Asian Handicap

What is Asian handicap?

A Handicap has two basic properties: it eliminates the draw from the possible outcomes and it gives the underdog a head start, thus balancing the game.

Asian Handicap is a particular type of handicap that offers a wide range of possibilities to the player and also better control than the good-old “fixed odds” way of betting. It`s no wonder that its popularity has grown significantly world-wide in the last few years after its appearance in, take a guess … Asia!

The purpose of this guide is to explain in a simple and concise manner the particularities of the Asian Handicap. We believe that the best representation is through an example and this is what we will do here. Below there are the Asian Handicap lines and all the possible bets and outcomes for an imaginary game between Arsenal and Millwall. So, how does Asian Handicap work?

Arsenal – Milwall A.H. 0 : 0 (same as Draw No Bet)
• If the game ends in a draw, the stakes are returned
• If you bet on the winning team you win the bet
• If you bet on the losing team you lose the bet

Arsenal – Millwall A.H. 0 : 0 1/4 (same as 0 : 0.25)
• If you bet on Arsenal and Arsenal wins, you win the bet
• If you bet on Arsenal and the game ends in a draw, half of your stake is returned
• If you bet on Arsenal and Millwall wins, you lose the bet
• If you bet on Millwall and Millwall wins you win the bet
• If you bet on Milwall and the game ends in a draw, your stake is returned plus half of the profit
• If you bet on Millwall and Arsenal wins, you lose the bet

Arsenal – Millwall A.H. 0 : 0 1/2 (same as 0 : 0.5)
• If you bet on Arsenal you basically bet “1”, so you win if Arsenal wins the game and you lose if Millwall wins or the game ends in a draw
• If you bet on Millwall you basically bet “x2” so you win if Millwall wins or the game ends in a draw and you lose if Arsenal wins

Arsenal – Milwall A.H. 0 : 0 3/4 (same as 0: 0.75)
• If you bet on Arsenal and Arsenal wins by 2 goals or more, you win the bet
• If you bet on Arsenal and Arsenal wins by 1 goal, your stake is returned plus half of the profit
• If you bet on Arsenal and Millwall wins or the game ends in a draw, you lose the bet
• If you bet on Millwall and Millwall wins or the game ends in a draw, you win the bet
• If you bet on Millwall and Arsenal wins by 1 goal, half of your stake is returned
• If you bet on Millwall and Arsenal wins by 2 goals or more, you lose the bet

Arsenal – Millwall A.H. 0 : 1
• If you bet on Arsenal and Arsenal wins by 2 goals or more, you win the bet
• If you bet on Arsenal and Arsenal wins by 1 goal, your stake is returned
• If you bet on Arsenal and Millwall wins or the game ends in a draw, you lose the bet
• If you bet on Millwall and Millwall wins or the game ends in a draw, you win the bet
• If you bet on Millwall and Arsenal wins by 1 goal, your stake is returned
• If you bet on Millwall and Arsenal wins by 2 goals or more, you lose the bet

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These are the basic Asian Handicap lines. When a game is very unbalanced, you will see bigger lines, like 2 ¼ or 3 ¾, but the principles are the same. For example, if you have a 0:2 Asian Handicap and you bet on the favorite, they have to win by 3 goals for you to win, if they win by 2 goals you get your money back and so on.

The Asian lines are also used in other sports than football as well as in overs and unders. For example, when you see a -6 line in basketball you know that if the game ends with a fixed 6 point difference your stake will be returned regardless of the side you bet on. The same can be said for an over/under Asian line of 3, or 2,25. You do the math based on the examples above, the principles are the same.
We hope this guide was helpful. If you have further questions regarding Asian Handicap you are more than welcome to post them in the forum.