An Asian Handicap is a type of bet where one team is given an advantage (or a disadvantage) before the game begins, and then the final result is decided taking that into account. Why they are called “Asian” handicaps is not clear but it is objectively true that betting sites based in Asia used to offer this market a lot and so it is highly likely to be connected with that, and the saying just caught on. The numbers assigned to the handicap will be either zero, a quarter, a half, three quarters, or w whole number. Depending on exactly which you bet on will determine how the bet gets settled. We will explain exactly what a 0.75 handicap entails in this article.
The +0.75 / -0.75 has several parts to it that make it a bit different to the type of bet that you will probably be used to. Any Asian Handicap bet that uses a quarter or a three quarter is actually two bets rather than one. The bet stake is split into two and half of the money is bet on the half handicap and the other half on the nearest whole number. You can sometimes see the 0.75 handicap written as +0.5 & +1, it is the same thing.
We will go into more detail below…
What does -0.75 Asian Handicap Mean?
Like other bets you only enter one stake amount onto your betslip but you are placing two separate bets. Let's look at them one at a time:
- -0.5 = This means that the team must win for this bet to be a winner, if it is 1:0 to them, after the handicap is applied it would be 1.5:0, they still win, it is no different.
- -1 = This means that the team must win by MORE than one goal, because if they win by just one goal after the handicap is applied the score is now a draw. When you bet on an Asian Handicap if it is a draw after the handicap is applied then your stake is returned.
So you can see the average of both those handicaps is -0.75 and your bet will win or lose in the following scenarios:
- If your team wins by 2 clear goals, then both of the bets will win.
- If your team wins by just 1 goal then the -0.5 bet will win, but the -1 bet will push
- If the game is a draw or your team loses then both bets will lose.
| Handicap | Match result | Bet result |
|---|
| -0.75 | Win by 2+ | Win |
| Win by 1 | Win 50% and 50% stake returned |
| Draw, or Loss | Lose |
What does +0.75 Asian Handicap Mean?
This is the exact reverse of the above, instead of having a handicap against them the team you bet on is given a small head start. Again as before you only place one bet, and you will only get one payout in return, but the way the result is settled and the amount of the payout will be calculated as if it is two bets. This is why the “+0.75” bet can be called the “+0.5 & +1 bet”, because it is the same thing.
50% of your stake will be put on the +0.5 market, and the other half will be on the +1 market.
- If your team wins or draws, the bet will win.
- If your team loses but by just 1 goal then half of your bet loses but the other half is a push and your stake is returned.
- If your team loses by 2 goals or more then you lose all of your stake.
| Handicap | Match result | Bet result |
|---|
| +0.75 | Lose by 2+ | Lose |
| Lose by 1 | Lose 50% and 50% stake returned |
| Draw or Win | Win |
Outcomes for Asian handicap 0.75 Examples
To explain properly it can help to show a real example*.
If you are betting on the 0.75 handicap market then in order to even up the odds the favourite will not be too much better, but still clearly the favourite. We are going to look at a UEFA Champions League game between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. Bayern Munich are the favourites with odds of around evens (Decimal 2) compared to Inter winning at 3/1 (Decimal 4). To even things up adding a 0.75 handicap the odds are:
- Bayern Munich -0.75 @ 2.3
- Inter Milan +0.75 @ 1.7
So if we place a bet of 10 on each, let us look at what each bet returns for each applicable score:
| Match Result | Bayern Munich -0.75 bet | Inter Milan +0.75 bet |
|---|
| Bayern Munich wins by 2+ | +13 | -10 |
| Bayern Munich wins by 1 | +6.5 | -5 |
| Draw | -10 | +7 |
| Inter Milan win | -10 | +7 |
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