Finding information about the many betting markets that are offered by sportsbooks isn’t hard if you know where to look. There are a ton of betting markets outside of moneyline and spread betting. And bettors can find almost all the information they need to start placing bets on those other betting markets on a few sportsbooks.
Want to learn about different betting markets on your sportsbook?
Want to learn about different betting markets on your sportsbook?
Highlights
- Learn and read about a ton of betting markets
- Directly from a sportsbook
- Take a look at PowerPlay, Bet99, and Betway
How to learn about a ton betting markets on a few sportsbooks
If you have bet on one of the many sports betting sites, then you probably know how a moneyline bet or spread betting works. But do you know how the many other betting markets work? A few sportsbooks have information posted that explains how many of those other betting markets work. That information can usually be found at the bottom of a sportsbook.
Each sportsbook offers more than moneyline and spread betting, two popular betting markets for the NFL and NBA. The betting options that are available will be different depending on the sport that a bettor is looking to place bets on. The betting markets offered for a sport like boxing will be much different than the betting options offered for hockey, for example. With so many betting markets, some bettors will want to learn how they all work.
Sportsbooks with pages dedicated to explaining how betting markets work
Some sportsbooks have pages that are dedicated to explaining how many of their betting markets work. Bettors may not find an explanation for every betting market that is offered on the sportsbook. PowerPlay is a sportsbook with a page that is for explaining how their betting markets work.
Bettors will find PowerPlay’s page by scrolling to the bottom of the list of sports on the left and clicking betting rules. The sportsbook explains how a ton of betting markets work for a ton of sports all on one page. Bettors will find betting markets for boxing, basketball, MMA, football, golf, hockey, the Olympics, Nascar, Formula 1, cricket, rugby, tennis, soccer, cycling, darts, gaelic sports, handball, and more.
Soccer betting market to score from outside the penalty box explained on PowerPlay
“Bets on whether a particular player(s) will manage to score from certain areas of the pitch (E.g. from outside the ‘penalty box’) will be settled based on the position of the ball at the time the shot was struck by the player, irrelevant of any further deflections which the ball trajectory might incur following the initial shot.”
Bet99’s dedicated page for betting markets
Bet99 also has a page that explains betting markets. The page is similar to PowerPlay’s. On Bet99’s page, bettors will find explanations for a ton of betting markets. Like PowerPlay, bettors can scroll through different sports to find exactly what they are looking for. Bettors will find this page by scrolling to the bottom of the sportsbook and clicking on sports betting rules.
The sportsbook explains how a ton of betting markets work and lets bettors know what needs to happen for a bet to be void. Bettors will find information for hockey betting, football, basketball, soccer, boxing, MMA, tennis, baseball, the Olympics, alpine skiing, cross country, curling, volleyball, golf, Dota 2, and more. A ton of betting information is available on this page.
Tennis set betting explained on Bet99
“The full number of sets required to win the match must be completed. If a player is awarded the match prior to the full number of sets being completed, all set betting on that match will be voided.”
Betway’s dedicated page for betting markets
Among the pages mentioned in this article, the Betway page is the smallest. Bettors will find Betway’s page by scrolling to the bottom of the sportsbook and clicking on betting rules. From there, bettors need to click on betting markets offered. Bettors will find explanations for a little over 15 betting markets. Some of the betting markets explained are correct score, first scorer, half-time/full-time, half time result, handicap, draw no bet, 2 way, double chance, scorecast and more.
Handicap betting explained on Betway
“Handicap betting offers you the opportunity to bet on the outcome of an event where one team has been given a number of goals or points start. Bets are settled on the outcome after adjusting for the handicaps.”
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