Under and Over Betting

With Under/Over betting, one tries to predict if the total number of goals scored (if it is a bet on a soccer match) or the number of sets played (if it is about a tennis match), or the number of points in general in a certain sporting match will be above or below a determined value.

For example, if we bet Under 2.5 on a certain soccer match we will win our bet if it finishes with a maximum of 2 goals, that is if it finishes 0-0, 0-1, 1-0, 1-1, 2-0, or 0-2. Vice-versa, betting Over 2.5, we will win our bet if the match finishes with 3 or more goals.

Under/Over bets can be of various types, for example: Under/Over 1.5, Under/Over 2.5, Under/Over 3.5, etc, but there can be bets even on Under/Over 1.5 in the first half, in the second half, etc.

Special Under/Over Bets

Besides these classic under/Over betting types there are also some very interesting deviations which are good to point out.

• Under 2: With this type of play, our bet will truly be a winner if the number of goals scored is equal to 0 or 1. If the number of goals scored is equal to 2 (for example the match ends 2-0, 0-2 or 1-1) our bet will be completely reimbursed, vice-versa, if the number of goals scored is higher than 2 (3 or more), we will lose the bet.
• Under 2,25: This type of play is even more particular. Basically it is as if we were making 2 bets – one Under2 and another Under2.5. In bookmakers sites, you will see Under2.25 or Under2-2.5 or the like, written. Betting Under2.25 on a soccer match means:
  • If the match ends with less than 2 goals (0 o 1) our bet will be won entirely
  • If the match ends with exactly 2 goals, half of the sum played will be reimbursed, while the other half will be won and therefore multiplied by the quota
  • If the match ends with 3 or more goals, we will lose our bet entirely.

• Under 2,75: This play is like the previous one, in that it is a hybrid between Under 3 and Under 2.5 which means:
  • If the match ends with less than 2 goals or less, our bet will be won entirely
  • If the match ends with exactly 3 goals, half of the sum played will be reimbursed
  • If the match ends with more than 3 goals (4 or more), we will lose our bet entirely.

• Under 3.25, Over 3, Over 3.25, Over 3.75, etc.: The concept shown to this point is valid for the other types of play on Under/Over, and this summary chart will help clarify things:

Example:

Let’s imagine a €100 bet on Under3.25 at a quota of 2.4

• If the final number of goals is less than 3 (0, 1, 2) we will have won €240
• If the final number of goals is equal to 3, we will have won €170
• If the final number of goals is above 3 (4 or more) we will have lost €100.

Under/Over bets represent some secure betting methods, not only mixing Under/Over bets of the same type (for example, Under2.5 and Over 2.5) with quotas which will give us a certain mathematic earning, but also mixing Under/Over bets on other markets as in this example:

We bet:

Under 2.25 at a quota of 1.82 – € 100.00
Over 1.50 at a quota of 1.60 – € 25.63
Over 2.50 at a quota of 2.80 – € 50.36

We will have bet € 175,99 total, and in any case we will have a take of € 182, with a yield equal to 3.41%, that is an € 6.01 earning.

Another example:

Under 2.75 at a quota of 1,85 – € 100
Over 2.50 at a quota of 2.10 – € 64.29
Over 3.50 at a quota of 3.60 – € 13.89

Also in this case, betting a total of € 178.18 we will have a return of € 185 with an earning of € 6.82 which is 3.83%.

In the Utility section of this web-site, we will make a calculation sheet available to conveniently divide the sums to be bet between the various signs and will indicate the yield of the bet