A: Away
ART: Artificial Turf
ATS: Against The Spread.
BB: Back to Back
CON: Conference
DOG: Underdog
DD: Double Digit
DIV: Division
FAV: Favorite
H: Home
HD: Home Dog
HF: Home Favorite
HL: Home Loss
L: Last
LHG/LRG: Last Home Game/Road Game
LY: Last Year |
MRT: Most Recent (ATS) Trend
N: Neutral
NAT : Natural Grass
OPP: Opponent
O/U: Over/Under
PTA: Points Against
RD: Road Dog
REG : Regular
REV : Revenge
RF : Road Favorite
S : Since
SEA : Season
STR: Strike (Season)
SU: Straight Up
VS: Versus
Y: Year |
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10 cent line |
A ten cent difference in the money lines between the favorite and the underdog |
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| 20 cent line |
A twenty cent difference in the money lines between the favorite and the underdog |
| Action |
Anytime a customer makes a bet, he has action, unless otherwise stipulated in the sportsbook’s betting rules. For instance, baseball wagers typically have “no action” if one of the listed pitchers does not start. |
| Added Game |
A game not part of Las Vegas' regular rotation; posted as an accommodation to customers |
| ATS |
"Against The Spread" –-its most general meaning refers to betting on a team to cover a certain number of points, usually in football or basketball |
| Bet |
Any wager |
| Book |
Shorter nickname for sportsbook |
| Buck |
$100—as in “give me the Celtics minus the points for a buck” |
| Buying points |
When a player pays an additional price to receive half a point or more in his favor on a point spread game |
| Circled game |
A game in which the betting action is reduced; usually occurs in added games, games with injuries, bad weather, prop bets or halves of games. These games cannot be included in parlays or teasers. |
| Cover |
When a sports team wins against the spread |
| Dime |
$1,000 |
| Dime line |
A line where the juice is 5% instead of the standard 10% |
| Dog |
The sports team or entry perceived to be most likely to lose, as in “underdog” |
| Dog player |
A player that bets mainly on underdogs |
| Dollar |
$100 |
| Double action |
An "if win bet" that continues when one of its individual bets wins, ties or is cancelled |
| Double header |
Two separate games played by the same teams on the same day |
| Edge |
Advantage |
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