Soccer Betting Newbie Needs Help!

[TheNakedTrader]

Hi bros/sis,

I'm a newbie to soccer betting. Just opened an account with IBC.
For those who are using IBC Bet as well, I have got a few questions
that I need help with:

1) When the teams are shown in red color text, what does that mean?

2) How do I tell which team is the favourite?

3) When the team's odd prices show negative, for example, -0.94, what does that mean?

4) How does live betting work? For example, if the score is already 1-0, and I bet on the underdog +0.5 Handicap, does the score reset to 0-0 and my bet starts from there? or is the actual score going to be counted already?

5) How and where do I go to learn to read odds movement? especially for live odds movement.

Thanks in advance bros/sis!

I hope those guys using IBC can help me out here.

[sheepish]

Hi bro,

I'll try to answer your questions.

1) Teams shown in red are teams that are giving the handicap away. For eg. today, You see Russia in red, it means Russia is giving a handicap of 1.

2) The so called favourites are the ones in red. They are supposedly the better/stronger of the 2 teams in a particular game. That's why the bookies set the odds in such a way that these "Red" coloured teams give a handicap. Another way to look at it will be under 1X2, the team with the lesser odds is the stronger team. The larger the difference in the odds, the further the teams are apart generally. BUT, a gentle reminder that a stronger team does not necessarily mean they are guaranteed to win the game.

3) The -0.94 you're talking about means that for every unit of the curreny you bet, you lose 94cents. For eg. You bet $1, if you win, you win $1 if your bet wins. But you lose only 94 cents if you lose the bet.

4) Live betting is slightly more complicated. From your example, if you take the underdog at +0.5 when it is already 1-0 down, you will win the bet as long as the favourite does not win by more than a goal. That means, if the score remains at 1-0 at full time, you win the bet. You will lose the bet only if the opponent wins by more than a margin of 1. Examples of a few permutations of you winning will be: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-1.
Examples of a few permutations of you losing will be: 2-0, 3-1, 4-2

5) Now for this part, odds movement will be a more difficult skill to pick up. I do not want to pour cold water on you for this, but sometimes, learning this will mean a lot of time spent and also a lot of "lessons fees" being paid to the bookies. Studying of odds movements only gives you a better probability to win your bet, but it does not guarantee a win.


I've answered to my best. Hope this helps.

My advise will be to punt responsibly and bet within your limits. I have also PMed you to let you have a better understanding of Asian Handicap betting.

Best of luck bro!

[TheNakedTrader]

Thanks bro!

[BigCK]

Originally Posted by sheepish

Hi bro,

I'll try to answer your questions.

1) Teams shown in red are teams that are giving the handicap away. For eg. today, You see Russia in red, it means Russia is giving a handicap of 1.

2) The so called favourites are the ones in red. They are supposedly the better/stronger of the 2 teams in a particular game. That's why the bookies set the odds in such a way that these "Red" coloured teams give a handicap. Another way to look at it will be under 1X2, the team with the lesser odds is the stronger team. The larger the difference in the odds, the further the teams are apart generally. BUT, a gentle reminder that a stronger team does not necessarily mean they are guaranteed to win the game.

3) The -0.94 you're talking about means that for every unit of the curreny you bet, you lose 94cents. For eg. You bet $1, if you win, you win $1 if your bet wins. But you lose only 94 cents if you lose the bet.

4) Live betting is slightly more complicated. From your example, if you take the underdog at +0.5 when it is already 1-0 down, you will win the bet as long as the favourite does not win by more than a goal. That means, if the score remains at 1-0 at full time, you win the bet. You will lose the bet only if the opponent wins by more than a margin of 1. Examples of a few permutations of you winning will be: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-1.
Examples of a few permutations of you losing will be: 2-0, 3-1, 4-2

5) Now for this part, odds movement will be a more difficult skill to pick up. I do not want to pour cold water on you for this, but sometimes, learning this will mean a lot of time spent and also a lot of "lessons fees" being paid to the bookies. Studying of odds movements only gives you a better probability to win your bet, but it does not guarantee a win.


I've answered to my best. Hope this helps.

My advise will be to punt responsibly and bet within your limits. I have also PMed you to let you have a better understanding of Asian Handicap betting.

Best of luck bro!

Thanks, been trying to understand the handicap for sometime now. Although, i don't bet, i was seeking to understand how it works.

Maybe can explain a bit more on " 4) Live betting is slightly more complicated. From your example, if you take the underdog at +0.5 when it is already 1-0 down, you will win the bet as long as the favourite does not win by more than a goal. That means, if the score remains at 1-0 at full time, you win the bet. You will lose the bet only if the opponent wins by more than a margin of 1. Examples of a few permutations of you winning will be: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-1.
Examples of a few permutations of you losing will be: 2-0, 3-1, 4-2 "

Thanks brother.

[D.Keys_SG]

Since there is already a thread, just tumpang abit.

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