Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across World Cup Hub.
- Accumulator
- A bet that links two or more selections together; all of them must win for the bet to pay out.
- Asian Handicap
- A betting line that gives a team a fractional goal advantage or disadvantage to remove the draw option.
- Bankroll
- The total amount of money you have set aside for placing bets.
- Bet Builder
- A tool that lets you combine different betting markets from the same match into a single wager.
- Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
- A market where you bet on whether both sides will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- An option to settle your bet before the match ends, letting you take a profit or cut a loss.
- Correct Score
- A bet that predicts the exact final score of a match, such as 2‑1 or 3‑0.
- Double Chance
- A bet that covers two of the three possible match results, increasing your chance of winning.
- Draw No Bet
- A bet where you pick a team to win; if the match ends in a draw, your stake is refunded.
- Edge
- The advantage you believe you have over the bookmaker’s odds when placing a bet.
- Fixed Odds
- Odds that are set when you place a bet and stay the same, no matter what happens later.
- Golden Boot
- A bet on which player will score the most goals across the entire tournament.
- In-Play
- Bets placed after a match has started, with odds that change as the game progresses.
- Juice
- The extra charge built into the odds that the bookmaker keeps as their profit.
- Kelly Criterion
- A formula that calculates the optimal percentage of your bankroll to risk based on your perceived edge.
- Lay
- To bet against an outcome, acting like a bookmaker by accepting other players’ bets.
- Margin
- The bookmaker’s built-in profit margin, expressed as the extra percentage over the true odds.
- Market
- A specific betting option you can place a wager on, such as the match result or total goals.
- Odds
- Numbers that show how likely an outcome is and how much you can win if your bet succeeds.
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether a statistic, like total goals, will be higher or lower than a set number.
- Payout
- The total amount you receive when a bet wins, including your original stake plus any profit.
- Stake
- The amount of money you risk on a single bet.
- Unit
- A standard measurement of bet size, often a small percentage of your total bankroll.
- Value Bet
- A bet where the odds offered seem higher than the true chance of the outcome, suggesting a potential advantage.
- Void
- A bet that is cancelled and your stake is returned, usually because a match was postponed or a condition wasn’t met.