Newbies question... Are you really familiar with these betting types?

[hyudien]

So honestly, how many of these were clear to you when you first started?

Only teasers I don't understand, everything else I'm familiar with, of course with the learning stage, initially I only knew Moneyline, which is more common and the one I use more often, over time learning other terms because Moneyline bets are not always profitable in terms of giving odds by the bookie.
My favorite bet at the moment is parlay, somehow even though it often fails, this type of bet creates a more thrilling sensation for me.LOL

[Odohu]

Totals which is the same thing as over/under is my most preferred method of betting, although I also bet on moneyline. Handicap is the type I rarely use although it can be a very good way to hedge against risk. I think it's gambler have their way of playing that gives them the result they want. Some try different methods before arriving at the pattern that delivers the result. There are many patterns that are not listed by the OP that can increase the probability of winning.

[FirmWars]

What I understand is that you can be confident in what you know as a bettor and still be winning in your games, winning is not based on knowing the terms very well but if you have your own strategy and terms that you understand very well, you can win. Some that is grounded in gambling can mention one term that might sound strange to you but overall, someone might have been using those terms and winning base on the knowledge you have about it which was just a layman understanding but they don't have a professional knowledge and yet someone with professional knowledge might not have been winning the way they have.

[Versatile_choice]

The option I'm more familiar with among all is over/ under and asian handicap, although I don't use it more often can't remember the last time I make used of that option but I understand it very well.

As for moneyline  and teaser i don't understand what that means I only go for those regular options like home, away, double chance that's either home will win or they draw or away team to win or draw or any side to win. These are the options I usually make use of.

[Mindyspace]

I find it interesting how these terms only become obvious after a good amount of time following bets. Even those who don't actively bet end up understanding some through context, like moneyline or over/under, while others (like Asian handicap or teaser) remain somewhat nebulous if you don't stop to study them.

It's clear that many people learn first through usage and only later understand the true meaning.

That's how I see it...

[sunsilk]

I am aware of the others except asian handicap or it's just a beautified handicap. So total no idea of what it is except the usual handicap that we're having.

And the same goes with the teasers as well, but it seems that it has connection to parlay.

As for moneyline  and teaser i don't understand what that means I only go for those regular options like home, away, double chance that's either home will win or they draw or away team to win or draw or any side to win. These are the options I usually make use of.

That's actually what moneyline is, that's the typical win/lose/draw bets.

[xbetz.io]

When I first started, honestly only moneyline and over/under felt intuitive. Point spread took some time to “click”, especially how books balance risk rather than predict outcomes.
Asian handicap was the most confusing at first, not because it’s complex but because it’s rarely explained in a practical way. Parlays I thought I understood early… turns out I didn’t fully grasp how much variance compounds until much later. Looking back, I probably overestimated how well I understood most of these when I started.

[promise444c5]

 I don’t think every gambler went through the process of learning what some of these terms mean before starting gambling, particularly sports betting because most of the listed terms align with sports betting..

I will say only a few will actually do the opposite..From experience, I just wander around and if I see any unknown term I research it or ask a friend that’s into it more than me. I don’t take any related parlay the first time though.

[fullfitlarry]

I don’t think every gambler went through the process of learning what some of these terms mean before starting gambling, particularly sports betting because most of the listed terms align with sports betting..

I will say only a few will actually do the opposite..From experience, I just wander around and if I see any unknown term I research it or ask a friend that’s into it more than me. I don’t take any related parlay the first time though.

Parlay or multi-bet is just the same.

And as sports bettor, I'm familiar with the terms mentioned here and most likely most of us are betting on either ML or handicap as it is the easiest to understand. Although in the handicap, in the beginning I will admit that I'm confused with the +/- on favorite/underdog.

The only listing that I haven't used is Asian handicap.

[Lida93]

Throwback to those early days there no much options you can find from the few online sports betting sites that were available to access and that made a lot of us frequently going for a straight win, double chance or handicap. Any other option outside these were the total over or under for goals. Then as time goes on many options were made and now there are fleets of options that we don't even need
I think with the more options the more sports betting became more difficult to predict.

[maydna]

In my first time betting, I don't know much about the means but Google and many articles helps me to understand. I am trying to learn by myself and sometimes asking to my friends who familiar with betting.

But yes, not many people learning the terms. They can asks to others if they don't know. But many people comes to betting because of seeing others placing their bet.

[danherbias07]

Honestly, it's only the "teaser" that I have not tried and understand yet. I didn't even know what it meant until I Googled it earlier. For me, it's almost the same as a parlay, but it is said that it was not.

Anyway, I understand other choices, especially moneyline and point spread, because I always use both when I am betting on single games. I think parlay is the most popular of all because it can be seen in movies, and it's a very particular type of betting that most gamblers use to increase the multiplier of their bets.
There's also the "same game parlay" or "betbuilder", but it's very rare for an online sportsbook to offer this kind of feature. Oh, in also just a handful of sports where it is available.

[JunaidAzizi]

You are right, many of us, when we started sports betting, didn't know much about it just a little knowledge, and that was enough. We placed bets first and then learned the language. So when I started, I only knew about moneyline and over-under, and I learned the rest over time. A person will also Google it out of curiosity about what these things are used for.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

For those already into sports betting, you’ve probably seen these terms many times. You read them on slips, in tips, or in forum discussions. But without googling or researching right now, just based on your own understanding....

How confident are you that you actually know what these mean?

Moneyline
Point spread / Handicap
Asian handicap
Totals / Over-Under
Parlay / Accumulator
Teaser

I know a couple of this, like the money line, total/over-under and parley/accumulator.
The parley/accumulator betting type is one which I engage with frequently almost every time I place bets on sports events, it's simply means bringing multiple games together to form one betting ticket and placing a bet on that, that is, one could bet on 20, 30 different games on a single ticket as one bet, now this usually will increase the odds due to multipliers and subsequently increase the potential win as well, but the risk of winning this type of bets is always off the roof depending on how many legs/matches are on the ticket.

Now, my definition may not be states of the art type of definition as it relates with sports, but it basically on how I understand this is betting, so yeah, that's it.
And let me say that there are some betting types mentioned which I don't know, but I reading comments here to learn what they mean too, no man is an island of knowledge yeah...😁

[Cryptohygenic]

How confident are you that you actually know what these mean?

Moneyline
Point spread / Handicap
Asian handicap
Totals / Over-Under
Parlay / Accumulator
Teaser


No explanations, no definitions. Just your own interpretation.
This isn’t to test anyone, but to see how many of us started betting first and fully understood these terms later. Knowing them makes betting easier, and it also helps a lot when joining discussions or sharing opinions.

So honestly, how many of these were clear to you when you first started?

I am a sport bettor and had attained a lot of experiences and lessions too.
Those you listed were not primarily needed for me when I started and I barely even know what few means because I have not that stressed my head knowing too much about so many terms according to their game types in the sport bets.
I usually bets on home or away win. Also draws. I just hope I am not lost out of the grammatic terms. Lol
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[livingfree]

I wasn't prepared for the quiz. 

I am a sport bettor and had attained a lot of experiences and lessions too.
Those you listed were not primarily needed for me when I started and I barely even know what few means because I have not that stressed my head knowing too much about so many terms according to their game types in the sport bets.
I usually bets on home or away win. Also draws. I just hope I am not lost out of the grammatic terms. Lol

From a sports bettor stand point, I understand why you've said that there's really no need to know all of those meanings.

You're right. But it's just for the sake of discussion if you know the meaning of those, whether we know or remember the meaning of those.

What matters is that we're gamblers, sports bettors or however we call ourselves depending on the games we gamble.