Handicap betting is made to give one team or the other an advantage or disadvantage. This type of bet adds more spiciness to matchups 🌶️
This means that if you’re confident with the team you’re backing, you can add a disadvantage to them in exchange for higher odds.
This can also mean that if you feel like backing one team but are not too confident, you can add a few points to their advantage.
So how does it work? Let's see a practical example:
Gen.G and Zeta Division played a match that had a scoreline of
GenG [13:11] Zeta Division
While GenG wins this matchup, players who gave GenG a -2.5 handicap lost their bets since the choice turns the final score into [GenG 10.5:11 Zeta Division].
On the other hand, those who gave Zeta Division an advantage of +2.5 and more won their bets since the choice turns the final score into [GenG 13:13.5 Zeta Division].
Handicap betting comes in many forms. For esports, markets can refer to the total score on a map or total map kills, for example. For traditional sports, markets can be about the first-half score or the score of the entire game.
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