Over & Under Betting Guide
The LeoVegas Sportsbook has a huge array of markets to pick from, but it is fair to say that some of them are a lot more popular than others.
Among the top markets offered at LeoVegas is over/under. Let’s take a look at what it is and how it works.
About over/under betting
Over/under betting is available for many different sports at LeoVegas. This is a very flexible market.
Football is probably the sport where over/under betting is most used at the LeoVegas Sportsbook. In football, over/under betting customers need to accurately predict the number of goals in a game.
The over/under in other sports often concerns points rather than goals, but the logic is still the same.
What is an over/under bet?
Over/under betting markets are fairly self-explanatory, but for newcomers there can still be confusion. As the name ‘over/under’ suggests, various over/under options will be available for users to pick from.
The most common over/under goals market in football is probably 2.5 goals. Let’s use the example of a hotly awaited Merseyside derby game in the Premier League between city rivals Liverpool and Everton.
Backing the over 2.5 goals option at the LeoVegas Sportsbook means that the game needs to have three goals or more for the bet to be a winning wager. Those who take on under 2.5 goals at the LeoVegas Sportsbook will need the game to have no more than two goals scored, or their bet will lose.
The same applies if a football fan decides to bet on over 3.5 goals in a game. That match would need to have four or more goals for them to be able to celebrate a winning bet. Under 0.5 goals is even available, which is essentially betting on a game finishing in a 0-0 draw.
Away from football, over/under betting markets can be found for other sports such as cricket – where the over/under number concerns runs rather than goals – as well as the NFL, basketball, tennis, and so on.
We’ll look at over/under betting markets in other sports later. How do you place over/under bets at the LeoVegas Sportsbook?
How to place an over/under bet at LeoVegas
For those interested in placing an over/under bet at LeoVegas, we’ve detailed the key steps below:
- Navigate to your chosen sport and pick a game for an over/under bet.
- Pick from the available options, such as over/under 2.5 goals to be scored.
- Tap or click to add the desired selection into your LeoVegas Sportsbook betting slip.
- Enter a stake to see the potential payout if the bet is a winning wager.
- Tap or click the ‘Place bet’ button to confirm the wager – then, see if it wins!
Over/under betting in popular sports
As we touched on earlier, over/under betting is offered in a wide range of different sports that are available to bet on at the LeoVegas Sportsbook. Let’s take a look at the top sports for over/under bets.
Over/under betting in football
Football is easily the most popular sport at LeoVegas, with over/under betting among the top markets.
Not only are over/under goals markets offered for the full match, but customers can also opt to back over/under goals for each team.
Let’s go back to the example we used earlier of the Merseyside derby in the Premier League. Football fans might want to bet on Liverpool to score a certain number of goals against their rivals Everton.
Liverpool to score over 2.5 goals would be a solid option on the LeoVegas Sportsbook for the game. Here, the Reds would have to score three or more goals for the bet to be a winning wager. In the event of Liverpool scoring just twice, this would mean that a Liverpool over 2.5 goals bet would lose.
Over/under betting in football is not just offered for goals to be scored at LeoVegas either. It is possible to bet on the number of corners to be taken in a game using exactly the same over/under mechanism.
An example betting market would be over/under 9.5 corners to be taken. Here, the over bet requires 10 or more corners to be taken, while the under bet needs nine or fewer corners to be taken in the game.
Again, football fans can browse over/under corners for each team, rather than the entire game. As an example, it would be possible to bet on Liverpool to have over 5.5 corners in that Everton derby match.
Cards are another way that the over/under betting market can be used in football. Betting on the number of yellow and red cards to be shown is one of the most popular bets at LeoVegas.
As with corners and goals, it is possible to bet on team cards as well as the entire match in this market.
Over/under betting in cricket
Cricket is another sport at LeoVegas where the over/under betting market is pretty popular. In cricket, the over/under refers to the number of runs being scored, rather than goals, cards or corners.
At the LeoVegas Sportsbook, cricket fans can bet on a player to score over/under a certain number of runs during a game. Let’s say that England are playing Australia in a Test match during the Ashes series.
Joe Root’s over/under betting market when the former England captain goes out to bet might be set at 44.5 runs. This means that he has to score 45 runs or more for the over bet to be a winner. If someone chooses to bet on Root to score under 44.5 runs, then as long as he doesn’t reach 45, they would win.
Over/under run markets for cricket can also be used to bet on a team scoring a certain number of runs, as well as individual batters when they walk out to the crease.
Over/under betting in basketball
Over/under betting in basketball is similar to cricket, but with runs being subbed out for points scored.
There are over/under markets for the number of points to be scored by both teams, including overtime. It is also possible to bet on the number of points in each quarter through the same over/under option.
Furthermore, basketball fans browsing the LeoVegas Sportsbook are able to back player points markets.
Let’s say that the Denver Nuggets are in NBA action. Their Serbian star Nikola Jokić would be likely to be a popular pick on the player points market. Over 25.5 points for Jokić means that the centre would have to rack up at least 26 points in the game for this bet to be a winner.
Over/under betting in NFL
Another popular US sport where over/under betting is available at the LeoVegas Sportsbook is NFL.
As with basketball, it would be possible to bet on the number of points to be scored in an NFL game through the over/under option. Betting on team points is also often possible with over/under.
In the example of the Los Angeles Chargers playing the Miami Dolphins, the over/under might be set at 40.5 points. This means that an overs bet needs 41 points or more to be scored for this bet to be a winning wager.
Over/under betting in tennis
Over/under bets are not just available for team sports – they also work in individual sports such as tennis.
The over/under in tennis normally refers to the number of games being won by a player, or being played over the course of the match to decide the winner.
Another over/under option in a tennis match can be how many sets will be played. For example, if Novak Djokovic was facing Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon final, the over/under sets might be at 3.5.
An overs bet here needs the match to go to at least four sets for it to be a winner. If either player was to win the title in straight sets, this would mean that an under 3.5 sets bet would win instead.
How are odds calculated for over/under bets?
As with all the markets at LeoVegas, the odds are generated by taking probability into account.
The odds for there being over six goals in a football match will be higher than the odds of there being less than six, for example.
It is then a question of LeoVegas Sportsbook users deciding whether or not the over/under odds are good enough value for them to consider placing a bet.
Why are over/under bets popular in accumulators?
Football fans love to place accumulators on the weekend action, with over/under goals bets among the most likely to be added to the betslip at the LeoVegas Sportsbook.
Over/under bets can help to bump up the potential payout in an accumulator.
These types of bets also tend to be ‘live’ for longer than others, which makes them a good option for bettors that want the bet to last the length of a match. After all, it only takes a second to score a goal, which can turn a losing bet into a winning wager.
Many football fans like to browse the games coming up on a Saturday and use the over 0.5 or over 1.5 goals betting markets at the LeoVegas Sportsbook to come up with their own accumulator.
Then, they can just watch the weekend games play out, and hopefully the goals fly in – or not!
Over/under bets are, without a shadow of a doubt, among the best to use at the LeoVegas Sportsbook.