once you figure out asian handicap and goalines you really will never go back to ml betting and over 2.5 goals. For me it is all about bringing a line closest to evens as you can. Sometimes you win or lose 1/2 your wager but i just don't like betting -143 -150s if you don't have to. But i do admit the explanation can be hard to figure out
i wrote this online awhile back at a different forum and apologies for highjacking a thread but here is how bets go in the asian handicap / goaline world:
We will use England v USA for the example $100 wager and the line will always be +100....okay
Asian Handicap (AH from now on)
England AH0 - same as draw no bet or pick
England wins you win $100
England draws you push $0
England loses you lose -$100
England AH-0.25 - same as England AH0, -0.5
England wins you win $100
England draws you lose 1/2 your wager $50 and you push the other 1/2
England loses you lose $100
England AH-0.75 - same as England AH-0.5, -1
England wins by 2 or more you win $100
England wins by 1 you win 1/2 your wager $50 and you push the other 1/2
England draws or loses you lose $100
England AH-1
England wins by 2 or more you win $100
England wins by 1 you push $0
England draws or loses you lose $100
England AH-1.25 - same as England AH-1, -1.5
England wins by 2 or more you win $100
England wins by 1 you lose 1/2 your wager $50 and you push the other 1/2
England draws or loses you lose $100
England AH-1.5
England wins by 2 or more you win $100
England wins by 1, draws or loses, you lose your wager $100
etc...etc....
Goalines are similar:
Over 2.25 means if 2 goals are scored you lose 1/2 wager and the other half pushes
Over 2.75 means if 3 goals are scored you lose 1/2 wager and the other half pushes