Sportsboook
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Have abbreviations like MLB, NHL and PGA thrown
you off-guard? Here is where you can rectify
that. Our extensive sports betting glossary
takes you through the special terminology that
is representative of sports like basketball,
baseball, football, soccer, tennis and boxing. |
Accumulator
- Parlay bet (Making simultaneous selections on 2 or
more games. All selections must win for you to win the
accumulator)
Ace
- A tennis serve that the opponent cannot return
Action
- Bet
Address
- Position taken by a golf player prior to hitting a
shot
Advantage
- A player scoring the first point after deuce gets
the advantage. The advantage is that if he wins the
next point, he wins the game.
Ante
post - Futures bet (bet placed in advance predicting
the outcome of an event to be held later)
APSL
- American Professional Soccer League
Australasian
tour - Professional golf circuit for players
in Australia and Asia
Ball
boy/ Ball girl - A youngster who retrieves
balls and keeps the tennis court clear when a match
is in session.
Bankroll
- A player's total available betting money
Baseline
- A line at the end of the tennis court running parallel
to the net marking out the boundary of the playing area.
Bases
- Baseball
Beef
- A dispute with a bookmaker regarding the accuracy
of a wager
Betting
exchange - 2 persons can bet on anything they
wish at whatever odds they decide on. The winner pays
a commission to the sports book
Board
- List of bets available with a sports book
Bonus
hustler - A person who is just out to collect
the bonus and has no intention of gambling.
Bookie
- The person or organization that sets the betting lines
and accepts sports bets. Used in slang and more often
than not has a note of illegality about it.
Bottom
- The second half of a baseball innings
Bout
- A boxing match between 2 players consisting of 4 two-minute
rounds and a minute's break between them.
Blast
- A golf shot hit from a bunker and which displaces
a large amount of sand
Bundesliga
- The professional German Soccer League
Caution
- A warning to a boxer from a referee
Circled
- A game is said to be circled when the maximum bet
on that game is lower than normal.
Commissioner
- President of NBA
Cover
- Winning by more than the point spread
Defense
- A soccer team's function of preventing the opposition
from scoring
Deuce
- When both tennis players are tied at 40 each,
the score is called deuce.
Dog
- The Underdog in the sports bet
Double
bet - Betting with twice the normal wager
Double
header - When 2 baseball games are played in
immediate succession
Down
- A boxer is considered "down" if he touches
the floor with anything other than his feet or if they
go outside the ropes from a blow.
European
Tour - Professional golf circuit for players
in Europe
Even
money - Bets where the odds are 1-1
Exotic
bet - A bet other than a straight bet or parlay
Fairway
- Closely mown area on the golf course
Fault
- An invalid tennis serve attempt
Favorite
- The team that is most likely to win.
Feint
- A fake boxing punch to induce the opponent to open
up into a vulnerable position
Foul
- An infringement of boxing rules
Future
bet/Futures - A bet accepted well in advance
of the sports event
GHIN
- Golf Handicap Information Network
Golf
course - The entire area where a game/round
of golf is played
Grand
Slam - Combination of the Australian, French
and U.S. Open tournaments and the Wimbledon
Handicapper
- A person who analyzes the game and places the odds
Hang
Cheng - The Asian equivalent for the point
spread
Hedging
- Placing a bet opposite to the original bet so as to
reduce the action a bettor has on a sports event
Home
team - The team on whose field the game is
played
Hoops
- Basketball
Home
field advantage - The advantage or edge that
a home team might have on account of familiarity with
the field and on account of fan support
Home
green - The 18th green or any other that is
designated to be the last to be played
Hot
game - A game that has significant betting
action on 1 side by handicappers and odds makers
'If'
bet - This kind of bet links 2 or more individual
wagers. It instructs the sports book to place a second
bet 'if' the first bet wins
In-fighting
- Boxing at close range
Juice
- Bookmaker's commission (Vigorish)
Line
- The expression of odds on a game
Lines
maker - Originator of the betting line
Love
game- A game in which the loser did not score
any points
Match
- Traditionally, 5 sets make a men's tennis match while
3 sets make a women's tennis match. A set consists of
games.
MLB
- Major League Baseball
MLS
- Major League Soccer
Money
line - The odds expressed in money terms
MVP
- Most Valuable Player
NBA
- National Basketball Association
NCAA
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
Neutral
Corner
- One of two corners that are not assigned to either
boxer.
Newbie
- A rookie or novice to the big bad world of gambling
NFL
- National Football League
NHL
- National Hockey League
Odds
maker - Lines maker
Off
the board - A game for which no bets are accepted
Open
- A golf tournament that is open for participation by
professionals and amateurs
Overlay
- When the odds of a given proposition are more in favor
of the bettor than the house.
Parlay
- A type of bet with 2 or more teams where all the teams
must win in order for the wager to be successful
PGA
- Professional Golfers Association
Pick
- A bet recommended by a handicapper
Pitcher
- The baseball player who is designated to pitch the
ball to the batter
Point
spread - This is a handicapping number that
is used to even the odds between 2 teams in a sports
event.
Power
ratings - The numbers assigned by handicappers
to a team that indicates how likely it is that the team
will beat the opponent and the margin of win.
Price
- Point spread
Round
Robin - A form of parlay where wagering is
done with different team combinations
Sand
trap - A bunker filled with sand (slang term)
Spread
betting - Here, your wins and losses can be
large. The bet depends on how right or wrong your prediction
of the result of an event will be.
Stake
- The amount of money that is bet
Straight
Bet - A bet on 1 team
Teaser
- A single bet with multiple wagers linked
together. The point spread for each wager can be adjusted.
Tee
- The wooden/plastic apparatus on which a golf ball
is placed before the first shot is played
Top
- The first half of a baseball innings
Tote
betting - Combining all bets for a given event
into a pool. The pool is then divided among winning
bettors after deducting the house fees.
Total
- The number set by a sports book as the total
points to be scored by both teams during a match.
Underdog
- The team that is not favored to win.
USSF
- United States Soccer Federation
Value
- Best available odds on a betting proposition
Vigorish
- The commission that the bookmaker or sportsbook
receives.
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