Betting glossary
Short, practical explanations of the football markets bettors ask about most: what each bet means, how it settles, how to read the odds as a probability and when a price has value.
Over/under 2.5 goals: what it means
Over/under 2.5 goals is a bet on the total number of goals in a football match, not on who wins. Over 2.5 wins if the match ends with three or more goals. Under 2.5 wins if it ends with two goals or fewer.
Over/under 1.5 goals: what it means
Over/under 1.5 goals is a bet on the total number of goals in a football match. Over 1.5 wins with two or more goals. Under 1.5 wins with no goals or a single goal.
BTTS meaning: both teams to score explained
BTTS stands for both teams to score. BTTS Yes wins if each team scores at least one goal. BTTS No wins if at least one team fails to score, including a 0-0 draw.
Sharp betting: how sharp money moves the odds
Sharp betting means betting the way bookmakers fear: taking prices that are better than the true chance of the outcome, based on information or modelling rather than hunches. "Sharp" also describes the bookmakers that welcome those bettors, and the money that moves their lines.