Teasers are a little bit more complicated than parlays, but we can break them down for you here. A teaser is a bet that can be placed only on spreads or totals, which means that you can’t bet teasers on…
First off, we’ll deal with Parlays. These are also often called multi-bets and are a way to bet on sports where your risk is greatly increased—but so are your potential winnings. A parlay is a wager where the outcomes of…
Paid picks are just what they sound like: sports betting picks that you have to pay for. It’s basically trusting in a tout or a handicapper that they’ve done the right research and are giving you good betting suggestions. These…
A Handicapper when it comes to sports betting is a very broad term that basically refers to anyone who studies and or bets on sporting events. There are obviously different levels, and those without much betting experience or expertise in…
A Parlay Calculator is pretty much the same thing as an odds calculator, only for parlays. Since the odds for parlays are much more difficult to calculate manually than for single bets—whose odds are given to you directly—Parlay Calculators are…
An Odds Calculator or Converter is a helpful tool for any bettor but especially for beginners that are just getting into the world of sports betting. They have become more and more common in recent years as the sports betting…
While there are some sportsbooks that have made some of their work automatic, most of the oddsmakers are still regular human people like you or me. Well, they’re not exactly like you or me: they live and breathe whatever sport…
The last type of odds we’ll look at are Decimal odds, which are also called European, digital, and continental odds. These kinds of odds are probably the most common of the three and the simplest to read, being found most…
While American odds are the go-to in North America, across the pond Fractional odds—sometimes called British/UK or traditional odds—are the law of the land. They are most common among British and Irish sportsbooks, and considering how many sports betting sites…
American Odds Here in North America—and especially in America—nine times out of ten you’re going to see odds being displayed in the American fashion. American odds are also the type of odds that we use in our betting previews and…