WHAT IS ASIAN HANDICAP?
Asian Handicap is a popular form of play that most professional players use and the form of play is something that everyone should be aware of, although it may seem complicated at first.
The form of play originates from the Asian gaming market, which entered the betting field early on in football.
Football is one of the few sports where a draw is a common result which means that there are three outcomes for each match. Win, draw or loss. If you play on the Asian handicap, you exclude a draw and there are only two outcomes per match. The gaming companies give both teams their handicap to start the match with. This makes it interesting to play in matches even if one team is a much bigger favorite.
Asian handicap is still greatest in the Asian gaming companies, but the form of gambling is becoming more and more common in the European gaming companies, such as Bet365 and Unibet. Nowadays, the gaming companies not only offer Asian Handicap games on the outcome of a football match. The game form can also be played on many other sports and for number of goals, corners etc.
WHY PLAY ASIAN HANDICAP?
As mentioned earlier, this means that only two outcomes are possible for your game, compared to the classic 1X2 games. This gives you as a player a greater chance of succeeding in meeting your game correctly. The Asian Handicap games almost always offer better odds compared to the usual European odds. Even though the games can mean exactly the same thing.
Benefits of playing Asian Handicap:
- Greater advantage against the gaming companies’ margin.
- Avoid the risk of limitation if you play at Asian gaming companies.
- You can get both the whole and half the bet back.
- You can easily find value in games even if there is a big favorite and a big underdog.
Disadvantages of playing Asian Handicap
- The range of Asian Handicap games is not as great as other types of European games.
- Difficult to find incorrect odds as the odds are adjusted according to how the market plays and not what the gaming companies believe about the outcome.
For the gaming companies, this means both pros and cons. The advantages for the gaming companies are that they minimize the risk of loss by balancing the bets on the two sides, which means they go plus whatever the outcome. The disadvantages for the gaming companies are that games on Asian Handicap provide a very small margin compared to regular 1X2 games. In order for players to be able to go plus length against the gaming companies, this margin is very important. Therefore, Asian Handicap is a very good game form if you are to beat the gaming companies in the longer term.
EXPLANATION OF ASIAN HANDICAP
To give a clear example of an Asian Handicap game, we can imagine a match between Arsenal and Swansea. In an ordinary game market, an odds on Arsenal might be 1.35. This as a player does not give you much to pay out if you were to play at Arsenal and the game would sit.
Here, Asian Handicap can be a good alternative which means you could play Arsenal -1.0 to the odds around 2.05. That is, Swansea would start the match with a 1-0 lead. Winning Arsenal with more than one goal results in a win. If Arsenal does not win, then the outcome of your game will be a loss. Winning Arsenal with exactly one goal will get you the money back.
Asian Handicap 0.0 is thus the same as “Draw no bet” but almost always gives a better odds.
Another example of Asian Handicap is if we think of a more even match where the form of play works at least as well. In the Champions League final between Juventus – Real Madrid, the betting companies offered Asian handicap 0.0 on both teams. This means that you get the money back in a draw, a win if your team wins and a loss on the game if your team loses. Asian Handicap 0.0 is thus the same as “Draw no bet” but almost always gives a better odds.
Asian handicap Goal / Goal-line
An Asian goal line game is basically the same as a regular over / under game, the difference being that there are more outcomes than just winning or losing a game. E.g. you get the bet back if the number of goals is the same as the goal line you played. There are also goal lines that can give you half the game, examples of which are 1.75 and 1.25. For example, do you play in practice, over goals means that you play half of your bet over 1.50 and the other half over 2.0. If you have played on the goal line above 1.75 and the final result of the match is 2-0 you win half of your game (over 1.50) and get the bet back in the second half (2.0).
ASIAN HANDICAP LIVE GAME
Asian Handicap games are also available to play live during matches. Many people make the mistake of believing that the Asian handicap games mean the same thing as the usual European 3-way handicap. Which means that the handicap is valid from the start of the match. The difference is that Asian Handicap games live based on what it says in the game when the game is placed. That is, if it stands 2-0 in a match and you play on the team that leads to Asian Handicap -1.5. Then the team you have played on must win by at least four goals margin for the game to be a win. Unlike if you were to play 3-way handicap -1.5. Then it is enough for Arsenal to keep its lead by two goals margin for the game to sit.
