Most Asked Sports Questions Answered
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Here are the most-asked questions about sports rules to guide you in your betting.
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Q: How does Touchdown Scorer work?
When a player assisting a touchdown, it is counted as a receiving touchdown. Touchdown scorer only applies to the actual player who scored.
In this example, Jared Goff passed the ball to Robert Woods for his receiving touchdown that's why Jared Goff has 1 passing touchdown next to his name. Goff did not scre the touchdown himself, so he is NOT a winner to any touchdown scorer markets.
Q: What are Void Players?
Void players are those who are listed on a match's INACTIVE REPORT. If a player is not on the list, they are considered active and bets on them will stand as winners or losers.
Q: What counts as a home run?
In batting statistics home runs are denoted by "HR," if there is no "HR" listed in the batting section then that means that the team was not able to score any home runs.
In this example, only Peralta from the Diamonbacks scored a home run. The opposing team "Giants" was unable to score any.
Q: Where can I find NBA player's stats?
You can find more information for player's stats here: https://uk.global.nba.com/scores
Here's quick guide on how to do it:
1. Select the date and the game you wish to view and click on "Box Score"
2. Choose the team who you want to see stats
3. All individual will be displayed for you to see
*If a player scores 10 or more in any two of the statistical categores it is called a "double - double," if they score 10 or more in any three of the categories it is called a "triple - double."
Q: How can I be a winner in "Over 1.5 Rounds?"
To be able to win "Over 1.5 Round" bets, the fight would need to have ended after the halfway mark of the winning round. For boxing matches a whole round is 3 minutes long, while for UFC matches it takes 5 minutes.
In this example, Joaquin Buckley defeated Jordan Wright at the 18 second mark of Round 2. For it to count as "Over 1.5 Rounds," Buckley must have had defeated Wright after the 2 minute and 30 second mark since this is the halfway point for ".5" part of the bet.
Q: What are Reduced Overs and Player Runs?
a. Reduced Overs
If there are any interruptions (e.g. weather) during a team's innings of if a team's innings was cut short, the number of overs in the specific innings will be reduced. To check a match's reduced overs, go here: https://www.espncricinfo.com/live-cricket-match-results
Find a game and click on scorecard. You can check if a match has reduced over under "match notes" beneath the scorecard option.
Note: Limited over matches (Twenty20 and One Day Matches) are most commonly affected by reduced over.
b. Player Runs
A run is Cricket's unit of scoring. The team with the most runs wins. Take note that markets cannot be settled until a batsman is out since we need their final score to be input in our system.
If a batsman is out, then their way of dismissal will be next to their name on the scorecard. In this example, Buttler, Curran, Bess, and Leach are all out except for Broad who's still batting.
If the batsman is still in, but they scored over the handicap line in a bet - you can settle the bet manually as a winner. For instance, Joe Root was still in and was able to score over 200 and you bet that Root will be able to score over 199.5 runs, then it will count as a winning bet which can be settled manually even though our system has not yet settled the market as a whole.
Q: Where can I check for 100+ Checkouts and Bull Finishes?
You can find more information about it here: https://live.dartsdata.com/
Here's a quick guide on to do it:
1. Select the date and the game you're looking for
2. Each player's 100+ checkouts will show once the game is clicked
3. For bull finishes, you can find it under the "Timeline" tab
Note: A Bull Finish is when a player's last dart hits the bullseye.
In this example, Stephen Bunting threw a bull finish by getting 19, 12, bullseye respectively to checkout at 81 points and win the leg.
Q: Are the Total Cards/Bookings Market Settled Correctly?
You can use this link as your guide: https://www.flashscore.com/
Flashscore lists the reasons why players have been given a card. It also shows if a card was given to players "Not on the Pitch."
Note: If a card is shown to a player who is not on the pitch, they are not an active player and their card/booking points are not considered for settlement purposes.
In this example, Pons was a substitute but was not in the game at the time he was carded so the correct number of total cards in the match is five. Therefore, the total booking points is 50; you get 10 points for a yellow card and 25 for a red.
Q: Where can I find stats on Player Shots/Shots on Target, Assists, and Tackles?
You can find more information on player's stats here: www.whoscored.com
Search for the game you're looking for and click on 'Player Statistics,' this will show each teams player stats, on the summary page you can see player shots/ shots on target
Assists are denoted by an 'A' under the 'Key Events' column
Tackles are found under the 'Defensive' tab as 'Total Tackles'
Q: How does Extra Time, 90 minutes and Penalties work?
Games which have gone longer than 90 minutes will either have 'Pen or 'AET' label that means penalty and extra time respectively
In this example, the game was 0 - 0 at the end of 90 minutes which signifies a draw. If you chose 'draw' then you have won in that market. Extra time doesn't count.
Q: What are Points Finish and are Safety Car markets settled correctly?
Drivers get a different number of points for finishing in the top 10 depending on their final position. Any top 10 finisher in a race is a winner in the ‘Points Finish’ market.
On the ‘live’ tab there is full commentary of every race which you can use to check if there was a safety car.
Q: How can I find Round Leaders?
Check if all the players have completed their round by clicking on ‘Hole’ or ‘Thru’ columns of the leaderboard to sort the players by their number of holes completed.
In this example, Kawamura, Crocker & Molinari have only completed six holes of their round eventhough play has finished for the day. In this situation, we could not settle Round Leader as the players who haven’t finished could affect the market’s outcome.
If all players have finished their round, then the leaderboard will post the final score in the Round column.
Note: If you suspect play has been suspended but nothing is displayed at the top of the leaderboard then you can check the official twitter accounts of either the European Tour or the PGA Tour for updates: https://twitter.com/PGATOURComms/ https://twitter.com/EuropeanTour
Q: What is a Trap Challenge? Hotbox?
In a Trap Challenge, the customer is betting on which trap will win the most races at a meeting/a combination of meetings, while in a Hotbox the customer is betting on which trap will score the most points at a meeting.
A trap gets 3 points for a win, 2 points for a 2nd and 1 point for a 3rd.
In this example, the trap numbers of each dog in the top 3 places are circled. Trap 5 won, Trap 4 was second and Trap 1 was third
Q: How are jump racing match bets settled?
Match bets are settled depending on which horse clears the most fences even when the horse doesn't finish the race.
In this example, Nessfield Blue is the winner because it successfully cleared more fences
Q: How does Inusre 2/3/4 and Place Only 2/3/4 work?
In this example, only four horses ran as Faadiyah withdrawan before race start which means all Place Only 2/3/4 and Insure 2/3/4 bets are void. There must be at least five horses for your bet to count.
Q: What is 80 minutes? (Rugby League)
If a game of rugby is a draw at the end of 80 minutes, it will go to extra time. To check the score at the end of 80 minutes, you can click into the game.
In this example, the game finished 26-26 after regular time so the winning selection in the ’80 Minutes’ market is a draw. Extra time is not considered for settlement purposes in any market unless it is explicitly stated in the market name.
Q: Position of First Try (Rugby Union)
In the ‘Position of First Try’ market the 3 selections are anyA Forward, Wing/Full Back & Any Other Back. The first step is to identify who scored the first try
The time of each try scored is listed at the top of the page next to who scored it. Edinburgh’s Farndale scored the first try of the match in the 36th minute.
A player’s shirt number always corresponds with their position. In this example, number 14 is a Wing Back, so the winning selection is this scenario is Wing/Full Back.
Q: What is a Century Break?
A 'Century Break' means a player has scored 100 or more points in a single visit to the table. If they score 100 points over two or more different visits to the table, it doesn't count as a Century Break.
In this example, John Higgins made 2 century breaks in the above match (one of 127 and one of 119) whilst Graeme Dott didn’t make any.
Note: The ‘Points’ column doesn’t note if a century break has been scored, it is possible that a score could have been made in multiple visits to a table. For example, in Frame 2, John Higgins scored 61 points, but his highest break was only 51.