handicap, but if they win by just one goal, you get your money back. No win, no lose, just a refund.

This is a great way to bet on favourite teams against smaller ones since they tend to win their games with at least a few goals. The main difference between European and Asian handicaps is this one: For European Handicap, a -1 bet means the team has to win by two goals or more. For Asian Handicap, the team can win by a single goal, and you can get your money back.

A -1,25 bet is called a Split Handicap bet, and can be presented in another form as well: -1, -1,5. Essentially, your bet is split into two bets: a -1 bet and a -1,5 bet. If Liverpool wins by a single goal, you get half your money back (the -1 half) and lose the other half (-1,5). These split handicap bets are a great way to reduce risk when going for a big bet, like -2,25 or similar. They are not as widely used by betting enthusiasts, but still, present some interest.

These same rules are applied for other categories as well. For yellow cards, Liverpool -1,5 means that Liverpool have to concede with 2 yellow cards more than Tottenham for your bet to be a winner. -1,5 for goal scored means that Liverpool needs to score at least 2 goals.

Examples

Now that we’ve clarified how handicap betting works let’s take a look at a few real live examples from next weekend’s games. The Premier League gives us a clash between Burnley and Chelsea, one the away team should be winning. The odds for this away win are pretty small – 1,40, but we might be able to take advantage of the game using handicap bets.

A Chelsea -1,5 bet, which has very good chances of succeeding, has odds around 2,10 at most bookies – and the Blues should win this game by two goals. On the other hand, if you think Burnley will play well defensively and not concede a lot, a Burnley +2,25 (split handicap) bet has odds around 1,40 – a good thing to consider since Chelsea might also lack motivation.

Another example comes from Bournemouth – Manchester City. An away win has the same small 1,40 odds, but going City -1 gives odds at around 1,80. If they win by a single goal, you get your money back – which is a good thing, considering that City need to win.

That being said, we hope you now understand European and Asian Handicaps and are ready to use these bets in real market conditions. As always, take good care when analyzing your games, and be inspired!

Other Betting Guides & Strategies

In regular, standard match betting, punters will bet on Team A winning, drawing or losing. But this is sometimes not very profitable for punters because some teams are much stronger than other teams. For example, in International soccer betting you may see Germany vs San Marino or Italy vs the Faroe Islands or in cup competitions Manchester City vs Charlton. When these stronger and weaker teams are matched to play each other then you will always find that the odds are often so short e.g. 1/10, 1/20, 1/50 that punters get very little profit for a larger stake (or risk) and so they don’t want to gamble on those matches.

So to get punters to gamble on these matches bookmakers will try to make it more difficult and more interesting and more profitable for the punter by “leveling the match”. To do this, they will offer what is called a “handicap” bet (sometimes called the “Single Handicap” or “European Handicap” or “3-way handicap” in soccer betting or the “Spread” in other sports – especially in American sports).

This means, that before the game, the bookmakers give the “weaker” team a winning start to the weaker team and a “disadvantage” or “losing start” to the stronger team. To do this, they will, for example, apply a one goal (+1) or two goal (+2) or a three goal (+3) start or advantage to the weaker team. Or another way to look at it is they give the stronger team a losing start or a minus goal difference – (-1), (-2), (-3).

For example:

Barcelona vs Celtic – most people think that Barcelona will beat Celtic very easily so to make it more “fair” or “even” or to “balance” the result the handicap might give Celtic +3 goals, so before the game has started the result is:

Barcelona 0 – Celtic 3

And may look something like this…

Barcelona (-3) evens
Handicap Draw (-2) 3/1
Celtic (+1) 2/1

How do you win?

Who do you think will win? If you think Barcelona will win the match then Barcelona will have to score 4 or more goals and Celtic must not score for you to win your bet. So:

If the true result is 4-0 to Barcelona – Handicap bet result = 4-3 – Barcelona wins @ evens (1/1)
If the true result is 3-0 to Barcelona – Handicap bet result = 3-3 – The game is a draw @ 3/1
If the true result is 2-0 to Barcelona – Handicap be result = 2-3 – Celtic win @ 2/1

Sometimes the “draw” is not offered by the bookmaker so if the result is 3-0 to Barcelona and the “draw” is not offered then all bets would be refunded.

What about even matched or “close” teams?

When two teams are evenly matched or extremely close and it is more difficult to say who is “stronger” or “weaker” then the bookmakers will reduce the handicap.

For example:

Liverpool vs Manchester United

Liverpool (-1) 3/1
Draw 11/4
Manchester United (+1) 8/11

So if you bet on Liverpool to win then for you to win your bet the true result must be any of…
Liverpool 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-3, etc.

If you bet on the game to be a Draw then for you to win your bet the result must be any of…
Liverpool 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, 4-3, 5-4, etc.

If you bet on Manchester United then for you to win your bet the result must be any of…
Draw 0-0, 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, or Manchester United win by any margin 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-0, 3-1, etc.

Handicap Betting Results Table

We created a European handicap results table. Use this table when you want to check your bet result.

*Table terms meaning
Won+3 means a team you bet won by over 3 points difference
Won+2 means a team you bet won by 2 points difference
Won+1 means a team you bet won by 1 points difference
Lost-1 means a team you bet lost by 1 points difference
Lost-2 means a team you bet lost by 2 points difference
Lost-3 means a team you bet lost by over 3 points difference
W…100% Won your bet
L…100% Lost your bet

If you bet on 'home or away team win' with handicap

For example: If you bet on a -1 handicap odds and a team which you bet won by 2 point differences, then you win and get money(look the cell -1, Won+2). But if your team won by 1 point differences, then you will lose your stake(look the cell -1, Won+1). In short, The -1 handicap needs a winning which over 2 points differences.

If you bet on 'Draw(Tie)' with handicap

How Does A Handicap Draw Bet Work

This table shows you results when you bet on a draw handicap odds.

Draw handicap is simple and easy to understand. You can see information that which team has a plus or minus handicap on the odds. For example:

Liverpool -1
Draw (Liverpool-1 and Arsenal +1)
Arsenal +1

If you bet on the draw handicap, your bet will win when only Arsenal loses the match by 1 point differences.(0-1, 1-2, 3-4…)

Look at another example:

Barcelona -2
Draw (Juventus +2)
Juventus +2

If you bet on the draw (Juventus +2), and this match finished Barcelona win with 2 points differences, then you can get money.

Final word

It's a little hard to understand the rules of European handicap betting correctly without any guide for beginners. But it's not only one of the most popular bets for football but also the odds are much better for the punter and more exciting for the neutral betting spectator. So try to bet on it, and if you confuse the result, then come back here and check the result table.

By the way, if you are interested in handicap betting more, we recommend you to know another handicap system. There are two types of handicap bets in online sports betting. One of them is EH that mentioned above, and another one is called the Asian handicap. The Asian handicap has the advantage of both removing the 'draw' result and allowing you two 'split' bets. See the Asian handicap guide below for more detailed information.