What is European Handicap (EH)
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European handicap bets usually appear like this: Fc Barcelona (-1) Draw (-1) Atletico de Madrid (+1) Fc Barcelona (-1): If you back this option, you win when the team in question wins by two goals or more. Draw (-1): In this case, you win if the match favourite wins by exactly one goal. In the case of a European Handicap, a one goal victory for Spain would result in a loss for the Spain (-1) and South Korea (+1) wagers. Only the draw (-1) wager would win in this case. Referring back to the example above: – The Spain (-1) wager above is equivalent to a Spain (-1.5) Asian Handicap. The term 'Asian handicap' was coined by Joseph Saumarez Smith in 1998 – a British journalist and expert in the field of gambling. Even a quick glance at the lines of the Asian handicap would make us notice one very essential difference from the European handicap. The Asian handicap offers only 2 betting options, the draw option being omitted. 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006. Home team - Away team. Probability in%.
In the betting world very often there could be a significant difference in the performance of two teams that are facing each other. Because of many different reasons (many players injured, current financial situation or just better quality of the players) one team can be a huge favorite and therefore odds for this team will be really low. Punters usually don't like to bet on such events, because of the big investment they have to make in order to have some decent profit and respectively the huge risk that comes with the big investment.
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Therefore bookmakers came up with a way to attract punters to play on these games and it is called a handicap. The European Handicap (EH) basically gives to one team (or player in single sports) advantage before the event has even started. Thus the match starts more even and the odds respectively are more competitive for the two teams (players).
European Handicap in details
At first, European Handicap might seem confusing and hard to understand, but once you see the logic behind it, it is very simple to use and therefore one of the most popular ways for punters to bet.
So let's take a more detailed look into European Handicap.
Let's take for example a match between Arsenal and Qarabag from the Europa League. Arsenal is the clear favorite in this match and the odds respectively are not attractive for any bettor. Therefore the bookmakers offer European Handicap to give an advantage to the underdog (+1,+2, etc.) and disadvantage to the 'stronger' team (-1,-2, etc.). If you get European Handicap of +2 for the underdog, this means that the they will start with the advantage of 2 goals. If you take European Handicap -2 for the favorite they will start the match with the disadvantage of 2 goals.
So the odds with European Handicap would look something like this:
Arsenal (-2) @2.60
Draw (+2) @4.00
Qarabag (+2) @1.99
When is your bet winning?
If we take the same example the outcomes from the match will be as follow:
If you bet on Arsenal -2 your bet will be winning in case Arsenal won by 3 goals or more
If you bet on Draw +2 your bet will be winning if Qarabag loose by exactly 2 goals
If you bet on Qarabag +2 your bet will be winning in case they win the match, gets in a draw or loses by 1 goal
Difference between European Handicap and Asian Handicap
There are a couple of significant differences between European Handicap and Asian Handicap (AH). In EH you have a draw option which is not the case with AH. This is the reason it is also called 3-way betting – you can choose between three possible bets.
Another significant difference is that EH is always with integer numbers such as -1, -2, -3, etc. This can be directly matched with the number of goals in a match and makes it easier to understand, especially for newbies in the betting world. In AH you will see advantage or disadvantage of 0.25, 0.50, 1.25, 1.50, etc. You can find detailed explanation of Asian Handicap here.
Which sports can be bet on with European Handicap
Surely football is the most popular sport to play with EH, but not the only one. European Handicap is a great way for bookies to even the strength of two teams/ players in many sports. The essential rules in every sport are the same. For example, in basketball, a team is given an advantage or disadvantage with the number of points. You can find European Handicap in tennis as well, where one of the players has advantage or disadvantage in games and sometimes even in sets. Other sports you will see European Handicap for are volleyball, handball, ice-hockey and sometimes even baseball and American football.
Sports Betting Guide
Although handicaps are one of the most important types of bets in the world, many punters still don't understand them. In this guide, we have decided to help you and provide both the definition and types of handicaps with the use of understandable examples. Let's start from the beginning…
What are the handicaps?
Handicap is a type of a bet in which the bookmaker gives a theoretically weaker team an advantage of points/goals to even the chances of victory for both teams. Handicap is set before the start of the event and is then added to the final result.
In which disciplines we can use handicaps?
Handicaps can be used in all disciplines of sport starting with global sports like football, handball, basketball or volleyball, popular American sports like baseball, hockey or american football or even tennis. It is one of the most popular kinds of sports betting.
Differences between European and Asian handicaps
There are two main types of handicaps: European and Asian handicaps. European handicaps (EH) differ from their Asian (AH) counterpart in a few ways. The first distinction are different symbols for European and Asian handicaps. The next difference which helps to distinguish these two kinds of handicaps is the difference in quantity of the game variants.
There are three possible outcomes to choose from in European handicaps with only two in Asian ones. Last difference between these two types of handicaps is the fact that the European handicaps use irrational numbers for creation of the so-called handicap line (0:1, 0:2), while in case of the Asian handicaps the rational numbers are used (1/2, 3/4).
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European handicaps
European handicaps are simpler to understand than their Asian counterparts. European handicaps (0:1) are equated to the variant X2 for the win of guest team which doesn't mean that the odds in both cases will be the same. Let's imagine an example scenario for the European handicap:
EH Manchester United – Stoke City (0:1) [-1] Manchester 2.30 / Draw 3.60 / [+1] Stoke
1. Placing a bet for Manchester United with the 2,30 odds. We win if United players win with a goal difference of 2 or more goals. (2:0, 3;1, 4:1, 6:1 and so on).
2. Predicting the end of the match as a draw with the 3,60 odds. We win if Manchester United wins with a goal difference of 1 goal (results 1:0, 2:1, 3:2, 4:3).
3. Predicting the win for Stoke [+1] with the 2,90 odds. We win the bet if Stoke wins or the match ends with a draw (1:2, 2:2).
Which bookmakers have European handicaps in their offers?
Expekt, Betsafe
Asian handicaps
There are several types of Asian handicaps. The most popular are:
Draw no bet (DNB) handicaps:
The simplest Asian handicap is Draw No Bet (DNB). If the match we have chosen ends with a regular draw (or a draw considering the handicaps) then our stake will be returned to us.
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Example: we have a match between Arsenal and Sunderland (AH +1) we predict 1 and the match ends with the win of Arsenal 1-0, after setting the handicap we have the result 2-2 and then have the stake returned to us according to the ‘draw no bet' principle.
Non-integral handicaps:
We bet for the Real (-0.5) – Valencia match for 1 or the win of Real with the Asian handicap -0,5, subtract from the quantity of the scored goals by Real which is then equaled to the win of Madrid team. If the match ends in a 1-1 draw considering the handicap, our result will be (0.5-1) or our ‘one' for the win of Real won't pass, our coupon loses. If the match ends with the result 2-1 for Real, then taking into consideration the handicap our result will be 1.5-1 or our ‘one', which means that our bet coupon wins. If we decide to bet for a ‘two' with such handicap then it will be equaled to betting against Real Madrid or X2 (a draw or a win of guests results in a win).
Quarter handicaps:
Quarter handicaps are the most difficult kind of handicaps. Its essence lies in the division of non-integral handicaps into 2 bets (division of a bet into 2 variants). Let's imagine that we bet for the Bayern (-0.25) – Schalke match for ‘1' with the win of Bayern. In practice, this means that we bet in proportions: Half of the bet goes for Bayern (-0.5) – Schalke for ‘1' and the remaining half of the bet goes for Bayern (+0) – Schalke = Bayern – Schalke (DNB), also for ‘1'.
Calculation of quarter handicaps:
If Bayern wins – we win the entire bet.
If the match ends in a draw – we lose half of the bet and the second half will be returned to us.
If Schalke wins – we lose the whole bet.
This image explains how the simplest Asian Handicap works.
Asian handicap adjusted with a final score could result in a draw. This situation is not a draw, but a push and You receive a refund of your stake.
Below we have image demonstrating the -5 +5 Asian Handicap. In this situation there is no ‘PUSH' option that is backing your stake but only ‘Win' and ‘Loose' options.
Below we can see a structure of the bet result of the 1.25 (-1, -1.5, +1, +1.5) Asian Handicap explained in a graphical illustration, we hope this will make this difficult Asian bet much easier for you.
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Advantages of the Asian handicap:
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- High limits (you can play for a lot of money)
- Huge, even up to 50%, chances for a win
- In some handicaps, in case of a loss you can get the void of all or half of your stake.
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Which bookmakers have an Asian handicaps in their offer?
Unibet, Ladbrokes, Redbet, BetVictor
