Asian Handicap Odds Calculator

An Asian Handicap (AH) is one of the more advanced bet types in sports betting. Generally speaking it involves giving one team an advantage and the other a disadvantage in terms of goals head start before the match kicks off. The main effect of this is to shorten the odds of the underdog team that has an advantage and lengthen the odds of the handicapped favourites, so that the betting market is more evenly balanced.

If you are new to betting then Asian Handicap bets may seem a bit daunting when compared to simpler bet options like the 1×2 market or the totals (over/under). However they are not that hard once you understand the basic principle and know what each variable means. More advanced players favour the Asian handicap for a couple of reasons, and it is definitely a good thing to learn about. The main reason is that by levelling the playing field it creates a balance between the two teams which means betting on the underdog does not feel like throwing money away, and at the same time betting on the favourite now gets you a much higher return if the bet wins.

How does the Asian Handicap Calculator Work?

An Asian handicap odds calculator allows you to put in your stake amount for a hypothetical bet, and then it will display for you how much money you win or lose in every possible scenario once the result is known. It works because much like a calculator, it has been programmed with the various different algorithms that apply depending on which handicap is used.

How to Use an Asian Handicap Bet Calculator

There are several sites where you can access an Asian handicap calculator online, and the method is similar across them all. Here’s the step by step process:

1. Select a team to bet on – the home or away team.
2. In the relevant field, enter the odds in the correct form – decimal, fraction, or whole number.
3. Enter the amount you want to bet.
4. Select the Asian handicap for your chosen team. There will be a drop-down list of all possible lines for you to pick from.
5. Enter the match outcome to view the payoffs for your selected stake, odds, and lines. This step is optional as some calculators will automatically reveal all possible outcomes and payoffs after step 4.

Over/Under Asian Handicap Calculator

Some Asian Handicap calculators will combine over/under betting functionality. Over/Under bets, also known as Totals, are bets on the combined number of goals scored at the end of the game. Here, it doesn’t matter who wins or by how much they win only the total goals scored matters.

They are given a 0.5 on top of the total number so that there is no possibility of a draw. For instance, a bet on the over 2.5 goals market would mean that you win if the total goals scored by both sides equals 3 or more you win that bet.

Over/Under bets can also cover other match results besides goals. Examples include:

• Betting on the number of yellow cards shown in a game
• Betting on the total number of corners in a game or in the first or second half.

Other variations of the Asian handicap calculator are the Asian handicap accumulator calculator and the Asian handicap arbitrage calculator. Both will help you calculate AH parlay bets and arbitrage AH bets, respectively. Parlays are simply multiple wagers accumulated on a single bet slip, while arbitrage bets take advantage of the price differentials that exist between two or more bookmakers to guarantee a profit.