Whether you’re placing your very first bet or looking to sharpen your betting knowledge, understanding the language of sports betting is essential. From odds and accumulators to cash out and handicap betting, SportPesa offers a variety of betting options, each with its own terminology.
This glossary breaks down the most common betting terms in simple, easy-to-understand language, helping you bet with greater confidence and make more informed decisions every time you play on SportPesa.
Bet – the staking of money on the prediction of a sporting event.
Stake – The amount of money pledged on the prediction of a sporting event.
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Key betting terms
Winnings – refer to payouts less the amount placed as stake.
Odds – the return on the money staked should the prediction recorded in a bet be correct. Multiplied with the amount used for staking.
Full time (FT) – The point when the official 90 minutes of a full match has elapsed, plus time added on by the referee to compensate for injuries to players that require treatment, substitutions or deliberate time-wasting by players (also called “stoppage time”). Full time Shall NOT include scheduled extra time (two half times of 15 minutes each), penalty shoot-outs etc.
Over/Under 1.5 – If you BET OVER 1.5 goals to be scored, you win when there are 2 or more goals scored. If you BET UNDER 1.5 goals to be scored, you win when there are 0 or 1 goals scored.
Over/Under 2.5 – If you BET on OVER 2.5 goals to be scored, you win if there are three or more goals scored. If you BET on UNDER 2.5 goals, you win if there are two or less goals scored i.e. 0, 1, or 2 goals.
Correct Score – Bet on the exact number of goals scored by each team within the official Full time. For betting purposes, own goals count for the team in whose favour they have been scored.
Both teams to score – Predict if both teams will score at least one goal each within the Full time of the match or not.
Odd/Even – Predict whether the total goals in the match would be odd (1, 3, 5, 7…) or even (2, 4, 6, 8…). 0 (zero) goals will be settled as EVEN. Own goals count.
Euro Handicap – Predict the result when the Home team is given an advantage of 1 goal and this is added to their final score. Bets are settled by adding the goal to the Home team score at the end of the Full Time.
Euro Handicap 0:1 – Predict the result when the Away team is given an advantage and this is added to their final score. Bets are settled by adding the goal to the Away team score at the end of the Full Time.
Total Goals Exactly – Predict the exact total number of goals scored within the full time.
Half Time/Full Time – Predict the result of a match both at the end of the First Half time and Full Time.
Double Chance – Predict either two out of three possible outcomes of a match with one bet.
Single Bet – Single bets are the simplest form of betting. You predict an outcome, specify the desired stake and place the bet. If your prediction proves correct, you win the bet. The winnings are calculated by multiplying the odds by the stake.
Multi Bet – If you place bets on two or more games, they are automatically displayed as a multi bet. The total odds are calculated by multiplying the odds of all the individual games.
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