[jjgold]

Asian Handicap is a form of soccer betting which endeavours to level up each teams chances of winning a match by giving the weaker team a handicap start. It also removes the possibility of a draw, giving you only two outcomes to bet on.

There are two types of Asian Handicaps – those with a single handicap (e.g. Team A -0.5) and those with two handicaps (e.g. Team A -0.5/-1.0). If you are placing a bet on the two-handicap market, you are actually placing a bet on Team A -0.5 and Team A -1.0, each bet is for half your actual stake.

If you are placing a bet on a half-goal handicap (e.g. -0.5, -1.5, -2.5) there is always a winner in the market, as it’s not possible to score half a goal.

If you are placing a bet on a full-goal handicap (e.g. +1.0, +2.0, +3.0) and the result is level after the handicap has been applied, then all bets on the market will be refunded.
Examples:

• This market gives Liverpool a 0.5 goal start against Manchester United.
• If Liverpool win or draw the match, all bets placed on Liverpool +0.5 are winners because they have been given a 0.5 goal head start.
• If Manchester United win the match then all bets placed on Manchester United -0.5 will be winners because they have to win by at least one goal.

• This market gives Liverpool a 1.5 goal start against Manchester United.
• If Manchester United win the match by 2 goals or more than all bets on Manchester United -1.5 are winners.
• If Liverpool win, draw, or lose by one goal, then all bets on Liverpool +1.5 are winners.

Sometimes, the two teams are evenly matched and there is no need for a handicap. This is represented as follows. Note: There is no difference between +0.0 and -0.0.

• If the match ends in a Draw, then all bets are refunded
• If Liverpool win the match then all bets on Liverpool +0.0 are winners
• If Manchester United win the match then all bets on Manchester United -0.0 are winners.

As mentioned earlier, some Asian Handicap markets contain two handicaps. These bets are sometimes referred to as Quarter-Goal or Quarter-Ball Handicaps. If you are placing a bet on the two-handicap market, you are actually placing a separate bet on each handicap in the market, with your stake divided evenly between both bets.
Examples:

• If you select Manchester United you are placing two separate bets, one on Manchester United -0.0 and one on Manchester United -0.5, each for half of your stake.
• If the game ends in a draw, you will be refunded your stake on the Manchester United -0.0 bet and lose your stake on the Manchester United -0.5 bet.
• If Manchester United win the game, you will win both bets and if Manchester United lose the game, you will lose both of your bets
• If you select Liverpool, you are also placing two separate bets, one on Liverpool +0.0 and one on Liverpool +0.5
• If the game ends in a draw you will be refunded your stake on the Liverpool +0.0 bet and win your bet on Liverpool +0.5
• If Liverpool win the game, you will win both bets and if Liverpool lose the game, you will lose both of your bets.

• If you you select Manchester United you are placing two separate bets, one on Manchester United -1.0 and one on Manchester United -1.5, each for half of your stake.
• If you placed €100 on Manchester United (-1.0/1.5) at odds of 2.0, the result of your bet is best explained using the table below.

Match Result	Lose by 1	Draw	Win by 1	Win by 2	Win by 3+
1st bet (Man Utd -1.0)	Lose €50	Lose €50	Bet refunded	Win €50	Win €50
2nd bet (Man Utd -1.5)	Lose €50	Lose €50	Lose €50	Win €50	Win €50
Total	Lose €100	Lose €100	Lose €50	Win €100	Win €100

• If you select Liverpool you are placing two separate bets, one on Liverpool +1.0 and one on Liverpool +1.5, each for half of your stake
• If you placed €100 on Liverpool -1.0/1.5 at odds of 2.0, the result of your bet is best explained using the table below.

Match Result	Lose by 2	Lose by 1	Draw	Win by 1	Win by 2
1st bet (Liverpool +1.0)	Lose €50	Bet refunded	Win €50	Win €50	Win €50
2nd bet (Liverpool +1.5)	Lose €50	Win €50	Win €50	Win €50	Win €50
Total	Lose €100	Win €50	Win €100	Win €100	Win €100

[SlickFazzer]

Outstanding tutorial JJ. I remember when you made a similar video back in the day on this very topic.

[Tchocky]

Way too confusing. I have never made money betting on soccer.

[manny24]

who's running this handle right now?

[Br0nxer]

3rd shift JJ

1st shift is in bed in the fetal position sweating the okc series bet

[manny24]

only asian handicaps i know of are driving a vehicle and not getting eaten by godzeerah.

[Sunde91]

They need to offer these in American Football for key numbers

I'd take something like -2.5/-3 -105 every time over -2.5 -125

[spankie]

solid copy and paste JJ.

is ttwarrior controlling your account today?

[jjgold]

Soccer is so complex as far as betting
I cannot understand it myself

[spankie]

Soccer is so complex as far as betting
I cannot understand it myself

you can't understand it, yet you're trying to educate people on it?

okay wilburrrr.

[jlee]

The thing with soccer is that there are three outcomes, win/loss/tie. Not as black and white as other sports like baseball/hockey/basketball/football.

[minet123]

3rd shift JJ

1st shift is in bed in the fetal position sweating the okc series bet

Bronxer
1st shift JJ is down the shore house with Carol

[mrpooh]

They need to offer these in American Football for key numbers

I'd take something like -2.5/-3 -105 every time over -2.5 -125

It would never happen as the US bettor isn't as smart/educated when it comes to betting as the rest of the world. If you take the average european soccer league fan vs US sports fan, they know their sport far better.

[jjgold]

American bettors are very dumb
They are not complex
Most don't live bet

[SlickFazzer]

Many pros bet soccer full time i hear.

[Smoke]

Corbin you are not Asian

Corbin get off Asian nuts

[manny24]

tony check in here boss.

[Duff85]

I love betting Asian Handicaps the only problem is they are a sure fire way to tip yourself off as profitable if you bet them succesfully for any coin.

While they are ultra exploitable you will find at the rec books that limits can be very low on them (not the case at the sharp books) and that they will limit you very quickly if you're betting these for decent amounts in the lower leagues - or at least that has been my experience at several places.

They tend to rate you a little more square if you fail to understand the quarter ball and avoid that in favour of betting into the three-way lines all the time.

[Sunde91]

5Dimes is the one of the few US books that offers them. Soccer also isn't there focus, and they offer many different lines per game (being more elastic with MLs and standard spreads), so they will often take very long to adjust the AHs. They could move ML 30 cents while AH is the same. Pinnacle will move both at the same time

[Vaughany]

Asian handicaps are great for parlay filler. I've been saved in the EUROS so far by having favourites at +1 handicap. Odds are obviously steep but had Poland +1 as last leg of parlay on saturday night, they ended up losing 1nil but thanks to handicap got the portion of stake back and still made 100.

[LVHerbie]

cliff notes: Asian handicapping = spread betting

[jjgold]

I love betting Asian Handicaps the only problem is they are a sure fire way to tip yourself off as profitable if you bet them succesfully for any coin.

While they are ultra exploitable you will find at the rec books that limits can be very low on them (not the case at the sharp books) and that they will limit you very quickly if you're betting these for decent amounts in the lower leagues - or at least that has been my experience at several places.

They tend to rate you a little more square if you fail to understand the quarter ball and avoid that in favour of betting into the three-way lines all the time.

sbobet I guess kings of asian handicap betting
I doubt they cut you that much if you win

[Duff85]

sbobet I guess kings of asian handicap betting
I doubt they cut you that much if you win

Agreed - I wouldn't think SBO, Pinny or any of the big Asian books would cut limits hard on these - they are also the books who are not as exploitable on these. As Sunde was saying, not uncommon for books who don't focus on Soccer to let their Asian Handicap odds get crazy out of line.

Blowdog for instance has situations where the double chance is +135 (usually sits near the top of page and is probably bet more frequently) and the +0.5 Asian Handicap is +150 (way down near the bottom of games where they can offer like 50 markets - one that people would have to be looking for).

[davidchong]

what about the -0.25 lines and -0.75 lines.....

[lunchbawks]

good stuff jj

[wtt0315]

what about the -0.25 lines and -0.75 lines.....

If you bet over -2.25 or 2 1/4.
Lets say you bet 100.00 dollars
half your bet is is over 2 and half your bet is over 2.5 so if it lands 1-1 you get 50 bucks back and lose your other bet

if you bet over 2.75 or 2 3/4
half your bet is over 2.5 and the other half is over 3..

[Pin Fish]

why make it so compicated..................Asian Handicapping is just aplying a spread to the game......kind of like like OKC+4/Heat-4..

[Mrscofield25]

what about the -0.25 lines and -0.75 lines.....

-0,25 is... (Also known as -0,-0,5)

Team A vs. Team B. Team A gives asian handicap -0,25.

If Team A wins, you win the whole bet.
If the game ends in a draw, you lose half of your bet.
If Team A lose the game, you lose the whole bet.

-0,75 is... (Also known as -0,5,-1)

Team A vs Team B. Team A gives asian handicap -0,75.

If Team A wins the game with 2 goals or more, you win the whole bet.
If Team A wins the game with only 1 goal, you win your bet half.
If Team A lose or draw the game, you lose the whole bet.

[PaperTrail07]

nice explanation man....im sure it helped a lot of people...myself included if i didnt ask heritage first lol

[jjgold]

Educational that's all

A lot of people confused about soccer handicaps

Matchbook explained it well

[byronbb]

Imagine an AH for basketball, have a game total of o192.5,o193.5,o194.5, that pays .15 .35 .5, (or whatever it would be) so basically build buying points into a bet.

[Duff85]

As the guys above have explained:

The .25 and .75's are half a bet on the next half or full number either side.

-0.75 is half of your bet paid out at -0.5 and half at -1. If the team won by exactly 1 goal you would win half of your bet and push the other half.

[jjgold]

Those qtr balls are confusing

I still think most popular asian handicap bets are .5's-1

[ZetaPsi808]

JJ thanks for the tutorial guy

JJ always looks out for the player

[miltondelgadoaVT]

Not an easy topic for most beginners.
here a complete guide if you want to go into details http://bettingmind.com/bet-news/asia...-betting-guid/
I hope it helps, let me know if you don't understand something, I will be happy to answer