What does 3.5 odds mean?

A spread of +3.5 means a team must win outright or lose by fewer than four points to cover the spread. A +3.5 spread is particularly enticing in football because, as noted earlier, 3-point victory margins are extremely common. An example of a +3.5 spread: New England Patriots +3.5.

What does 3.5 mean bet?

Betting under 3.5 goals means a player predicts that the total goals scored will be 3 or fewer goals. If the game ends in a draw or both teams score 4 or more goals, then the bet is lost.

What does +3.5 mean?

A positive spread (ex: Bengals +3.5) means one can win the bet if that team loses by less than that amount. Betting the Bengals +3.5 means the bet wins if they lose by 3 points or less, or if they win outright. Over/Under: This is also referred to as the total.

What does total over 3.5 mean?

When a player chooses over 3.5 goals, there has to be 3 or more goals scored to win the bet. The bet will be lost if the total goals scored is 0, 1, or 2.

What does over 2.5 odds mean?

The over 2.5 goals market means that you are betting that the total number of goals scored during the match plus stoppage time will be over 2.5. You will win only if there are three or more goals during the game.

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What does Lakers +3.5 mean?

Los Angeles Lakers +3.5. @ Toronto Raptors -3.5. With a point-spread line of 3.5, the Lakers must win the game outright or lose by three points or less to cover the spread and be graded as a win.

What does it mean when odds are negative?

Odds with a negative (-) symbol indicate the betting favorite. The number that follows the negative symbol (the odds) reveals how much to bet for every $100 you want to win. For example, as explained above, if the team you're betting has -110 odds, you need to wager $110 to win $100.

What does 3.00 odds mean?

Decimal odds are shown as one number representing the amount a bettor can win for every $1 wagered. For example, a $1 bet on decimal odds of 3.0 would return $4 in total, a $3 profit, and the original $1 wager back.

What 3.4 means?

A 3.4 GPA is equivalent to 89% or a B+ letter grade.

What is the +1.5 spread?

This means that the underdog must win outright or lose by exactly one point to cover the spread. Alternatively, a +1.5 spread means that the favorite must win by two points, runs, etc. or more. The +1.5 is the standard “run line” in MLB betting. Many baseball games are decided by fewer than two runs.

What does 3.5 mean on a parlay?

If you want to bet on the Chiefs, you would have to lay 3.5 points. Laying these points means that the Chiefs would have to win by four points or more for the wager to hit, as you are essentially taking off 3.5 points from the Chiefs' final score.

What does +3 bet mean in football?

If the player bets Washington (+3), Washington must win the game outright or lose by two points or less for the player to win. If Philadelphia wins by exactly three points, it is considered a wagering tie or “push” for wagering purposes and all straight bets on the pointspread are refunded.

What does draw under 3.5 mean?

"Under 3.5" means there have to be 3 goals or 2 goals or 1 goal or 0 goals, anything more than 3 goals will result in a loss.

What do +6.5 odds mean?

Giants +6.5

In this case, if you bet on the Dolphins to win, and they win by 7, you win. If they win by 6, you lose. If the Giants lose by 7 points, you lose your bet. If they lose by 6 points, you'll win.

What does +8.5 odds mean?

If it says “Hornets +8.5”, that means that you are betting on the Hornets to either win outright, or at least lose by fewer than 8.5 points. Here's how the results breakdown: If you bet on the Celtics: If they win by 8.5 points or more, you win your bet. If they lose or win by less than 8.5 points, you lose your bet.

What does +3 mean in odds in NFL?

The point spread is the expected final score difference between two teams. It is represented as both a negative and positive number; if the spread is 3 points, you'll see that as both -3 and +3. The team that is the favorite to win gets the minus-number (-3); the underdog gets the plus-number (+3).

Do you lose money on negative odds?

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One of the most frequently asked questions about negative odds is, “Do you lose money on negative odds?” The answer is no. Your profit on those odds is just less than it would be compared to positive odds. Negative odds denote favored teams.

Are negative odds bad?

Remember, positive odds indicate the underdog, and negative odds indicate the favorite. Exception: Sometimes, you'll come across both teams having negative odds.

Is a negative bet good or bad?

What Does It Mean When Odds Are Negative? Negative numbers (in American money line odds) are reserved for the favorite on the betting line and indicate how much you need to stake to win $100—you generally need to put down more to win $100 on the favorite.

What does plus 3.5 mean in baseball?

There are of course alternate run lines for every game now, so you can bet either team -3.5 for a big payout (like +350 if the teams are evenly-matched) or +3.5 and have to lay a big price (like -700). If you're unfamiliar with reading American odds, start here. Offers.

What is the +2.5 spread?

In sports betting, a team that is +2.5 is a 2.5-point underdog. The team must lose by 2 points or less or win the game in order for the bet to win.

What does +5.5 spread mean in basketball?

For betting purposes, the oddsmaker predicts that the favored team will win by a certain number of points. This number of points is the point spread. The favorite is always indicated by a minus sign (e.g. -5.5) and the underdog by a plus sign (e.g.+5.5).

What does +4.5 mean in odds?

+4.5. -110. As you can see, Dallas is the 4.5-point favorite, which means the Cowboys would need to win the game by five points or more to win the bet. Conversely, New York is a 4.5-point underdog, which means to win the bet the Giants would need to win outright or not lose the game by more than four points.