How does Asian Total differ from other Totals (Over / Under) bets?
Asian Total is a special type of Totals bet that can be graded Half-Win or Half-Loss as well as Win, Loss or Push (stake returned to the bettor).
A regular Totals bet uses whole or half numbers. The possible outcomes when the line is a whole number are Win, Loss and Push. For example, a live market for the CONCACAF Gold Cup: Honduras vs French Guiana offers Over 1 or Under 1.
Betting on Over 1 will have the following possible outcomes:
If the total goals for the match are 2 or more, the bet is graded Win.
If the total goals for the match are 1, the bet is graded Push.
If the match yields no goals, the bet is graded Loss.
Betting on Under 1 will have the following possible outcomes:
If the total goals for the match are 2 or more, the bet is graded Loss.
If the total goals for the match are 1, the bet is graded Push.
If the match yields no goals, the bet is graded Win.
Introducing a half number to a Totals bet eliminates the possibility of a Push grading. For example, a pre-live market for the Premier League: Everton FC vs Stoke City FC offers Over 2.5 or Under 2.5.
Betting on Over 2.5 will have the following possible outcomes:
If the total goals for the match are 3 or more, the bet is graded Win.
If the total goals for the match are 2 or fewer, the bet is graded Loss.
Betting on Under 2.5 will have the following possible outcomes:
If the total goals for the match are 3 or more, the bet is graded Loss.
If the total goals for the match are 2 or fewer, the bet is graded Win.
ASIAN TOTAL: THE ONLY TOTALS BET WITH QUARTER NUMBERS
The unique aspect of the Asian Total is that it can be a quarter number (0.25, 0.75, 1.25, 1.75, etc). In this case, there are four possible outcomes: Win, Loss, Half-Win and Half-Loss. For example, a pre-live market for the UEFA Champions League: FK Spartaks Jūrmala vs FC Astana offers Over 2.25 or Under 2.25.
Betting on Over 2.25 means half the stake is bet on Over 2 and half is bet on Over 2.5, so:
If the total goals for the match are 3 or more, the bet is graded Win.
If the total goals for the match are 2, half the bet is graded Push and the other half is graded Loss, therefore the bet as a whole is graded Half-Loss.
If the total goals for the match are 1 or 0, the bet is graded Loss.
Betting on Under 2.25 means half the stake is bet on Under 2 and half is bet on Under 2.5, so:
If the total goals for the match are 3 or more, the bet is graded Loss.
If the total goals for the match are 2, half the bet is graded Push and the other half is graded Win, therefore the bet as a whole is graded Half-Win.
If the total goals for the match are 1 or 0, the bet is graded Win
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