Section
Sports betting
- 14explainers
- 52min of reading
- Mar 2025Since
- Oct 4, 2026Latest update
- Guides
What Is a First-Half Bet? Halves, Quarters and Periods
Part-game markets cut a match into halves, quarters, periods or innings and settle each piece on its own. How they are priced, how they settle and where they catch people out.
3 min
- Sports betting
Alternate Spreads and Buying Points: Moving the Line at a Price
Every extra point you take with an alternate spread is paid for in the price. How alternate lines and bought points work, with a ladder converted into implied probabilities.
4 min
- Guides
What Is an If Bet? Linked Wagers and the Action Reverse
An if bet chains straight bets so the next one only goes ahead after a win. Outcome tables for if bets, separate singles and the action reverse, with the costs worked out.
4 min
- Guides
What Is a Free Bet? Stake-Not-Returned Offers Explained
A $10 free bet is not worth $10. The stake-not-returned rule, the minimum odds and expiry dates that come with it, and how to tell it apart from other promotions.
4 min
- Beginners
How Does Cricket Betting Work? Formats, Markets and Rain Rules
A five-day Test and a three-hour T20 are different betting propositions. How cricket formats shape the markets, how player and innings bets settle, and how weather rules apply.
4 min
- Guides
How Does Golf Betting Work? Outrights, Top Finishes and Matchups
A golf tournament is a four-day race with a huge field and frequent ties. Outrights, each-way terms, top-10 bets, head-to-head matchups and the dead heat rule, worked through.
4 min
- Guides
How Does Tennis Betting Work? Match, Set and Game Markets
Tennis has no draws, but it has sets, games, tiebreaks and retirements. A walk through the main markets, how they settle and why live tennis prices move so fast.
4 min
- Beginners
How Does UFC Betting Work? Fight Odds, Method of Victory and Rounds
Mixed martial arts markets go well beyond picking the winner. The fight moneyline, method and round props, half-round totals and the rules that apply when a bout changes late.
4 min
- Beginners
Favorite vs Underdog in Betting: What the Labels Mean
Favorite and underdog are the first two labels a new bettor meets. How to read them in every odds format, turn a price into an implied chance, and avoid the habits that make either label costly.
4 min
- Guides
What Is a Team Total? Betting on One Side's Score
A team total asks how many points, runs or goals one side will score. How it differs from the game total, how to estimate it from the spread, and the rules that decide settlement.
4 min
