Asian handicap explained
I am trying to get my head round asian handicap and i still do not really get it.
I understand the simple one a bit,
like -1 means they need to win by 2,
and +1 means a draw can still be ok.
What throws me is the ones like -0.25, +0.75 and that.
How do those work when the match lands right on the line or ends in a draw?
I am looking at football bets and the book shows these more than the normal handicap now,
but i cannot tell if it is one bet split in two or if they just pay half if you are close.
A plain explanation would help me a lot
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On -0.25, half your stake is on 0 and half on -0.5, so a draw refunds one half and loses the other. On +0.25, the 0 half refunds and the +0.5 half wins (I had +0.75 in mind, which settles differently).