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Over/under betting is an incredibly popular option for punters and is accessible across a multitude of sports. Although a simpleį€£ wager to place, it's still important to know exactly what you're getting into and how the over/under betting market works.

In this in-dā™Œepth guide, weā€™ll walk you through everything you need to know!

ThePuntersPage currently has betting guides on varioź¦us over/under betting mšŸ’arkets. You can access them via the links below.

An over/under bet, also known as ā€˜Totalsā€™ betting, is a wager that doesnā€™t consider the outcome of the gamešŸŽ. Itā€™s independent of the result, so instead, you bet on how many times a particular event will occur in a selected game.

Thus, it is the number of points, runs or goals that are paramount, and not the match victor. Punters will have to decide whether they back the āœƒparticular event to happen more or less than the pre-determined figure conjured up by the bookmaker.

Inš„¹ football, these pre-determined numbers are predictable and typically the same for every game. However, in Americš“°an sports, these figures are much more flexible, with various factors taken into account.

For example, if youā€™re betting on a football match, you will always have the choice to bet onšŸ· the number of goals scored and the pre-determined numbers from the bookies will be over/under 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, and so on. On the contrary, the points total can quite literally be anšŸŒ¼ything with American sports, and the line changes depending on the bets being placed in the build-up.

Visit the TPP Football Stats Centre to get your hands on some juicy sź¦¬tatistics acrļ·ŗoss all the major countries and leagues:

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Bookmakers will offer over/under markets for any sport in which goašŸ“lą± s/points/runs are scored ā€“ which is the vast majority. However, this market is more popular with certain sports. Here are a few:

Football

Total goals is the most common over/under betting market in football. Bookmakers will offer various reference points, including over/under 1.5 goals, 2.5 goals and 3.5 goals, and you will bet accordingly. If you think a contest between Burnley and Norwich is going to end in a stalemate, then youā€™d be targeting the under market. The lower the reā™‹ference point, the better the odds, and vice versa for the over market. However, punters arenā€™t merely limited to total goals when betting on the over/under market. Bookies also offer such markets for cornš“„§ers and cards.

American Football

In American sports, spread betting is massively popular, although over/under points betting boasts similar popularity. With American football, bookmakers will set the over/under score for the combined points of both teams and punters will bet accordingly. For instance, if bookmakers set the over/under score at 46.0 (this is more commonly referred to as ā€œthe lineā€), 47 combined poiā™›nts or more would be a winning bet, while 45 points or anything under would be a loser. Sometimes, a ā€˜pushā€™ might occur, which means the line was matched at 46 ā€“ the game ends 30-16, for example. In this case, bets will be refunded. Overtime isnā€™t considered, either. The score at the end of regulation is all that matters. Less popular over/under markets include total touchdowns, total field goals, individual player stats (such as completions, attempts, rushing yards, passing yards) and team points.

Basketball

The principle is similar with basketball. Bookmakers will provide a line and punters will bet on the over/under market as they please. Itā€™s worth noting that this sešŸ…t score is liable to change depending on the bets being made. For example, if the vast majority of bets are being placed on the ā€˜overā€™, itā€™s likely that the bookmaker will slightly increase the line. As well ā™’as total points, punters can bet on individual player stats (such as points, rebounds, assists) and team totals. There are fewer over/under options in basketball compared to American football, but itā€™s still a hugely-favoured market.

Baseball

If youā€™re making a totals baseball bet, youā€™ll likely be betting on how many combined runs will be scored by the end of the game. Due to the lower-scoring nature of the sport, the line set by bookmakers is more predictable, although it will fluctuate depending on various factors. These factors include the proficiency of the pitchers and batters, a teamā€™s form, the weather, and homšŸŒe support.

Cricket

Over/under betting in cricket is prominent with punters particularly enjoying to bet in-play. Bookmaš’ŠŽkers typically provide several different over/under markets to bet on. These include the number of runs/wickets a player accumulates, team runs and total sixes in the innings. The in-play popularity of this market stems from the parameters set every over. You can persistently bet on how many runs will be scored in those six balls. You can even bet šŸ·on a ball-by-ball basis.

Darts

There is an array of options when it comes to darts. You šŸ”œcan bet on a player to win over/under the set parameter of legs or sets. You can also place a wager on the total number of 180s in a match, as well as the number of 180s hit by a particular player. So, if you back Gary Anderson to hit over 6.5 180s in a match against Adrian Lewis and šŸ…°he hits eight, your bet wins. Moreover, another option is betting on what you think a playerā€™s highest checkout will be in the match. The bookmaker will set a ā€˜lineā€™ and youā€™ll bet whether itā€™ll be a higher or lower checkout than that figure.

MMA/Boxing

Over/under betting is slightly different ą¹Šwith MMA and boxing in that instead of betting on how many times a selected event will occur, youā€™re betting on the length of the fight or, more simply, how many rounds the fight will last.&nbsšŸ’p;For example, if you back a bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to last over 8.5 rounds, your bet will win should the fighters reach the halfway mark in round nine. 8.5 rounds in this instance does not mean 8 Ā½ rounds, it means 8.5 completed rounds. If the over/under is set at a whole number, let's say 7, and the fight is stopped in the corner between the seventh and eighth rounds, your bet will be a loser. There is no ā€˜pushā€™.

The same rules apply for Over Under 2.5 Goals as for Over Under 1.5 Goals, with one obvious difference. Instead of the cut-off being two goals, it is three goals. As for Over Under 3.5 Goals, the cut-off is four.

These three markets tend to have wildlā™”y different odds, though. The difference in odds between an Over and Under 1.5 Goals is usually minimal. However, as the cut-off increases, the disparity does as well.

Over/under betting is a hugely popular option fošŸ§ør punters as it often takes away the emotion of having to back a winner or loser. For novicesź©², itā€™s a great way to ease you into the betting world, with this guide showing just how many different options there are with this type of bet.

Nā™o, the resušŸ»lt is irrelevant in over/under betting.

Yes. This ź¦†is a popular option for bettors, anź¦ŗd we recommend you try it out!

Totals betting is another word for over/under.

Any over/under bets will only consider what occurs during normal time/regulationšŸ”Æ.

In cases where the line set by the bookmaker is a whole number, a ā€˜pushā€™ can occur. This means the points accumulated matches the line. In this case, your bet will š“†be refunded.

Fortunately, TPP has various guides for betting on this market in football. These guides include over/under 1.5 goals, over/under 2.5 goals and over/under 3.5 goals.

Big sports fan specialising in football. Experienced the lows of Vlad ChiršŸ¼iches and Tim Sherwood as a Spurs fan along with the more recent ā€˜successā€™ under Pochettino. My following of the New England Patriots since 2012 somewhat makes up for the lack of silverware ź¦°produced by Spurs in my lifetime.

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