Home -8.5 Handicap

Relevant to: Home -8.5 Asian Handicap / Home -8.5 Goals / Home (-8.5) / 1 (-8.5), etc.

Home -8.5: Meaning in Betting

The Home -8.5 bet is a type of handicap bet where the home team must win by more than 8.5 goals for your bet to win. The handicap of -8.5 means that the home team starts the match with a virtual disadvantage of 8.5 goals, and for the bet to be successful, they must win by 9 or more goals. If the home team wins by 8 goals or fewer, draws, or loses, your bet loses.

Example Scenarios for Home -8.5

Example 1: Home Team Wins by More Than 8 Goals

You place a $100 bet on Home -8.5 at odds of 1.95. The home team wins 9-0.

• Your bet wins, and you receive the full payout.

Total payout: $100 × 1.95 = $195.

Example 2: Home Team Wins by 8 Goals, Draws, or Loses

The home team wins 8-0, draws 2-2, or loses 1-4.

• Your bet loses entirely.

Total payout: You lose your entire $100 stake.

Over Betting Explained

• 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.25 / 2.5 / 2.75 / 3 / 3.25 / 3.5 / 3.75 / 4 / 4.25 / 4.5 / 4.75 / 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.5 / 7 / 7.5 / 8 / 8.5 / 9 / 9.5 / 10 / 10.5 / 11 / 11.5 / 12 / 12.5 / 13 / 13.5 / 14 / 14.5 / 15 / 15.5 / 16 / 16.5 / 17 / 17.5 / 18 / 18.5 / 19 / 19.5 / 20.

Under Betting Explained

• 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.25 / 2.5 / 2.75 / 3 / 3.25 / 3.5 / 3.75 / 4 / 4.25 / 4.5 / 4.75 / 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.5 / 7 / 7.5 / 8 / 8.5 / 9 / 9.5 / 10 / 10.5 / 11 / 11.5 / 12 / 12.5 / 13 / 13.5 / 14 / 14.5 / 15 / 15.5 / 16 / 16.5 / 17 / 17.5 / 18 / 18.5 / 19 / 19.5 / 20.

Home Handicap Betting Explained

• 0 / +0.25 / +0.5 / +0.75 / +1 / +1.25 / +1.5 / +1.75 / +2 / +2.25 / +2.5 / +2.75 / +3 / +3.25 / +3.5 / +3.75 / +4 / +4.25 / +4.5 / +4.75 / +5 / +5.5 / +6 / +6.5 / +7 / +7.5 / +8 / +8.5 / +9 / +9.5 / +10 / -0.25 / -0.5 / -0.75 / -1 / -1.25 / -1.5 / -1.75 / -2 / -2.25 / -2.5 / -2.75 / -3 / -3.25 / -3.5 / -3.75 / -4 / -4.25 / -4.5 / -4.75 / -5 / -5.5 / -6 / -6.5 / -7 / -7.5 / -8 / -8.5 / -9 / -9.5 / -10.

Away Handicap Betting Explained

• 0 / +0.25 / +0.5 / +0.75 / +1 / +1.25 / +1.5 / +1.75 / +2 / +2.25 / +2.5 / +2.75 / +3 / +3.25 / +3.5 / +3.75 / +4 / +4.25 / +4.5 / +4.75 / +5 / +5.5 / +6 / +6.5 / +7 / +7.5 / +8 / +8.5 / +9 / +9.5 / +10 / -0.25 / -0.5 / -0.75 / -1 / -1.25 / -1.5 / -1.75 / -2 / -2.25 / -2.5 / -2.75 / -3 / -3.25 / -3.5 / -3.75 / -4 / -4.25 / -4.5 / -4.75 / -5 / -5.5 / -6 / -6.5 / -7 / -7.5 / -8 / -8.5 / -9 / -9.5 / -10.