P2, TO and P1: Conditionality in Bets

In sports betting, as in any field of activity, there exists its own terminology, abbreviations and specific designations that may be incomprehensible to a beginner.

Many of the abbreviations and formulas can be found in the sportsbook's line, so it is important to understand what they mean, because you will be betting with real money. Our material will help you to understand the designations and show how sportsbooks offer bets and what the main designations mean.

Betting on the Outcome

Betting on the main outcomes of a sporting event in the sportsbook's line is usually referred to as 1x2.

P1 – is a home team victory.
P2 – is an away team victory.
X – is a draw.
1X – home team win or draw.
2X – away team win or a draw.
12 – home team victory or an away team victory.
P1 including OT – home team victory taking into account overtime (victory in the match).
Team to Advance– is the passage to the next stage of a tournament.

Spread Betting

The essence of spread (handicap) betting is that both teams will have an equal chance to win the game. This is done by either subtracting a certain number of points from the favored team's final score; or by adding the same number of points to the underdogs final score to give them both equal chances.

P1 ( ) – is a first-team win taking into account the handicap, which are in brackets.
P2 ( ) – is a second-team win taking into account the handicap, which are in brackets.
Positive Handicap– usually marked with a "+" sign, such as Chicago (+7.5) or Las Vegas (+12.5), etc.
Negative Handicap– usually marked with a "-" sign, such as New York (-3.5) or Philadelphia (-8.5), etc.
The handicap can also be zero and is marked as follows: Tampa Bay (0) or (0).

What Does -7 Mean in Sports Betting?

When looking at betting lines on a sportsbook, its common in the main lines to see the team names followed by either a (+) or a (-), and then a specific number. This signifies the game spread. The number after the team name tells you the perceived number of points between the two opponents.

Football is one of the most popular sports for spread betting, and one of the most common spreads used for NFL games is seven. So, what does -7 mean in a spread bet? Well, it means two main things.

This team is perceived to be the favorite (the + sign is for the underdog)
It also means that team needs to win the game by more than seven points

The entire idea of the spread bet, is to get equal odds on both teams regardless of their abilities. If the sportsbook puts a line with -7, it means they believe that team to be seven points better than the other. By taking this number of points away, in theory, an equal competition has been created for betting.

If you decide to bet the spread on the favorite (-7), than that team will need to win the game by more than seven points for your wager to hit. Betting the spread on the underdog in this game (+7), means that team needs to either win, or simply not lose the game by more than seven points.

Read more: Learn More about Spread Betting

Betting on the Over/Under (Totals)

Betting on the over/under (totals) is exactly how it sounds. The sportsbook will pick out a certain statistic from the game, most often the total points but could be fouls, penalites, corners, field goals etc., and you will need to bet whether there will be more (over) or less (under) in the actual game.

TO ( ) – is a bet on totals of more goals/points/games, etc.
TU ( ) – is a bet on totals less than goals/points/games, etc.

Betting on Individual Totals

TO 1 ( ) – is a bet on an individual total of more goals/points/games for the first participant in a pair of events.
TO 2 ( ) – is a bet on an individual total of more goals/points/games for the second participant in the event pair.
TU 1 ( ) – is a bet on an individual total of less goals/points/games for the first participant in a pair of events.
TU 2 ( ) – is a bet on an individual total of less goals/points/games for the second participant in a pair of events.

Period Bets

1/1 – Home team will win the first half and the game.
1/X – Home team will win the first half and the game will end in a draw.
1/2 – Home team will win the first half but lose the game.
X/X – a draw in the first half and the game ends in a tie.
X/1 – is a draw in the first half and the home team will win the game.
X/2 – is a draw in the first half and the away team will win the game.
2/2 – Away team will win the first half and the game.
2/X – Away team will win the first half and the game will end in a draw.
2/1 – Away team will win the first half and lose the game.

Game Result (double outcome) –Over/Under

1 & TO ( ) – the bet will be won if the home team wins and the final score in the game is more than the given number.
1 & TU ( ) – the bet will be won if the home team wins the match and the final score in the game is less than the given number.
1 or X & TO ( ) – the bet will be won if the home team does not lose and the total in the game is more than the given number.
2 or X & TU ( ) – the bet will be won if the away team does not lose and the total in the game is less than the given number.
2 & TO ( ), 2 & TU ( ), X & TO ( ) and X & TU ( ) are similar bets.

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