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What is Asian Line Betting?

Although Asian Line Betting is promoted as potentially less risky than traditional match betting, it is essential to go into it with your eyes open and understand the typical trends for these types of bet.

How Asian Line Betting works

An Asian Line is made up of two components, the Handicap Line and the Money Line. The Money Line is the payout offered on each team for the given Handicap Line, which is the terms of the bet - the relative strengths of the two competing sides expressed in terms of goals. You either select the favoured team to overcome a handicap of goals, known as 'balls' or oppose the favourite with the handicap. For two equally matched teams, who are joint favourites to win, the Handicap Line is 'level'. To win on a level basis, you just pick the team that scores the most goals.

Asian Line Betting – The Simple Handicap

There are two types of Asian Handicap Line. The first is the Simple Handicap (sometimes called Single Handicap). With bets placed on Simple Handicap Lines which are whole unit (for example, the handicap is 0, 1, 2 ball), you will either win the return stated in the Money Line, lose your stake or – should there be a draw (taking the handicap into account) – you will have your stake returned with a small deduction. For example, if Arsenal plays Wigan and the handicap for Arsenal is 2 and you bet on Arsenal to win, then Arsenal must win by 3 goals or more (3-0, 4-1, 5-2, etc.) to win the return stated.

But with a bet placed on Simple (non-whole unit) Handicap Lines (such as 0.5, 1.5, 2.5 ball) you can only win or lose, as a draw is impossible. For example, if Liverpool are 2.5 ball favourites to beat Chelsea, you win as a backer of Liverpool if they win by 3 goals or more. You lose if Chelsea win, draw, or lose by two goals or less.

Asian Line Betting – The Split Handicap

A Split Handicap (sometimes called Double or Twin Handicap) Line works differently. A bet on a Split Handicap Line is halved - one on a whole unit line and one on a non-whole unit line. So, if the line was 1 and 1.5 ball, half the bet would be at 1 and the other half at 1.5. For example, England could be the favoured team over Germany with a Handicap Line of 1 and 1.5. If you back England on this Split Handicap Line, half your bet is England to win with a 1 ball handicap and the other half is England to win with a 1.5 handicap. But if England only wins 2-1, you draw your bet at 1 and lose the bet at 1.5. As a result, you are returned half your stake minus a small commission – the other half of the bet would be lost.

However, in the same match, if you opposed the favourites England at the 1 and 1.5 ball, you would enjoy a better return with the same result, with half the bet the winner (the 1.5 element), and the other half a draw (the 1 element). You would win half your stake at the odds given in the Money Line and have the other part of the stake returned. First Half Asian Handicap Betting sees all the above rules apply, but bets are settled on the half time results only.

The Advantage Of Asian Handicap Betting

The advantage of Asian Handicap Betting is the prospect of minimising losses by betting on varying outcomes of the same match. Yet equally, you will be minimizing returns, and the safety of hedging your bets is relative. Asian Line Betting does not guarantee a bigger win, and cannot guarantee a smaller loss. Nevertheless, Asian Line Betting is seen to be a more attractive option than coupon betting.

Now you know how Asian Line Betting works. If you want to try it out, why not take a look at our Football – Where To Bet section?

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