Cracking the Asian Handicap | Tips, Simulator, & Examples

What is it?

An Asian handicap bet is a bet where an advantage ( + scoreline points ) or disadvantage ( - scoreline points) is given to a side in a match. These points given or taken are in relation to the scoreline, meaning that in soccer (football) if you take the +1.75 handicap on a team, you are pretty much giving them +1.75 goals for free. Then at the end of the game when all the dust is settled and we have the final score for the game, we add or subtract the handicap we got for the team we got it for, and if the team is still winning then you win, and if they are losing then you lose. Simple? Yes. There is one tricky part though, with this type fo bet you you can actually end up only winning half of your money, losing half, or just getting it all right back.

This only happens if you take a decimal handicap, specifically any decimal that ends in .25 or .75. Placing on these numbers pretty much means you place two bets. We have two examples that apply to any handicaps that end in these decimals and will explain it well.

X.25 Example

Handicap of (+/-)1.25 on Team A. Half my money is going to (+/-)1 bet and the other half is going to a bet on (+/-)1.5.

X.75 Example

Handicap of (+/-)1.75 on Team A. Half my money is going to (+/-)1.5 bet and the other half is going to a bet on (+/-)2.

How do you know if you won?

After you add or sub your points from your sides score, if your side is +0.25 above the opponent then its a half win. If the side is -0.25 under the opponent then its a half loss. The other half in these cases just gets given back to you as it was. All other cases where you win by more than 0.25 is an all out win, and if you lose by more than 0.25 than its a complete loss. We made it easy for you and have a simulator that will help determine what the outcomes is depending on your handicap and the outcome of the game. You can also check out our table that gives you a few examples as well.