Betting Terms


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Taking the points When it comes to sports gambling this means betting the underdog and its advantage in the point spread.
Taking the price In sports wagering this means betting the underdog and accepting money odds.
Teaser A teaser is a special type of parlay in sports betting in which you adjust the point spread or total of each individual play. The price of moving the point spread (teasing) is lower pay off odds winning wagers.
Ticket A sports betting wager.
Tie In sports betting a tie is a wager in which no money is lost nor won because the teams' scores were equal to the number of points in the given line.
Toss Up A game where the line is close to a pick-em.
Total The combined amount of runs, points or goals scored by both teams during the game, including the overtime.
Totals Bet In sports gambling this is a proposition bet in which the bettor speculates that the total score by both teams in a game will be more or less than the line posted by the sports book.
Tout Someone who sells their expertise on sports wagering.
Trends Using the past to predict the future focusing in on only one team.
Trifecta A horse racing bet in which a player selects three horses in one race to finish first, second, & third in exact order.

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