Asian Handicap Explained
The following table shows how Asian Handicaps works. It may seem complicated at first look, but it is actually very simple to understand.

The table shows your winnings for given results at a given handicap. There are basically 4 scenarios. No handicap given, a quarter-handicap (¼,¾,1¼, etc) given, half-handicaps( ½ ,1½,etc) given or full-handicap (1, 2,etc) given. Examples are given below.


Example 1. No handicap given => 0:0 Handicap.
In a 0:0 handicap you will get you money back if the game ends in a draw (0-0, 1-1,2-2, etc. ).

Let’s say you bet $100 on Arsenal to win. If Arsenal wins the game, whatever the score is, you win $190. If Arsenal and Man. United draw, ‘push’ situation occurs and u get back your $100. If Man. United wins the game, you will lost your bet of $100.


Example 2. A quarter handicap given.
Case (i) 0:1/4 handicap
When a perceived weaker team got a 1/4 goal start, you will either lose 50 % or win 50% if the game ends in a draw. A 1/4 handicap is actually 2 handicaps, one of 0:0, and one of 0: 1/2.

Let’s say you bet $100 on Arsenal to win. If Arsenal wins the game, whatever the score is, you win $205. If the game ended in a draw, you lost half of your bet and get back only $50. If Man. United wins the game, you will lost your bet of $100.

Case (ii) 0:3/4 handicap.
If you have bet on a team with a ¾ goal start, you will lose 50 % if your team loses by 1 goal. For all other results you will either win 100% or lose 100% depending on which team you backed with your bet. A draw (and thereby a "push" situation) is impossible.

Let’s say you bet $100 on Arsenal to win. If Arsenal wins the game by a goal, you win half of your bet at $180. If Arsenal wins by more than a goal, you win $260. If the game ended in a draw or Man. United wins, you will lose your bet of $100.


Example 3. Half handicap given => 0:1/2 handicap.
When a perceived weaker team got a 1/2 goal start, you will either lose 100% or win 100%. A draw (and thereby a "push" situation) is impossible.

Let’s say you bet $100 on Arsenal to win. If Arsenal wins the game, whatever the score is, you win $235. If the game ended in a draw or Man. United wins, you will lose your bet of $100.

Example 4. Full handicap given => 0:1 handicap
When a perceived weaker team got a 11goal start, you can either lose 100%, win 100% or draw (and thereby a "push" situation).

The same analogy can be used to analyses games with handicaps of (0:1 ¼, 0:1 ½, 0:2, etc) with reference from the table above.

Conclusion
I hope with the explanations above, punters can have a general idea how Asian Handicaps works. Can this type of bet enhance the chances of winning? Some would say yes, some say maybe. To bet on Asian Handicaps or stick with conventional Fixed Odds bettings, the choice is yours.

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