Commercial message: Sports betting is a popular industry that is becoming more and more popular among Czech sports fans. The adrenaline and fun you get from betting on football will simply be fun, but if you're new to sports betting, some practical information will also come in handy. In this article, we'll help you get to know the basics of sports betting, explain handicaps and the types of bets you can place.
Odds, bets and football
Courses are set betting shop and represent the ratio between the stake and the win on the given outcome if you want to bet on it. They are usually shown as fractions (eg 2/1), but sometimes they can also be shown as decimal numbers (2,00) and you can decide which way you prefer. For example, if the odds are 2/1 (or 2,00) on the outcome of the event, it means that you will win 1 crowns for every 2 crown bet.
How to start betting on football
If you are a complete newbie, then first you need to choose the right online bookmaker for you. In the Czech environment, you have several options and we recommend that you always stick to legal sites that have a license and are on the list of verified providers maintained by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic.
After choosing an office, you need to register, which you can do in a few minutes. Also try practical apps of bookmakers, such as Chance application. You can register from it by filling out a simple form and also verify your data.
Betting Basics for Beginners - Handicaps
Handicap betting is when a bookie sets up a match in such a way that one of the teams has an advantage or disadvantage in winning. For example, in soccer, the handicap may be set to one goal in favor of one team. Handicap varies according to how close each team is in skill.
Handicap betting gives one team a goal disadvantage (for example -0,5, -1 or 1,5) for betting purposes. This can make matches with a better team more balanced and interesting for bettors. To win a bet, a team must score one goal more than their handicap.
Let's take the example of football, for example the British Premier League. The number in parentheses after the team name indicates the advantage or disadvantage that applies to the handicap. Let's go through some examples:
- Arsenal (-0,5) vs Newcastle (0,5).
- Newcastle effectively start the match with a half-goal advantage.
- If you bet on Arsenal and they win that match, you win your bet.
- However, if you bet on Arsenal and the match ends in a draw, you will lose the bet.
- If you bet on Newcastle, you win the bet if the club wins or draws the match.
- 1 handicap eg Arsenal (-1,0) vs. Newcastle (1,0)
- Newcastle effectively start the game with a one-goal lead.
- If you are betting on Arsenal, they must win by two goals to win the bet.
- However, if you bet on Arsenal and they win by just one goal, the result is considered a draw and your stake is returned.
- If you bet on Newcastle, you win the bet if the match is won or drawn. If you lose the match by one goal, your stake is returned.
Asian handicaps
Asian Handicap Betting is the name for handicap betting in football. This name came about due to the huge popularity of handicap betting in Asia. This type of betting tries to give each team an equal chance of winning, so that each team will be offered as close to a tie as possible.
Types of football bets
When betting on football, you have several betting options that you can make. You can bet on the number of yellow and red cards, on the goal scorer, on the result at half time, or on the total number of goals. But let's take a look at the overview of the most popular types of bets, which are also suitable for beginner bettors.
A bet on the outcome of the match
Herein lies the foundation of football betting: the Win/Draw/Win bet. In this bet, you simply bet on the final result of the match. The first win corresponds to a win for the home team, the second a draw and the third a win for the visiting team.
Bet on a draw without winning
A no-win draw simply means that if the match ends in a draw, your stake will be returned. So let's say, for example, that you bet on a team to win, but at the same time you think that it is possible that the match will end in a draw. This is the ideal scenario for a no win draw bet. If you were to make this kind of bet, then you would get a return if your team wins. However, if the team were to draw, then your bet would be refunded in full. If they lost, the bet would also be forfeited. Expect lower odds on this bet.
Both teams will score
A bet on both teams' scores lives up to its name; place this bet if you think both teams are likely to score. If both teams end up scoring, your bet is a winner. You can also bet against both teams scoring.
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