Soccer Betting
Soccer is popular the world over.
The 2022 World Cup, which was held in Qatar, was watched by over 1.5 billion people.
The Super Bowl, held in the same year, drew in TV viewership of up to 150 million.
It does not just extend to national-level competitions either.
Domestic leagues such as the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga have large followings worldwide.
Then, there are the Champions League, Europa League, Copa Libertadores and other international club soccer tournaments.
Masses of Soccer Betting Possibilities
Where there is high viewership, there are lots of betting opportunities.
Here, we will look at some of the essential soccer betting markets that every punter should know.
Types of Soccer Bets
Sportsbooks may offer hundreds of different betting markets on a single game.
This may seem excessive, but for the most part, they are self-explanatory.
Here are some of the basic soccer bets that punters place frequently.
The most commonly found outright market is which team will win the competition.
These bets will be made available before the start of the season and throughout the course of the season.
The odds will change after each week, to represent how likely the teams are to win the competition.
Preferable odds on the favourites can usually be found before the season begins or in the first few weeks.
Outrights are not limited to which teams will win a competition.
Moneyline
This is a bet on the result of a single game.
In soccer, there are three.
If the game ends in a tie, your bet is considered void and you will receive a refund.
If put in a parlay, the draw will not void your whole parlay.
It should just push the bet, and cut it out of your parlay.
The odds from the voided bet do not contribute to the overall parlay odds either.
This is why the odds are slightly shorter than betting on the same team to win with a moneyline.
There are three different types of handicap betting.
With traditional handicaps, the game cannot end in a draw.
There will always be a winner with handicaps of 1.5, 2.5, and so on.
However, there are also handicaps that are full numbers, such as 1, 2, 3.
Handicaps do not always just relate to goals.
For example, game statistics such as corners, cards and shots can also provide interesting betting opportunities.
The chance that two teams will score 5 or more goals during a match is not great.
There is a much better chance that the game ends with up to 4 goals scored.
These may not necessarily relate to the stats of both teams either.
Halves
Halves markets are bets that relate to a specific half.
The scoreline does not carry from the first half into the second half.
Player Props
Players props are bets that relate to the performance of individual players.
In soccer, the main player markets are for goals.
Player bets are hugely popular, especially when a team has world-class attackers.
You may bet on whether a team will win and keep a clean sheet or not.
There is no shortage of interesting bets, and none of these are difficult to understand.
Once a game begins, the pregame betting markets are closed and then the live betting markets open.
These are bets that are available throughout the course of a game, and the odds constantly change.
Then, there are also live betting markets which cannot be offered as pregame bets.
The beauty about live betting is that new offers can pop up at any time during a game.
The odds change all the time during the game, and so do the cashout offers.
Your bet may be close to winning, and then the bookmaker offers you a large cashout.
This way, you avoid any nasty surprises at the end of the game.
Conclusion
Finding a good bookmaker is not difficult, as soccer is so popular throughout the world.
Most bookmakers offer all of the bets listed above and far more.
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