SportsBetting
Terms
by Gayle Mitchell
I have listed
SportsBetting terms alphabetically below for
those new to this gaming choice.
There are many options online
and off and these SportsBetting Terms will assist with those
decisions.
Agent:
Someone who sets up customers into a book for a
commission.
Beard:
A runner who makes bets for others.
Bookie: Abbreviation
for bookmaker or a person who takes
bets.
Chalk: The
favorite bet.
Chalkeater:
Someone who bets only on favorites.
Circled Game: A game
where betting limits are lowered,
generally on account of injuries and/or weather.
Cover: You win by
more points than you laid or lose by more
points than you had taken with a point-spread win.
Dime: $1000.
Dog: The underdog
in the game.
Even
Money: A bet where one side lays no juice or vigorish.
Exposure: Maximum
amount a sports book can lose on a game.
Futures: Bets made
today that take place at a later date.
Getting down: Place
your bet.
Handicapper:
professional who researches all aspects of the
game before betting the outcome. Handle: Total money
wagered.
Hedge:
To decrease the action by betting the opposite of a
previous bet.
Hook:
Half point in point spreads; e.g. 3 1/2, 3 and a hook.
Juice: Commission
that goes to the house, also known as
vigorish.
Lines:
Game Odds.
Nickel:
$500.
Off the
Board: No betting accepted, usually in the case of
injuries.
Pick: An
even game as there is not a favorite.
Point Spread: Number
of points the favorite gives the dog
for betting purposes.
Push:
Point Spread tie.
Rundown:
Listing of odds on a specific game day.
Steam: Big money
flowing in on one side means the line is
moving fast.
Straight
Bet: One wager, not a parlay.
Teaser:
Bet where you can adjust the point spread your way.
The Big Sports Board:
explains the wagering, and quotes
betting information.
Total
Bet: is available to wager on the total number of
points scored by both teams during the game, based on an over/under
quoted
number. These bets are layed based on the quoted total number of points
scored,
OV=betting over what the board offers, or
UN =under-betting
that the teams won’t score that many
points together.
Vigorish:
The fee/commission paid during specific wagers at
the sportsbook.
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