Sportsbook Glossary Terms
Sportsbooks are becoming increasingly popular in the United States due to decreased regulations of online gaming. Some states are even following suit by letting brick and mortar casinos add sportsbooks to their casinos.
New bettors are entering the market daily and sportsbookterms.com is a resource to help new players understand the various types of wager and lingo used in the sportsbook world.
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- Accumulator
- Across the Board
- Action
- After Extra Time (AET) Odds
- Alternate Lines
- American Odds
- Arbitrage
- Backdoor Cover
- Bankroll
- Beard
- Betting Exchange
- Betting Unit
- Bonus
- Chalk
- Circle Game
- Closing Line
- Closing Line Value
- Consensus
- Contrarian
- Dead Heat
- Dime Line
- Dog
- Double Chance
- Early Cash Out
- Edge
- Even Money
- Exacta
- Exotic Wager
- Expected Value
- Exposure
- First Half
- Fixed Odds
- Flat Betting
- Grand Salami
- Handicapper
- Handle
- Hedge
- Home Field
- Hook
- Kelly Criterion
- Layoff
- Listed Pitcher
- Live Betting
- Lock
- Margin
- Martingale System
- Matched Bet
- Middle/Middling
- Nickel
- Novelty Bet
- Odds-on Favorite
- Off the Board
- Opening Line
- Player Props
- Power Ranking
- Public Betting Percentage
- Puck Line
- Puppy
- Push
- Reduced Juice
- Reverse Line Movement
- ROI
- Round Robin
- Run Line
- Runner
- Sharp Money
- Square
- Steam
- Straight Up
- Take the Points
- Take the Price
- Tissue Price
- TKO
- Totals
- Tout
- True Odds
- Wire-to-Wire