Published: 15:26, 25 Apr 2024 Updated: 15:27, 25 Sep 2024
Betting sites offer more value
with Asian handicap wagers, so these 🤶 are a key option.
Sports betting fans who want to
maximise their potential profits need to know how and when to 🤶 use Asian handicap bets -
which are sometimes styled as AH bets on sportsbooks.
This ultimate guide to Asian
handicap 0.5 🤶 bets will tell you everything you need to know.
Comprehensive guide to
Asian handicap 0.5
While the Asian handicap 0.0 as Draw 🤶 No Bet wager, the AH 0.5 option
is a little bit different. But there is no need to worry, as 🤶 we will explain it all in
detail right here.
The first thing to understand with the Asian handicap is there are
🤶 full, half and quarter lines.
Asian handicap 0.0 or 1 would be an example of a full
line. You can see 🤶 this as it is a round number, so this is quite easy to understand.
It
therefore logically follows that Asian handicap 🤶 0.5 would be considered a half
handicap, while Asian handicap 0.25 would be a quarter handicap.
So what does it mean
🤶 to place a half handicap bet on the AH markets on sportsbooks?
We will get on to
exactly how Asian handicap 🤶 0.5 bets work in the next section of this guide.
How does AH
0.5 work?
With 0.5 bets on the Asian handicap, 🤶 it means the team or player you choose
to back to win starts with a 0.5 advantage, whether that is 🤶 in goals or points.
In the
event of a Brasileiro Serie A game between Flamengo and Palmeiras, if you wanted to 🤶 bet
on the Flamengo at 0.5 on AH markets, the score at the kick-off would be Flamengo 0.5
Palmeiras 0.
This 🤶 means that if the final result was 0-0, the handicap would result in
an Flamengo victory.
If the team you have 🤶 chosen to bet on loses the game, even if it
by a single goal, it means this wager would be 🤶 a loser. But if it is a draw, the bet is
still a winner due to the handicap involved.
With 0.5 🤶 handicap betting, it is possible
to back underdogs and get good value with bookmakers, so it is always worth checking
🤶 them out to see if the price is worth taking on a sportsbook.
And as always, it is
recommended to shop 🤶 around with betting sites for the best value AH odds.
Odds and
examples of using AH 0.5
To go deeper into how 🤶 Asian handicap 0.5 bets work, let's go
back to the example we used above: a Brasileiro Serie A game between 🤶 Flamengo and
Palmeiras.
Let's say that the game is expected to be a close clash and there is little
between Flamengo 🤶 and Palmeiras in the standard betting odds that are widely available
on gambling websites.
Flamengo 0.5 may therefore be offers at 🤶 a price of around the
evens mark, which would be shown as 2.0 on betting websites due to the fact 🤶 that
decimal prices are used in the AH options.
A bet of £10 - or whatever currency a sports
fan is 🤶 using - would therefore result in returns of £20 if the bet was to be a
winner.
For that to be 🤶 the case, Flamengo would only have to avoid defeat due to the
handicap involved.
Even if the match itself ended in 🤶 a 0-0 draw, the Flamengo 0.5 Asian
handicap would mean they essentially won the game 0.5-0 in terms of the 🤶 bet.
If
Palmeiras were to win the game, though, then a 0.5 Asian handicap bet would still
lose.
Summary of Asian handicap 🤶 0.5
Our guide should have made the Asian handicap 0.5
meaning clear as this is not a bet type that is 🤶 too difficult to understand.
There are
a couple of other options to keep an eye on, however, such as the 0.0 🤶 0.5 Asian
handicap. This involved a split stake where part of the bet is on AH 0.0 and part on
🤶 0.5 AH.
Seeing something called the alternative Asian handicap 0.5 on betting websites
can also confuse matters. But this can be 🤶 ignored really as AAH 0.5 is simply an
alternative option.
In summary, 0.5 handicap betting is an excellent choice for those
🤶 seeking the best value when shopping around for the best bets on gambling websites.
AH
0.5 offers better value than most 🤶 standard bet to win markets, so they are well worth
considering when placing bets on sports matches.
It is important to 🤶 be clear on the
Asian handicap 0.5 meaning before starting, though, which this comprehensive guide to
AH betting should have 🤶 helped a lot with.
As usual, the best way to learn is by trying
these bets out for yourself, at small 🤶 stakes at first.
