Over Under Gambling
Totals wagers are more commonly referred to as an Over/Under bet. The name of the wager is interchangeable and both are used in sportsbooks and in the media. A totals bet is one of the easiest and most popular bets to make in the sportsbook. The only more popular bet is picking winners. Betting totals are available for most major professional sports such as football, basketball, baseball, and hockey.
In most cases, when wagering on a total the bettor is simply choosing whether the total number of points scored by both teams will be over or under the listed total of points to be scored. That’s it. The winner and loser of the game don’t matter in a totals bet. The only thing that matters with this kind of bet is the number of points (runs, goals, etc.) scored.
Before a game begins betting over or under the total points scored is usually a -110 wager. Bettors will wager $110 to win $100 for a pre-game totals bet. If bettors wager a lot more on one side of the total, the moneyline might change before the actual point total moves. At a certain point, the sportsbook will reset the total and the moneyline will move back to -110.
Over Under Betting is the second most popular type of NFL betting, just behind spread betting. Over Under Betting is also known as “Game Total Betting” and you will often see it be referred to as either term. For example, you could bet on the over/under total points score in a basketball game. The bet might be over/under 165. If the total number of points scored by BOTH teams is over 165, the over bet wins. Over / Under Betting Sports betting isn’t just about who wins and loses the game; there are several other ways you can get in on the action. Perhaps the most popular way is betting the Over/Under odds. Bets on the total (over/under) In addition to the spread bet, a very common 'side bet' on an event is the total (commonly called the over/under or O/U) bet. This is a bet on the total number of points scored. An Over/Under bet can also be a proposition bet where there’s a wager made on a specific occurrence. A boxing match is a good example since scoring isn’t quite the same as the major sports: Floyd Mayweather vs. The fight will last 9.5 rounds. Over (-110) Under (-110) Floyd Mayweather defeated Conor McGregor by technical knockout in the 10th round and over bettors won this wager.
Here’s an example from this past Super Bowl as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9.
- The over/under, or total, for this game was 54.4 points. Bettors who wagered on the Over needed the total score to be 55 points or higher. Anything 54 points and below would have been a winner for Under bettors.
- With the Bucs having scored 31 points and the Chiefs having scored just 9 points, the total wound up being 40 points – well below the set over/under of 54.4 and a win for Under bettors.
- If the total of this game was 54.0 points and the final score added up to exactly 54 points (38-16, for example) the bet would be a “push” and bets would be refunded.
Like all kinds of sports betting options, totals bets have expanded. Betting a total is no longer only available for pre-game bets. There may be totals available for partial games (quarters or periods), individual teams, and during in-play and live wagering. A partial game total might be a wager on how many points will be scored in a certain time period. Meanwhile, in-play bets could just be an adjusted total for the entire game.
Over/under bets
Even though Totals and Over/Under may be used interchangeably for scoring, there’s another way to make Over/Under bets. An Over/Under bet can also be a proposition bet where there’s a wager made on a specific occurrence. A boxing match is a good example since scoring isn’t quite the same as the major sports:
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor
The fight will last 9.5 rounds
- Over (-110)
- Under (-110)
Floyd Mayweather defeated Conor McGregor by technical knockout in the 10th round and over bettors won this wager. Had either fighter won the match earlier the under would have cashed since the result would have happened in the ninth round or sooner.
Today there are Over/Under bets available for a number of sports beyond the major North American sports. Fights often have how many rounds will be complete while auto racing might have the number of laps finished by a driver. The possibilities for Over/Under wagers are prop bets are seemingly only limited by the imagination. Sportsbook operators continue to expand their betting menu with unique bets that include new Totals and Over/Under options.
Best sites to make an over/under bet
Team LeBron plays Team Durant at the 2021 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, March 7, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, moneyline odds and over-under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet on BetMGM.
With news breaking from The Athletics’ Shams Charania that both Philadelphia 76ers All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will have to sit out the All-Star Game, the shape of the game is instantly transformed. While the two 76ers are split between Team Durant and Team LeBron, the former will be especially impacted given the minimal impact defense has on much of the game historically with Simmons being part of the latter team.
The action tips off at 6:30 p.m. ET with the main event starting at 8 p.m. ET and can be seen on TNT.
Gambling Over Under Explained
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Point spread: -4.5 Team LeBronMoney line: Team LeBron 1.60 / Team Durant 2.40Over-under: 315.5Place your legal, online sports bets in VA, CO, IA, IN, NJ, PA, TN and WV at BetMGM.
Advice and Predictions
The loss of Embiid to Team Durant can’t be over-emphasized in its importance. A potential MVP-caliber offensive player won’t be replaceable by even this star-studded cast.
Prediction: Team LeBron 167, Team Durant 143
3-Point Contest
Stephen Curry – 2.10Donovan Mitchell – 6.00Zach LaVine – 7.00Mike Conley – 7.00Jaylen Brown – 8.00Jayson Tatum – 8.00Curry makes sense as a previous winner of the event to lead the field. Small bets around the rest of the field could pay off big, however — particularly for Tatum, whose 3-point percentage has likely been impacted by COVID-19 recovery unlikely to be as much of a factor in this event.
Dunk Contest
Dice Gambling Games List
Cassius Stanley – 1.80Obi Toppin – 2.70Anfernee Simmons – 5.50What Does The Over Under Mean In Gambling
There’s nothing in terms of participation in a past Dunk Contest to suggest betting on Simmons for a bigger payoff isn’t worth a shot with small money, yet again.
Chris Paul – 3.35Luka Doncic – 3.50Nikola Vucevic – 5.75Julius Randle – 7.00Domantas Sabonis – 8.50Robert Covington – 8.50In a big-man dominated field, Paul and Doncic stand out as safe bets.
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