Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across World Cup Hub.
- Accumulator
- An Accumulator combines several selections into one bet; every choice must win for the bet to pay.
- Arbitrage
- Arbitrage involves betting on every outcome with different books to lock in a risk‑free profit.
- Asian Handicap
- An Asian Handicap assigns a goal advantage or disadvantage to each team to remove the draw and create balanced odds.
- Bankroll
- Your bankroll is the budget you set aside for betting; it helps you decide how much to wager and monitor your results.
- Bookmaker Margin
- Bookmaker margin is the percentage of wagers the sportsbook keeps as profit, also known as the vig.
- Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
- BTTS asks whether both sides will score at least one goal before the final whistle.
- Cash Out
- Cash Out allows you to end your bet early, securing a guaranteed profit or reducing a potential loss.
- Cover
- Cover means a team beats the spread, fulfilling the condition needed for the bet to win.
- Double Chance
- Double Chance lets you back two possible results (e.g., win or draw) in a single wager.
- Futures
- A Futures bet predicts a long‑term result, like which team will lift the World Cup trophy.
- Half-Time/Full-Time
- Half‑Time/Full‑Time requires you to guess the score at the break and also at the end of the match.
- Juice
- Juice is the bookmaker’s cut, included in the odds, which reduces your potential profit.
- Live Betting
- Live Betting lets you wager on events while a match is being played, with odds that change as the game progresses.
- Moneyline
- A Moneyline bet is a wager on which team will win the match outright, with odds shown as a positive or negative number.
- Odds Boost
- An Odds Boost is a special offer that raises the odds on a chosen bet, giving you a higher potential payout.
- Over/Under
- An Over/Under bet predicts whether the combined goals in a match will be higher or lower than a number set by the bookmaker.
- Overround
- The overround is the sum of all possible outcomes’ probabilities; it’s above 100% because the bookie includes a margin.
- Prop Bet
- A Prop Bet focuses on a particular event inside a match, like who scores first or how many yellow cards are shown.
- Push
- A Push happens when the result lands exactly on the line, resulting in the stake being returned.
- Self-Exclusion
- Self‑Exclusion is a pause that you can activate to stop betting on the platform for a chosen time frame.
- Stake
- The stake is the sum of money you risk on a single wager.
- Unit
- A unit is a fixed percentage of your bankroll that you bet each time, helping you stay consistent.
- Value Bet
- A Value Bet occurs when the odds are better than the actual chance of the outcome, offering a positive expected value.
- Void Bet
- A Void Bet is a cancelled wager; your stake is refunded when a market is declared void.