Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Goal Moments.
- Accumulator
- An accumulator combines multiple selections into one bet, and all selections must win for you to get a payout.
- Arbitrage
- Arbitrage is a strategy that exploits differences in odds across bookmakers to guarantee a profit.
- Bankroll
- Your bankroll is the total amount of money you have set aside for betting.
- Bet Builder
- Bet Builder lets you combine multiple betting markets from the same match into a single wager.
- Bet Slip
- A Bet Slip is the online record that lists the selections, odds, and potential payout of your bets.
- BTTS
- BTTS is a bet on whether both teams will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- Cash out lets you settle your bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or limiting a loss.
- Double Chance
- Double Chance lets you cover two of the three possible match outcomes in a single wager.
- Free Bet
- A free bet is a promotional token you can use to place a bet without using your own money.
- Handicap
- A handicap gives one team a virtual advantage or disadvantage to equalize the chances of winning a bet.
- Juice
- Juice, also called vig, is the commission a bookmaker takes included in the odds.
- Live Betting
- Live betting allows you to place bets on a match while it is actually happening, with odds that update in real time.
- Matched Betting
- Matched betting uses free bets and promotions to create risk‑free profits by covering all possible outcomes.
- Maximum Payout
- Maximum Payout is the highest amount a bookmaker will pay out for a winning bet.
- Minimum Stake
- Minimum Stake is the smallest amount you can bet on a particular market.
- Odds
- Odds represent the likelihood of a specific outcome and determine how much money you can win from a bet.
- Odds Boost
- An odds boost is a promotion that increases the payout odds on a selected bet.
- Over/Under
- Over/Under is a bet on whether the total number of points, goals, or other metrics will be higher or lower than a set number.
- Parlay
- A parlay is a bet that links several outcomes together; you win only if every linked choice is correct.
- Request a Bet
- Request a Bet allows you to ask for custom odds on a specific scenario not listed on the site.
- Responsible Gambling
- Responsible Gambling refers to practices and tools that help you stay in control of your betting activities.
- Spread
- The spread is a points adjustment used to level the playing field between two teams in a bet.
- Stake
- The stake is the amount of money you risk on a bet.
- Unit
- A unit is a standard measurement of bet size, usually a small percentage of your bankroll.
- Value Bet
- A value bet occurs when the odds offered by a bookmaker are higher than the true probability of the outcome.