| Football betting is as old as modern football and people | | | | Presume the line is 3 and your bet is on over, you will |
| have been betting on various types of outcomes of a | | | | stand to lose the bet if 1 or 2 goals are scored but you |
| football match. For the older punters it is very easy to | | | | are a winner if the total goal scored is more than 3. |
| put their bets, but the newer ones seem to get lost | | | | Take a second case when the goal line is 2.5 and the |
| and they try to grapple with various terms that exist in | | | | number of goals scored ion the match is 1 or 2, you |
| football betting. So, before anybody starts betting on | | | | are winner; in case 3 goals are scored you lose. |
| the outcomes of a football match, they must have a | | | | There is another type of football bet called the split bet |
| sound understanding of the terms. | | | | called the split line bet. In this bet the stake is equally |
| In this article we are going to see the various things | | | | divided between the two lines. For instance, if you are |
| related to the football betting term total goals or goal | | | | betting $20 on the "Over" and the goal line is 1/1.5, then |
| lines (over/under). Goal lines or Total goals is the | | | | it implies that you are putting $10 on 1 and the other $10 |
| prediction of the total goals that are expected to be | | | | on 1.5. If the total goal in this is 0 then you are loser and |
| scored during the 90 minutes of a match (here, the | | | | if the goal is 2 or above then you win. |
| goals scored in the extra time are not included). | | | | So, the above implies that if you are predicting on over |
| The punters bet over the goal line or below the goal | | | | or under on a football betting goal line then there is a |
| line. When the prediction or the bet is equal to the total | | | | better chance of winning by placing a split bet. Getting |
| goals scored, then all the stakes are returned without | | | | the predictions right is the main thing and the total goals |
| making a profit or a loss. For instance, if you bet on the | | | | definitely increase the chances because here you do |
| total goals of over 3 and the match ends in 2-1 in after | | | | not need to predict the exact result in terms of win or |
| the full time then you neither lose nor gain and your full | | | | loss. |
| stakes are returned. | | | | |