The handicap is an exciting and interesting bet, especially with high odds.
A handicap market allows a player to bet on a team that starts the game behind or ahead on points.
A bet on a club given a negative handicap will win if the team manages to beat the opponent with more goals.
In another case, the opponent gets an advantage at the beginning of the game. The bet will go if the team plays the match in a draw or wins a landslide.
Handicap equalizes the chances of opponents to win. The bookmakers give odds to the team they consider to be the outsider - the favorite, instead of just winning the match, must win by a margin exceeding the handicap. A strong team needs to score more goals - a weak team gets an advantage to win the match before the game even starts. The favorite starts the game with a negative number of goals at the start.
If a bookmaker user bets on a stronger team with a handicap to win, the bet will win if the club wins with more goals than the handicap value.
An outsider will start the game with more goals than a strong team. A bet on the underdog to win will win if the team wins or loses with fewer goals than what was stated in the handicap.
The bookmaker's office subtracts or adds points to the team on which the client bets. The second team starts the game with the actual number of points.
The handicap is an exciting and interesting bet, especially with high odds. Handicap makes medium games exciting. A novice player can choose a safe option for betting on a handicap - bookmakers with a free bet offer a bonus in the form of a free bet for registering on the site or in the mobile application, which can be used on a new market.
An example of a handicap bet. Chelsea (-2) vs Wolves (+2)
The Chelsea favorite is playing with the outsider Wolves.
Chelsea will start the game two goals down.
The BC client believes that Chelsea will win the game by more than two goals and bets Chelsea (-2) to win. The bet will be successful if the team wins by three or more goals.
The Wolves will start the game with a two-goal lead.
The BC client believes that the Wolves will win or lose by less than two goals, and bets on the Wolves (+2). The prediction will justify itself if the Wolves win the game or lose by one goal.
Calculation option 1
Chelsea - Wolves ended 4-1. The score difference is three goals.
A bet on Chelsea (-2) will take two goals away from the team's personal score - the score will be 2:1 in favor of Chelsea.
As a result, Chelsea won, despite a two-goal handicap - the bet on Chelsea to win (-2) won.
A bet on the Wolves (+2) will add two goals to the team's score. Wolves scored one goal, taking into account the handicap, the result will be 4:3 in favor of Chelsea.
Despite the fact that the Wolves had a two-goal lead, the team lost - the bet on the victory of the Wolves turned out to be unsuccessful.
Calculation option 2
Chelsea - Wolves ended 3-1. The score difference is two goals.
A bet on Chelsea (-2) will subtract two goals from the team's score - the score will be 1:1.
A bet on the Wolves (+2) will add two goals to the team's score. "Wolves" scored one goal, taking into account the handicap, the result will be 3:3.
If the client bet on a draw with a handicap, the bet played.
Calculation option 3
In the Chelsea-Wolves match, a 1-1 draw was recorded in the 90th minute.
A bet on Wolves to win (+2) will add two goals to the team's score. The Wolves scored one goal, taking into account the handicap, the result will be 1:3 in favor of the Wolves.
The bet on the Wolves victory turned out to be successful.