Line

[justthedukes]

What does Line betting mean??

 

[johnnyhoward]

It happens across all sports and the same basic principles apply. But I'll explain it in an AFL context.

You've got two teams whose odds aren't even - take this week's game between Richmond and Melbourne (Richmond 2.98, Melbourne 1.46). In order to compensate for the difference in these odds - to even them up - there will be a line available where the odds are typically 1.91 each. For Melbourne, that will probably be -15.5 points this week, in that case Richmond would be +15.5.

What this means is if you back Melbourne -15.5 points, 15.5 points is taken off their final score. If the match ends up being a 115-100 win to the Demons, your bet loses (115 - 15.5 = 99.5, compared to the Tigers' 100 score). If the Dees win 120-100, the Dees have covered by 20 points, meaning your bet wins.

On the other side of the coin, 15 points are added to Richmond's score if you bet on them +15.5. That means if they lost 100-108, your bet on them would still win (100 + 15.5 = 115.5 v Melbourne's 108). If they win, your bet also wins.

I just realised how much I wrote there Anyway it's pretty simple, hope you got that - +15 means you're adding that to a team's score, -15 means you're taking that away from a team's score and it's done to offer better odds.

 

[justthedukes]

yeap that makes sense now, pretty simple the whole 'line' thing seemed abit confusing before. Awsome mate, thanks.