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Sports Betting Explained: What Does Over / Under Mean?

Over / Under is bet where the sportsbook picks a number for a statistic, usually the combined scores of the two teams, and players bet if the actual total number will be either higher or lower than that.

For example, In Super Bowl LIII, the bookies set the over–under for the score of the game at 58.0. A bettor could wager that the combined score of the two teams would be either more than or less than 58.0.  Since the combined score of that game was 13.0, anyone who had bet on “over” lost.  Betters who picked “under” won.

Super Bowl LIII Over-Under 58.0

         L.A RAMS                       3.0 

• The New England Patriots          13.0 

         Total Score:                                   16.0 

16.0  < 58.0  so betters who picked under, won.  

16.0  < 58.0  so betters who picked over, lost.  

How Does Over Under Work

When you decide to place a bet you will be shown the odds and you will have to decide how to place a bet. Do you place it for over or under. How do you even read the odds? 

O/U: 58.0

Score: 3-13

 = 13 < 58

Over/Under wagers are made on the total score of the teams and are easy to make.  The website sets the Over/Under, and you simply choose if the combined score will be greater or less than that O/U #. 

• If the O/U is 58 points and you bet over, then any tallied score of 59 points and higher will pay out.
• If the tallied score is exactly what the bookies set, then it is a push and you break even
• If the O/U is 58 points and you bet under, then any tallied score of 57 points and less will pay out.

Reading Over/Under Odd

As you can see the over under is set at 58.0, the Patriots having the O are the over, and the LA Rams Having the U, are under.

-110 means that to win $100 you need to stake $110. The other two odds are for are Point Spread Betting and Moneyline Betting. Please click for the guilds on each. 

What is Over Under  (What is the Over Under)

O/U odds is a total point number set by the bookie. You decided to bet if the total for the game will be more or less than this number. 

Super Bowl LIII the O/U was 58.The score was 13-3, 16 points combined If you bet under, you wonIf you bet over, you lost

Super Bowl LIII O/U
58.0 

Over Under NFL and College Football 

As our example is set, when betting on NFL games you have the option to place a bet on the O/U but not only with scores. Other popular over-under bets are on:

• Player’s Total Rushing Yards
• Team’s Total Rushing Yards
• Number of Rushing Attempts
• Number of First Down Conversions
• Number of Third Down Conversions
• Number of Interceptions
• Number of Completions
• Field Goal Percentage
• Field Goal Attempts

Over Under NBA and NCAA Basketball 

When betting on NBA games you have the option to place a bet on the O/U but not only with scores. Other popular over-under bets are on:

• Player’s assists
• Player’s blocks 
• Player’s turnovers
• Player’s  steals
• Team’s total assists
• Team’s total blocks
• Team’s total turnovers
• Team’s total steals

Over Under MLB baseball 

When betting on MLB  games you have the option to place a bet on the O/U but not only with scores. Other popular over-under bets are on:

• Player’s total number of hits
• Player’s total number of home runs
• Player’s total number of RBIs, 
• Team’s total number of home runs
• Team’s total number of RBIs
• Team’s total number of hits
• Total number of Pitches