When I first started with sports betting, I honestly had no clue about the terms. I thought it was just about picking who wins, and that’s it.
Then I saw people talking about spreads, juice, parlays, and I was like, “what?”
For example:
Moneyline .. this one I understood easily, just betting who wins.
Point Spread .. this confused me at first. I lost a few bets because my team won the game, but didn’t “cover the spread.” That’s when I realized it’s not just about winning, but by how much.
Over/Under .. also called totals, where you bet on the combined score. Took me a while before I got comfortable with this.
Parlay ... I tried this early on thinking it was an easy jackpot, but the risk is crazy. All your bets have to hit, or you get nothing.
Juice/Vig ... didn’t even know this existed when I started. Basically, the house edge that makes sure the book earns no matter what.
Now it makes more sense, but I wish I knew these sooner.
How about you guys? What betting terms confused you at the start? Any tips for newbies on which ones they should master first before placing serious bets?
The word handicap was very strange and that option was complex to understand at first but as time went on it became simple. Betting terms are not rocket science, Im surprised to see that there are beginners that purchase courses from people just to understand what these terms actually means, you don't need to pay anyone to lecture you on this like it's a trading course, it might be confusing at that beginning but it gets simple later on
I started gambling myself I never actually met anyone to teach me but people directs and guide me as I grow up, and when I first started most if these options I don't even know what they mean but while I stay long there I began to know a lot of options and there meaning. Currently I understand the meaning of the handicap and a lot and I think one of the thing that makes gambling easy sometimes is knowing options because there are options that has a high possibility or probability of the game entering and I call them safe options.