A totals bet is a wager where you will predict that an occurrence will be over or under a certain threshold. You can probably guess why they are called over/unders now. For example, you could bet on the over/under total points score in a basketball game.
The bet might be over/under 165. If the total number of points scored by BOTH teams is over 165, the over bet wins. If the total is under 165, the under wins. Usually, the points will be in half points to prevent ties (Over/Under 165.5)
As you can see, this allows you to cheer for both teams to score a ton or for both teams to do terribly. Most sports games will allow you to bet on the over/under of how many points/goals/runs are scored. Some sports will also allow you to bet on the over/unders of other occurrences.
For example, golf betting sites will allow you to bet on how many birdies or how many eagles there will be on a particular hole or during a particular tournament round. Other sports may allow you to bet on how many fouls, penalties, or yellow cards there are during a game. Basically, anything that can be counted during a game or match is a candidate for a totals bet and is probably offered somewhere.
All Game Total Over/Under betting includes overtime (Penalty Shoot outs included.) Penalty shoot outs equate to a value of 1. Money line: At least 15 minutes of official time must elapse in the third period for bets to have action. 60 minute markets - Are settled on 60 minutes of play. Overtime and shootout goals are not included. Here is a quick guide to over under betting in different sports. Over Under in Baseball When you’re betting on totals in baseball, you’ll likely see numbers anywhere from 6.5-12 for the most part. An over-under or over/under (O/U) bet is a wager placed on whether the combined total score of both teams (or players) will be over or under a nominated number set by a bookmaker. The nominated number is usually assessed based on the average number of goals a team scores per match.
In Over Under Betting the oddsmakers will set a number of points in which they think both teams will score in total throughout the whole game (including overtime if necessary). Bettors will then be able. Over / Under betting is quite simple. You are betting on how many total points (or runs in baseball) will be scored in the game. So for a basebal game if the total was 9 you could choose either.