Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across ការវិភាគក្រុម.
- Accumulator
- A single bet that combines multiple selections; all must win for the bet to pay out, increasing potential payout.
- Arbitrage
- Exploiting differences in odds across bookmakers to place bets on all possible outcomes and secure a guaranteed profit.
- Asian Handicap
- A handicap that gives one team a virtual advantage or disadvantage to make the odds more balanced, often using half or quarter goals.
- Bankroll Management
- The practice of deciding how much money to allocate for betting and how to size each wager to avoid losing it all.
- Bet Slip
- The digital record on a betting site that lists your selections, odds, and the amount you wish to wager.
- Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
- A bet on whether each team will score at least one goal during the match.
- Card Betting
- Bets that involve the number of yellow or red cards shown in a match, such as over/under totals.
- Cash Out
- A feature that lets you settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or limiting a loss.
- Corner Bet
- A wager on the total number of corners taken during a match, either over or under a specified line.
- Correct Score
- A bet that requires you to predict the exact final score of the match.
- Double Chance
- A bet that covers two of the three possible match outcomes (e.g., win or draw) for a single team.
- Draw No Bet
- A bet that you win if your chosen team wins, and you get your stake back if the match ends in a draw.
- Edge
- An advantage a bettor has over the bookmaker, often based on superior information or analysis.
- First Goalscorer
- A bet on which player will score the first goal in the game.
- Hedging
- Placing additional bets on opposite outcomes to reduce risk or guarantee a profit regardless of the result.
- In-play Betting
- Placing a bet after the match has started, with odds that update as the game progresses.
- Juice
- The commission or fee a bookmaker charges on a bet, often reflected in the odds being slightly less than true probability.
- Kelly Criterion
- A mathematical formula that calculates the optimal size of a bet based on your edge and the odds.
- Line Movement
- Changes in the betting odds or point spread over time, often caused by new information or betting volume.
- Margin
- The bookmaker’s built-in profit margin, expressed as a percentage, which is included in the odds they offer.
- Moneyline
- A straightforward bet on which team will win the match, with odds reflecting the probability of each outcome.
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether the total number of goals scored in a match will be more or less than a set number.
- Stake
- The amount of money you risk on a bet.
- Value Bet
- A bet where the odds offered are higher than the true probability of the outcome, giving the bettor an expected profit.
- Void Bet
- A bet that is canceled and the stake is returned, usually because the event was postponed or the market was unclear.