Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across World Cup Hub.
- 1X2
- A market where you pick the home win (1), draw (X), or away win (2).
- Accumulator
- A single bet that combines multiple selections; all must win for you to get a payout.
- Arbitrage
- Placing bets on all possible outcomes across different bookmakers to guarantee a profit regardless of the result.
- Asian Handicap
- A spread betting system that gives one team a virtual advantage or disadvantage to eliminate the draw option.
- Bankroll
- The total amount of money you have set aside for betting.
- Bet Builder
- A tool that lets you combine several markets from the same match into one custom wager.
- Bookmaker Margin
- The built‑in advantage a bookmaker includes in the odds, so the total of all possible outcomes adds up to more than 100 %.
- Both Teams To Score
- A bet that both sides will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- A feature that lets you settle a bet early for a price offered by the bookmaker.
- Correct Score
- A bet that predicts the exact final score of a match.
- Decimal Odds
- Odds shown as a single decimal number that includes your stake in the total return.
- Draw No Bet
- A wager on a team to win; if the match ends in a draw, your stake is refunded.
- First Goal Scorer
- A bet on which player will score the first goal in the match.
- Fractional Odds
- Odds expressed as a fraction, indicating how much profit you make relative to your stake.
- Half-Time/Full-Time
- A bet that combines the result at half‑time with the result at full‑time.
- Hedge
- Betting the opposite outcome to reduce risk or lock in a profit on an existing wager.
- In-Play
- Betting on a match while it is happening, with odds that change as the game unfolds.
- Juice
- The commission or extra charge a bookmaker builds into the odds, often called vigorish.
- Moneyline Odds
- Odds that show how much you win on a favorite (negative number) or underdog (positive number) for a set stake.
- Odds Boost
- A promotion that increases the odds on a specific selection, offering a higher potential payout.
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether the total number of goals (or points) in a match will be higher or lower than a set line.
- Pre-Match
- Placing a bet on a match before it starts.
- Stake
- The amount of money you risk on a single bet.
- Value Bet
- A bet where you think the chance of an outcome is higher than the odds suggest, giving a positive expected return.
- Void Bet
- A bet that is cancelled and your stake is returned, usually because the event was postponed or a rule was broken.