Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across មគ្គុទ្ទេសក៍បាល់ទាត់.
- Accumulator
- A bet that links multiple selections; all must win for the bet to pay, and winnings roll over from one selection to the next.
- Asian Handicap
- An Asian Handicap gives a goal advantage or disadvantage to a team expressed in whole, half, or quarter goals, eliminating the draw outcome and adjusting odds.
- Bankroll Management
- The practice of deciding how much money to allocate to betting and how to size each wager to avoid losing the whole bankroll quickly.
- Cash Out
- A feature that lets you settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or cutting a loss based on current odds.
- Cover
- When a team’s final result beats the point spread set by the bookmaker, the bet is said to have covered.
- Decimal Odds
- Odds expressed as a single number that includes the stake; multiply your stake by the decimal to calculate total return.
- Double Chance
- A bet that covers two of the three possible outcomes (home win/draw, away win/draw, or home win/away win) in a match.
- Draw No Bet
- A wager where you pick a team to win; if the match ends in a draw, the stake is refunded.
- Edge
- The statistical advantage a bettor believes they have over the bookmaker’s odds, often expressed as a percentage.
- Exchange
- A platform where bettors can back or lay outcomes against each other, with the exchange taking a commission on net winnings.
- Fractional Odds
- Odds shown as a fraction; the numerator shows potential profit relative to the denominator (the stake).
- Handicap
- A points or goals advantage given to one team to level the playing field, affecting the betting line.
- In-Play Betting
- Placing bets on a match while it is already in progress, with odds that update as the game unfolds.
- Juice
- The commission that a bookmaker charges on a bet, usually built into the odds so the total implied probabilities exceed 100%.
- Lay Bet
- A bet that a particular outcome will not happen; you act as the bookmaker, offering odds to other bettors.
- Live Betting
- Another term for In‑Play Betting; wagers placed during the match.
- Margin
- The bookmaker’s built‑in profit margin, expressed as the difference between the true probability and the odds offered.
- Moneyline
- A straight win‑or‑lose bet on which team will win a match, with odds expressed as positive or negative numbers.
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether a specific statistic (typically total goals) will be above or below a number set by the bookmaker.
- Parlay
- A single bet that combines two or more selections; all must win for a payout, and odds multiply together.
- Push
- When a bet lands exactly on the line, causing the wager to be refunded with no outcome decided.
- Round Robin
- A series of small parlays created from a list of selections, covering multiple combinations.
- Spread
- The points margin set by a bookmaker that the favored team must exceed for a bet on them to win.
- Value Bet
- A wager where the odds offered are higher than the true probability of the outcome, offering a positive expected return over time.