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Sports Betting Terms: Beginners’ Guide

If you are new to betting, you will hear a lot of terms that you don’t know what they mean. The betting industry has its own special lingo, and it can be really surprising, even weird.

However, you need to know the meaning of all these terms because all bookmakers use them. This is especially true for the betting types and options. In order to understand what you are betting on, you must first learn what that term means. We have compiled a guide to help you. Below you can find the most commonly used terms in sports betting online.

General Betting Terms Everybody Should Know

  • Action: A bet. “Taking an action” means placing a bet, for example.
  • Book: Short for “sportsbook”. It can be land-based or online. The name of the place where the bet is placed.
  • Bankroll: The total amount of money the bettor has.
  • Buck: a 100 EUR/USD bet.
  • Betting Unit: The budget the bettor allocates per bet. For example, if he has a budget of 100 EUR, he can divide it into 20 EUR units and bet 5 times in total.
  • Chalk: The favorite team and/or player in a game.
  • Dime: A bet worth 1,000 EUR/USD.
  • Dead Heat: Usually used in horse racing and means a tie. Every sportsbook pays differently in case of a dead heat.
  • Dog: Short for “underdog”. Refers to the player and/or team that is not expected to win.
  • Double Pop: It is a term used in Europe, it is known as “doubling up” in the USA. It means that the bettor has placed a bet twice as much as the normal amount.
  • Exposure: It is the financial risk taken by sportsbook: the money it can lose.
  • Handle: The total amount of bet on a game.
  • Nickel: A bet worth 500 EUR/USD.
  • Sharp: The term used for professional bettors who place “smart bets”. They are also known as “wise guys” in the USA, but it does not mean they have ties to the mafia, this is not the same as being a “made man”.

Terms Related to Types of Bets

  • Even Money: A bet that pays as much as the wager money. For example, if you place a bet of 100 EUR, the payout will also be 100 EUR.
  • Exacta: A term for horse racing betting. It means being able to predict the horses (in the right order) that will finish the race in the top two places. Its name in England is “straight forecast”.
  • Exotic: A bet for events other than sports (e.g., political elections).
  • Trifecta: It means being able to predict the horses (in the right order) that will finish the race in the top three places.
  • Moneyline: The most basic type of betting: you are betting on which player or team will win a match.
  • Parlay: It is called “accumulator” or “acca” for short in Europe. Simply put, it is betting on multiple matches with a single slip. For example, you don’t need to place two different bets on two different football matches to be played on the same date. With a parlay bet, you can create a single bet for both. For this bet to win, all the selections in the slip must win.
  • Handicap: Before a match, bookmakers determine the favorite and underdog teams and give + and – points according to their positions. For example, if Team A gets -2 points, this means that it is a favorite, and winning the match alone is not enough: the score difference must be at least 2 points to win the bet. So, for example, if Team A ends the match with a score of 1-0, it wins the game, but those who place a handicap bet on Team A cannot win. In order to win, the score must be at least 2-0. This type of betting is also known as “point betting” or “line betting”.
  • Prop: Special bets that do not fit any of the classic betting options and are usually tied to a specific player. For example, betting on the total number of goals a particular player will score in a match.
  • Over/Under: Betting that the score in the match will be above or below a certain number. It doesn’t matter who wins the match. For example, if you bet “over 2” on a football match, you are actually betting that at least 3 goals will be scored in that match. As long as 3 total goals are scored (no matter who wins the match), you will win this bet as well.
  • Round Robin: It means playing multiple parlay bets at the same time. The payout will be extremely high, but winning is near impossible. 

There are, of course, other sports betting terms too, but these are what you need to know to get started. You can see these terms in all sportsbooks. As always, we wish you good luck! We hope you’ll win all your bets!

Jürgen Klopp confirms Matip and van Dijk to miss remainder of season

The Liverpool boss has casted doubts over the pair’s ability to regain fitness in the coming months.

Hopeful Liverpool fans have been dealt a blow over the past 24 hours as Jürgen Klopp confirmed that Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip are very unlikely to play again during the 2020/21 season.

Van Dijk suffered a devastating ACL injury in October but seemed to be making good progress off the field, leading some optimistic Liverpool fans to believe his return to action would come sooner rather than later.

“In the moment, I don’t know where these things are coming from – nobody really, no doctor, nobody really told me there’s a chance for Virgil to play in this season again.

“I don’t want to say that’s absolutely impossible but it’s not likely. It’s not likely. We don’t have to discuss these things really”, said Klopp on the Dutch international’s injury situation.

Klopp had even more bleak news on Joel Matip’s injury, saying to the official club site: “Unfortunately, we found out now after everybody looked at it that Joel will be out for the rest of the season.”

He did however confirm that Matip would be available for the next pre-season, which would suggest that van Dijk will also be ready.

Liverpool have, of course, strengthened their defensive area with the acquisition of Ben Davies from Preston and loan signing of Ozan Kabak from Schalke 04.

The pair should provide much needed experience and quality to Liverpool’s backline. Klopp has been relying on makeshift centre backs in the form of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho as well as the inexperienced Rhys Williams and Nat Phillips in recent months.

Liverpool play Brighton tomorrow evening so it’s likely that at least one of the new signings will make their debut in a Liverpool kit.

Portmarnock to host The Irish Challenge from May 27-29

Portmarnock Links will host The Irish Challenge from May 27-29 2021.

The event will take place over a links course for the first time in its history at the Dublin course.

The Portmarnock Links is set in the grounds of the old Jameson Estate St Marnocks. The course is a true test of golf which regularly features in lists of Ireland’s best golf courses.

The Championship course was designed by two-time Masters Champion and former World Number One Bernhard Langer. It traverses the famous North Dublin dunes, a natural terrain to please the most ardent of links purists.

Challenge Tour’s Road to Mallorca International Schedule

The visit to County Dublin forms part of the Challenge Tour’s Road to Mallorca International Schedule. The Schedule comprises 25 tournaments in 15 countries across the world. It begins with a three-week stretch in South Africa. It then returns to Europe for events in the Czech Republic and Spain, then Ireland.

The top 20 players on the Road to Mallorca Rankings at the conclusion of the Challenge Tour Grand Final at T-Golf & Country Club, Mallorca, will earn full playing privileges on the European Tour in 2022. The last player from the island of Ireland to graduate from the Challenge Tour was Cormac Sharvin.

Reaction to the announcement

Jamie Hodges, Head of Challenge Tour, said: “We are incredibly excited to be taking the Irish Challenge to Portmarnock Links in May.

“We have never hosted an Irish event on a true links course before and I know the players will relish the opportunity to compete on the Championship Course.

Conor Russell, Director of Golf at Portmarnock Links, said:

“The team here at Portmarnock Links are delighted to welcome the Irish Challenge to our magnificent Links. The course will represent a wonderful challenge for the players and will give our own home-grown talent an opportunity to shine on the bigger stage.”

Good Entries for Handicaps & Bumpers at Dublin Racing Festival

There are quality entries for the five handicaps and two Grade 2 bumpers at the Dublin Racing Festival.

Master McShee, Treacysenniscorthy and Great White Shark are among the handicap entries. The likes of Sir Gerhard, Kilcruit, Flame Bearer, Hollymount and Brandy Love feature in the early line up for the bumpers at Leopardstown on Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7.

Ladbrokes Hurdle

Master McShee heads the 51 entries for the Ladbrokes Hurdle on Saturday, February 6. He was an impressive winner on his handicap debut over this course and distance at Christmas. Next weekend, he could renew rivalry with Sea Ducor, the Arthur Moore-trained runner-up that afternoon.

The Eddie Cawley-trained Golden Jewel and Martin Brassil’s You Raised Me Up, second and third respectively in the Ladbrokes Hurdle last year, hold entries once again.

The Willie Mullins-trained Buildmeupbuttercup and Liz Doyle’s Cayd Boy head the weights. Other notable entries include Eclair De Beaufeu for Gordon Elliott, Noel Meade’s novice Cask Mate, the Gavin Cromwell-trained Gabynako and Wolf Prince, Paul O’Flynn’s West Cork Wildway and the Charles Byrnes-trained Advanced Virgo.

Matheson Handicap Chase

There are 28 horses entered for the Matheson Handicap Chase. The recent Naas winner, Epson Du Houx, Emmet Mullins’ The Shunter, Aramax, trained by Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins’ pair, Pont Aven and Andalusa look to be chief among them.

Goffs Future Stars INH Flat Race

Envoi Allen won this race in 2019, while Appreciate It won last year. It has an entry of 16 for 2021. Sir Gerhard, Chemical Energy and Hollow Games represent Gordon Elliott. Willie Mullins has three entries, Kilcruit, Whatdeawant and Ramillies. Pat Doyle’s Flame Bearer and Gavin Cromwell’s Letsbeclearaboutit are also included.

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle

Elliott entries dominate at the head of the weights for this contest. Last year’s heroine Black Tears tops the 36 horses in the opening contest on the second day of the Dublin Racing Festival.

Terence O’Brien’s Our Roxanne is entered again. Both Spruced Up and Strange Notions, fourth and fifth a year ago for Eddie Harty and Charles O’Brien respectively are also nominated. Willie Mullins has entered seven horses, including the Leopardstown Christmas Festival winner Dysart Diamond. Declan Queally’s Naas winner Uisce Solas and Henry de Bromhead’s hat-trick seeker Telmesomethinggirl must also have their chance.

William Fry Handicap Hurdle

Willie Mullins is responsible for 10 of the 54 entries in the race. His team includes Great White Shark, a winner at the Galway Festival last July and successful in the Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket. Koshari, Low Sun and Dandy Mag are others that feature for the champion trainer.

Former Cheltenham Festival winner City Island is also entered. Paul Fahey’s Ballyshannon Rose, Gordon Elliott’s Dallas Des Pictons, Ronan McNally’s The Jam Man, the Fran Flood-trained Millen To One and Pure Genius, are also among the list of entries.

Gaelic Plant Hire Leopardstown Handicap Chase

Treacysenniscorthy is one of a number of significant entries for this race. Trainwreck, Any Second Now and Blazer have been entered again by Henry de Bromhead, Ted Walsh and Willie Mullins. Last year’s victorious trainer, Paul Gilligan, has Born By The Sea this time.

Stones And Roses and Cabaret Queen are others among Willie Mullins’ nine entries. Philip Dempsey’s The Long Mile, the Arthur Moore-trained Crossed My Mind, Henry de Bromhead’s Minella Times and the Tom Mullins-trained Scoir Mear will be of interest come the day.

Coolmore NH Sires Irish EBF Mares INH Flat Race

There are 15 horses entered for this Grade 2. Gordon Elliott has only one entry, Party Central. Willie Mullins dominates with six previous winners engaged. His team includes  Brandy Love, Brooklynn Glory, Purple Mountain, Belle Metal and Take Tea. The Stuart Crawford-trained Hollymount was another up to winning on her first start.

SSE Airtricity Premier Division Fixtures

The SSE Airtricity Premier Division fixtures for the 2021 season have been confirmed.

The Premier Division will begin on Friday, March 19 with Champions Shamrock Rovers hosting St. Patrick’s Athletic at Tallaght Stadium on the opening night.

FAI Cup holders Dundalk will travel to Sligo Rovers. Finn Harps will host Bohemians and newly-promoted sides Drogheda United and Longford Town host Waterford and Derry City respectively.

The mid-season break in the 2021 season will take place between Series 14, 28/29 May, and Series 15, 11/12 June.

The 2021 edition of the EA SPORTS Cup is cancelled.

The 2021 FAI Cup will begin on the week ending Sunday, July 25. The FAI Cup Final will be played the week ending Sunday, November 28.

All fixtures are subject to change with TV broadcast details set to be announced at a later date.

List of Irish player transfers during January window

We have compiled a list of Irish players who completed transfers during the January window.

This January transfer window has been quieter than previous years, owing mainly to the global pandemic which has impacted the finances of several clubs around the world.

That said, several Irish players have still managed to move onto pastures new, whether it be on a temporary or permanent deal.

Here’s a list of the Irish players that have moved from one club to another:

PREMIER LEAGUE:
Evan Ferguson - Bohemians to Brighton & Hove Albion - Transfer (Undisclosed)
Dara Costelloe - Free agent to Burnley - Free transfer
EFL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Conor Hourihane - Aston Villa to Swansea City - Loan
Richard Keogh - MK Dons to Huddersfield Town - Transfer (£540,000)
Danny Grant - Bohemians to Huddersfield Town - Transfer (Undisclosed)
Rob Elliot - Free agent to Watford - Free transfer
Greg Cunningham - Cardiff City to Preston North End - Loan
Jayson Molumby - Brighton & Hove Albion to Preston North End - Loan
Shane Long - Southampton to Bournemouth - Loan
EFL LEAGUE ONE:
Mark Travers - Bournemouth to Swindon Town - Loan
Conor Masterson - Queens Park Rangers to Swindon Town - Loan
Dan Crowley - Birmingham City to Hull City - Loan
Warren O'Hora - Brighton & Hove Albion to MK Dons - Transfer (£200,000)
Luke McNally - St Patrick's Athletic to Oxford United - Transfer (Undisclosed)
Corey Whelan - Phoenix Rising to Wigan Athletic - Transfer (£90,000)
Troy Parrott - Tottenham Hotspur to Ipswich Town - Loan
Conor Shaughnessy - Leeds United to Rochdale - Transfer (Undisclosed)
Conor Grant - Sheffield Wednesday to Rochdale - Transfer (Undisclosed)
EFL LEAGUE TWO:
Simon Power - Free agent to Harrogate Town - Free transfer
William Hondermarck - Norwich City to Harrogate Town - Loan
Peter Kioso - Luton Town to Northampton Town - Loan
Jamie Devitt - Free Agent to Barrow - Free Transfer
Stephen Quinn - Burton Albion to Mansfield Town - Loan
Zack Elbouzedi - Lincoln City to Bolton Wanderers - Loan
Niall Canavan - Plymouth Argyle to Bradford City - Transfer (Undisclosed)
Tyreik Wright - Aston Villa to Walsall - Loan
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP:
Jaze Kabia - Shelbourne to Livingston - Transfer (Undisclosed)
Sam Foley - St Mirren to Motherwell - Transfer (Undisclosed)
Aaron McEneff - Shamrock Rovers to Hearts - Transfer (Undisclosed)
Eddie Nolan - Crewe Alexandra to Motherwell - Loan
OTHER:
Jack Byrne - Shamrock Rovers to APOEL - Transfer (Undisclosed)
Dan Casey - Bohemians to Sacramento Republic - Transfer (Undisclosed)

 

Paul Casey wins Omega Dubai Desert Classic

Paul Casey stormed to a four-stroke victory at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday. The win gave the Englishman his 15th European Tour title.

Casey started the final day at the Emirates Golf Club with a one stroke lead. On Sunday he increased his lead over Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre to two strokes after birdies on the third and fourth holes.

The 43-year-old finished the front nine in level par after bogeys on the sixth and eighth holes. Three consecutive bogeys from the seventh hole ended MacIntyre’s title chance.

Casey gained at the 11th and 13th holes and a closing birdie saw him sign for a final round of 70 and a total of 17 under par. He ended the tournament four strokes ahead of South African Brandon Stone.

MacIntyre signed for a 12 under par total, two strokes ahead of England’s Laurie Canter and Kalle Samooja of Finland.

“I’m so over the moon” said Casey. “Not just 15 [victories]. The fact it’s Dubai. It’s an iconic event on The European Tour. You guys all know that. One of the coolest trophies around.”

The win moves Casey inside the Top 15 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time since December 2019. He joins former and current European Ryder Cup Captains Thomas Bjorn and Pádraig Harrington on 15 European Tour titles.

Harrington and Lowry

Harrington finished in a tie for sixth at nine under par alongside Sergio Garcia and Bernd Wiesberger. The Dubliner shot a 70 on Sunday to add to rounds of 71, 69 and 69.

Offaly’s Shane Lowry signed for a 75 in the final round – his worst score of the week. He had shot 70, 62 and 67 in the previous three rounds.

Final select scores 

271 P CASEY (ENG) 67 70 64 70,
275 B STONE (RSA) 70 67 66 72,
276 R MACINTYRE (SCO) 67 68 67 74,
278 K SAMOOJA (FIN) 68 68 71 71, L CANTER (ENG) 70 68 68 72,
279 B WIESBERGER (AUT) 73 68 69 69, P HARRINGTON 71 69 69 70, S GARCIA (ESP) 66 73 67 73,
280 R H?JGAARD (DEN) 72 72 69 67, M SCHWAB (AUT) 70 69 73 68, A WU (CHN) 71 71 70 68, A ARNAUS (ESP) 68 69 74 69, T KANAYA (JPN) 70 69 72 69, A ROZNER (FRA) 70 71 69 70, A LEVY (FRA) 70 68 71 71, T DETRY (BEL) 67 67 74 72,
281 M FITZPATRICK (ENG) 70 71 70 70, T FLEETWOOD (ENG) 68 68 73 72, L WESTWOOD (ENG) 69 68 72 72,
282 R STERNE (RSA) 64 74 75 69, K KITAYAMA (USA) 65 72 75 70,
283 C BEZUIDENHOUT (RSA) 74 70 70 69, L HERBERT (AUS) 74 66 72 71, W ORMSBY (AUS) 68 73 71 71, T HATTON (ENG) 76 64 71 72, S SHARMA (IND) 70 68 72 73,
284 J WINTHER (DEN) 69 75 71 69, F ZANOTTI (PAR) 71 67 76 70, G FORREST (SCO) 74 69 71 70, T PIETERS (BEL) 71 73 68 72, N COLSAERTS (BEL) 70 73 67 74, S JAMIESON (SCO) 70 71 68 75, S LOWRY 70 72 67 75, J HARDING (RSA) 66 70 72 76,
285 A BJ?RK (SWE) 71 71 73 70, D BURMESTER (RSA) 72 72 71 70, D LIPSKY (USA) 72 71 68 74, R CABRERA BELLO (ESP) 73 71 66 75, M KORHONEN (FIN) 70 67 72 76, J ROSE (ENG) 71 69 68 77.

Amad Diallo scores first goals for Manchester United

The recent arrival netted a brace against Liverpool u23s earlier. 

Amad Diallo arrived at Manchester United at the beginning of the month and has taken little time in scoring his first goals for the club – albeit for the u23s.

Manchester United and Liverpool u23s faced off earlier with Diallo making his debut and netting the first goal of the game in the 14th minute, as well as scoring a second half Panenka penalty.

Although normally recognised for his close control and mazy runs, Diallo’s opener demonstrated a different side to his game.

He showed his anticipation as he robbed a Liverpool defender after a poor first touch, he then closed in on goal and finished with ease into the bottom right corner.

His second goal came as a result of a penalty earned by Hannibal Majbri.

Diallo stepped up to take the penalty and demonstrated his flair by attempting – and scoring – a Panenka penalty to make it 6-2 to United.

Otherwise, Diallo showed glimpses of his ability on the ball throughout the game, showcasing why he may be knocking on the door of the first team sooner rather than later.

Tyler Morton, Luis Longstaff and Joe Hardy scored for Liverpool but United won the game 6-3 thanks to Diallo’s brace and an incredible 4 goals from 17-year-old Joe Hugill.

 

Ireland, England and Spain entangled in international tug of war over John Joe Patrick Finn

The Irish hierarchy have been in contact with Finn in recent weeks, but face stiff competition to secure his declaration.

John Joe Patrick Finn was unknown in the football world up until a couple of months ago.

The 17-year-old made his first team debut for Getafe in December and in doing so became the youngest player in the history of the established side. Since then, he’s gone on to make five further appearances and his stock has increased tenfold.

It now appears that the teenager is involved in an international tug of war between Ireland, England and Spain to secure his international future.

Finn qualifies for Ireland through his late Irish father John, he was born and raised in Spain and his eligibility for England is unknown, however it appears the English FA have made contact, as well as the two aforementioned nations. He also qualifies for Cameroon through his mother, but it’s not clear whether they’ve made contact as of yet.

Jim Crawford, Stephen Kenny and Tom Mohan recently made a call to Finn, which was also attended by his mother, in a play to convince the youngster to declare for Ireland.

“We had a good chat with both of them and he was certainly blown away by the presentation that was put together and by what Stephen, Tom and I had to say.

“We are certainly not going to rush him, but we have made contact. He was overwhelmed and he certainly had a big smile on his face. I’ll be making contact with him in the near future to see if there has been any decision.”

Ireland u21s kick off their European Championships 2023 qualification campaign in March, so Crawford may wish to secure his declaration before then, however as he has mentioned, their intent is not to rush him.

“England U21s have made an approach and Spain U21s have made an approach. He is very well sought after, so all we can do is put our case forward and that’s certainly what we did. Again, the decision is in his hands. But to answer your question, yes, we made an approach”, Crawford also revealed.

Finn’s decision – for the short-term at least – could be revealed sooner rather than later with all three nations’ u21 teams taking the field come March.

However, these things are often not black-and-white.

A decision may not come in the immediate future.

Ireland u21s drawn against familiar foes in Euro qualifying group

Their opponents have been announced as Italy, Sweden, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro and Luxembourg.

The u21 European Championships 2023 qualifying draw took place today with 53 teams eagerly awaiting their fate.

Ireland were amongst those teams in anticipation after narrowly failing to qualify for the 2021 edition of the tournament which is being hosted by Romania and Georgia.

Coincidentally, they were drawn in an almost exactly identical group as the last qualifying campaign. 3 of their 5 opponents – Italy, Sweden and Luxembourg – were also included in their previous qualifying group.

Maybe luckily for Ireland, though, several of the players which turned out in the last campaign are also available for selection for the upcoming one. That is not the case with the other countries.

Although some of those players have since graduated to the senior squad – Parrott, Idah, Knight etc. – there is still a number of quality players that could excel at u21 level, as well as those which will inevitably come up through the age ranks.

The experience at that level that Ireland have over their opponents could prove to be a decisive factor in regards to their qualification chances.

u21 boss Jim Crawford may already have a squad in mind with the qualification campaign kicking off in March.

Ireland can only qualify given they finish top of their group or as best runner-up.

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