What's a handicap bet?

The handicap is a positive or negative value applied to a team or participant at the end of a specified period. Bets of this type predict which team or participant will win the market once the handicap has been applied.

For example:

Handicap markets

There are two types of handicap markets — two-way handicaps and three-way handicaps.

The main difference is the three-way handicap market gives the option to predict whether an event will end in a draw once the handicap has been applied.

A bet placed on a two-way handicap market can be settled as a push if the game ends as a draw once a handicap has been applied.

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