What Does Minus 1.5 Mean In Betting
“Wait, why does this NFL team have a -235 next to its name? What’s with New England Patriots (-15) vs. Miami Dolphins (+15)? Help! HEEEELPPPP!”
If that sounds like you, we’re here to assist you. If you’ve stared at a board at a sportsbook or just seen spreads and moneylines on the Internet and been utterly confused, don’t worry. It’s not just you. Those numbers can be confounding.
What does -7 and +7 mean in NFL betting? A spread of minus-seven (-7) means that a is favored to win the game by a touchdown (technically, a touchdown and the extra point). A team favored by -7 must win the game by eight or more points to win the bet. If the team wins by seven, the result is a “push” and the bet. For example, betting on a market priced at 2.5 means you would win two and a half times your stake if your bet were to win. This means you’d win $2.50 for every $1 you wager. Another example of decimal odds in action would be betting on NHL game with odds of 9.0. What does 'plus' and 'minus' mean as a sports betting term? Odds expressed in terms of money, with $100 being the standard. If the odds are minus (–), then that amount of money must be wagered.
But hopefully, once you’re done reading this, you’ll completely understand how they work. As you prepare to dive into the world of sports betting, here’s a breakdown of how the lines work, starting with …
Spreads
It would be really easy to bet on a game if you could put money on a heavy favorite to win.
That’s where point spreads come in. Let’s look at an example:
Philadelphia Eagles (-4.5)
New York Giants (+4.5)
In this case, you can bet on either two outcomes: you can put money on the Eagles to win the game by 4.5 points OR MORE, which makes them the favorites. Or you can bet that the Giants will either win or lose by LESS THAN 4.5 points. They’re the underdogs.
What Does Minus 1.5 Mean In Betting
Now, sometimes the spread “moves” during the days leading up to the game. Perhaps the Eagles’ spread ends up being -3.5 (in which they must win by 3.5 points or more to give you a victory in your bet). Your bet all depends on whichever spread you bet on, whether it was when the Eagles were favored by 4.5 or 3.5 points.
If you ever see “PK” or “pick” next to a team, it means there’s no spread and you can bet on who will win, no matter what the score is.
Moneylines
Let’s take that same example above but use moneylines:
Philadelphia Eagles (-200)
New York Giants (+150)
The team with a minus symbol is the favorite, and the number is how much money you would need to bet to win $100. In this case, you would have to bet $200 on the Eagles in order to win an additional $100.
The Giants are the underdogs. If they’re +150, that means you could bet $100 to win $150.
Note that you can bet any amount you want, but those numbers are always calculated and posted the same way, either in how much money you would need to wager to win $100 or how much money you could win by wagering $100.
Odds
If you’re betting on something like the team who will win the Super Bowl in the future, you might see it look like this:
New England Patriots — 3/1
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Baltimore Ravens — 5/1
Kansas City Chiefs — 8/1
If you were betting on the Patriots and their 3/1 odds, you would win $3 for every $1 you spend. So if you bet $50 on the Pats and they ended up winning the Super Bowl, you’d win $150 (plus your original wager) back.
Good luck!
1 > HOME WIN |
X > DRAW. |
2 > AWAY WIN |
1XDC : HOME WIN OR DRAW. |
12DC : ANY TEAM WIN. |
X2DC : AWAY WIN OR DRAW |
OV2.5 > OVER 2.5 ( MINIMUM OF 3GOALS FROM BOTH TEAMS). |
UN2.5 > UNDER 2.5 (LESS THAN 3GOALS BOTH TEAMS). |
OV0.5 > OVER 0.5 (MINIMUM OF 1GOAL BOTH TEAMS) . |
UN0.5 > UNDER 0.5 (LESS THAN 1GOAL BOTH TEAMS). |
OV1.5 > OVER 1.5 (MINIMUM OF 2 GOALS BOTH TEAMS). |
UN1.5 > UNDER 1.5 (LESS THAN 2 GOALS BOTH TEAMS) . |
OV3.5 > OVER 3.5 (MINIMUM OF 4 GOALS BOTH TEAMS). |
UN3.5 > UNDER 3.5 (LESS THAN 4GOALS BOTH TEAMS). |
GG OR OR BTS OR YES > BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE EACH OTHER. |
NG > BOTH TEAMS WILL NOT SCORE EACH OTHER. |
1HT > HOME TEAM TO WIN FIRST HALF. |
XHT > FIRST HALF DRAW. |
2HT > AWAY TEAM TO WIN FIRST HALF |
1ST > HOME TEAM TO WIN SECOND HALF. |
XST > SECOND HALF DRAW |
2ST > AWAY TEAM TO WIN SECOND HALF. |
1H ( HANDICAP 1:0 ) > HOME HANDICAP EITHER HANDICAP 1:0 |
2H (HANDICAP 0:1 ) > AWAY HANDICAP EITHER HANDICAP 0:1 |
HS > HOME SCORE ( MINIMUM OF 1 GOAL FROM HOME). |
HNS > HOME WILL NOT SCORE GOAL. |
AS > AWAY SCORE (MINIMUM OF 1GOAL FROM AWAY). |
ANS > AWAY WILL NOT SCORE GOAL |
1 GG > HOME WIN AND BOTH TEAM SCORE |
2 GG > AWAY WIN AND BOTH TEAM SCORE |
OV1.5 HT > OVER1.5 HALF TIME(AT LEAST 2GOALS HALF TIME |
UN1.5 HT > UNDER1.5HALF TIME(LESS THAN 2GOALS HALFTIME |
OV HT 2.5 : MINIMUM OF 3 GOALS HALFTIME. |
UN HT 2.5 : LESS THAN 3 GOALS HALFTIME |
OV ST 1.5 : MINIMUM OF 2 GOALS In SECOND HALF Only |
UN ST 1.5 : LESS THAN 2 GOALS In SECOND HALF Only. |
1-2GOALS > MINIMUM OF 1 GOAL MAXIMUM OF 2GOALS |
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1-3GOALS > MINIMUM OF 1GOAL MAXIMUM OF 3GOALS |
1-4GOALS > MINIMUM OF 1 GOAL, MAXIMUM OF 4 GOALS. |
1-5GOALS > MINIMUM OF 1GOAL MAXIMUM OF 5GOALS |
1-6GOALS > MINIMUM OF 1GOAL MAXIMUM OF 6GOALS |
2-3GOALS > MINIMUM OF 2GOALS MAXIMUM OF 3GOALS |
2-4GOALS > MINIMUM OF 2GOALS MAXIMUM OF 4GOALS |
2-5GOALS > MINIMUM OF 2GOALS MAXIMUM OF 5GOALS. |
2-6GOALS > MINIMUM OF 2GOALS MAXIMUM OF 6GOALS |
3-4GOALS > MINIMUM OF 3GOALS MAXIMUM OF 4GOALS. |
3-5GOALS > MINIMUM OF 3GOALS MAXIMUM OF 5GOALS. |
3-6GOALS > MINIMUM OF 3GOALS MAXIMUM OF 6GOALS |
HALTTIME MORE GOALS : THERE WILL BE MORE GOALS SCORED IN FIRST HALF THAN IN SECOND HALF |
NO HALFTIME MORE GOALS : NO GOAL IN FIRST HALF |
2ND HALF MORE GOALS : THERE WILL BE MORE GOALS SCORED IN SECOND HALF THAN IN FIRST HALF. |
HOME OV1.5 : MINIMUM OF 2GOALS FROM HOME TEAM. |
HOME UN1.5 : LESS THAN 2GOALS FROM HOME TEAM |
AWAY OV1.5 : MINIMUM OF 2 GOALS FROM AWAY TEAM |
AWAY UN1.5 : LESS THAN 2 GOALS FROM AWAY TEAM. |
HT/ST/ 1/1 : HOME WIN 1ST HALF & 2ND HALF |
HT/ST/1/X HOME WIN 1ST HALF DRAW 2ND HALF |
HT/ST/1/2 : HOME WIN 1ST HALF AWAY WIN 2ND HALF. |
HT/ST/X/1 : DRAW 1ST HALF HOME WIN 2ND HALF. |
HT/ST/X/X : DRAW 1ST HALF AND 2ND HALF |
HT/ST/X/2 : DRAW 1ST HALF AWAY WIN 2ND HALF |
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HT/ST/2/1 : AWAY WIN 1ST HALF HOME WIN 2ND HALF |
HT/ST/2/X : AWAY WIN 1ST HALF DRAW 2ND HALF. |
HT/ST/2/2 : AWAY WIN 1ST HALF AND 2ND HALF |
1 OR GG : HOME WIN OR BOTH TEAM SCORE |
1 OR NG : HOME WIN OR NO GOAL. |
2 OR GG : AWAY WIN OR BOTH TEAM SCORE |
X OR GG : DRAW OR BOTH TEAM SCORE . |
X OR NG : DRAW OR NO GOAL |
X AND GG : DRAW AND BOTH TEAM SCORE |
X AND NG : DRAW AND BOTH TEAM NOT TO SCORE |
1XHT : HOME WIN OR DRAW 1ST HALF . |
12HT : ANY TEAM WIN 1ST HALF TIME |
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X2HT : AWAY WIN OR DRAW 1ST HALF . |
1XST : HOME WIN OR DRAW 2ND HALF. |
12ST : ANY TEAM WIN 2ND HALF. |
X2ST : AWAY WIN OR DRAW 2ND HALF |
12 AND GG : ANY TEAM WIN AND BOTH TEAM SCORE |
12 AND NG : ANY TEAM WIN AND NO GOAL |
1X AND GG : HOME WIN OR DRAW AND BOTH TEAM SCORE |
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1X AND NG : HOME WIN OR DRAW AND NO GOAL |
X2 AND GG : AWAY WIN OR DRAW AND BOTH TEAM SCORE |
X2 AND NG : AWAY WIN OR DRAW AND NO GOAL |
GG HT : BOTH TEAM SCORE 1ST HALF |
NG HT : NO GOAL 1ST HALF |
GG ST : BOTH TEAM SCORE 2ND HALF. |
NG ST : NO GOAL 2ND HALF. |
ODD : 1 OR 3 OR 5 OR 7 OR 9 OR 11 OR 13 OR 15 GOALS. |
EVEN : 2 OR 4 OR 6 OR 8 OR 10 OR 12 OR 14 GOALS |
ODD HT : 1 OR 3 OR 5 OR 7 OR 9 OR 11 OR 13 OR 15 GOALS 1ST HALF |
EVEN HT : 2 OR 4 OR 6 OR 8 OR 10 OR 12 OR 14 GOALS 1ST HALF |
ODD ST : 1 OR 3 OR 5 OR 7 OR 9 OR 11 OR 13 OR 15 GOALS 2ND HALF. |
EVEN ST : 2 OR 4 OR 6 OR 8 OR 10 OR 12 OR 14 GOALS 2ND HALF |
HOME OV0.5 : MINIMUM OF 1 GOAL FROM HOME TEAM |
HOME UN0.5 : LESS THAN 1 GOAL FROM HOME TEAM |
AWAY OV0.5 : MINIMUMOF 1GOAL FROM AWAY TEAM |