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Explaining Totals (Over/Under) Bets - Sports Betting Basics and How-To Guides - YouTube
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Welcome to another GamblingSites.org sports
betting how-to video.
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Iâm Drew Goldfarb, and today weâll be
breaking down âTotalsâ bets.
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As we know, there are many different types
of bets you can place on sports, and âTotalsâ
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bets are one of the more popular.
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Also known as the âOver/Underâ, this bet
is placed on the total number of points scored
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in a game by the two teams combined.
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Instead of worrying about who wins and who
loses a game, all you have to worry about
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here is how many points are scored.
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Itâs one of the simpler bets available,
which can be very appealing to a bettor regardless
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of experience, but donât be fooled by the
simplicity of this wager.
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Just like with any other bet, there are strategies
and risks involved.
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So if youâve ever wondered how these bets
work, weâre going to get into it right now.
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Although theyâre called âTotalsâ, this
type of bet is often referred to as the âOver/Underâ
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due to the nature of the wager.
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In short, the sportsbook sets a number of
points that they think will be scored in a
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game, and you decide whether you think the
actual total number of points will be Over
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or Under that number.
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Letâs check out an example.
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So in this example, weâve got a game between
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the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies.
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The âTotalâ is set at Over 10.5, -115,
and Under 10.5, -105.
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This means that the Totals line is set at
10.5 runs.
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So if youâre placing a bet, youâd be deciding
whether you think that the Braves and Rockies
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will combine to score 10 runs or fewer with
the Under, or 11 runs or more with the Over.
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In this example, the two starting pitchers
had combined to allow just 1 earned run over
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their first few appearances to start the season.
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So you might decide that this game was destined
to be a pitching duel and take the Under.
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But, if you thought that the early-season
sample size was too small, and that the thin
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mountain air at the run-friendly Coors Field
would mean this game would see some big home
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runs, you would take the Over.
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But what is that half point?
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It actually serves a huge purpose.
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Since you canât score half of a run in baseballâŠ
or a half-point in football or basketball,
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or a half-of-a-goal in hockey⊠that half-point
in the Total line is put there intentionally.
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Sportsbooks use that half-point to prevent
a push, which would result in a tie in sports
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betting.
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If the line is set at 10, and the final score
is 6-4, then your wager and everyone elseâs
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would push, and nobody wins the bet.
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⊠So now youâre probably wondering how
much to bet?
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The other number in our example helps you
there.
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In our example, the Over was set at -115.
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That means that you would have to bet $115
in order to win $100 on the wager.
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Likewise, the Under was set at -105, so youâd
need to bet $105 on the Under in order to
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win $100.
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These are not even-money wagers.
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This is how sportsbooks make their money,
regardless of who wins the game.
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They set intriguing payouts on both the Over
and the Under, hoping to draw an even amount
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of action on both sides.
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In closing, betting on Totals has its advantages.
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None are more obvious than the simplicity
of the wager.
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You bet on the Over, or you bet on the Under.
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This makes it great for beginners because
of how simple it is to understand what youâre
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betting on, as well as whether or not youâve
won.
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It also means that one of the two options
will pay out, so long as thereâs that half-point
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on the Totals line.
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But do keep in mind that these wagers are
NOT even bets.
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You typically have to bet slightly more than
$100 to win $100.
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This is a great way to bet on a game without
having to bet on one team or the other, and
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you may even be able to do a bet on Totals
for just a quarter, a half, or a game when
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it comes to a sport like football or basketball.
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⊠Thatâll do it for our âTotalsâ strategy
guide.
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Be sure to like, share and subscribe, and
keep checking out GamblingSites.org for more
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picks, tips, and of course how-to guides.
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Iâm Drew Goldfarb, thanks so much for watching.
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Iâll see you next time.
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