NCAA Basketball
Betting Terms |
Straight Bet |
| A bet on a single result or outcome. |
PARLAY |
| A bet on 2 or
more teams or outcomes where all selections must be correct for the bet
to win. |
OVER/UNDER |
| A bet on
whether the combined total of the points scored by the two teams will
exceed or be less than a specified number given. |
TEASERS |
| A
teaser is a group of straight bets or totals combined into one bet. On
the teaser line you bet against for each individual wager is moved to
your favor by the number of points of the teaser that can be from 4-9
points. |
LINES |
| Odds |
POINTSPREAD |
| The
handicap given by the favorite to the underdog for betting purposes. |
FUTURES |
| Bets placed on an event or outcome taking place some time in the future, e.g.
betting during the season on the NBA finals winner. |
MONEY LINE |
| The
amount you must bet to win 100 or the amount you win if you bet 100. |
TOTAL |
| (see
Over/Under) |
| PICK |
| A game where no
team or betting option is favorite. |
PUSH |
| A game which,
with the point spread, is tied or when the combined scores of the two
teams ties the total. |
SPREAD |
| An
abbreviated form of point spread. |
