Spread Betting at Sports Alive is a “non fixed” bet type where your dividend is dependant on the final result of the match (i.e. not a specific outcome Win/Lose). Sports alive provides a “quote” or the “spread” which is the fixed odds equivalent of “the odds”. The “spread” is set where Sports Alive assesses the market and always has a “buy” (high) and a “sell” (low) value.
You bet on whether you believe the “spread” is too high or too low.
The more right you are, the more you win!
There are three main types of Spread Betting options at Sports Alive.
Totals
Sports alive provides a quote against a number of outcomes (e.g.Total Points) and you bet based on whether you think the spread is too high or too low.
Supremacy
Pits two teams or competitors against each other with a handicap (similar to line betting) and you bet based on how much you believe one team/competitor will win the contest by.
Performance Index
An artificial points scale is set by sports alive. You bet on how you believe a selection(s) will fare against the quote for each selection.
How Totals work
Sports alive sets the quote
Total
Score: 125-135 (
Totals can be: Goals, Points, Runs, Etc! )
You decide if the quote is too high or to low
You can BUY at the high side
You can SELL at the low side
You bet against the quote
Player 1 BUYS @ 135 for $10
Player 2 SELLS @ 125 for $5
The result determines if you win or lose!
Player 1 - Over 135 – you win | Under 135 – you lose
Player 2 - Under 125 – you win | Over 125 – you lose
Total Score is 145
Player 1 - You WIN $100 | $10 x (145 points minus 135 spread = +10)
Player 2 - You lose $100 | $5 x (125 spread minus 145 points = -20)
Total Score is 100
Player 1 - You lose $350 | $10 x (100 points minus 135 spread = -35)
Player 2 - You WIN $125 | $5 x (125 spread minus 100 points = +25)
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How Supremacy works
Team A vs Team B
Sports Alive sets the quote Team A / Team B: 25-30
The team named first is favourite:
Team A favoured over Team B by 25 to 30 points
You bet against the quote
Player 1 BUYS @ 30 for $10
Player 2 SELLS @ 25 for $5
The result determines if you win or lose!
Player 1 - Over 30 – you win | Under 30 – you lose
Player 2 - Under 25 – you win | Over 25 – you lose
Team A wins by 50 points
Player 1 - You WIN $200 | $10 x (50 points margin minus 30 points spread = +20)
Player 2 - You lose $125 | $5 x (25 points spread minus 50 point margin = -25)
Team B gets within 25 points and loses by 10 points
Player 1 - You lose $200 | $10 x (10 points margin minus 30 points spread = -20)
Player 2 - You WIN $75 | $5 x (25 points spread minus 10 points margin = +15)
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Performance Index
Caulfield Cup day and Sports Alive are quoting a spread for Damian Oliver's rides throughout the day with the following points scoring system.
Scoring System
25 points for a winner
10 points for a second
5 points for a third
Sports Alive price for the spread is 54-59
Buy (Go high) at 59
If you think Damian Oliver will ride plenty of winners then you would go high and Buy.
Sell (Go low) at 54
If you think Damian Oliver will not ride many winners then you would go low and Sell.
Result: Damian Oliver rode three winners and two second places which gave him a total of 95 points.
If you decided to Buy at $5 per point you would have won $180
Your stake was $5
Difference between price and actual result = 95 points - 59 spread = +36
Win = $5 x +36 = $180
If you decided to Sell at $5 per point you would have lost $205
Your stake was $5
Difference between actual result and price = 54 spread - 95 points = -41
Loss = $5 x -41 = -$205
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Betting "In the Run"
Sports Alive offer you the opportunity to bet "In the Run", which means that you can play in any of the available markets whilst an event is in progress. To capitalise on in the run betting, you can move in and out of markets during the event or simply close out an existing bet locking in a win or minimising any further loss.
Locking in a win (or limiting a loss) means that after you have taken a certain bet and the spread moves for (or against) your initial position, you can close out the bet and collect the difference between your original quote and the current Sports Alive spread price.
Spread Betting Terminology
- The Spread - the quote of the spread market
- Buy Price - the high end of the spread. If you Buy a spread your winnings (or losses) are calculated against this value
- Sell Price - the low end of the spread
- Make up - the result of your individual bet in comparison to your Buy or Sell price
- Spread dividend - the “make up” multiplied by the stake of the bet
- Mid point - the middle of the spread
- Stop Loss/Win - the maximum legislated “make up”
permitted for each spread market offered
- Lock Amount - spread equivalent of a ‘stake’ for a bet. The lock amount is 20% of the maximum win or loss of the bet
- Trading - as the market moves – trading in and out of positions
- Close out - trading out your bet for a win or a loss by placing an equal bet on the reverse option to the original trade (i.e. Buy or Sell)
Spread Betting at Sports Alive
Spread Betting allows you to back your judgement and your pick doesn’t have to win for you to win on the bet. If you think that a player or team will do better (or worse) than the Sports Alive quote, then the more accurate your prediction the more you will win.
Sports Alive offers Spread Betting on most sports & racing events, including; Thoroughbred Racing, Australian Rules, Soccer, Cricket, Golf, Tennis, American Football, Motor Racing, Rugby League, Rugby Union
Sports Alive has predetermined stop loss/win limits set for all Spread Betting markets as approved by the Minister for Sport, Recreation & Racing. For stop loss/win limits on specific bet types please refer to the info box in each live betting market or the Rules of Spread Betting which is available at the Sports Alive website.
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Sports Alive offer highly competitive markets, such as head to head, line betting, plus a big variety of exotic and long term market types. Sports Alive has been designed to give racing and sporting punters value for money and with a multitude of sports betting markets every week they cater for everyone.
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