ASIAN HANDICAPS

Asian Handicaps are a relatively new type of bet which are offered on football matches.

The Asian Handicap is created so that in theory, each team has a roughly equal chance of winning.

In Asian Handicap betting, effectively the draw is taken out of play and a competitive market formed. So rather than
deciding between home, draw and away, you simply decide which team you think is the best bet on the Asian
Handicap they have been given. The handicap is expressed in terms of goal/s or part of a goal start or deficit.

Different Types of Asian Handicaps

The main reason Asian Handicaps may appear complicated at first is that they are expressed in many different ways.

The 0.5 Asian Handicap

1.95 (-0.5) Manchester City v Stoke City 2.1 (+0.5)

The first figure 1.95 is the odds available and the figure in brackets is the handicap.
This means that Stoke City receive an imaginary half a goal lead at the start of the match so if the match ends with a
draw or stoke city win then you win your bet.
If you bet on Manchester City who start half a goal down, they have to win the match for your bet to win. In effect -0.5
Asian handicap is the same as a win single.

The 0 Asian Handicap

This occurs when the likelihood of either team winning is fairy equal. Here you are really betting without the draw
being an option. You win if your selected team wins. If it is a draw, your stake is returned.

The 1 Asian Handicap

If you choose the -1 handicapped selection, your team needs to win by at least 2 clear goals for your bet to win. If your
team only wins by one goal then the stake is refunded.

If you select the team who has a +1 handicap then you win if they win or draw. If your team lose by just one goal then
stake is refunded. This is a good bet if you fancy an underdog to get a result. Even if you are wrong, if they can limit the
defeat to just one goal then you don’t lose.

The 1.5 Asian Handicap

If you select the team which has a +1.5 handicap then you win if the team wins or draws. You also win if it loses by one
goal!

The Double Asian Handicap Explained

In double handicap betting the wager is split in two.

The Double Asian Handicap 0.5, 1

Stockport County (-0.5,1) v Exeter City (+0.5,1)

In this example half the stake money is placed on Stockport County minus half a goal and the other half on Stockport
County minus 1 goal. The result of the bet is worked out using the methods described above.

If you select the -0.5,1 handicapped team, also referred to as -0.75 then you win if the team wins the match by two or
more goals. If it wins by one goal, half your stake is returned and half is a winner at the odds taken.

If you select the opposition +0.5, 1 team, also be known as +0.75 then you win if the team wins or draws the match. If
it loses by one goal, you lose 50 per cent of the amount staked.

Often the double Asian handicaps are expressed as decimals. The figure is often the mid point between the two
handicaps. In this example you might there for see –0.75 for Stockport and +0.75 for Exeter City.

Double Handicap 0, 0.5

This is also known as the level half Asian handicap and could be referred to as -0.25 (0,-0.5) and +0.25 (0,+0.5)

If you bet on the team which is 0, -0.5 on the handicap then you win if the team wins by one goal or more. If it draws
you lose 50 per cent of your stake. The other half of the stake is returned. Returning of the stake when your bet or part
of your bet equals the handicap is also known as a push.

If you select the opposition 0, +0.5 then you win if the team wins the match. If it draws, half your stake is returned and
half is a winner at the odds taken.

In reality it is just like having two separate bets. One on 0 handicap and one on 0.5. Both these bets have the same
odds.

For example you might have a bet on Chelsea on the -0.25 (-0, 0.5) handicap at odds of 2.25 for£100. Your bet is split
into two bets:

£50 on the 0 handicap and £50 on the -0.5 handicap. If Chelsea win then both bets have beaten the handicap so it is
£100 x 2.25 returning £225. I f Chelsea Draw then you have equalled the 0 handicap so £50 is pushed but you lose the
other £50 as you have failed to beat the handicap on the -0.5 bet.
Asian Handicaps

AH1(+0.00) - Home team to win. If the match is drawn - the whole bet will be void.
AH1(+0.25) - Home to win. In case of draw - half bet will be void and half will win.
AH1(+0.50) - Home team to win or match to be drawn.
AH1(+0.75) - Home to win or draw. If home lost with one goal - half bet will be void.
AH1(+1.00) - Home to win or draw. If home lost with 1 goal - whole bet will be void.
AH1(+1.25) - Home to win or draw. If lost with 1 - half bet will be void and half wins.
AH1(+1.50) - Home team to win, draw, or to lose with exactly one goal margin.
AH1(+1.75) - Home to win, draw, lose with 1. If lost with 2 - half bet will be void.
AH1(+2.00) - Home to win, draw, lose with 1. If lost with 2 - whole bet will be void.
AH1(-0.25) - Home team to win. If the match is drawn - a half stake will be returned.
AH1(-0.50) - Home team to win.
AH1(-0.75) - Home to win by 2 or more. If won by 1 - half bet will be void, half wins.
AH1(-1.00) - Home to win by 2 or more. If won by 1 - whole stake will be returned.
AH1(-1.25) - Home to win by 2 or more. If won with 1 goal - half bet will be void.
AH1(-1.50) - Home team to win with 2 goals or more.
AH1(-1.75) - Home to win by 3 or more. If won by 2 - half bet will be void, half wins.
AH1(-2.00) - Home to win by 3 or more. If won by 2 - whole stake will be returned.
AH2(+0.00) - Away team to win. If the match is drawn - the whole bet will be void.
AH2(+0.25) - Away to win. In case of draw - half bet will be void and half will win.
AH2(+0.50) - Away team to win or match to be drawn.
AH2(+0.75) - Away to win or draw. If away lost with one goal - half bet will be void.
AH2(+1.00) - Away to win or draw. If away lost with 1 goal - whole bet will be void.
AH2(+1.25) - Away to win or draw. If lost with 1 - half bet will be void and half wins.
AH2(+1.50) - Away team to win, draw, or to lose with exactly one goal margin.
AH2(+1.75) - Away to win, draw, lose with 1. If lost with 2 - half bet will be void.
AH2(+2.00) - Away to win, draw, lose with 1. If lost with 2 - whole bet will be void.
AH2(-0.25) - Away team to win. If the match is drawn - a half stake will be returned.
AH2(-0.50) - Away team to win.
AH2(-0.75) - Away to win by 2 or more. If won by 1 - half bet will be void, half wins.
AH2(-1.00) - Away to win by 2 or more. If won by 1 - whole stake will be returned.
AH2(-1.25) - Away to win by 2 or more. If won with 1 goal - half bet will be void.
AH2(-1.50) - Away team to win with 2 goals or more.
AH2(-1.75) - Away to win by 3 or more. If won by 2 - half bet will be void, half wins.
AH2(-2.00) - Away to win by 3 or more. If won by 2 - whole stake will be returned.