Asian handicap
An Asian handicap gives one team a start or a deficit in halves or quarters of a goal, so the draw is taken out and the bet has two outcomes rather than three.
Example
Back a team at −0.5 and they must win. At +0.5 they must win or draw. On a −1 line, a one-goal win returns the stake.
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Related terms
European handicapA European handicap adds whole goals to one side before the result is settled, and keeps the draw as an outcome: a three-way market on the adjusted score.Asian goal lineAn Asian goal line is an over/under bet on a whole or quarter number of goals. A whole line can refund the stake, and a quarter line splits it across two lines.Draw no betDraw no bet backs a team to win and refunds the stake if the match is drawn. It takes the draw out of a three-way market in exchange for a shorter price.