Quote from: gkv9 on February 06, 2015, 04:14:22 AM

Quote from: Xiaoxiao on February 05, 2015, 09:18:10 PM

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Phoenix Suns v Portland Trail Blazers
Game: Portland Trail Blazers -5 1.991 (-101)

I am a bit confused with these type of bets? What does this -5 mean? Does it mean that Portland Trail Blazers will lose with more/less than 5 points margin? Sorry for such a silly question being a huge basketball fan, but I asked as I still don't know much about these terms... Also, please suggest me a site where I can get the best information, kind of basketball dictionary where each and every term about basketball is available...

One more personal question, are you yourself a basketball player at any National level?

-5 means that..to win the bet Portland must win with a margin greater than 5. If it is exact 5 then u get your money back but u lose if it is lesser than that. Similarly with +5, U win the bet even if your team loses the game but is within the 5 points margin. U could have just googled this stuff Tongue

thats how I learned this few years back.!